Cats protection, how much?

[Rache]

Im going to be adopting 2 kittens from the cats protection, how much do you is fair is for a donation?
They say £30-£50, but on some of the cat forums they say anything less than £200 is too small, my local one is full to brusting and cant take any more in,
Would it better to give a smaller amount then set up a direct debit for a monthly amount, or a smaller amount and do some fundraising or voulinteer work for them? or a larher amount? unsure which route to choose.
I had a mate who gave £15 for her kitten just after xmas, do you think thats too small an amount, cause i couldnt bring myself to give that small


Ta x

 

[devilwoman]

Personally I would say give what you can afford comfortably, at the end of the day you are giving a good home to 2 cats that in itself should be priceless, the donation should be a bonus (I know these charity's run on donations but if you can't afford to give a huge donation i'm sure you wouldn't be expected to). Hope you enjoy your kittens.

 

[loz9]

think we donated £50 for each of our 2cats, but as they had been there a while & been spayed & vaccinated we felt it was about right to cover some of the costs for them.
But as above pay what you can afford. The CP will just be glad to be rehoming them & freeing up a space for another cat in need.

 

[abbieandfiona]

I gave £40 each for my 2 and the women said i was giving too much as they no longer vaccinate them for you, but i felt it wasnt much at all esp as paid £300 for kitten ragdoll few weeks after getting my second one from them.

For the women it was more about seeing them in a happy healthy home.

 

[Honey08]

£200 for a rescue cat! No wonder they're over run! £40 sounds very generous, and the fact that you're giving a good home, which is the real point isn't it?

 

[dressedkez]

Blooming cats protection........Go for the smal ads. I recently sold a bunch of kittens for £25 per kit - and they went from Cornwall to Herts (and I am on Som/ Devon border) seems there is a shortage of cats, and CPL make it sooooo difficult to adopt, and expensive (all my kits have gone to really good homes, and I have already sold from the next, that might, happen. sometime, next litter............)

 

[kirstyl]

I agree, £200 is extortionate!

I'm surprised Cats Protection League don't tell you set amount. Dogs Trust do!

 

[muffinino]

Bloomin' 'eck, are the people on the cat forums made of money? :eyeroll I adopted two pusscats from Cats Protection in Feb 09 and gave £50 for each of them plus I bought a cat box as I only had one at the time.
They were having trouble finding a home for one of them, Mia. She'd been there since August the previous year and is a black & white older cat who is very nervous (took her a week to come out from under the book-shelf then she spent a month under the bed and I still can't pick her up) so tbh I think they were very glad someone was taking her on.
I'm sure that they will be grateful for whatever you can afford. The only problem you have now is leaving others there.

Excuse to post photo overload!

Mia

Toots

 

[muffinino]

Sorry, they've come out huge for some reason!

 

[Oliver12]

Blooming cats protection........Go for the smal ads. I recently sold a bunch of kittens for £25 per kit - and they went from Cornwall to Herts (and I am on Som/ Devon border) seems there is a shortage of cats, and CPL make it sooooo difficult to adopt, and expensive (all my kits have gone to really good homes, and I have already sold from the next, that might, happen. sometime, next litter............)

Please don't encourage any Tom, Dick or Harry to breed cats. No wonder this country is overrun with unwanted pets.

Cat's Protection are a great charity and do NOT make it difficult to adopt. I adopted two kittens just before Christmas. They asked for a donation of £35 per kitten which I thought was fair. They offered to assist with speying but I paid for this myself at my usual vets. This is a charity after all.

 

[Ebenezer_Scrooge]

I paid £50 each for my 2 kittens. That included the first 2 initial vaccinations, microchipping, and 40% off neuturing so all in all a bargin and for a good cause.

 

[AmyMay]

I paid £45 for Fifi. Although the CPL were desperate to re-home her, so probably would have paid me!

My Tinks, very loved and terribly missed:

 

[Bens_Mum]

We have just been given two for nothing from a cat charity. Both were older and not suitable as house pets and they were really gratful that we took them as they had been there forever! Neither were vaccinated and one wasn't spayed so they will cost me in excess of £100 so I didn't offer them anything for them.. Now im feeling a bit bad about it but they were only supposed to be yard cats and seem happy here.

 

[Theresa_F]

Our local charity asks for £75 for a ten year plus cat, £95 for younger cats over 11 months and £250 for a pair of kittens, they won't rehome kittens other than pairs.

We have just got a huge black ball of fur from them. He is ten and perfect for our household. He has been microchipped, vaccinated, comes with six weeks insurance and if required, would have been done as part of the donation cost. He also has had a lot of dental work done prior to being rehomed, so for him £75 donation is a lot less than we would have paid to have those things done.

I personally think that if they are asking for a decent donation it does make people think about the cost and responsibility of taking a pet on and the money goes to helping the next cat they take in and need to work on - some cats need a lot of tlc before they can be rehomed.

 

[Jezzerbell]

I paid £20 for my 1 year old cat 5 years ago from Rotherham cat rescue, they were happy with this. She had been found with kittens which had all been re-homed but no one wanted the mum even tho she was still a very young cat. My friend does charity work for them which I continue to support / donate items etc.

 

[ironhorse]

We've just adopted three (lots of mice, big workload!) and have paid the neutering costs. They are keen to find good yard homes round us as their main priority, not make money. Might regret it when they realise what a good hunting ground the big grassy bank round our arena is and freak my horse out!

