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As many of you know when I was living in Tunisia I found myself with a 4 week old kitten that had been found abandoned by his mother, after taking him in feeding him and caring for him (which including cleaning him after each feed as he was a messy eater who liked to stand in his bowl while eating!) we decided to move back to the UK. This began my cat man persona as we could not bear to leave him behind so we brought him back with us, and, after a six month stint in quarantine Billy is now a happy healthy cat (as you will see in my picture)   While looking for something worthwhile to occupy some of my spare time with which would also interest me I came across a charity shop a few streets away operated by Cats Protection. I dropped off a volunteer form and in March 2008 I began helping out on Saturdays. This was only the beginning as I found myself enjoying the work more and more I offered to take on other responsibilities which has finally led to me having a walk in pen in my back garden to look after cats and kittens till then can be found a loving permanent home.   As the charity is run totally on donations we are always looking for new ways to raise funds which is why I have set up this page as I will be taking part in a Fire Walk at the end of January to give you a quick idea of what this is it will involve walking across 20ft of hot coals that are approx 800 degrees Fahrenheit (426 degrees Celsius) Given that I screamed when I had my ear pierced it could be an interesting evening. To give you an idea of what a local Cats Protection branch does: ·         Re-homing around 200 cats a year; ·         Running a trap, neuter and release service for feral cats; ·         Promoting neutering; ·         Running a lost and found service for cats in our area; ·         Offering support and advice to people with cat-related problems. The walk is taking place on 27th January at Northampton University - Park Campus. As a charity we receive no government funding so all of our work is completed by volunteers and paid for by donations and fundraising. I know it is not the best time to be asking for sponsorship but is you can help myself and the charity would be very grateful (my feet maybe not so!) You can also donate by text by sending a message to 70070 all you need to do is write CATS47 followed by your donation. eg CATS47£10 Thank you Vaughn Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

Cats Protection Fire Walk

Cats Protection Fire Walk

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