Harrow East MP Bob Blackman and spouse Nicola Blackman – councillor for Edgware ward – paid a go to to Cats Protection’s Harrow Homing Centre to see first-hand how the charity helps cats each within the native space and throughout the UK.
The pair met employees and volunteers on the centre, in Tudor Road, and in addition loved a behind-the-scenes tour the place they met a number of the cats and kittens at the moment searching for new houses.
Cats Protection speaks up for the ten.8 million UK cats and their homeowners and has helped a mean of 157,000 cats and kittens a 12 months over the past 5 years by means of its nationwide community which incorporates round 210 volunteer-run branches and 34 centres.
As the main voice on cat welfare, Cats Protection is looking on the UK Government and politicians to introduce measures to assist enhance the lives of UK cats, legislating to create an offence of cat theft, forestall cat and kitten smuggling and by supporting tenants to lease with a pet by ending blanket ban ‘no pet’ insurance policies.
Mr Blackman MP stated: “It was nice to satisfy the employees and volunteers on the Harrow Homing Centre. The cats are clearly so effectively cared for and such an effort is made to know every cat’s distinctive wants. It was additionally nice to listen to concerning the work Cats Protection does locally serving to cat homeowners in addition to feral and stray cats.
“I was also interested to hear about the Lifeline service, which provides invaluable help to those fleeing abuse. It is devastating that victim-survivors often see having a pet as a barrier to getting to safety. This service will provide a temporary loving home with specialist care for the cat, until they can be reunited safely with their owner.”
Cats Protection’s Senior Advocacy & Government Relations Officer Annabel Berdy stated: “We were so pleased to welcome Mr and Mrs Blackman to the centre to discuss the work we do to help cats, such as encouraging more landlords to allow tenants to have a pet cat. We also discussed the amazing Lifeline service which helps those fleeing domestic abuse by offering a temporary home to their cats until they can be safely reunited. It’s great to see politicians taking a keen interest in cat welfare, which is such an important issue for many people.”
