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Hello! Did you know that the Cat Chat Charity now finds loving, permanent homes for over 5,000 rescued cats every year?

Our homing services are given free of charge to rescue and rehoming centres and across the UK - from the smallest independent rehoming group to the largest shelters, including branches of the major rescue organisations. It costs us on average £5.37 to home one cat - so if you are able to donate just five pounds you will enable us to help another cat out of the shelter - and into a new 'forever' home!
There are many other ways you can help us... I hope I've remembered to put them all on this page!

Thank you for your support!.
Distinguished purrs, from Colonel Beau (retired)

Make a DonationUse our Clicknow WebsearchVisit the Cat Chat ShopSave used StampsBecome a Cat Chat VounteerGet Sponsored!Display a PosterUse our Easyfundraising Shopping PortalDonate a percentage of your Ebay salesHow Businesses can help usRescue a CatNeuter your Cat!

SEE BELOW FOR MORE WAYS TO HELP US TO HELP MORE CATS...


CHARITY BEGINS... AT THE VETS... Please Neuter your Cat!
If you have a cat, please make sure it is neutered! That is the most humane and responsible way of preventing more unwanted litters in the years to come. This directly helps us, and your local rescue centre by reducing the number of cats who will find themselves homeless in the future!
21,000 reasons to neuter your cat! And how to get LOW-PRICE neutering - Go to our Neutering Info Page »»

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RESCUE A CAT
If you don't yet have a cat - please consider rescuing one from a shelter! Thousands of amazing felines are waiting patiently in rescue centres all over the UK for someone to offer them a second chance. Go on, make their lifetime!
Cat Shelters and Rehoming Groups across the U.K. - Go to our UK Shelter istings »»
Cats Seeking Homes across the country - Go to our 'Top Cats' Section »»


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VOLUNTEER - Love Cats? Want to Help?
Could YOU become a Cat Chat Volunteer?

Virtual Volunteers Needed - working from home on your own PC!
Volunteer opportunities currently available, both for 'Distance Volunteers' (anywhere in the UK) working from home on your own PC, and for Local Volunteers (S. E. Kent) appear on our »» Volunteers Page
The details posted are the positions currently available, however more volunteers will become needed as we expand - so please check back another time for updates.
Please remember, we are a web-based Charity, so our Volunteers work FOR cats and not directly with them. If you wish to work directly with cats, please contact your local rescue.

Please see our Volunteers Page for the latest Volunteer Opportinities, thank you!


GET SPONSORED!
Could you hold a Sponsored Event with the proceeds to Cat Chat?

Maybe a sponsored walk? A swim? A sponosored silence? A bike ride? A sponsored head-shave? A disco-dance? Line-dance? A dress-down day at work (with the bosses permission!)? Sponsored pancake tossing? Kite flying? Or you may have some inventive ideas of your own.
If you fancy getting sponsored for Cat Chat, here's the form to get you started »» Cat Chat Sponsor Form
Good luck - and whatever you do, have fun!


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CAT CHAT STUFF - TREAT YOURSELF:
Pens • Bags • T-shirts • Mousemats • Badges • Books • Mugs • Keyrings • Dogtags • CD's
Plus... Our 'Senior Kittizens Rock!" Eco friendly canvas bags...
and NEW in the shop - Exclusive Bagpuss / Cat Chat Mugs!
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Every sale helps us to continue the vital service that we offer to rescue centres across the UK. Also, every purchase adds to our 'Feline Fund' which is then donated quarterly to a different animal rescue group or shelter chosen at random from the Cat Chat shelter listings. Tees are available in two designs with a choice of sizes and colours, also available: ladies 'skinni-fit' tees and sweatshirts. Mugs, Books, Mouse Mats, Keyrings and Dogtags and CD's are one size only!
Click as follows to go to the »» Cat Chat Shop
The shop gives you the option to pay securely by credit or debit card, or to send a cheque in the post.
However, if you prefer to print off an order form, click here: PDF order form

catnip cat toysWIGGLY WAGGLERS - TREAT YOUR CAT!
Unique knitted cat toys guaranteed to please your cat! Buy a Wiggly Waggler for your cat and help Cat Chat at the same time - they are hand knitted by our friends at Cosy Cats, and filled with potent dried catnip. Wagglers are virtually indestructable too! »»» Available from the Cat Chat Shop




SHOP ON-LINE & HELP US at NO EXTRA COST TO YOU!
Easyfundraising is a shopping directory that features lots of top stores, including Amazon, the Body Shop, NEXT, Debenhams, John Lewis, Toys’R’Us, HMV, Virgin, iTunes, CD WOW, Marks and Spencer, Currys, Dixons, Staples, Woolworths, PLAY.COM, Choices Direct, WH Smith, The AA, RAC, Direct Line, Churchill and The Carphone Warehouse and over 400 others. It doesn't cost you anything extra to shop and raise funds in this way and if you choose Cat Chat as your chosen Charity, we will benefit every time you shop! Details here »» Cat Chat / Easyfundraising »»
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SELL ON EBAY - with Ebay for CHARITY & MISSIONFISH
You can choose to donate between 10% and 100% of the final sale price...

