YEOVIL CATS PROTECTION

Each year, the Yeovil & District Branch of Cats Protection: Helps cats and kittens in the Yeovil area including Ilchester, Somerton, Langport, Chard, Crewkerne, Ilminster, Martock, South Petherton, Stoke-sub-Hamdon and many other villages.

Re-homes cats and kittens. Neuters and spays many cats and kittens. Assists with the neutering of farm cats. Assists families on low income or who receive benefit to neuter or spay their cat or kitten. Runs a lost and found register. Provides information and leaflets on cat care free of charge.

Post Codes Covered BA20 BA21 BA22 TA10 TA11 TA12 TA13 TA14 TA15 TA16 TA17 TA18 TA19 TA20

A FEW STATISTICS FOR 2007

Cats rehomed 139

Cats taken in and returned to owner 5

Cats died or pts 3

Cats reunited with owner via Lost & Found 118

Cats treated whilst in care (does not include worm & flea treatment which every cat and kitten receives) 39

Neutering vouchers given to public Jan-Sept 2007 (approx half cost of neutering) 101

Cats neutered via FREE NEUTERING CAMPAIGN Oct-Dec 303

Cats neutered in care 28

Feral cats neutered 4

All kittens rehomed in 2007 have been neutered (checked by Branch Officer)

Home visits in 2007 145

Cat Chat is our very own newsletter - a must for every cat lover! It is a monthly publication containing news, views, photographs and articles from subscribers relating to cats and the people who love them. It is an excellent way to keep in touch with the branch and all its events. For a yearly subscription of just £4.00 you can have Cat Chat through your letterbox or by email in glorious colour every month. Just print out an application form HERE

For more information, please contact the following:

Mrs Judi Coffee, PO box 2772, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2QX.

Telephone 01935 412755 E-MAIL yeovilcatsprotection@tiscali.co.uk

IMPORTANT

Hundreds of cats may have died because their owners mistakenly treated them with anti-flea products intended for dogs, a study suggests. The Veterinary Poisons Information Service found that one in 10 cats referred to it had died after being exposed to permethrin. The chemical is used in flea treatments for dogs but is very toxic to cats

If accidentally applied to cats they can show "severe clinical signs" and need two or three days of intensive veterinary treatment if they are to survive.

Do not use flea treatments intended for dogs on cats.