Cat Rescue & Adoption Centres: Dorset

Registered Charity no. 1192544
Based in Amesbury. Rescuing and fostering cats who are abandoned, stray or feral in Wiltshire, Hampshire and Dorset. Cats are taken in, given appropriate veterinary attention, neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and rehomed with 4 weeks free insurance. Cats unsuitable for re-homing will undergo ‘TNR’ (trap, neuter, release). Cat Watch is pioneering for unowned cats, after completing the pilot of International Cat Care’s Becoming a Cat Friendly Homing Centre Programme.
Adopt a Cat: See Cats for Homing at This Shelter
Shelter Address: 31 Lynchets Road, Amesbury, Wiltshire, SP4 7JA.
Tel: 07305 415 900
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Website: www.cwwrescue.org

A small cat rescue based between Mere and Gillingham, covering the counties of Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire. All cats will be neutered before rehoming, and home visits apply.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the shelter as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Tel: 01747 840 367
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Website: www.catsatthemill.org

Registered Charity no. 203644
The Bournemouth and District Branch covers a wide area, including Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch, but going as far as Swanage and Wareham, Lymington, and Fordingbridge. All cats are vet checked, microchipped, vaccinated, neutered (if old enough) and will have been treated for fleas and worms.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the branch as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Neutering Assistance: Cats Protection offer a means tested scheme to neuter your cat for £10 at selected UK vet practices. Please contact 03000 12 12 12 then option 2 for the neutering department between 9:30am – 1pm to find out more.
Lost & Found Register:  For lost and found cat enquiries, contact the branch via Facebook.
Help! Volunteers Needed: Bournemouth and District are always in need of more volunteers to help with their fundraising events.
Tel: 01202 946 303
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Website: www.cats.org.uk/bournemouth
National CP Helpline: 03000 12 12 12

Registered Charity no. 203644
Covering approximately 400 sq. miles of East Devon, from Cullompton to Axminster in the north and along the coast from Lyme Regis to Budleigh Salterton in the south. The only exception is the Honiton EX14 area which has its own Branch. Cats Protection - East Devon also helps with feral / farm cats where possible.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the branch as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Neutering Assistance: Cats Protection offer a means tested scheme to neuter your cat for £10 at selected UK vet practices. Please contact 03000 12 12 12 then option 2 for the neutering department between 9:30am – 1pm to find out more.
Lost & Found Register: If you've lost or found a cat, contact as below.
Golden Oldies Scheme: If you could give a loving home to a cat over 11 years, the branch will agree to pay any veterinary bills which are age related, under their Golden Oldies scheme.
Help! Cat Fosterers Needed: The East Devon Branch urgently needs fosterers. If you think it's something you would like to do please give them a call.
Support Shop: 72 High Street, Sidmouth, Devon (10am - 4pm, Mon - Sat)
Tel: 01884 277929
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Website: www.cats.org.uk/east-devon
National CP Helpline: 03000 12 12 12

Registered Charity no. 203644
Covering Dorset. Ferndown Homing Centre is a purpose built facility for rehoming cats and kittens in Dorset. Their homing wing has 24 pens where cats are cared for until loving new homes are found. All cats are neutered (if old enough), vaccinated, microchipped, treated for fleas and worms, and insured free of charge for a 4 week period. A pre-adoption questionnaire is carried out prior to adoption, and in some instances a home visit is advisable to help you prepare for the particular cat you have selected.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the branch as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Neutering Assistance: Cats Protection offer a means tested scheme to neuter your cat for £10 at selected UK vet practices. Please contact 03000 12 12 12 then option 2 for the neutering department between 9:30am – 1pm to find out more.
Rehoming Centre: 51 Cobham Road, Ferndown Industrial Estate, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 7QZ.
Tel: 03000 120175
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Website: www.cats.org.uk/ferndown
National CP Helpline: 03000 12 12 12

Registered Charity no. 203644
Covering BH21, DT10 and DT11 and parts of SP7 and SP8. Mid Dorset Cats Protection is a small band of dedicated volunteers who help home abandoned, stray and unwanted cats and kittens.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the branch as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Neutering Assistance: Cats Protection offer a means tested scheme to neuter your cat for £10 at selected UK vet practices. Please contact 03000 12 12 12 then option 2 for the neutering department between 9:30am – 1pm to find out more.
Tel: 01258 858 644
Email: Via the contact form on the Cats Protection Mid Dorset website.
Website: www.cats.org.uk/blandford
National CP Helpline: 03000 12 12 12

Registered Charity no. 203644
Rescuing and rehoming cats and kittens in Weymouth, Portland, Dorchester and Bridport. All will be neutered before adoption (those too young will be homed with an arrangement to neuter when old enough).
Adopt a Cat: Contact the branch as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Neutering Assistance: Cats Protection offer a means tested scheme to neuter your cat for £10 at selected UK vet practices. Please contact 03000 12 12 12 then option 2 for the neutering department between 9:30am – 1pm to find out more.
Support Shop: 30 St Mary St, Weymouth DT4 8PN.
Tel: 01305 262737
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Website: www.cats.org.uk/west-dorset
National CP Helpline: 03000 12 12 12

