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A Sheffield-based cat rescue charity has raised adoption charges during December to discourage gifting cats for Christmas<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cat-CHING increased its adoption fee from \u00a375 to \u00a3100 to mitigate the spike in pets being returned after being gifted with little to no thoughts about the long-term responsibilities of pet ownership. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-founded by Jasmine Rogers and Lauren James Thompson, Cat-CHING is a registered charity helping the overpopulation of stray cats in Sheffield. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Rogers said: \u201cCats get returned for various reasons, which is quite disheartening because you think they\u2019re going off to their forever home, and you don\u2019t expect them to be returned.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fee increase also seeks to encourage people to consider the financial implications of adopting cats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, Cat-CHING undertakes a meticulous adoption process and conducts in-depth suitability assessments including home checks, to ensure that potential adoptees can satisfy the demands of owning a cat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rescue advocates for the neutering of cats and undertakes Trap Neuter Return (TNR) programmes, as well as fostering and rehoming strays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Rogers said: \u201cThe main reason we set up the rescue was to try and tackle the number of homeless cats in Sheffield. So neutering is a very large part of what we do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Relying solely on donations, the charity is operated by a network of volunteers who work part-time to fundraise, foster, attend to medical requirements like neutering and microchipping, and manning the social media pages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe couldn’t do it without them. They help make it work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Demi Brookes, a volunteer for Cat-CHING, fostered and adopted her cat Soup after she was rescued from the streets of Sheffield while heavily pregnant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said: \u201cThere\u2019s a huge issue with the cycle of cats not being neutered, kittens being born on the streets, who four months later are pregnant and so the cycle continues. It\u2019s relentless.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last weekend Cat-CHING collaborated with Lush on Fargate and successfully raised \u00a3600 for the expansion of the allotment where it houses feral cats.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Rogers explained: \u201cFeral cats get very distressed and don\u2019t very well inside. So, we keep them in an insulated shed on an allotment. A lot of the money that we get will be going towards creating a bigger and better space for the cats.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2022 alone, Cat-CHING rescued 1325 cats, of which they rehomed 764, and the numbers demand increases yearly, said Ms Rogers.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To donate, foster, or adopt please visit https:\/\/cat-ching.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find them on Facebook<\/a> or Instagram<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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