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18 August 2007 This week thirteen years ago a small group of people got together to try and raise some funds to help Lorraine Spencer look after and find new homes for the poor unfortunate stray and injured cats that she encountered in her job as a veterinary nurse.Since then there have been many sales, garden parties, sponsored walks, quizzes and barn dances. Kind and compassionate people give us donations of money and food, some on a regular basis for which we thank them wholeheartedly. As the rescue grew not only did we have to raise money to convert buildings into suitable quarters for the cats and pay the food and veterinary bills but a band of voluntary helpers had to be recruited to help Lorraine in the daily running of the rescue. Kats&Kits have rehomed many hundreds of cats in the last thirteen years, every one cherished and cared for until the right home is found. There have been many changes over the years not least Lorraine and Dave’s big move from Market Lavington to Keevil where the permanent cats have thirteen acres and new custom built accommodation. Though this has made a great difference to cats and helpers we are still bursting at the seams as is every other rescue, hence our insistence that neutering is the only way forward. We are very keen to encourage the public to neuter their cats and kittens, sometimes arranging funding for them and often making sure they get to the vets by delivering them there ourselves. We are only a small group both daily helpers and fund raisers and have worked very hard over the years to support Lorraine in the never ending work. Rescue work with animals does not happen nine to five, emergencies can happen any time and you do not always get co-operation from the animal you are trying to help. However the work is very satisfying and we have all become good friends, if you would like to join us in any capacity or make a donation please ring: 07976624770 or 01380 828850
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About Kats & Kits:Kats & Kits is a long established cat sanctuary based in the depth of the UK's mystical Wiltshire countryside, on the edge of Salisbury Plain, near the white horses of Alton Barnes and Westbury. Run by a small dedicated team we aim to provide a home to rescued cats where re-homing is not a viable option. This blog documents the daily challenges the group has overcome since 1994 to provide care and shelter for abandonded, stray and unwanted cats.
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