As a result of our emergency rescue and rehabilitation work, there are always cats and kittens needing homes. If you are interested in adopting, please read our adoption policy and then contact us with answers to our standard adoption questions.

The majority of people who think about adopting want a kitten. Obviously we need homes for our kittens but please also consider the benefits of adopting an adult cat:

  • Every kitten becomes an adult with its own unique personality. This personality can be influenced but not determined by its owners. When you adopt an adult cat, you know their personality.
  • Increasingly, cats live into their late teens and even early twenties. Adopting an adult or even older cat will still mean making a commitment for many years to come.
  • Kittens are indeed incredibly cute (!) but they can be surprisingly hard work. Unlike with puppies or toddlers, where you can "baby-proof" each room relatively easily up to a certain height, kittens will jump and climb pretty much anywhere. Adult cats are usually a lot calmer!
  • All kitties older than 6 months from SHUA have already been neutered and microchipped.
  • If you adopt one of our older adult cats then with any luck, they will not bring you any "presents" from the garden! There is a good chance that their hunting days are long over and that your local wildlife be safe.

Plea to anyone who works on a farm, in a stables or an industrial unit: we always have feral and semi-feral cats who need homes. Whether you go back one or five generations, every feral cat comes from a tame cat which someone abandoned or threw out without neutering. These cats still need feeding and caring for. It is not their fault that they are terrified of humans. If you have the space, one or two feral cats could be a beneficial addition to your land. They would come to you neutered and microchipped and would only require food and shelter (such as access to an outbuilding or waterproof kennel) in exchange for assistance in keeping the rodent population in check! Contact us for more information.

Last updated 12/11/11

  • Charlie Chips and Sparky

    To be rehomed together: Charlie Chips is a short-haired, black and white male kitten. His BFF, Sparky, is a short-haired black male kitten.

  • Pippa, Emmy and Heston

    Pippa and Emmy are short-haired, tabby and white sisters. Their brother, Heston, is a short-haired, tabby and white male.

  • Maddie and Memphis

    Maddie and her brother Memphis are shorthaired black kittens approx. 6 months old. They will be neutered/spayed and microchipped before going to their new home.

  • Monty, Milo, Max, Marley and Miles

    These 5 kittens are short-haired, tabby brothers, approx. 13 weeks old.

  • Kittyfisher's kittens

    Fish-Cake is a black, fluffy-haired, female. She has one brother, Fish-Paste, and three sisters, Fish-Wife, Fish-Min and Fish-Mate. These four are all black and white and fluffy-haired. They are approx. 14 weeks old.

  • Sydney and Ptolemy

    Ptolemy is a shorthaired black and white female, born 23/05/11; Sydney is a shorthaired black male, a few weeks younger than Ptolemy. They will be neutered/spayed and microchipped before going to their new home.

  • Prospera

    NHFAH: Prospera is a black & white short haired female approx 1 year old. She has been spayed and microchipped. She is one of our No Hope For A Home kitties because she is shy with new people. She needs an experienced cat owner who will give her that extra bit of time to come out of her shell.

  • Carrie

    Carrie is a short-haired calico female, approx 3-4 years old. She has been spayed and microchipped.

  • Sir Gavin and Sir Gwain

    To be rehomed together: Sir Gavin and Sir Gwain are short-haired, black and white male kittens, approx. 14 weeks old.

  • Bonnie

    NHFAH: Bonnie is a short-haired tortoishell female. She is one of our No Hope For A Home kitties because she is approx 9-12 years old AND has only one eye! She has been spayed and microchipped.

  • Bonsai

    Bonsai is a shorthaired black female kitten approx 16-17 weeks old.

  • Jessebelle, Jack The Lad and Jessemin

    Jessebelle (marble tabby female), Jack The Lad (black male) and Jessemin (mackrel tabby female) are siblings approx 20 weeks old.

  • The Leftovers! Tomkins, Tammy, Ample and Amble

    Tomkins (male), Tammy, Ample and Amble (females) are all black shorthaired kittens, approx. 6-7 months old. They have all been neutered/spayed and microchipped.

  • Malcolm and Mary

    To be rehomed together: Malcolm and his sister Mary are black shorthaired kittens approx. 16 weeks old.

  • Domenique

    NHFAH: Domenique is one of our No Hope For A Home cats because she needs an experienced owner and a family with no young children or other cats. Domenique is a tabby shorthaired female adult. She has been spayed and microchipped.