If you sell on Ebay, it's now easy to donate a percentage of your proceeds to your favourite Charity - ebaay for charitythat's Cat Chat of course! The option to donate is displayed in the Pricing & Duration section of the Sell Your Item form and is also available through Turbo Lister - just choose 'Cat Chat'. You can give between 10% and 100% of the final sale price, and if your item sells, eBay will match your generosity by donating to us the same percentage of the final value fee as you chose to donate of the final selling price.
missionfish for charity on ebayMissionFish: The first time you do this, Ebay will prompt you to open a MissionFish account, but you only need to do this once. Please take notice of MissionFish's terms, as a £2.00 minimum donation applies so it isn't worth listing items in this way if it is likely to sell for less than that.
Your listing will stand out as it will automatically display the Ebay for Charity ribbon, In addition, buyers can find your item in three areas: the category you selected, on the eBay for Charity hub and on Cat Chat's MissionFish homepage.
Missionfish also collect Gift Aid (where applicable) on our behalf, and send all funds straight to our Charity Bank Account at no cost to us!
More info >> About MissionFish and Ebay for Charity

Ebay Update: From May 2008 you will be able to choose to donate a percentage of your Ebay sales without getting a Missionfish account - you will instead be able to do it straight from your Ebay account!


cat chat search facilityUSE OUR WEB SEARCH FACILITY - and HELP US for FREE!
Please click on the ClickNow logo and use our new websearch facility, which offers you search results from a number of leading search engines. The only way it differs from other search engines is that by using ClickNow you are helping raise funds for Cat Chat!
So please tell all your friends, family and work colleagues - Click, Search and Help Cat Chat.
Why not go slightly further and bookmark our Websearch facility page, so that when you search the World Wide Web you help Cat Chat. »» Search the Web Now!

THANK YOU! to all of you who have been using our ClickNow Search - please tell family and friends about it too - it helps us - and costs you nothing! Thank you!

Would your company like to become a Cat Chat Click-Partner? >> Click here for details!


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USED POSTAGE STAMPS • POSTCARDS • FOREIGN COINS
Your used postage stamps, old postcards and foreign coins can raise funds to help Cat Chat - please tell your family and friends to save theirs too! Here's how...
postcards and coins for fundsWith stamps - please leave a small amount of the envelope round each stamp, don't cut right up to the edge. Your used stamps, postcards and foreign coins should then be sent direct to Charity Stamps Support, as below.
Please remember to include 'Catchat' and the reference number below, thank you!

Catchat - 1370035,
c/o Charity Stamps Support,
46 Church Hill,
Chorley,
PR6 7LQ

rescue a cat flyer DISPLAY ONE OF OUR A5 FLYERS - Help us Spread the RESCUE message!
Works Noticeboard? Pub? Club? Vets? Cattery? Library? Swimming Pool? Sports Centre?
We have produced a small but effective glossy A5 flyer (pictured) to encourage more people to rescue when seeking a new animal companion. The flyers are on stiff gloss art-board, so they are durable, and ideal for pinning on noticeboards. We have had these distributed to vets across the country so with a bit of luck there should already be one at your vets... if not, we will happily send another!
Could you help us to reach more people, and therefore to find more homes for more homeless cats?
If you would like a poster or posters, please send a stamped-addressed A5 envelope and a note saying how many posters you would like, to: Cat Chat, PO Box 358, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 6YP
Or if you have a good quality, colour printer, you could print one off here »» A5 Flyer PDF

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paul cooklin digital art galleryMODERN ART... TURNING PRINTS INTO PURRS
The Paul Cooklin on-line gallery offers some amazing modern, digital art for contemporary interiors - home or office. Spectacular or relaxing, vibrant or chilled-out, quality art at affordable prices.
The gallery donates a percentage of each website sale to Cat Chat - thanks guys! www.paulcooklin.com

