First kitten of kitten season for Stapeley

The RSPCA’s Stapeley Grange Cattery in Cheshire is caring for its first kitten of 2020 after five-week-old Inky was rescued by the charity

She was rescued by an RSPCA inspector on April 6 and is now being fostered by Centre Manager, Lee Stewart.

Lee said: “She is a very loving and affectionate kitten and is adapting well in foster care. She was too young to be away from her mum when she first arrived so I’ve been hand rearing her and feeding her round-the-clock. 

“She’s a very inquisitive kitten and loves to play but she also loves fuss and is becoming a confident girl in our care, including with my other cats who she loves! She also comes into the cattery when I’m working which means she gets cuddles and play time with the rest of the team. 

“Typically May to September is the start of kitten season when cats are most likely to give birth but even as early as April we start to see kittens being born.”

The RSPCA rescues more cats than any other animal and particularly at this time of year, the charity sees lots of cats and kittens coming into its care as a result of the cat overpopulation crisis. 

Stapeley Grange is currently caring for 29 cats and is expecting even more to come into its care in the coming weeks as its rescue teams bring in more animals in need.

Although RSPCA centres have closed to the public, the charity continues to provide vital care to thousands of animals across England and Wales at its centres and hospitals and since the crisis deepened at the beginning of March, our animal cruelty line has received more than 60,000 calls.

During the Covid -19 lockdown the RSPCA has launched a new virtual adoption protocol that will allow members of the public to adopt our cats, which will free up space for more animals in need, coming in via the RSPCA officers.  

For more information on how to adopt from Stapeley Grange Cattery please check Stapeley Grange’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/rspcastapeleygrange/

To help RSPCA Stapeley Grange keep helping animals and providing round the clock care through these unprecedented times, please donate whatever you can spare (every £ helps) at www.justgiving.com/campaign/RSPCAStapeleyGrangeCattery