If you decide that you would like to join the many cat owners who have already registered with our Cat Guardians service, the process is very straightforward. Registering with the service will cover you for any cats you may have at the time of your death, but please provide as much information as possible to help us care for them.
If you have more than three cats, or if you have a hybrid or Bengal breed of cat please call us on 01825 741 291 to discuss arrangements and request a continuation form
Once you have filled in the registration form, please also leave instructions in your Will to confirm your wishes and to ensure that we are contacted in the event of your death. The suggested wording we use is: “My Executors should contact Cats Protection (Registered Charity Numbers 203644/SC037711) of the National Cat Centre, Lewes Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath, RH17 7TT to arrange for the care of any cats that I may own at the time of my death”.
Once we have received your completed registration form, we will send you a Cat Guardians welcome pack which contains guidance on how to include instructions in your Will, and helps you tell your friends and family you’ve registered. You will also receive a key fob, window sticker and wallet card to inform people you’re a cat owner.
If you have already registered to our Cat Guardians service but you have acquired another cat or you have sadly lost a cat, it’s always helpful if you can let us know about any of these changes. This will ensure that we have the most up to date information available for the branch or centre that were to take in your cats; allowing our staff and volunteers to care for them in the best way possible and find them new homes that will best suit their needs.
You can keep us updated with any new information by getting in contact with us by phone, email or post.
Telephone: 01825 741 291
Email: catguardians@cats.org.uk
Post: Cat Guardians service, National Cat Centre, Lewes Road, Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath RH17 7TT
Many people who register with our Cat Guardians service also choose to remember Cats Protection in their will, as a result of the time and effort we are willing to exert to secure the welfare of their cats. These gifts are vital to us, as almost half of the work we do to help cats and kittens throughout the UK is funded by this incredible generosity. You can find out more about how a gift in your will could make a difference to the lives of cats and kittens in the future in our Gifts in wills section.
If you have any questions or if there is anything we can help you with, please see our Cat Guardians FAQs page or get in touch with one of our team using the above contact details.
