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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: IHeartAnimals on June 10, 2010, 11:52:41 AM

Title: Favourite animal charity?
Post by: IHeartAnimals on June 10, 2010, 11:52:41 AM
What's yours? My new fave is Four paws - quite new in UK but do some lovely stuff! check out www.four-paws.org.uk or get the updates off face www.facebook.com/FourPawsUK   8)
Title: Re: Favourite animal charity?
Post by: Gill (sneakiefeline) on June 10, 2010, 12:21:23 PM
We have our own, Coventry Cats, Eight Lives Left, Paws Inn, Rons Cats Brighton, Sunny Harbour, various CP branches etc etc  ;D
Title: Re: Favourite animal charity?
Post by: Mark on June 10, 2010, 13:26:49 PM
What's yours? My new fave is Four paws - quite new in UK but do some lovely stuff! check out www.four-paws.org.uk or get the updates off face www.facebook.com/FourPawsUK   8)

And I assume you are from 4paws as well?  :shify:
Title: Re: Favourite animal charity?
Post by: IHeartAnimals on June 10, 2010, 14:28:49 PM
It's actually Four Paws (not 4paws!). No I'm not 'from' there but I am considering volunteering for them! So cynical!  ;D
Title: Re: Favourite animal charity?
Post by: Kirst on June 10, 2010, 16:59:47 PM
Even if you are , the more rescues the less abandoned cats so that can only be a good thing eh! ;)

I support the rescues on here (occasionally adopting a cat or three) and also CP anhd Blue Cross
Title: Re: Favourite animal charity?
Post by: Mark on June 10, 2010, 18:42:49 PM
So cynical!  ;D

Yes I am cynical and would recommend people check out any charity themselves before donating.

The exact same post was posted on another forum today - I found this in a matter of seconds so I am sure there are others.

http://www.petchat.co.uk/favourite-animal-charity-t5796.html

Oh look - here's another almost identical first post  :shify:

http://www.wildlifeuk.net/favourite-animal-charity-t-3313.html
Title: Re: Favourite animal charity?
Post by: Claire_smc on June 10, 2010, 20:30:10 PM
My favourite charities are the Cat's Protection because they helped me out a lot with Darcy, our stray who we recently rescued. The lady was just lovely and willing to give us advice and help us out with neutering etc.

Also the Cat Orphanage who are a local cat rescue charity where I live, we got Pepsi from one lady who unfortunately is retiring soon but there's a few others still working to rescue and rehome.

And NASSL, again a lady working on her farm relying on the public for donations, I have a soft spot for them as when I was in college we did bake sales for them and bought food and blankets and toys and the lady was always so grateful and lovely. When I had to rehome Tank for a girl at work again she was brilliant.
Title: Re: Favourite animal charity?
Post by: nickynoo93 on June 10, 2010, 20:56:56 PM
For me its got to be Eight Lives Left. Where I got My spoilt furbabes from. :Luv:
But I love reading about all the good work of the Purrs Charities.

Nicky
Title: Re: Favourite animal charity?
Post by: Mark on June 10, 2010, 23:16:45 PM
No particular favourites although I greatly admire AnimalsAsia as they are doing a great deal to try stopping cats & dogs being used to for meat & fur in China etc. They take great risks and I can't imagine some of the terrible things they have to witness.
Title: Re: Favourite animal charity?
Post by: Sam (Fussy_Furball) on June 11, 2010, 16:12:57 PM
So cynical!  ;D

Yes I am cynical and would recommend people check out any charity themselves before donating.

The exact same post was posted on another forum today - I found this in a matter of seconds so I am sure there are others.

http://www.petchat.co.uk/favourite-animal-charity-t5796.html

Oh look - here's another almost identical first post  :shify:

http://www.wildlifeuk.net/favourite-animal-charity-t-3313.html



 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:  Mark you are priceless  :bow:
Title: Re: Favourite animal charity?
Post by: Shiroi-Neko on June 11, 2010, 18:07:31 PM
I don't  have a particular a favorite animal charity.
I used to volunteered in north London's CP.
I guess it's HAWs( Hounslow Animal Welfare) as I whodunit of met Ai Chan!
Title: Re: Favourite animal charity?
Post by: Mark on June 23, 2010, 00:07:35 AM
So I was right being cynical. If someone was genuinely asking a question, fair enough but they haven't even logged in again since that first day.

It reminds me of a certain rescue that I won't name as I know some people support them on here, but someone posted once about the wonderful cat flap they had bought and it could be ordered from x rescue. It turned out, the person was from that rescue. I think it does a disservice being crafty like that. They would have been far better off saying who they were and that the cat flaps could be ordered at discounted prices while helping a rescue?
Title: Re: Favourite animal charity?
Post by: Stuart on June 23, 2010, 06:08:31 AM
So cynical!  ;D

Yes I am cynical and would recommend people check out any charity themselves before donating.

The exact same post was posted on another forum today - I found this in a matter of seconds so I am sure there are others.

http://www.petchat.co.uk/favourite-animal-charity-t5796.html

Oh look - here's another almost identical first post  :shify:

http://www.wildlifeuk.net/favourite-animal-charity-t-3313.html


Oh Mark !!   :rofl: :rofl: or should that be Sherlock ??  :shify: :evillaugh:

Title: Re: Favourite animal charity?
Post by: Pudding on June 23, 2010, 09:36:05 AM
Mrrk, did you think to check the Charity Commission instead of just scaning the web?
Title: Re: Favourite animal charity?
Post by: Mark on June 23, 2010, 11:44:35 AM
Yes - there is a Four Paws rescue in Wales - the only one registered with the charity commission - it is a completely different charity, mainly a dog rescue.
http://www.fourpawsanimalrescue.org.uk/

The other one posted on here appears to be genuine, although there is no registered number on their website. My point is, even if they are kosher, someone posting links to them left right & centre doesn't give them any credibility.
Title: Re: Favourite animal charity?
Post by: Den on June 23, 2010, 11:54:51 AM
The Welsh Four Paws is a good rescue, and they post on Dog Pages.

I believe the one here is just spamming sites  :scared:
Title: Re: Favourite animal charity?
Post by: Mark on June 23, 2010, 12:25:20 PM

I believe the one here is just spamming sites  :scared:

So you don't even think it is a real charity?  :scared:

I thought it looked genuine but whoever posted the link on here is posting links all over the place.
Title: Re: Favourite animal charity?
Post by: Mark on June 23, 2010, 12:41:44 PM
I spoke to Will at the London office. He is going to look into it. He thinks it might be a helper thinking they are doing a good thing, but also thinks that it probably does more harm than good. He is going to set up a purrs account and PM the person to find out who they are - he will also introduce the charity properly.
Title: Re: Favourite animal charity?
Post by: Den on June 23, 2010, 12:46:35 PM

I believe the one here is just spamming sites  :scared:

So you don't even think it is a real charity?  :scared:

I thought it looked genuine but whoever posted the link on here is posting links all over the place.

Nope, it's probably real. Just going onto different sites and posting websites and not anything else is considered spamming and is quite rude  :scared:

That's really good of Will  :Luv: