There is a severe cat crisis in the north-west and we are determined to help more of these poor abandoned felines.

Beautiful Abba

Only recently we had ten-month-old Abba who was in agony before being brought in as a stray.

Abba’s eye had what appeared to be a large scratch across it when she arrived and, when we took her to the vet, it was discovered that it would have to be removed.

Sanctuary Manager Karen Weed said: “Abba would have been in so much pain already and, if she had not come to the sanctuary, she would have been fending for herself in absolute agony.”

𝗕𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗵𝗼𝗹𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲, 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁, 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴.

We rehomed more than 500 cats in 2024 but we really want to help more.

There are so many unwanted, abandoned, pregnant, stray and unwell cats in the area, like Abba, and at the moment, our cattery can house around 70 cats while they wait for their forever homes – with a waiting list in its 100s.

The renovation, which is hoped to start later this year, will transform the existing buildings allowing us to house more cats – more than 100 – and improve the welfare of the cats at Bleakholt while they await their forever homes.

Karen said: “There is a massive cat problem in the north-west and we need to do something about it to stop unnecessary suffering.

“Each year Bleakholt and many local charities work tirelessly trying to help as many cats and kittens as possible.

“However each year our waiting list becomes longer as the number of cats needing our help far outweighs the space available. The conditions cats are coming into the Sanctuary in can be heart-breaking.

“We need to help more cats but we can only do this by renovating and extending our existing cattery buildings.

“Initial costs are around £300,000 but it’s vital we do this work to help more cats but also improve the welfare of the cats while they are with us.”

We have launched an appeal in order to raise as much money as we can for what we see as a vital new look cattery.

Any contributions are gratefully received as the Sanctuary do their best for cats in crisis in the north-west.

For a one-off donation, and from any fundraising events, please go to: : https://bleakholt.enthuse.com/Project-Purrfect 

If we were eventually lucky enough to achieve our goal, any amount left over will go towards looking after all our kitties with food and medications.

We cannot thank you enough for all you do for our animals – any amount helps us achieve a dream!