As you probably know by now Jake and I adopted the gorgeous little Apollo from Cats Protection in July 2025. He was living in a multi-cat household and was in a real state when he arrived with them, including having had his eyes removed (presumed to be due to complications of an infection as a kitten).

The wonderful team at Cats Protection took him in, vaccinated/de-fleaed/de-wormed him, neutered him, and paid for him to have two further operations on his eye sockets to sort out a painful infection in what was left of his eyes. They then helped us adopt him and provided support throughout.

He’s now the light of our lives and thriving in his new home. We couldn’t be more grateful for all the work they did for him and I want to repay them somehow.

I’ve run the Hackney Half five times before and am pledging to try and beat my personal best (1h58m) as part of a fundraiser for them!

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Cats Protection help more cats than any other organisation and we want to help millions more. We are a dedicated community of passionate employees, volunteers, supporters and partners, working together to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.

We are the voice of cats in society and we speak up for their protection.

We’re working towards a society where every cat is treated with kindness and respect.

Making a better life for cats, because life is better with cats.

Find out more: www.cats.org.uk