 

[wilsha]

i never knew yo had to pay for rescue cats i would have thought they would be hapy ro re-home them free! most cats that are brought privatley are free!!!

 

[Orv]

I personally think that if they are asking for a decent donation it does make people think about the cost and responsibility of taking a pet on and the money goes to helping the next cat they take in and need to work on - some cats need a lot of tlc before they can be rehomed.

Agreed!

I donated £150 for my 2 kittens which I got from the RSPCA. It was over the minimum amount required, however that included their vaccinations, microchipping and neutering.

Even if you paid £10 for one out the free ads you would still have to pay in excess of £125 to get it neutered, vaccinated and microchipped.

 

[Fransurrey]

When I took on Rosco, I didn't expect to take him home straight away and only had £15 on me! The CPL lady said that was fine, but I do donate on a monthly basis to them. My second came free, but he has health problems which I'm footing the bill for (he's not CPL, who pay bills for existing conditions), so he's so far cost me £300 and counting. He's worth it, though, bless 'im!

 

[dressagecrazy]

When I took on Rosco, I didn't expect to take him home straight away and only had £15 on me! The CPL lady said that was fine, but I do donate on a monthly basis to them. My second came free, but he has health problems which I'm footing the bill for (he's not CPL, who pay bills for existing conditions), so he's so far cost me £300 and counting. He's worth it, though, bless 'im!

This was the same for my 2 cats from CPL, 1st one i donated what i had which was £20.

The next had ear mite probs so we paid for all treatment, when we collected her we didnt give a donation. Please people don't be put off from having a cat from the CPL they are a brilliant charity doing great work.

 

[cyberhorse]

I foster and homecheck for my local CPL. I firstly would like to point out that we do not make it difficult to re-home a cat, it is just essential that they go to a home that can meet their needs. We do not want them to go through the trauma of being dumped again. It is also about finding the right cat for you and your household, in most cases the homecheck is really just a chat to match you with the right cat by finding out what you are looking for.

With regard to donation it is about what you can afford to contribute. Ideally this would be to cover the costs of the cat you take on e.g. neutering and vaccination. However there are very good homes where this may not be possible e.g. an elderly person who is otherwise a very good home for a particular cat. In these cases those people who pay a little more to adopt or who regularly donate or fund raise essentially help with any shortfall. With most rescues the donation is less than the individual cat has cost in veterinary fees.

TBH I would ask the rescue how you can best help, maybe get involved in fund raising or consider fostering? Whilst the extra money upfront is helpful, long term support is also vital to keep the branches able to take in cats in need.

 

[MissMincePie&Brandy]

I would give what I could afford comfortably. You are offering two cats a loving home for life, and that is worth a lot in itself. I am sure Cats Protection would rather they have a plentiful supply of kind new owners coming forwards, rather than there being a shortage of adopting owners because they are being put off by large dontation costs.

 

[joeanne]

Given that to buy a kitten from the local petshop here will cost you £110, I think a donation of £30-50 is more than reasonable given many include the innoculations and microchipping

 

[thatsmygirl]

Blooming cats protection........Go for the smal ads. I recently sold a bunch of kittens for £25 per kit - and they went from Cornwall to Herts (and I am on Som/ Devon border) seems there is a shortage of cats, and CPL make it sooooo difficult to adopt, and expensive (all my kits have gone to really good homes, and I have already sold from the next, that might, happen. sometime, next litter............)

My family run the local cpl and have done since I was very young. People who breed kittens for the money are stupid, there are so many un wanted kittens/cat in this country. U only have to go and view the rescue centers to see this. All homes will be vetted to make sure you are not next to a main road/motorway etc which is all to offen the case. Private sells don't do this and don't care as long as they get their money. The homes where the cpl turn down as not suitable will get a kitten from a private seller in many cases. The buyers might seem nice but live nxt to the m5!!!! you wouldn't know. And if you have got un spayed females having kittens after kittens this is how F.E.L.V and F.I.V is spread by irrasponable owners. It will be passed to the kittens and they will pass it on to other cats or die early. The cpl my parents work for makes sure all kittens are wormed, flead, vacs started and will castrate/spay for free when the time comes. All for a donation off any kind which is a lot cheaper than £25 to line a private sellers greedy pocket.

 

[floradora09]

We were asked to donate £50 for each of our kittens x

 

[thatsmygirl]

We were asked to donate £50 for each of our kittens x

What did that include? if castration/vacs were included as with the fleaing,worming,microchip that my parents do , would still be cheaper than you paying for it all. Don't think it should be set price but what you can give as home more important

 

[Finlib]

The only time I have had cats from CPL was taking feral total untouchables for my barn.
I asked for 5 and they begged me to take 9 .
They were and still are totally feral and totally untouchable thay have a wonderful time living in a lage barn full of hay and I feed them every day.
They didn't ask me to donate anything they really were grateful to find them homes.

they would never have made pets as they were feral born and bred and extremely nervous of people.
They were desperate to free up the pens
If I had had to give £50 per cat it would have been £450 Iam not sure I could afford or justify that and probably I would have used traps to keep the rodent population down in the barns instead.

 

[pottamus]

We gave £40 per cat when we had two from Cats Protection...I felt that was fair but I bet it did not cover the costs that they have to pay when you consider staff, heating, lighting, food, castration, vacination etc etc.
They do a good job these organisations but it costs money and it is a shame if people think giving a donation is wrong...