Sponsorship Appeal (Page updated: May 2007)
Could you sponsor a cat or kitten?
We are urgently in need of people willing to sponsor cats and
kittens that Cats' Aid have
permanently in their care because for one
reason or another they cannot be re-homed.
Cats' Aid will not
have any cats put to sleep that can be given a comfortable life.
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“Buster” has
always lived rough. He was evicted from the garden which was the only shelter he knew when the owner of the garden moved and he was left to fend for himself. Buster was obviously never going to be tame enough to home, so he went to live as an outdoor cat with one of our volunteers. If you would like to sponsor this appealing chap, please contact Cats’ Aid on (01) 668 3529. |
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“Keaton” is
Buster's son. He is about 4 years old. He has always been an outdoor cat and is too timid to be rehomed. He condescends to accept some food and comfort when the mood takes him! He is an undemanding, independent cat, but sponsorship for Keaton would be very helpful. If you would like to help look after Keaton by sponsoring him, please contact us on (01) 668 3529. |
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“Earth”, “Wind” & “Fire” Earth is 3 years old, and has white, ginger and black colouring. She is the mother of Fire, who is a female white & ginger cat, aged one year. Wind is a cousin, a female tortoiseshell coloured cat aged approx. 15 months. They were all living rough with Wind’s mother in the middle of a big public park in Dublin. The four of them were living on the perimeter of the park in old disused farm buildings. People living nearby used to feed them but they contacted us when tragically Wind’s mother was killed by a dog and they rightly felt that the remaining three cats were in danger. One of our core group members went along, caught the three cats and brought them into our care, where they were immediately fully health checked by a vet, and were all neutered and vaccinated. Earth, Wind & Fire are all very timid and nervous, especially with strangers. There is hope for them, but it has been very slow going over the past 6 months since we rescued them. If you would like to help with the cost of caring for Earth, Wind & Fire, then please consider sponsoring one of them by contacting Cats’ Aid on (01) 668 3529 or emailing catsaid@gmail.com |
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 Sylvia |
This is "Sylvia" Ok I have to be honest... "Who is Sylvia?" Sylvia has more complexes than any cat I have come across. She is stunning and she knows it, she is stubborn and she don't care who knows it. A roly poly black and white girl age approx. 7 years. She loves her food though. Sylvia was left behind on a rural property. She had been spayed, thank goodness, but left to her own devices she became very independent. The property was finally sold and "Get that cat away" was the order. She has a secure home with one of our volunteers, and by her own choice she lives mainly outside. She is very timid and shies away from human contact. Sylvia has been with us for a while because we found it difficult to rehome her due to her independent and timid nature. She cannot be easily handled, but one of her many endearing qualities is that she will bring you mice by the dozen! If you are would like to sponsor Sylvia, please contact Cats' Aid on (01) 668 3529 or email catsaid@gmail.com |
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"Magic" is
a male cat approximately 5 years old. |
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“Eppie”
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“Daisy”,
Daisy. How
time flies. Daisy came into rescue with her sister in 2003, aged 12 weeks. She is now nearly 4 years old. We were undertaking a Trap Neuter & Release (TNR) programme with a colony of stray cats in Coolock and were feeling very happy with ourselves. A very kind guy let us use his back garden as a base. He had a very prickly bush in his garden, he was also doing some building work so bricks and rubble lay under this bush and low and behold two wee furry faces appeared. The guy, God bless him, painstakingly removed the bricks one by one and gently pulled back the bush, and out they came into the trap. Two tiny balls of hell fire and brimstone, these girls were not happy to see us. Daisy and her sister Tiger Lilly. They were fostered with one of our core group members. In the first year they were with her, Tiger Lilly came on in leaps and bounds. Daisy was always shy, but not with other cats, she loves the company of other cats. Sadly Tiger Lilly passed away in foster care of an unknown illness at the age of 1 year. Daisy thrives, but remains very timid. She has come a long way from that little ball of hiss & spit back in 2003, but we feel she is probably too timid to be moved to another home, therefore she will remain under our care with our foster volunteer. If you would like to help Daisy by sponsoring her, please contact Cats' Aid on (01) 668 3529. |
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“Felix” is
