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.

 

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.

JASPER

  • Male
  • Approx 3 years old
  • Gorgeous Green Eyed Charmer!
  • Needs Outdoor Access

Hey hey, the names Jasper and I came to Pawprints after being found with bad foot injury. The nice hoomans found me just in time and got me help from the vetty people and got me all better! The volunteers say I’m a big charmer, I love attention and belly rubs! I’m also a bit fond of me a bit of cat nip, it makes me go all silly. I love people so would make the best companion. I’ve almost finished my vaccinations so purrlease get in touch to meet me as I will be ready to come to live with you very soon!

MOLLY AND POLLY

  • Females
  • Sisters
  • 2 years old
  • Pretty Pair

Hello, we are Molly and Polly and we came to Pawprints when our hooman wasn’t able to keep us much to her heartbreak. We have been very loved and also love each other so need a home together. We have always been indoor cats, we lived in a busy area and our mum liked to keep us safe. I (Molly) am the confident one, my sister, Polly is a bit shy until she knows you but we are both friendly sweet ladies. We like all the usual cat things, toys, fusses, chicken! Purrlease give us the chance to find our furever home.

RUFUS

  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pawsitely FIV
  • Shy Sweet Gentleman

Hey, Rufus here and I found myself at Pawprints after spending a lot of time living on the streets with no one caring for me. I met a nice couple who saw me and my condition and at last, wanted to find me help. I wasn’t so sure of the hoomans here when I landed, they took me to the vetty people for de-matting, neutering and to sort my teethies so it was a lot to take in but I’ve now realise they are nice people and they bring me chicken! I now talk to them to let them know I want some attention! I’m still a bit of a work in progress, I will need someone who will give me the chance to get to know them and bond with them at my pace but in return I will make you the loyalist companion. The vetty people said I am something called FIV+ which sounds a bit scary but really isn’t, the volunteers can talk about it with you if you haven’t heard of it before and it just means I need a little more TLC. Purrlease get in touch if you can offer me my furever 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.