A brand new partnership will see the Filey based mostly rescue centre obtain cat meals donations from Burgess Pet Care.
The partnership will see the Yorkshire-based unbiased meals producer serving to to feed all of the residents at Filey Cat Rescue with common donations of Burgess Complete Dry Cat Food.
Tina Lewis and her household began adopting cats after the primary coronavirus lockdown in 2020 and now run Filey Cat Rescue, a registered charity that rescues, rehabilitates and re-homes cats in want throughout North and East Yorkshire. The household bought their business, their automobile and even their marriage ceremony rings to fund their cat rescue mission.
The launch of the partnership coincides with this 12 months’s World Spay Day (27 February). Burgess and Filey Cat Rescue are eager to encourage house owners to neuter their cats and cut back the variety of unplanned cat litters, with the latest analysis revealing that 12% of the UK’s cats aren’t neutered.
As there are round 11 million owned cats within the UK, that equates to greater than one million (1,320,000) felines which can be at the moment unneutered and lacking out on an entire host of advantages.
Tina explains: –
“World Spay Day helps to focus on the significance of neutering animals – together with cats – not simply at this time, however all 12 months spherical. Many individuals don’t realise that kittens can truly get pregnant, leading to many undesirable litters and rescues like ours being overwhelmed, which is so avoidable by way of neutering. Since we arrange our rescue, we’ve cared for and neutered a whole lot of cats and kittens; the entire attractive cats that we assist are neutered as soon as they’re in our care and prepared for his or her ceaselessly properties.
“We are delighted and so grateful for the support of Burgess Pet Care. Their generous donations and support will make a huge difference.”
Coinciding with World Spay Day, Burgess has put collectively some FAQs to assist house owners perceive the numerous advantages of getting their favorite felines neutered, whereas dispelling a couple of myths, equivalent to the idea that feminine cats ought to have a litter earlier than they’re neutered.
Cats Protection, the UK’s main cat welfare charity, recommends neutering as the one efficient strategy to cut back the variety of undesirable cats within the UK. As prolific breeders, it takes only one feminine cat to be liable for a staggering 20,000 kittens in simply 5 years, leading to hundreds of undesirable cats and kittens in animal charities up and down the nation in want of loving properties.
Dr Suzanne Moyes MVB MRCVS, Deputy Managing Director and in-house vet at Burgess Pet Care, stated: –
“World Spay Day is a good alternative to focus on the numerous the reason why animal lovers in every single place ought to neuter their pets, particularly in terms of their cats. Owners are sometimes unaware that cats ought to be neutered at 4 months old. Not solely is it the accountable factor to do, however it’s additionally the kindest factor you are able to do. Neutering is an easy operation that can actually profit your pet’s total well being and wellbeing, serving to to forestall the danger of significant illnesses and avoiding undesirable pregnancies.
“It’s really important to the whole team at Burgess Pet Care that we support the wonderful work of charities and organisations like Filey Cat Rescue, and to see first-hand what a difference it makes to their vital work.”
