Rescue cats for adoption and rehoming in and around Oswestry

Two cat rescues list their cats for Oswestry. Shropshire Cat Rescue has its cattery at Bayston Hill on the southern edge of Shrewsbury, about 16 miles away, and Shropshire Street Cats keeps its cats with fosterers and in a rescue pen near Whitchurch, about 17 miles to the north east.

Kittens make up much of what both rescues have in, so the kittens page is often the fuller one. Each cat links to its own rescue, and you apply there.

Shropshire Street Cats now and then opens its pen near Whitchurch as a tiny cat cafe for one to three people, a chance to meet the resident cats with or without a view to adopting; slots are few and advertised as they come up. It also hands out neutering vouchers as one of Cats Protection's advocate charities.

Cats Protection has no branch page for Oswestry, and its own cats are not on LocalPetFinder, so search its site as well.

At Shropshire Cat Rescue the minimum donation is £70 for any cat or kitten and £100 for a pedigree cat, papers or not, and it covers part of what the cattery spends on that cat. Shropshire Street Cats puts no fee on its website, so ask when you enquire.

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.

Both rescues check the home before a cat leaves, though the details differ (Shropshire Cat Rescue and Shropshire Street Cats):

• Bayston Hill. Shropshire Cat Rescue asks about where you live to be sure your home and location suit one of its cats, and says plainly it may turn an application down in the interests of you and the cat. A home checker may visit, always with notice, and you may need proof of identity when you collect.
• Near Whitchurch. Shropshire Street Cats lets adopters come and meet the cats and carries out home visits.