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CAT TRIBUTES ~ REMEMBRANCE PAGE
Place a tribute to a cat who has gone on to Rainbow Bridge, but has left paw prints in your heart. Our remembrance page is a place to remember your much loved cats, but also a way to pay a real tribute to them, by making a donation to help other cats in need. Every donation made in memory of a loved cat helps us to help shelters and cats in care »»» Remembrance Page


colonel beau collecting for charityDONATE direct to CAT CHAT:
Our homing services are a vital lifeline to many rescues across the UK - by supporting Cat Chat you are helping to give 1000's of cats in care a better future.
Our services are offered free to rescues, and it costs us averagely £5.37 to home one cat - so every fiver donated helps us to give a homeless cat a new life!
You can donate directly to us as follows:
On-line by Credit or Debit Card: Our secure on-line facility with Paypal allows us to take all major debit and credit cards, and guarantees your payment security.
To donate on-line by credit or debit card visit our »»» Donations Page
Cheques:
Donations by cheque should be made payable to 'Cat Chat' and sent to us at: Cat Chat, PO Box 358, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 6YP. Even better, print off our »»» Donation Form (PDF)
Standing Order : If you would like to set up a regular payment to Cat Chat - weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly, please print our »»» Standing Order Form (PDF)
If you are a UK taxpayer, please also print our »»» GiftAid Declaration (PDF)
Thank You!

charity choice doonationsDONATE via CHARITY CHOICE:
Donations can also be made via Charity Choice, the online encyclopaedia of charities. The Charity Choice donations facility gives you the option to either make a one off donation, or to make a bequest, or to remember us in your will.
Full details are provided on our Donations page of their site here »» Cat Chat's Charity Choice page.
paypal donationsDONATE from your PAYPAL ACCOUNT
If you have a Paypal account, you can donate directly to us by making a funds transfer from your Paypal account to ours. Simply log into your Paypal account, click on Send Money, and send to the following account ID: cat chat general email
Go to: www.paypal.com

PAYROLL GIVING
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Give As You Earn is the largest payroll-giving scheme in the UK, operated by CAF (Charities Aid Foundation). You can choose to donate to Cat Chat, or any other registered charity. It give as you earn to charityallows you to make donations direct from your salary, through your work's payroll. Donations made in this way are tax free, so that for example, if you pledged £5.00 per month and you normally pay basic rate tax, your pledge would only cost you £3.90. For more information or an information pack, call the helpline: 01732 520 019, or send them an Email, or visit: www.giveasyouearn.org
»» Thank you! to those of you who already give to Cat Chat through Give As You Earn ~ it is very much appreciated, and helps us enormously!
SELF EMPLOYED? Self-Assessment Tax Return - DONATE your REBATE »»
Did you know the Inland Revenue run a scheme whereby you can choose to donate any rebate due from your Self-Assessment Tax Return to charity? If this applies to you, and you would like to donate all or part of your tax rebate to Cat Chat please enter the following code in your tax return: BAR97ZG.

cat homed through cat chatREMEMBER US in your WILL:
If you wish to continue helping cats in need after your death, you may like to consider including Cat Chat in your will. The wording you need to use will vary depending on the type of bequest you choose to make. Here are some alternative beginnings, but the concluding wording needs to be as below.
To leave a legacy, begin with: "I give (amount in words) to..."
To leave the residue of your estate, begin with: "I give all the residue of my estate both real and personal to..."
To leave the whole of your estate, begin with: "I give the whole of my estate both real and personal to..."
In all cases, the following concluding wording should be used: "...Cat Chat of PO Box 358, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 6YP, Registered Charity number 1100649, for the general purposes of Cat Chat and I declare that the receipt of the treasurer or other authorised officer of Cat Chat shall be good and sufficient discharge for the said legacy."

»» Please also remember to make provision for your pets in your will - Thank You!


HELP keep our SHELTER LISTINGS up to date
Check out your area on the Cat Rescue pages to make sure your local rescue centre is listed, and that we have their up to date contact details. We do our best to make our listings as complete as possible, but there will be some shelters and rescue groups who are not yet featured, or whose details need updating. Help us to list them correctly, for their cat's sakes!
It's easy to send us updated details, just Click Here for our online form. Thank you!