the brother of Rachel (pictured below) and he is approximately 6 years old. He is a well-rounded semi long-haired cat and is still a kitten at heart. Felix has the look of innocence, even when he has been slightly naughty. He socialises well with other cats and enjoys the outdoor life and the thrill of the hunt. It takes Felix a long time to get to know humans, but when he does he is loving and gentle, although he will still retain his independent nature. It is for this reason, his semi feral tendencies, that we have decided Felix is not really suitable for rehoming. Perhaps a special rural property would best suit his needs, but for the past few years he has happily lived on the residence of one of our core group members. Felix would love his own sponsor to help with the financial cost of looking after him. If you would like to help, please contact Cats’ Aid on (01) 668 3529. |
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"Rachel" is a beautiful
tortie approximately 6 years old. She is the brother of Felix (above). She is spayed and vaccinated, very friendly and loves the company of other cats. Like her brother, she is semi feral, but lives very happily with her brother in one of our core group member’s homes. If you would like to be Rachel’s sponsor to help with the cost of looking after her, then please contact Cats’ Aid on (01) 668 3529. |
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“Peaches” Peaches came into our care in June 2005 aged 3 years. She was very very timid and nervous, and sadly, despite receiving lots of TLC, this lovely cat has never lost her nervousness… we can only wonder what bad experiences she must have had in her life before she was brought to us. We feel she is too timid to be moved to a new home, but she is happy and content where she is and she knows she is safe and warm there. She is afraid of people but enjoys the company of the other permanent foster cats, like Daisy (above). If you would like to help with the cost of looking after Peaches by sponsoring her, please call Cats' Aid on (01) 668 3529 or email catsaid@gmail.com |
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“Mindy” Mindy was born on July 15th 1998. She is now nearly 9 years old. She is very nervous of strangers and cannot be rehomed. She loves to hunt and likes her breakfast hot! If you would like to help Mindy by sponsoring her, please contact Cats' Aid on or email catsaid@gmail.com |
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“Tumble” Tumble is Mindy’s brother. They are very alike but Tumble is much bigger… a lovely handsome long haired fella! Tumble and Mindy came into our care aged 6 weeks. Tumble was covered in lice when he arrived and although this was successfully treated immediately, his coat remained in a poor condition for a while and he was also very shy so when potential new owners came to see this little quiet kitten, they didn’t see his potential and they didn’t give him a chance so noone came forward to offer him & his sister a home. Tumble is now 9 years old and is a great big beautiful gentle sweetheart! If you would like to help Tumble by sponsoring him, please contact Cats’ Aid on (01) 668 3529. |
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“Scarper” is
a lovely female black cat aged approximately 2 years. She came from Saggart village and appeared to have been dumped. She spent her time running around a block of shops in a terrified state until someone phoned us to come and help. We trapped her and brought her into our care, but she remains extremely nervous and timid and gets very frightened if anyone attempts to touch her. We have decided she is far too nervous to be rehomed so she will stay with the core group volunteer who rescued her. If you would like to help Scarper by sponsoring her, please contact Cats’ Aid on (01) 668 3529. |
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Heather |
"Heather"
Heather is a
female cat approximately If you would like to help look after Heather |
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Shatual is a 4 year old male cat who If you would like to help look after Shatual |
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Teddy is a 7 year
old male cat, If you would like to help Teddy
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“Herbert” -
Herbert is camera shy & won't co-operate with our resident feline photographer! We can tell you that he is a handsome brown tabby. Herbert was rescued from Herbert Park in October 2006 when he, his mother and brother were threatened with extermination as vermin. He was only about 8 months old. He spent a miserable week or two being boarded in kennels and it became obvious that this terrified timid little boy wasn't suitable for homing. Sadly he had to be separated from his family but he is now living happily as an outdoor cat with one of our volunteers and her other feline companions. Herbert has had such a tough start to his young life – your sponsorship could make things better. If you are interested in sponsoring Herbert, please contact Cats’ Aid on (01) 668 3529 or email catsaid@gmail.com |
If you can sponsor any of these deserving cats, please write to
Cats'
Aid, PO Box 2874, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, or call us on
(01) 668 3529 or send an email to catsaid@gmail.com
