London animal welfare charity, Mayhew, has seen its highest ever weekly consumption of deserted kittens in May, having had 30 undesirable tiny felines left at their Kensal Green headquarters in a single week alone from 16th to 23rd May 2022 – a 50% improve in comparison with the identical interval in 2021.
A file 202 cats and kittens had been left at Mayhew between January and May this 12 months by homeowners who might longer look after them, a 20% improve in comparison with the identical interval in 2021 when 167 cats and kittens got here into the charity.
Mayhew, which takes care of about 150 cats and kittens at anyone time says that assets on its feline maternity ward are being “stretched to breaking level” because of the current inflow of kittens.
Lisa Guiney, Operations Manager at Mayhew, explains: “Our cattery has develop into a kitten orphanage in a matter of just some weeks as a result of there are such a lot of deserted mums and infants arriving at our door. This time of 12 months is generally busy with litters as a result of the nice and cozy Spring climate brings out cats’ instincts to mate, however as a result of London has a really excessive inhabitants of unneutered cats we are actually overflowing.
Lisa continues, “The kittens are actually taking up pens reserved for strays, and older cats and we’re near exceeding capability in an already restricted area. We urgently want volunteer kitten foster carers we are able to name on to assist with the kitten disaster. However, ought to perceive that being a kitten foster carer may be difficult in addition to being extremely rewarding. It is ideally suited to individuals who aren’t working, or to {couples} who can tackle shifts to look after the kittens. People who work full time from house with a versatile work schedule would possibly wish to think about it, however my crew and I are available to debate what’s concerned with candidates.”
Financial purpose and the present price of dwelling disaster are extensively cited as one of many foremost causes folks had been eliminating their pets.
Click right here to examine changing into a Mayhew foster carer for cats and kittens and for extra details about Mayhew go to https://themayhew.org/
About Mayhew
Established in 1886, Mayhew is without doubt one of the simplest animal welfare charities in London. We assist 1000’s of animals in want acquire a greater high quality of life by delivering a broad vary of community-based veterinary, social and schooling providers within the UK and abroad.
Our crew of Animal Welfare Officers work extensively with susceptible pet homeowners throughout society, together with the aged, disabled, homeless and people going through a private disaster, whether or not housing or well being associated. They provide a variety of providers together with momentary foster care, a free decide up and return neutering service, free or low-cost preventative veterinary care and in depth animal behaviour and welfare recommendation.
We additionally work carefully with native authorities to handle pet possession points and collaborate with authorities and non-government businesses to handle the challenges of misuse and mistreatment of companion animals.
Our animal remedy programme, TheraPaws, has 60 groups of people and canine who go to care houses, hospitals and hospices in 14 London boroughs selling the human and animal bond and bringing well-being and pleasure to residents and sufferers. In 2021 alone, the crew at Mayhew: –
- Rehomed 55 canine and 270 cats
- Reunited 95 lacking or misplaced pets with their homeowners
- Treated 1,979 animals dropped at our vaccination clinics
- Neutered 1,099 animals throughout our UK outpatient and welfare work
- Carried out 6,699 animal interventions in our clinic
To discover out extra about Mayhew’s work, go to www.themayhew.org
For adoption, clinic and common enquiries, name: 020 8962 8000. To donate, name: 020 8206 5870.
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