We’re here to support cats and kittens in the Milton Keynes area, covering postcodes MK1 to MK19, and MK46.
Run by a small team of cat-loving volunteers, we’re dedicated to improving the lives of cats and kittens, working to find loving new homes for local cats in our care, offering support with neutering and lost and found cats, as well as general education and awareness. You can find out more about the work of Cats Protection here.
Adopting a cat or kitten
Could you provide a loving new home for a cat or kitten? During the process of adopting a cat from us, we’ll consider everything from your potential pet’s personality and how this fits with your lifestyle, to your home environment – creating the perfect match for both cat and owner, and the start of a wonderful feline friendship. Find out more in the Cats Protection guide to adopting a cat. Due to changes in our vet practices please note we are no longer able to consider applications outside of the branch area which can be viewed here.
The adoption process
Following your initial enquiry, we will request photos of your home and evidence that you are allowed to have pets if you rent. Once we have this and we are happy with the home you can provide, we will then pass on your details to the cat's current fosterer and get them to arrange for you to visit the cat. This visit is generally within a week or so of the fosterer receiving your details. Following a successful visit, we can then arrange an adoption date which is generally within a week or two following the visit (this may be longer if it is a young kitten). After the visit but before adoption, we will send the adoption agreement to be signed online via Adobe e-sign and sort the adoption fee, paid via bank transfer. We generally can't hold on to cats for more than two weeks following a successful visit as there are so many cats waiting to be admitted into our care, so if you have a holiday or building work within the next 6 weeks we recommend you wait. All of our foster cats are either cared for in a fosterer's house or in a purpose-built pen in a fosterer's garden. Most of our fosterers are based in Milton Keynes, but some are based further afield in Buckingham, Olney or Bedford, so please bear travelling in mind should your application progress to visiting the cat.
Please note that a different Cats Protection branch may have different timelines, fees and fostering set-ups. We do consider applications from 'out of area' but there is a small chance you will need to return to our CP affiliated vets in Milton Keynes or Buckingham for the cat's second vaccination or kitten's neutering if it is outstanding. While this will be at no cost to you, please consider this journey when applying from out of area.
If you do not hear from us after 7 days, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. That may be due to the cat having a viewing already lined up, an overwhelming number of applications or reduced volunteer availability. Adoptions are processed by one volunteer for all the cats in our care, so your understanding is appreciated.
Adoption Fees
The Milton Keynes & District Branch's adoption fees for cats and kittens are as follows:
Availability
Cats available for adoption from the Milton Keynes & District Branch are featured below. To express your interest in a particular cat, please enquire about the cat via their listing. If you don't see your future purrfect companion on our website, or if you have any general enquiries about the adoption process or your suitability, then please email the Adoption Team Leader at adoption@miltonkeynes.cats.org.uk
None of our vital work would be possible without you. There are many different ways you can support us in caring for cats and kittens in the Milton Keynes area.
Want to help cats in the Milton Keynes area by attending or taking part in one of our fundraising events? From summer fêtes to epic sporting challenges, we’d love to see you at one of our fundraising events soon. You can also check out the national Cats Protection events calendar here.
Sorry, there are currently no events available at the moment.
Without volunteers, Cats Protection Milton Keynes & District 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, jobs and personal commitments.
We're often looking to welcome new volunteers to join our brilliant team. As well as meeting great people and making an incredible difference to cats in the Milton Keynes area, you'll enjoy practical benefits such as discounted pet insurance.
Any current vacancies are listed below but if there aren't any that you fancy then you can always email us at enquiries@miltonkeynes.cats.org.uk, or phone us on 01908 984799 to find out if there are other ways you can help.
If you have lost your cat or kitten, or have found a cat or kitten and are not sure what to do next then press the yellow button below to read Cats Protection's guide to lost, found and feral cats and kittens.
If you need to contact us about a lost or found cat or kitten then please email us at lostandfound@miltonkeynes.cats.org.uk, or phone us on 01908 984799.
You can contact us by phone, email or post, or via social media.
Outside of these hours please leave a message and one of our volunteers will call you back.
Specific contact details
Note that this branch is run entirely by unpaid volunteers - we try to respond to emails within 48 hours.
