Adopting Cats and Kittens from the Branch

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The majority of the cats and kittens available for adoption were brought into branch care by RSPCA Inspectors. Many have been ill-treated or severely neglected by their previous owners. If you could offer a cat or kitten a caring new home to call their own please don’t hesitate to ring for an appointment to visit the cattery.

Please note – kittens will only be rehomed to families where there is someone at home during the day and where there are no young children under 5 years of age. We follow an adoption process when rehoming all animals in our care.

Adopting a Kitten?

These are the true initial costs of a free to good home kitten when compared to one adopted from the RSPCA.

A free kitten from a neighbour or newspaper advert:	A kitten from the RSPCA Tameside and Glossop branch:
£15 – Initial flea and worm course £20 – Average cost of microchipping £50 – Average cost of neutering £40 – Average cost of inoculations £25 – Average cost of vet check   Total cost: £150 (approx)	Flea and worm treatment Basic health check by a veterinary surgeon Vaccinations against Flu and Enteritis Neutering and Microchipping Dietary advice, help and back up Total adoption fee: £50

These procedures are the very BASIC things a kitten or cat needs to keep them healthy and safe. It is not enough to love and feed them. Animals need your time and money too. Animals are a luxury and to care for one properly you need to consider all their needs for life.

We talk to EVERYONE who is taking on an animal about the whole spectrum of the care, commitment, housing and costs involved. This is to help people make an educated choice and safeguards the animal involved, our primary concern.

Cat Adoption FAQs

1. Can I come and look around? I’m afraid we don’t have a ‘walk around centre’ and you will need to get in touch to arrange to meet a cat you are interested in.
2. How do I adopt a cat? First, have a read of our adoption process. When you have decided you would like to adopt from the branch have a look at the cats for adoption and get in touch to start things rolling.
3. Where are the cats boarded? Cats are boarded at MyPetStop, Parkway, Denton, Manchester M34 3SG (just off junction 24 of the M60). See map.
4. What is the adoption fee? The cost for adoption is £50 for all cats and kittens see the table above for what this includes.
5. My circumstances mean I can’t adopt at the moment is there any other way I can help? Yes have a look at our animal welfare volunteering and fundraising pages.
6. Can I make a financial donation to help branch cats? Yes, you can donate directly to the branch by cheque or postal order, please send an email and we will gladly send you the correct address to send this type of donation to, or by cash at one of our collection days. Did you know that you can also send a donation securely by text from your own mobile phone? See the right hand column of this page for details.

Please Neuter your Cats!

Too many beautiful cats, not enough good homes!