Bristol And Wales Cat Rescue

Before we rehome a cat or kitten we will arrange to come and see you in your home, not to evaluate you or your home but simply to discuss with you all the costs and responsibility involved in adopting a cat or kitten. We will also need to take into account other pets, children, your location and what sort of cat you are looking for.

It may sound a bit intimidating but all our homecheckers are friendly and informative and it is more than likely you will end up swapping cat stories!

Having survived the homecheck you will then be invited to view some likely candidates at a fosterer's home. If you decide the cat isn't right for you, don't worry, just say so and we will do our best to find you the right one. However, if you like the cat and (s)he likes you and you have all the equipment (litter tray, cat carrier etc) you can take the cat immediately. We do however ask for a suggested donation of £50. Please view our How We Use Donations page to find out what the donation is for.

All our cats are neutered at 5 months and microchipped at 12 weeks and some have also had their vaccinations. We also offer discounted neutering and vaccinations at our partner veterinary surgeries within the Bristol and Weston areas. As we rehome kittens from 8 weeks of age we will come to your home and chip them free of charge when they are big enough, again within the Bristol and Weston areas.

After 12 weeks another home visit will be arranged just to make sure everything is alright. If you have any questions or problems in the meantime, please feel free to contact the foster home or the homing line.

BEING HOMECHECKED - A cat being homechecked means that someone has expressed an interest in that cat and wishes to adopt pending a successful homecheck.

We operate a strict first come, first served system and no-one is allowed to view cats without first being homechecked or producing a vet's letter of recommendation nor will we let people see a cat that is being homechecked for somebody else.

Of course sometimes the homecheck will fail, or, on meeting the cat, people find it's not quite right for them so the cat then becomes re-available - we update this site at least once a day so please keep looking if there is a specific cat that you are interested in.

We always have cats on our waiting list to come in - where possible we try to re-home direct from the original owner to spare the cats a stay in foster which can be very stressful for them. We also have cats waiting in our sister rescue centres in Wales so if there isn't one that appeals to you please keep looking as the situation changes almost daily.

Kittens and children are a wonderful combination but choose your kitten wisely.

Go for the most outgoing, confident, bomb-proof one, don't feel sorry for the shy one hiding at the back - we will find it a loving child-free home.

A terrified kitten and a scratched, crying child is not a match made in heaven.

Lucky, adopted when he was 10 weeks old, with his new owner!

We often get kittens that are timid, either feral or just not well-socialised.

People are understandably nervous of taking them on believing that they will never be 'normal' friendly cats especially as we deliberately don't tame them too much so they don't bond with us.

Just to prove what lovely cats they become here is the story of Itsy and Bitsy- two tiny kittens that were dumped in a cardboard box and were terrified of everyone.

BEFORE:

Itsy                                                    Bitsy

 Hissy and spitty little girls who hated being cuddled!

 AFTER: