Please DO NOT come and book one of our cats unless you are ready to adopt IMMEDIATELY. You will be asked to pick your cat/kitten up within 24 hours of your home check. Your home check will be arranged as soon as we can, but this can range from next day to several days later.

Please note: If at any stage in the adoption process, we or one of our volunteers/fosterers, home checkers etc. feel that the situation is not right for our cat or kitten, you may be turned down.

Criteria for Adult Cats:

• No cat is to be homed if the house is on a busy road or other dangers, eg. Railway lines. The home check will fail if the home checker feels the area is unsafe for the cat.

• A cat which is not used to dogs should not be homed to a dog owning household, unless the dog is used to cats so likely to leave it alone.

• The house should have access to a garden area, with a cat flap fitted. This should ideally be located at the back of the house so the cat does not come out directly onto the road side of the house. The home checker will need to see the catflap on the visit, and will fail the home if there is not one already fitted.

• No cat is to be housed as an ‘indoor cat’ unless that is the lifestyle is has previously lived.

• If the potential adopter already has resident cats or dogs in the home, an up to date vaccine certificates will need to be seen by the home checker for each animal.

• If you are out of our area, and we are unable to find a home checker to do the home check for you, your offer of a home may have to be declined.

Criteria for Kittens:

• No kitten is to be homed to a family with children under 5. This is because of the danger of the child treading on, dropping or squeezing the kitten.

• The kitten must not be homed to a family who will be leaving the kitten for more than 3 hours at a time. This can be extended slightly if two kittens are booked together. This is so the kitten does not get lonely and bored, and because they have regular feeding requirements.

• The adopter must be prepared to get their kitten neutered @ 6 months old, and ensure it is properly vaccinated.

• No kitten is to be homed if the house is on a busy road or other dangers, eg. Railway lines. The home check will fail if the home checker feels the area is unsafe for the cat.

• The house should have access to a garden area, with a cat flap fitted. This should ideally be located at the back of the house so the cat does not come out directly onto the road side of the house. The home checker will need to see the catflap on the visit, and will fail the home if there is not one already fitted.

• No kitten is to be housed as an ‘indoor cat’.

• If the potential adopter already has resident cats or dogs in the home, an up to date vaccine certificates will need to be seen by the home checker for each animal.

• If you are out of our area, and we are unable to find a home checker to do the home check for you, your offer of a home may have to be declined.