Homes Wanted

Last Updated - 03/02/2026

Banjo

Rescued from the West End of Newcastle. Banjo is currently being held under the 14 day rule while we try to trace an owner. If that is unsuccessful, then he will need a home to be found for him. He is currently under assessment.

Stav

This is Stav, she was admitted to us within the past few days, we are seeking a good home for her with a caring owner/s.

Reason for surrender (in the words of the kind lady who rescued her from the street).

Stav was found in my garden living under some furniture in November 2024. We took her in and tried to look for her owner but we've had no luck.

We've grown very attached to her and wanted to keep her but we already have two senior cats, a large dog and a baby on the way and I think it's best for her to go to a loving home where she can get all the cuddles and love she deserves.

She can be very territorial at first with other pets but she now gets on well with one of our cats and tolerates our dog.

Can our wonderful community help us home this deserving queen?

Rabbie

Rabbie was rescued from the Lemington area on 28th January. We were called out by a local resident whose home he repeatedly entered begging for food. She had been very concerned about him for sometime as he was matted, hungry, somewhat smelly and unneutered. He is unchipped and appeared to be in distress. He will be held for 14 days, and then if unclaimed will be homed.

If this is you cat then please contact admin@westgateark.org.uk.

Vincent & Victor

Atticus

Rescued on 17/01/2026 from a back garden in the Blaydon area, and likely a feral or semi-feral cat. To be held for fourteen days, during which time he will be assessed. If you think he is your cat, then please claim him. He is about to be neutered now and will soon be up for being re-settled into somewhere suitable for a feral cat.

Anyone who can offer a sheltered and dry space on a farm or stables, or who has outhouses in a rural location, and who will feed and water the cat daily please contact the Ark on admin@westgateark.org.uk

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!