Nine Lives Cat Rescue

About Nine Lives Cat Rescue

We are dedicated to rescuing stray, abandoned and unwanted cats and kittens in the Romsey, Southampton and Winchester areas of Hampshire, England, UK and whenever possible to re-home them at suitable locations. We need your support and any assistance you can offer would be appreciated.

Nine Lives Cat Rescue was founded in April 1994. Many of the original volunteers had worked for some years with a large national cat charity and, so, came with a variety of experience and knowledge about cat welfare. The main objectives for the Charity is to rescue stray, abandoned and unwanted cats and kittens and whenever possible to re-home or re-site them at suitable locations.

One of the most important parts of our work is to promote the neutering of all adult cats, both male and female before they become sexually active, i.e. at 5-6 months of age. There are too many unwanted cats and kittens every year, and we believe the only way to get over this problem is to encourage people to have their cats neutered.

All our adult cats are neutered before they are re-homed, if they are not already neutered when they come into our care. The new owners of all kittens that we find homes for are issued with a neutering certificate the month the kitten becomes six months old, and they must get this stamped and signed by the veterinary surgeon as proof that the neutering has been carried out. No kitten is ever homed if the prospective owner intends to breed from it.

We do not make a charge for our cats and kittens but we do ask for the adopter to make a donation to our costs. Our rescued cats and kittens are cared for by volunteers in their own homes Some have purpose built cat pens, others use a spare room. These foster homes are in Southampton, Romsey and Winchester.

All volunteers give their time and care to the cats and kittens freely, we pay for all cat food and litter and cover veterinary costs while they are in our care. Although the Charity's headquarters is at the home of the Organiser, Susan Smith, which is in a village outside of Romsey, the Organisation will try to help cats wherever the need arises. We have been able to offer help as far away as Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Southampton and Winchester.

So, please, do join us and make a donation if you can. You will receive our quarterly magazine to keep you informed about our work and any forthcoming events. If you are able to offer help then please indicate this on the reverse of the membership form.

See our Membership Page for an application form.