Rescue cats for adoption and rehoming in and around North Wales

Three rescues list cats on this page. Feline Fur Babies North Wales runs its cattery in Prestatyn, about 14 miles east of Colwyn Bay, and often has kittens; North Clwyd Animal Rescue at Trelogan, about 17 miles, rehomes cats beside its dogs, including feral cats that need a farm.

To the west, Freshfields Animal Rescue has its Wales centre at Nebo, south of Caernarfon; its cats show here under Caernarfon, about 25 miles away. Every cat links back to its rescue, and you apply there.

Feline Fur Babies charges £150 for an adult, £175 for a junior of 8 to 18 months, £200 for a kitten (£190 if pure black or black and white) and £80 for a feral cat going to a farm. North Clwyd Animal Rescue asks £95 for a cat and £120 for a kitten, with a £10 deposit when you reserve.

At Freshfields' Wales centre a cat or kitten is £100 with its first vaccine, or £125 once it has had both.

Each rescue sets its own adoption fee. Cats Protection says you can expect to pay £80 to £120 on average for an adult cat and £100 to £120 for a kitten, varying between its branches, and Blue Cross fees start from £150 for cats aged 4 months to 7 years. The fee usually covers neutering, microchipping and first vaccinations, and each rescue confirms its own fee.

Each rescue starts with a form or an enquiry, then a meeting (North Clwyd's cat page).

• North Clwyd. After the online form, it emails within a few days to book a viewing; a home check checks you aren't next to a main road, and the process takes about a week. It rehomes no cats to families with a child under 2.
• Feline Fur Babies. Enquire about a cat and it comes back with questions about you and your home; bonded pairs go together. Its homing guidance says a kitten stays in for its first year and an older cat for at least 6 weeks.
• Freshfields, Nebo. Its Wales centre may ask for an application form, or invite you to meet the cats first; a home check, in person or by video, comes before the adoption.

Two other centres rehome cats on their own sites (Cats Protection).

• The Cats Protection North Wales Cat Centre covers postcodes including LL22 and LL32, charges £85 for an adult cat and £105 for a kitten, and takes visitors daily from 11am to 2.30pm without an appointment, except on Tuesdays.
• The RSPCA Bryn-y-Maen Animal Centre at Upper Colwyn Bay has 36 cat pens.

There is no cat warden service, as North Clwyd Animal Rescue points out, so ask a vet to scan the cat for a microchip. The rescue can also put your details on its own register of lost and found cats.

Our guide to cat rescues in North Wales compares the three. The kittens and older cats pages filter today's cats, and our North Wales rehoming page covers giving up a cat.