Cat Welfare Rescue Directory
Each affiliated cat club has an officer who deals with welfare matters: they maintain lists of older or rescued cats who need homes together with lists of people who are willing to offer homes to such cats. All clubs will offer advice and try to help if a pedigree cat needs rescuing or rehoming and some also have facilities to take cats in while awaiting new homes.
If you have to rehome a pedigree cat you should always contact the breeder first if this is possible: most breeders, if they cannot take the cat back themselves at that time, will do all they can to help to rehome the cat. If it is not possible to contact the breeder, or the breeder is unable to help, the next point of contact should be the appropriate specialist breed club, or an all-breed club in your area: the contact telephone numbers, and email addresses if available, are listed below. Do not worry if the contact number for the breed club is not local: many larger breed clubs have regional officers who they can contact or put you in touch with, while the smaller clubs will often know somebody in your area who can help.
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Persian, including Exotic Shorthair
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Semi-Longhair - Birman, Maine Coon, Norwegian Forest, Ragdoll, Somali, Turkish Van
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British Shorthair, including Manx
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Foreign - Abyssinian, Asian, Bengal, Egyptian Mau, Korat, Ocicat, Rex, Russian, Singapura, Tonkinese
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Oriental, including Oriental Longhair
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Siamese, including Balinese
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Area clubs - cater for all breeds
It is recommended that owners wishing to find a home for their cat should sign a release of ownership in favour of the Club involved and the new owners should agree not to pass the cat on to a third party without informing the Club
Persian (to top)
| Black, Red Self & Tortoiseshell Cat Club | Mrs L Muffitt | 01282 694575 |
| Black & White Cat Club | Miss L Allison | 01672 520879 |
| Blue Persian Cat Society | Ms S Johannesen | 02920 875772 |
| Caledonian Long Hair Cat Club | Mrs J R Barclay | 01592 775410 |
| Cameo, Pewter & Smoke Society | Mrs B Leigh | 01204 843161 |
| Capital Long Hair Cat Association | Mrs A Curley | 0208 348 4837 |
| Celtic Longhair & Semi-Longhair Cat Society | Mrs S Winogorski | 01443 230265 |
| Chinchilla, Silver Tabby & Smoke Cat Society | Mrs J F Clements | 01380 722900 |
| Colourpoint Cat Club | Mrs I Y Barber | 01522 778454 |
| Colourpoint Society of Great Britain | Mrs J E Colin | 01634 686097 |
| Colourpoint, Rex-Coated & AOV Club | Ms P Knight | 01922 475677 |
| Exotic Cat Club | Mr M Barrett | 01788 869049 |
| Exotic Cat Society | Mrs L J Stevenson | 01777 702128 |
| Long Haired & Semi Long Haired CC | Mrs R Lowen | 01483 423392 |
| Long Hair Cream & Blue Cream Cat Association | Mrs J Colin | 01634 686097 |
| North of Britain Longhair & Semi Longhair Cat Club | Mrs J Worth | 01400 282633 |
| Red Cream & Tortie Society | Mrs P Richards | 01342 325598 |
| Smoke Cat Society | Mr G S O'Hara | 01525 873308 |
| Tabby Cat Club | Mrs B Conway | 01614 379675 |
| Tabby Colourpoint Cat Club | Mr R B Jones | 01684 772699 |
| Tortie & White & Bicolour Cat Club | Mrs M E Rose | 01352 732944 |
| United Chinchilla Association | Mrs G J Neale | 01424 755165 |
| White Persian Cat Club | Mrs S Voller | 01372 277890 |
Semi-Longhair (to top)
| Birman Cat Club | Mrs A Walker | 01785 251609 |
| Classic Turkish Van Cat Association | Ms J P Eales | 01945 780691 |
| Long Haired & Semi Long Haired CC | Mrs R Lowen | 01483 423392 |
| Maine Coon Breed Society | Mrs L Cannell | 01604 451912 |
| Maine Coon Cat Club | Miss J A Edwards | 0161 374 1399 |
| Norsk Skogkatt Society | Mr M Kestle | 07989 069973 |
| Northern Birman Cat Club | Mrs T Warren | 01524 409207 |
| North of Britain Long Hair & Semi LH Cat Club | Mrs J Worth | 01400 282633 |
| Norwegian Forest Cat Club | Mrs M-R Douglas | 01268 551082 |
| Seal & Blue Point Birman Cat Club | Miss M Pettengell | 01296 421077 |
| Semi Long Hair Cat Association | Mrs D Davies | 01442 381509 |
| Somali Cat Club | Mrs A Lyall | 01865 343640 |
| Southern & South Western Birman Cat Club | Mrs J Warner | 01275 544205 |
| The British Ragdoll Cat Club | Mr L Southern | 01609 776638 |
| Traditionalist Ragdoll Cat Society | Mrs Lorelei Mullett | 01932 859325 |
| Turkish Van Cat Club | Mrs S Lloyd | 01635 248436 |
British Shorthair (to top)
| Black & White Cat Club | Miss L J Allison | 01672 520879 |
| British Shorthair Cat Club | Mrs K McCormick | 01642 504224 |
| Colourpointed British Shorthair Cat Club | Mrs C Boyd |
01842 811122 |
| Short Haired Cat Society | Mrs D Goadby | 01458 272982 |
| Shorthair Cat Club of Scotland | Mrs C Ekanger | 01334 850783 |
| Southern British Shorthair Cat Club | Ms M Whiteley | 020 7249 5342 |
Foreign (to top)
Burmese (to top)
| Burmese Cat Club | Mrs S Ferguson | 01483 828625 |
| Burmese Cat Society | Mrs A Williams | 01512 874507 |
Oriental (to top)
| Caramel & Apricot Federation | Mrs R E Meekings | 01359 259652 |
| Foreign White Cat Society | Mrs P A Bennison | 020 8398 2878 |
| Havana & Oriental Lilac Cat Club | Miss J E Tonkinson | 01782 641190 |
| Oriental Black & Blue Cat Society | Mr J Hansson | 01992 626133 |
| Oriental Cat Association | Mrs V Walter | 01424 892618 |
| Oriental Cinnamon & Fawn Group | Mrs G Worthy | 01992 465156 |
| Oriental Longhair Breed Club | ||
| Oriental Shaded, Smoke & Tabby Society | Mr J Harrison | 01492 680428 |
| Tabby Point Siamese & Progressive Breeders Cat Club | Ms A Greatorex | 01787 372316 |
| Trans Pennine Oriental & Siamese Cat Club | Mrs N Webster | 01924 367467 |
Siamese (to top)
Area Clubs - all breeds (to top)