Homes Wanted

Last Updated

Polly

Can anyone help with a special little cat called Polly please?

Polly is essentially a youngish female semi-feral cat that has raised at least two litters of kittens in the grounds of a factory site in County Durham where she was rescued from.

We have trapped her and had her spayed at the request of the owner's of the site who have been wonderfully supportive of her. We have observed her at the Ark for about six weeks now, this is our report.

Polly normally gets on well with others cats (as feral queens often do), and is a calm and contented cat when she is left alone in a comfortable spot. She watches what goes on and seems to follow and welcome the routine. When at her most relaxed she might bravely accept treats without backing away fully, though when less relaxed she will do a full retreat and hide if any one comes too close to her.

As things stand, Polly certainly will not tolerate any attempts to handle her, and although this may not always be the case, it could be many years if at all needed by her before trusting someone to touch her.

We need one of three things for Polly.

a. A placement on a farm, stables, or similar where she will be welcome and fed and watered daily. She would need access to a sheltered and dry spot on such a site, and be safe from dangerous chemicals, machinery or busy roads.

b. Although not usually recommended for feral cats, she might be suitable in a home where it was clearly not expected of her to ever be handled. She really, does seem quite content when left alone, and usually mixes well with other cats. Trying to get her to a vets or elsewhere would be a nightmare and any owner would need to keep a cheap humane cat trap or crush cage for catching her.

c. If neither of the above are found, then Polly might be best off being returned back to the site that she was caught from.

This covers a wide area, has fantastic caring staff, is an area that she knows how to survive in, and is free of dangers such as machinery, chemicals or busy roads.

Please contact admin@westgateark.org.uk if you can help!

Thank you.

Raven

Friendly young tom cat, admitted from a multicat household within the past few weeks. Needs to be neutered before homing.

Odie

Pleasant 2.5 year old tom cat , used to living with two other cats and a young child without issue.

Percy

Pleasant 2.5 year old tom cat , used to living with two other cats and a young child without issue.

Murphy

Rescued from the Byker area where he was sleeping in a bin storage area and fed by local residents, it is alleged that this cat was left behind when his former owner return to his country of origin. We have found Murphy was be quite wary of people and situations at first but essentially a calm cat who just need a little patience from people while they earn his trust.

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 f he is your cat, then please claim him.

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!