Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Help me find a cat!
Nope, not a missing cat this time I'm glad to say! But I am keen to give a cat or kitten(s) a home at some point in the near future and was wondering what people's experiences are of local shelters etc and which ones you would suggest I approach. I don't have a car so would want it to be as nearby as possible really - I'm in Heysham Road N15.
Also, what kind of questions can I expect to be asked? I've heard some of them can be quite probing...I think my place is quite cat-friendly though: we have rear garden access.
In the past, all my pets have come from friends' unexpected litters or have walked into my home straight of the street, so I don't have much experience of this.
Thanks all!
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Permalink Reply by Anette on
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Abi, that's wonderful! I got mine from Celia Hammond, Canning Town. http://www.celiahammond.org/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_us...
They do a home visit first, to make sure you and your home are suitable, the last thing they want is the cat back! It was very straight forward, and I didn't find it probing at all. I know it's a little bit of a way to go, but they do such fantastic work, and it's worth it to support them.
Or there's the RSPCA: http://rspcacentrallondon.org.uk/adopting-and-fostering/cats-needin...
Cats protectction in Archway http://www.northlondon.cats.org.uk/
Wood Green Animal Shelter http://www.woodgreen.org.uk/about-us/our-shelters.html
Good luck!
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Permalink Reply by Abi on
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Thank you. Was really not sure what to expect from the home visit so that doesn't sound too bad. I know Celia Hammond are meant to be great, but I would worry a bit about the journey. I guess I could persuade a friend to drive...
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Permalink Reply by Carol Tennant on
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Hi Abi. I'm so glad you've decided to go down the rescue route to find a cat. It's so worthwhile. We adopted our cat from the RSPCA about 2 or 3 years ago now. They did a home visit, but it was really to check that the cat had access to the garden and that the road was not too busy. They also made suggestions about keeping the cat indoors at night, but that was about as intrusive as it got.
Someone was saying that a lot of the shelters are really full at the moment, so I'm sure you'll find a cat really easily - Wood Green Animal Shelter is a good place to start if you don't have a car. There are kittens around, but I think kitten 'season' tends to be a bit later in the year (spring into summer).
Good luck!
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That's OK Carol, I don't tend to get around to things in any sort of a hurry so I'm sure it'll be well into 'kitten season' by the time I go looking! Thanks for the tips.
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Permalink Reply by Julia Richards-Davies on
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Animal Aid and Advice are good and are local. Just come round to check your house is safe and cat friendly etc.
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Try www.woodgreen.org.uk/ - Wood Green cat shelter, Lordship Lane, just past the court house on the other side of the road.
We got a beautiful, housetrained, chipped, vaccinated and neutered female from there a few months ago. They didn't give us the third degree or ask a million questions - asked a few sensible questions, offered support and advice if we needed it, but were fairly relaxed because we'd owned a cat before. And get a cat if you can - they find it really easy to rehome kittens, but even young cats struggle to find a second home.
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Permalink Reply by Sam R on
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I agree. Wood Green is not far from us and they were really sensible about their approach to re-homing, so no home visits lengthy questionnaires etc. When i went in they checked where I lived on google maps to look at the safety of the garden etc. My two beautiful boys came from there a year ago and they have been a delight. Good luck
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I got my cat from Archway Cats' Protection and they came and visited beforehand. It was fine, even though I'm in a block of flats (with outside access to grass).
One of the others I tried (I think Wood Green, as that had been my first choice) said it wouldn't be possible without garden access, so if you've got a garden you've probably passed half the test.
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Permalink Reply by vaneska on
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I went through this a couple of years ago, calling various places (I don't remember where now). Many were decidedly bizarre: impossible to make proper contact with, refusing to consider me because I already had a cat or because I had a garden etc etc. You usually get the feel on an initial phone call. I found the RSPCA by far the least intrusive and most reasonable and got my cat via them. There was a home visit but you could see she was satisfied the minute she walked through the door and had no interest in inspecting further. Her only other concern was that the garden should be relatively protected from outside access (young boys with dogs who take pleasure in harassing cats were her main concern), which it is. The cat I got happened to be living temporarily at a vet's just up the road so I got someone to give me a lift from there when I brought him home.
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I got mine from the Cats Protection League in Archway. We did have a home visit, but I think its more a formality to check you're serious, and you know what you're getting into. I had no problems even though I lived in a shared house, and although we had access to the garden, there was no cat flap. I don't drive either, but a cab from Archway isn't too extortianate.
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I got my 2 brother and sister from RSPCA few years ago-basically when my last cat was put to sleep the vet handed over these 2 cats to me 5days later even though I had told him I didnt jave a garden at the time-they just wanted to make sure they had a loving home, no questions asked
I have since spent £100,000 moving to a flat for a garden for them
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