Caring For Animals is a newly reorganized organisation promoting the wellbeing of all animals. At the moment we deal primarily in the rescue, neutering and rehoming of feral cats.

A feral cat is one that is living wild after having been abandoned or 'dumped'. A pregnant mother cat often gets thrown out and her kittens are born wild and this is usually the start of a feral colony. The kittens either inter-breed or the females are mated with a male from another feral colony and of course the mother is still able to continue breeding.

Caring For Animals traps feral cats within reasonable travelling distance of South Ockendon in Essex. They are then taken back to the sanctuary and looked after until they can either be rehomed or replaced from whence they came. Caring For Animals has a strict neutering policy. If a cat is returned to its original site we ensure that it is neutered and that there is some one who will take on the responsibility of feeding it on a regular basis. A cat that is rehomed will always be neutered before-hand. If a kitten is rehomed before neutering then £10 of the charge is returned in exchange for a neutering certificate from the vet.

Any cat that cannot be rehomed or returned is kept at the sanctuary and we invite members of the public to become sponsors. Have a look in our Rogues Gallery. We also invite membership to Caring For Animals for a minimum of £5 a year.

As a newly setup establishment we are in desperate need of funds. If you feel that you can either send a donation or sponsor a cat please write to the address on the sponsor page.

Our dream is to have a nice environment such as on a farm or smallholding where we can create a sanctuary for all types of animals not just feral cats but unfortunately this dream requires money so we have to content ourselves with helping animals on a small basis. There are a couple of buildings in the back garden of the founder of the charity. It is from here that Joan rehomes the many cats and kittens that she rescues. Joan also has numerous cats in the house and garage. Many of the cats, particularly the sponsored cats, are free roaming and are enjoying a far better life with regular feeding and medical treatment. None of these cats would have survived for long in the wild. Many of the males are FIV and would eventually die if left to their own way of life fighting constantly over females. Most of the females are not neutered and so are continually having kittens. The mother cats have fairly short lives in the wild plus the interbreeding does the kittens no good. And of course the cycle begins all over again with the kittens.

Carla, one of the volunteers who produces the newsletter and helps with fundraising, is selling good second hand clothing for Caring For Animals. If you would like help Caring For Animals by buying something from Carla visit her on ebay

We attend several shows throughout the year.

The first is the Kent County Show where you will find us for all three days. It will be held on the 16th, 17th and 18th July 2004 at the showground at Detling.
Do please come and say hello. We shall have lots for you to do and buy. We usually have a game for the children to take part in where they can win a large soft toy.
We have many goods for sale both new and secondhand goods that have been donated. Our mats are always popular and as always we shall have a good selection.

We usually attend the National Cat Show in London during December. We shall announce the date nearer the time and again we have plenty of things for you to buy.

Read Peppermints story and see a before and after photo of him.

We have a visitors pets page on this site so if you would like your pet featured please send me a photo in file format and I shall be happy to include it or them on the page. The photos can be of any type of pet not just cats. Enquiries

Have a look at some of the sponsor cats → Rogues Gallery    1/02/04
Printable Sponsorship Form → Printable Sponsorship Form
Print a Friend Form → Printable Friend Form
Contact Us → Enquiries
Your photos → Pets Photos
A bit of fun → Fun Page 
More fun but please don't be offended it's a little bit rude :-)   → Cute kitten show

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