BUSINESSES - HOW YOU CAN HELP...
Cat Chat currently finds loving, permanent homes for over 5,000 rescued cats and kittens each year, and are relied on by many rescue centres across the country. For some rescues, Cat Chat is their rehoming lifeline...
You can help secure our future by helping us as below...
All Sponsors, Advertisers and Click-partners are thanked on our Supporters Page

USE OUR WEB SEARCH FACILITY - and HELP US for FREE!
Your Business could become a Cat Chat Click-Partner.

cat chat search facilityIf you run a business, large or small, you and your employees can help us for FREE! And you don't even have to move from your desk to do it either! Simply by asking your employees to use the Cat Chat search portal, each time they search the web, you will be helping us raise funds to help more cats out of shelters and into homes. Our Click Now web search facility brings you search results from a number of leading search engines. The only way it differs from other search engines is that by using ClickNow you are helping raise funds for Cat Chat!
So please ask your employees to - Click, Search and Help Cat Chat.
Why not go slightly further and bookmark our Websearch facility page, so that when you search the World Wide Web you help Cat Chat. »» Cat Chat's WebSearch Facility - every click counts!

Once your business joins us as a Click-Partner - let us know - and we will add you to our Supporters page, with a link to your *business! (See our current Supporters)

(* we are unable to link to businesses involved in animal testing or other unethical practises)


cat homed through cat chatADVERTISE ON OUR SPONSORED LINKS SHOPPING PAGE »»
Calling all cat-related businesses - if you think your goods or services would be of interest to our visitors, you might like to advertise on our Sponsored Links Shopping page. Adverts start from as little as £30 for a whole year! The page is linked prominently throughout the site including from the homepage, and all advertisers are mentioned on our Supporters page. 5% of all revenue raised from adverts on this page is added to our 'Feline Fund' which we donate to a different rescue centre each time the fund reaches a specified amount.
Check out the page here »»» Sponsored Links Shopping Page
If you would like to advertise, please Email: veronica email

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cat homed through cat chatSPONSOR A WEB SITE PAGE »»
Have your Sponsorship Banner at the top of one of our site pages. Prices are very reasonable and are worked out on a sliding scale depending on visitor numbers to each page. We only allow one sponsor banner per page. All page sponsors are mentioned on our Supporters page. 5% of all revenue raised from banner adverts on these pages is added to our 'Feline Fund' which we donate to a different rescue centre each time the fund reaches a specified amount.
Example of a currently sponsored main page »»» Lost & Found Information
please Email: veronica email for the current rates and available pages.


SELF-ASSESSMENT TAX RETURNS - DONATE YOUR REBATE »»
Did you know the Inland Revenue run a scheme whereby you can choose to donate any rebate due to charity? If this applies to you, and you would like to donate all or part of your tax rebate to Cat Chat please enter the following code in your tax return: BAR97ZG.

THANK YOU!

Thank You and Big Furry Headbutts to all our Supporters, Sponsors, Patrons, Advertisers, Donors, Volunteers, Friends and of course, to Cat Lovers everywhere, we couldn't do what we do without you!

Love from Gemini, Colonel Beau, Pickford and their Human Staff
X X X X

Meet Our Supporters Here »»» Supporters Page
Meet Our Volunteers Here »»» Volunteers Page


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Volunteer Opportunities
Details of volunteer opportunities currently available, both for 'Distance Volunteers' (anywhere in the UK) working from home on your own PC, and for Local Volunteers (S. E. Kent) appear on our Volunteers Page »»

Click Here for volunteer opportunites currently available »»

As well as new volunteers, we are in desperate need of new Trustees...

TRUSTEE POSITIONS
(S.E. Kent Only)

We are seeking to increase our Trustee body by 2 people. If you are an animal lover, have skills which you think would further the Charity's aims, have some spare time, and you live in South East Kent, please email Colonel Beau:
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Please bear in mind we are web-based, so you would be working FOR cats, and not directly with them.

Donations to Cat Chat
Cat Chat helps over 5,000 cats and kittens each year out of shelters into new, loving homes, from Rescue Centres across the UK.
Please help us to help them.
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Calling all Ebay-ers!
You can now help Cat Chat when you sell on Ebay!
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The Cat Chat Charity is now registered with MissionFish and Ebay for Charity.

Whenever you sell on Ebay, you will be asked if you want to donate a percentage to a Charity - please consider us!
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Want to Adopt a Cat?
If you would like to find out about adopting a cat, contact details for shelters and rescue groups right across the UK are on our county by county Shelter Listings
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To find your nearest rescue group or shelter
»»» CLICK HERE

Help your local Shelter?
If you would prefer to offer help or support to a specific rescue group or shelter, find out how you can help here:
Help Your Local Shelter

Not just Cats...
You can make a difference to many animal's lives, not just cats, in the UK or worldwide, by supporting one of the many excellent animal welfare organisations listed on our Charity Links Page.

Testimonials
Read a selection of testimonials about how the Cat Chat service is helping...
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Meet some of the cats homed through the Cat Chat pages...
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