Registered Charity no. 252594
Based in Wareham. Caring for animals, many of which have been abandoned, unwanted and ill-treated, and rehoming them to loving owners. Also providing life-time care where homing is inappropriate. Margaret Green Animal Rescue always has cats and other animals that are looking for new, loving homes.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the shelter as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Rescue Centre: Margaret Green Animal Rescue, Church Knowle, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5NQ. Open weekends 11am until 3pm.
Tel: 0330 400 6670
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Website: www.margaretgreenanimalrescue.org.uk

Based in Poole. Rescuing and rehoming stray and abandoned cats in Dorset. Veterinary treatment will be provided, including vaccinating and microchipping. All cats over 4 months of age will be neutered before rehoming.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the shelter as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Tel: 07986 475627
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Website: www.paulascatrescue.co.uk

Registered Charity no. 1167435
Based in Poole in Dorset, covering Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands. Rescuing abandoned cats and kittens, and caring for them in volunteer foster homes until they can be rehomed. Pound Puppy Rescue can also be contacted as below - these are '8th day' dogs rescued in the nick of time before being put to sleep. So if you are seeking a canine companion, please give them a call, you will be saving another 8th day dog by doing so.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the shelter as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Help! Fosterers Needed: Foster homes needed urgently in the Bournemouth and Poole areas for cats and kittens. Please email Pound Kitten Rescue with your location and phone number.
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Website: www.poundpuppy.org/cats.php

Based in Poole. Rescuing and rehoming stray, abandoned or feral cats within Dorset and Hampshire. All cats will be microchipped, vaccinated and health checked before rehoming. They will also be neutered if old enough. Those too young will be homed under contract for neutering when ready.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the rescue as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Help! Cat Food Needed: Donations of cat food are always welcome.
Tel: 07481 202900
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Registered Charity no. 219099
Based in Ringwood. The centre cares for cats, dogs, rabbits and other small domestic animals - at any one time they are caring for over 180 animals.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the rehoming centre as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Rehoming Centre: Ashley Heath Animal Centre, Horton Road, Ashley Heath, Ringwood, Hampshire. Open daily - 11.00am to 3.00pm, (Closed Wednesdays)
Tel: 0300 123 0749
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Website: www.rspca.org.uk/local/ashley
Cruelty Line: 0300 1234 999 (7am to 10pm), or for advice visit: RSPCA Help & Advice

Registered Charity no. 205126
Based in Bournemouth. The RSPCA Bournemouth, New Forest & District offer veterinary consultations including neutering, surgery, dentistry, vaccinations, micro chipping & advice.
Neutering Assistance: The branch provides reduced cost care to those on low incomes and means tested benefits.
Tel: 01202 526520
Website: www.rspca-bournemouthnewforest.org.uk
Cruelty Line: 0300 1234 999 (7am to 10pm), or for advice visit: RSPCA Help & Advice

Registered Charity no. 248617
Based in Poole. RSPCA Poole, East Dorset & South Wiltshire’s animals are neutered, microchipped and vaccinated (where appropriate) before they are rehomed.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the branch as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Tel: 01202 890415
Website: www.rspca.org.uk/local/poole-east-dorset-and-south-wiltshire
Cruelty Line: 0300 1234 999 (7am to 10pm), or for advice visit: RSPCA Help & Advice

Registered Charity no. 248616
Covering Dorchester, Bridport, Weymouth, Portland, Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Sherborne and Axminster (Devon) as well as all the surrounding villages and hamlets. Rehoming cats, rabbits, small animals and birds (including ex battery hens). All cats will be neutered before they are rehomed.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the rehoming centre as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Neutering Assistance: Available toward the payment of neutering and general veterinary bills for those in the area on low incomes.
Rehoming Centre: Taylor's Animal Rehoming Centre, Kingston Maurward, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8PY.
Tel: 01305 259672
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Website: www.westdorsetrspca.org
Cruelty Line: 0300 1234 999 (7am to 10pm), or for advice visit: RSPCA Help & Advice

Based in Wincanton. A non-profit organisation improving the life of unwanted animals. The rescue takes in animals of all shapes and sizes; cats, dogs, rabbits, horses, and farm animals, and finds them loving new homes. The organisation is volunteer-run and is reliant on the generosity of the public to fund their work
Adopt a Cat: Contact the shelter as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Rescue & Rehoming Centre: Balsam Farm, Common Lane, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 9RB
Tel: 01963 32279
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Website: somersetanddorsetanimalrescue.co.uk

Based in Poole, covering Dorset, Hampshire and the Channel Islands. A small, dedicated rescue with many years of rehoming experience. All cats are vet checked and neutered prior to being homed. Home checks are carried out with potential adopters to ensure mutual suitability of each cat to each home.
Adopt a Cat: See Cats for Homing at This Shelter
Tel: 07399 595954
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Based in Poole, rescuing and rehoming stray, abandoned and feral cats in Dorset. All cats will be microchipped and neutered before adoption. Those too young will be rehomed with a neutering voucher and a follow-up appointment.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the rescue as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Help! Items Needed: Waifs & Strays are always glad to receive any good quality saleable items to help with fundraising.
Tel: 07709 914610
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Registered Charity no. 279159
Based in the Weymouth & Portland area. A small independent band of volunteers whose constitution is to prevent pain and suffering, if possible and to rescue and re-home animals that come into their care, they are probably now best known for rescuing and re-homing cats.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the shelter as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Veterinary Assistance: The charity can help with vet bills for people on low incomes, for more information call the number below.
Tel: 07746 559043
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