Welcome to Cats Protection Cambridge Branch

Support Cats Protection Cambridge Branch

None of our vital work would be possible without the goodwill of our supporters. There are many ways you can be there for cats and kittens in Cambridge.

Volunteer at Cats Protection Cambridge Branch

Without volunteers, Cats Protection Cambridge Branch simply wouldn't exist. Our amazing, friendly volunteers are a diverse group with a shared love of cats who fit volunteering around their home lives and personal commitments. We are always looking to increase our pool of volunteers, who may be able to help in some way, however small.

Do you have a few hours to spare? Would you like to make a difference? We would love to hear from you. Help is needed in the following areas:

FOSTERING

Wanted: cat lovers who have the time and patience to look after a cat or cats until they find their forever home.

• Requirements: 
• Live fairly local to one of our preferred vets: Cambridge city or an adjacent village
• Must have a car to take cat to vet whenever required.
• Time and patience to provide a loving supportive environment for the foster cat, including administering medication and keeping records, cat cuddles, food, cleaning their area every day, etc.
• For outdoor fosterers who can commit to having a pen in their garden:
  • 5 year commitment due to the cost of installing the purpose-built outdoor pen. (Approximately 4 foot wide x 12 foot long x 6'6" high)
  • Sufficient space, as well as permission (i.e. if you do not own your home) to install the pen and electricity supply in your garden
• Indoor fosterers:
  • Must have no other pets. The cat must be able to treat your home as its own whilst in your care.
  • Ideally a spare room to provide a safe space for cat(s) to become comfortable in their temporary environment
  • Secure home so that cat cannot escape whilst in temporary care.

Please email enquiries@cambridge.cats.org.uk for more information.

EVENTS

Event Organiser Volunteer

Cats Protection Cambridge is a volunteer-run branch that rehomes over a hundred cats a year and supports neutering and microchipping of local cats. We are looking for a volunteer with a passion for cats, people and planning skills to help us organise Events in 2024/5. These are essential to raise both funds and awareness for our work.

• We would like help to:
  • Plan and arrange stalls at local fetes, Feasts and other events in the area.
  • Manage our flagship annual event - the Christmas Fayre.
  • Coordinate volunteer rotas and other administrative matters at the events.
  • Provide the treasurer with a full account of funds spent and raised at the event.
• We are looking for:
  • Good organisational skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • The ability to prioritise and delegate
  • An appreciation of the importance of handling money and charity resources responsibly
  • Knowledge of your local community

For an informal discussion about the role please email enquiries@cambridge.cats.org.uk

We are also looking for Casual event volunteers to help at occasional fundraising or awareness-raising events in our area. Even if you can only spare 2 hours at a time, this could really help us man our stalls at events and our authorised collections outside local supermarkets, working alongside experienced volunteers. We would love to hear from people interested in sharing their love of cats at occasional events around Cambridge. Please email enquiries@cambridge.cats.org.uk

Neutering schemes in Cambridge

Cambridge Cats Protection strongly encourages neutering of cats and runs a neutering voucher scheme for those on low incomes.