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Cats Protection

Also called Cats Protection League

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What is Cats Protection?

Cats Protection is a UK cat welfare charity, founded in 1927 as the Cats Protection League. It rescues and rehomes cats, promotes neutering and publishes cat care advice, which our pages cite on litter trays, scratching, human foods and cat allergies.

What does Cats Protection do?

Cats Protection rescues, cares for and rehomes cats through more than 30 centres across the UK and a network of volunteers, and calls itself the UK's largest cat welfare charity. It says it has rehomed over two million cats and kittens since it was founded in 1927 by Jessey Wade and others. The name was shortened from the Cats Protection League in 1998.

Neutering has been central to its work since 1949, through campaigns and financial help for owners. It also campaigned for compulsory microchipping of pet cats in England, which became law in 2024.

What does Cats Protection publish for cat owners?

Cats Protection publishes free help and advice on choosing, caring for and understanding cats, covering behavior, health and diet, and it has run The Cat magazine since 1931. Our litter box article cites a behavior feature from that magazine.

What do our pages use from Cats Protection?

Several of our Learn articles use its advice. Where to put a litter box cites its litter tray placement and depth advice. Why cats scratch furniture uses its guidance on posts and scratching. Human foods that are toxic to cats uses its page on which human foods are safe in small amounts, and the Ragdoll article uses its advice that no cat breed is hypoallergenic.

Questions about Cats Protection

Is Cats Protection only for cats?

Cats Protection works with cats alone, unlike the RSPCA or Battersea, which also care for dogs and other animals. Its centres rehome only cats and kittens, and its owner advice covers only cat care, behavior, health and diet, which makes it a useful source for cat-specific questions.

Does Cats Protection endorse Danny's Cats?

Cats Protection does not endorse Danny's Cats. We cite its published advice on litter trays, scratching, human foods and allergies, and it has not reviewed or approved anything on this site. Each page that quotes Cats Protection links to the page we used in its source list.

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