07/07/2009 - Kitty Cash to benefit Cat Rescue
Shipley based online shop Nice Cat Stuff is giving shoppers the option to donate points awarded through its Kitty Cash loyalty reward scheme to Haworth Cat Rescue.
For every £1 spent by its customers 5 Puss Points are awarded, valued at 1p each which can be offset on any order, any time. These points can now be gifted to the rehoming centre by cat lovers wanting to support its work.
“Nice Cat Stuff carries a zany selection of high quality, affordable cat products that appeal to the inner cat in everyone,” said campaign Manager, Corinne Moore.
Nice Cat Stuff director, Frank Dillon explained,”We started this business because we are all cat mad ourselves but we know there are people out there who think nothing of hurting them and others who can’t keep their pet for whatever reason – and this is an opportunity to ‘give back’ by supporting a very worthy group who are trying to improve things in West Yorkshire.
From a Zen Cat Snoozer bed and Sleepy pot Mobile Pet bed to funky collars, fun toys and ‘pink fish’ feeding bowls, there is something for discerning cats of all tastes!
“I really urge anyone looking for cat accessories or a gift for a fun-loving cat owner, to take a look at the site because any Kitty Cash they gain on their purchases will be put to very good use if they opt to pass them on to us to help cats in need,” added Corinne.
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01/06/2009 Event Organiser wanted for Doggies for Moggies Haworth Cat Rescue is asking animal lovers to organise this year’s Doggies for Moggies fundraising walk on their behalf to save the event from cancellation.
“It’s very sad and a major blow to us, but the truth is we simply do not have the manpower to organise it,” said Corinne Moore, campaign manager. “Unless someone comes forward soon we have no alternative.”
The Doggies for Moggies sponsored walks have been very successful in the past and have included the eight mile Railway Children’s Walk - but there are all sorts of options for all levels of human and doggie ability.
“We are very much hoping that an individual or social group will take this fun event on as now is the perfect time of year to be out and about enjoying the countryside and the wonderful sunshine,” said Corinne
Dogs can be ‘borrowed’ from friends to join the walk, and it’s an enjoyable way of keeping fit and meeting new friends. Those not wishing to actually take part on the day can help by getting sponsorship for the dogs taking part.
“We can help with publicising the event and give as much advice as needed, and organisers can have free reign as to the time and date – and are welcome to put their own special stamp on it. Event organising is a great way of building a CV, too”
“Please, please get in touch with me on 07898 640700 and keep Doggies for Moggies alive,” added Corinne.
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01/05/2009 Open Letter from Haworth Cat Rescue Patron, author Milly JohnsonAll that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.
The above quote is attributed to Edmund Burke, a well-known 18th century political philosopher. It is particularly fitting in the context of Yorkshire’s appalling reputation for animal cruelty and neglect.
If England were to be judged as an animal loving nation based on Yorkshire, it would not be given that accolade. Time and again, the suffering of animals is overlooked because people come first. Yet, Haworth Cat Rescue, gives so much to people as well as animals. It gives hope to the lonely by bringing a new friend into their home to talk to and to love. It gives comfort to those reluctantly forced to surrender their much loved pet because the care home or hospice into which they are moving will not allow them to bring their cherished companion. You see, the charity will never put a cat to sleep because it is ‘too old’ or has a medical condition such as diabetes. All are cared for until a new and loving home is found.
A friend once commented that the Samaritans ask suicidal callers if they have a pet as a way of giving them a reason to live. I don’t know if it’s true, but I do know that in some of my darkest moments, my cats have been there for me, soothing me with their purring and making me smile again.
Apathy and dormant goodwill will not bring about the change that is so essential to reverse Yorkshire’s animal cruelty record and restore the special bond between animals and people that somehow as a society we have lost.
I am honoured to be patron of Haworth Cat Rescue because I care about animal welfare and the wellbeing of people. For me, they go hand in paw.
Please donate your one pound towards the appeal to buy land on which to build a new rehoming centre. Click on to www.haworthcatrescue.org or send your cheque to Haworth Cat Rescue, The Farm, Lower Pierce Close, Cross Roads, Keighley BD22 9AQ. Thank you.
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14/04/2009 Haworth Cat Rescue Appoints Local Author as Patron Milly Johnson author of popular romantic comedies Yorkshire Pudding Club and The Birds and the Bees has become Haworth Cat Rescue’s first patron. She will be signing copies of her newly released third novel A Spring Affair published by Simon and Schuster in Morrisons, Keighley between 9.30am and 11.30 am on Saturday April 18.
“We will be having an in-store collection to raise funds for our new Centre appeal on the same day, so are thrilled that Milly we will able to join us,” said Corinne Moore, Campaign Manager
Milly, who describes herself as a ‘half-Glaswegian Barnsley bird’ lives in Barnsley with her sons, Terence and George and her menagerie of animals including her four rescue cats.
“I was honoured to have been asked to become Patron and equally honoured to accept,” says MIlly. “Haworth Cat Rescue is close to my heart because I adopted one of my first rescue cats from them almost 15 years ago.”
“The funny thing is I never liked cats at all, I was always a dog person. A boyfriend suggested we get a cat to keep the dog company and at the time I remember thinking what the heck had I done?
“Cats were strange beings to me and I couldn’t see the point of why somebody would want this independent being around the house that you did things for and got nothing back - but how wrong I was. Just the presence of a cat in the house lifts your status from house to home. Needless to say, the boyfriend went and the cats stayed. And cats have been in my life ever since!”
Milly studied drama and education at university but it was a chance meeting that led her in a new direction. She got involved with writing greetings cards for the now famous Purple Ronnie range and her bubbly personality and whacky sense of humour were a perfect fit.
Now a successful novelist she is a firm stalwart of ‘the cat club’. Cat club?
“It’s like explaining life before and life after children – only if you’ve joined the ‘cat club’ can you understand! Over the years my cats have made me laugh so much and they are true companions – I didn’t think you could get that outside the dog world. Every single one them has a really different personality, every cat that I have loved and lost has had its own traits and idiosyncrasies.”
Milly recalls how her cats helped her to finally complete her first novel.
“The children would be asleep and the house quiet, as I sat typing into the small hours. My cats would take turn to sit on the dining room table and fall asleep by the side of me, one on my knee, one on the cushion. They were very calming and ‘warmed the air up’ in the house - and were a comfort as I worked through the night. It was a very special time.”
“It’s heartbreaking to think that Yorkshire carries the burden of such a terrible reputation for cruelty and it’s something I worry about. Local charities meet local needs and that’s why I think Haworth Cat Rescue is doing something so exciting with its plans for a new environmentally friendly rehoming centre that will do us all proud and help stop the abusive treatment by teaching kids how to love, respect and enjoy cats”
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