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Cat and kitten rehoming centres covering Shetland Isles & Orkney. Adopt a cat from your local rescue shelter.

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Organisations are listed alphabetically. Please browse through the page to locate rescues nearest you.


Cats Protection - Shetland Branch

Registered Charity no. 203644
Covering Shetland. If you live in Shetland and could offer a home to a rescue cat, please give the branch a call. Or, if you cannot adopt a cat at this time, you might like to sponsor one of their cats, many of whom have been in care for some time.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the rehoming centre 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: The branch have details of lost and found cats in their area displayed on their website.
Help! Items Wanted: Donating your empty inkjet cartridges to the shelter helps them raise much needed funds. Only the following makes please: Canon, Hewlett-Packard, Lexmark, Olivetti, Panasonic, Ricoh or Samsung. See their website for more details.
Tel: 01595 485495
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Website: www.cats.org.uk/shetland

Orkney Cats

Based in Stromness. Providing rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming for cats and kittens in Orkney. All cats will be treated for fleas and worms, vet checked, neutered if old enough, and rehomed with 5 weeks free pet insurance. Orkney Cats also carry out trap, neuter and return (TNR) of feral cats in their area.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the shelter as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Help! Items Needed: Donations of saleable items can be taken to Orkney Cats support shop on Tuesdays and Thursdays. No electrical goods, duvets or pillows please.
Support Shop: 85 Victoria Street, Stromness, KW16 3BS. Open Mon to Sat 10am to 4pm.
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Orkney Cats Facebook Page

Shetland Cat Rescue

Helping unowned cats in Shetland, and those whose owners can no longer care for them. All cats and kittens will be neutered as soon as they are old enough. Also helping the local feral cat population by neutering and returning to site (TNR). Shetland Cat Rescue will not euthanise a healthy cat.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the shelter as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Help! Volunteers Needed: Please get in touch with Shetland Cat Rescue if you can help with fundraising, marketing, trapping, fostering, transport or any other ways.
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Website: www.shetlandcatrescue.co.uk

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An Invitation to Cat Rescue & Rehoming Groups - Get Listed on Cat Chat!

If your rescue organisation is not listed on our shelter pages, you will be missing out on potential new homes for cats in your care, as well as potential volunteers and donors! To get your rescue organisation listed on Cat Chat, or to advise us of changes needed to your listing, just fill out our Shelter Listings Form