Adoption

Interested in adopting?

Visiting the cats is by APPOINTMENT ONLY once we have processed your adoption enquiry. 

If you would like to enquire about any of our cats please fill out our adoption enquiry form and someone will be in touch with you for a chat. Please be aware that we are run entirely by volunteers who do this around their jobs and families, but we will get back to you as quickly as we can.

MEET OUR RESIDENTS

BARNEY (AND SONNY)

  • Male
  • Approx 3 years old
  • Friendly fella
  • Needs Outdoor Access

Hey hey, the name’s Barney and I came into to rescue with Sonny when we were left behind by our owners. I’m a friendly boy who likes fusses and my food, especially chicken! I came in with Sonny who the rescue aren’t sure if he is my sibling or son. We aren’t super close so we could purrtentially go to a home on our own or together. The volunteers said we could go together as long as there was enough attention to go around! I’m a gentle easy going boy who just wants a warm place to call home. Purrlease get in touch if you can offer me a this.

ITCHY AND SCRATCHY (RESERVED)

  • Brothers
  • Approx 5 months old
  • Shy but sweet pair

Hey, Itchy and Scratchy here. We came to Pawprints with our Meowmy after living in a car garage. We were looking pretty rough and full of fleas but we are now all healthy and ready to find a patient pawrent/s to give us our furever home. We are playful and good with other cats and the hoomans said another cat to help us settle and get braver could be purrfect. You will need to give us a little patience to get to know you but we will make the purrfect pair once we have!

LILLY (RESERVED)

  • Female
  • Approx 2 years old
  • Shy but sweet little lady!

Hi, Lilly here. I came to Pawprints after a kind lady was looking after me in her shed as I was left living outside to raise my kittens. I’ve come into a lovely warm foster home which took me a little while to get used to but I now love laying out on my fleecy blanket snoozing on the sofa and on my other fleecy blanket on the windowsill watching the world go by. My foster pawrents say I am such a good girl and no trouble at all the look after. I’m a little shy when I first meet people but enjoy a fuss once I’ve got to know you so long as you let me come to you. I would prefer a quieter home just so I feel nice and safe. I have finished my vaccinations so am all ready for a nice furever home purrlease.

MARMALADE (RESERVED)

Marmalade

  • Male
  • Approx 6-8 years old
  • Needs safe outdoor access or catio
  • Handsome man!

Hey, the names Marmalade and I’m approx 6-8 years old. My foster meowmy says I’m such a sweet little man although I’m not so little anymore because I do love my food! My age is only an estimate as I have been living on the streets for some time and the vetty people said they can only guess and I don’t know myself! I’m very loving with people but not so much with other cats so I’d be best being the only prince in my castle. In return I will give you lots of attention and sit on your knee once I’m used to you. I do still have some snuffles and sneezes every now and then as I had a flu infection from living outside so a good diet and warm home for me! I will be nearly finished my vaccinations so just need my place to call home now purrlease!

PIXEL (RESERVED)

  • Male
  • Approx 3 years old
  • Needs outdoor access
  • Handsome boy with a touch of sass!

Hey hey, the names Pixel and I sadly once again find myself needing a new home. I first came to Pawprints as a stray and it took me ages to find my hoomans but they are struggling to look after me and think I need a home with a cat flap where I can come and go as I please as they aren’t allowed to have this where they live and don’t mind the odd bit of sass. It’s only when I get a bit over excited I can swipe occasionally but I mean no malice, I just need someone with the time to let me trust and understand our catty ways! I’m friendly, playful and love my outdoor time to burn off my energy.  Can you offer me my final furever home pretty purrlease?

SONNY (AND BARNEY)

  • Male
  • Approx 2-3 years old
  • A little shy but friendly
  • Needs Outdoor Access

Hi, the name’s Sonny and I came into to rescue with Barney when we were left behind by our owners. I’m a bit shy to start with but once I know you I’m a friendly boy who likes a fuss and a good play. I came in with Barney who the rescue aren’t sure if he is my sibling or dad. We aren’t super close so we could purrtentially go to a home on our own or together. The volunteers said we could go together as long as there was enough attention to go around for us both. I’m all ready and waiting to be picked! Purrlease get in touch if you can offer me a home.

SEEN ANYONE YOU LIKE? PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH US VIA OUR ADOPTION ENQUIRY FORM AND SOMEONE WILL BE IN TOUCH SHORTLY TO ARRANGE A VISIT TO MEET OUR RESIDENTS. FURTHER ADOPTION PROCESS DETAILS CAN BE FOUND BELOW. 

KITTENS

We are a rescue that mainly focuses on adult cats. However, sometimes we do have kittens looking for homes which will be stated on this page. We only home kittens over the age of 12 weeks and we never home a kitten under the age of 8 weeks as it goes against the animal welfare act, kittens are far too young to be away from their mother at such an age. When adopting a kitten from Pawprints you enter into an agreement that the kitten will be neutered/spayed when it is old enough (usually around 4-6 months or when it has reached 2kg) if not already done by us and we will be informed by our vets when this has taken place.

Adoption Fee

We ask for an adoption fee of £100 for our cats. The adoption fee goes towards the cat’s costs. The basic care alone for each cat cost us upwards of £150-£200 and that’s before we add in their food, litter and any additional vet care such as dentals or medical treatment needed. This enables us to carry on our work of rescuing unwanted and abandoned cats.

All cats adopted from us come with 5 weeks free insurance from Agria Pet Insurance and have been health checked by a vet, neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and have received treatment for fleas, ticks and worms.

Adoption Process

All potential adopters are home checked (not as scary as it sounds we promise!). We appreciate that not everyone likes the idea of a home check, however, we are responsible for the welfare of the cats in our care and it would be irresponsible of us to let them go without knowing where they are going. We are not there to judge your decor, we are simply there to check that everything is OK and safe for them and that you know everything you need to know to get your cat settled in.

We will address check initially so we can look up your home to make sure it is in a suitable location. If we believe it to be unsuitable, we will contact you to let you know. All final decisions are made by the rescue owner. A home check will be performed when we drop off the cat you would like to adopt to you, if everything is OK we will ask you to fill out an adoption form that signs the cat over to you. Up until this point we do have the right not to hand the cat over to you, however this only happens in very exceptional circumstances when we believe there is a risk to the cat/kitten and is very rare.

We are unable to home outdoor cats to anyone living on or very near to a main/busy road, railway line or water way. We understand that some cats are more savvy than others and if we have a suitable cat we will suggest them but in the main the cats we take on don’t have a history so this decision is for their own safety. We do welcome applications for any of our cats from those with catios or cat fenced gardens such as protectapet or other variations as our main priority after all our cats have been through is ensuring our cats are safe. We look forward to hearing from you.