Current Cats for Homing

Last updated on 16/01/2025

Sock

Sock is a male cat that has been loiving on the street and is the latest cat to be admitted (16th Jan). We have yet to assess him, but he seems friendly enough.

Jack

Despite the name Jack is a female cat, who is fifteen years of age. She has been cared for lovingly her whole life and had full veterinary attention. She is currently vaccinated for the next year, and appears to bee in robust health.

Jack lost her home when her elderly owner entered permanent respite care without advance warning. She is confident, very clean, loves peeople, children and is used to a calm family dog.

Shadow

Shadow is a big black tom cat surrendered by people who rescued him from living on the street for many months. He was neutered yesterday, and is now making friends with his carers at the Ark. In particular is is quite fond of Simon's lap!

Shadow loves people but needs a home free of others cats as he is likely to be very dominant towards them.

Lady

Lady is a young female tabby, who is already mothering kittens which she was carrying when we were asked to rescue her from a garden shed that she had been living in for a month. She now has three kittens, they are the youngest currently at the Ark.

Homing Policy Change!

Please note that as a rule it is no longer Westgate Ark policy to home adult cats into homes that already have encumbent cats living there. This is due the the high failure and return rate where the cats do not get on and the homing is unsuccessful due to tensions and hostilities between the cats.

Though some integration of adult cats is successful, all too often the homings are less than perfect and there is a lack of harmony all round.

It is not our policy to home cats into settings where there is a real chance of tension and we do not ever wish to ruin the quality of lives of cats already living happily in a home where their lives are spoilt by the arrival of our cats.

Also, we never wish to see the home-lives of people impaired by too many cats, who are hostile towards each other.

The Westgate Ark maxim is that if you have a happy cat or cats in your home then why risk upsetting the apple cart?

If it ain't broken, then don't fix it!

Kittens at the Ark

If you are interested in offering a home to a rescue kitten then please contact us. WE DO NOT BREED KITTENS but from time to time do rescue kittens and find them good homes!

All feral queens are spayed by the Ark before being either returned to the original site or placed somewhere better.Before being homed the kittens are all treated against parasites and will have developed to a safe age and weight.

All kittens homed by the Ark will be done so with strict neutering, vaccination and microchipping agreements in place, and veterinary insurance provision is also strongly recommended.

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Offering a home to our cats

Westgate Ark is operating again but at reduced capacity and is no longer open to visitors without an appointment.

Contact to Westgate Ark should be by email to admin@westgateark.org.uk

Please be aware that only a limited amount of cats can be admitted and helped by us!

Recently Homed

Homing applications should be made via email by the person seeking to adopt and keep the cat. Please email admin@westgateark.org.uk

All cats homed by Westgate Ark are homed at our sole discretion.

Cats may only be viewed through an arranged appointment!

Items currently needed to help us care for our cats!

Cat litter, virkon, newpaper, kitchen roll/blue roll, flea treatment, wormers.

Anyone kindly donating any of the above items should please email us first to arrange a time to drop them off as the Ark is no longer manned around the clock.

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Feral cats

We are always looking for home offers for feral cats. Feral cats aren't just strays, but cats that have had little or no human contact. We generally trap them from around the city and have them neutered and ear tipped. This isn't cruel, it just indicates that the cat has already been trapped and neutered.

Rather than putting them back on the streets we find these cats suitable homes, usually on farms/ stables/ smallholdings, where they can happily live outside, but have someone give a daily supply of fresh food & water and somewhere sheltered to sleep.

If you can offer a place for a feral cat please contact us!