We went and did Maths with the Cats at the Shelter!

 We went to Feline Care again today; the lovely, peaceful shelter run by Molly Cutmore, with her partner Paul, at East Harling, near Thetford. Poppy, the lovely calico cat pictured in a recent post, has gone to a new home, and another one of our favourites, beautiful Roy is being collected on Saturday to go and live with his new family in Diss, but we met gorgeous fluffy blue and white Smudge and friendly white Harry who has a purr which filled the room!

  I had had the inspired idea of combining Home Education (very little of which, contrary to popular opinion, actually takes place in the home..!) with visiting the cats, who need cuddles and human contact while they wait for their new homes. So, today, we decided to do some Maths and English with the older cats. Sweet, friendly Smokey was very pleased to see us, and fascinated with what we were doing. He climbed onto laps, peered over shoulders, gazed into eyes and purred and purred and purred! He is a lovely cat, and really needs a lap of his very own to sit on; maybe with the extra publicity that Feline Care is generating with all their fundraising, a lovely, caring home will be found for Smokey; someone who sees the value in a sweet natured, friendly older cat.       We'd love to take him home ourselves but two of the VegaNation rescue cats are very new and we're still in the 'settling in period' at the moment, so we really can't, but Smokey is such an easy cat to love, and so open and friendly and cuddly, and it was heart breaking to leave him, gazing up at us through the window of the door; he looked so small and alone. This shelter is a lovely place, the cats are looked after so well, and Molly works very hard to make sure that the cats go to really good homes, but is still sad to see an older cat in the shelter, competing against younger, more playful cats, and waiting that much longer than a younger cat to be chosen.
  Feline Care is threatened with closure if they can't raise £70,000 by the end of September, as they need to buy the land on which the shelter stands. They have done fantastically well so far and have already raised £33,000, but they have a long way to go, so please, if you can help at all, now is the time to donate to this worthy cause. If you think that you can give a home to Smokey (you would need to be in Norfolk, or not too far from Thetford, so that it's not too far for Molly to do a home visit!) or another deserving cat, or could donate to the Save Feline Care Fund, then please visit Feline Care's website on www.felinecare.org.uk.

  We love going to Feline Care and giving some of the cats some cuddles and attention. We really care about animals which is why we are vegan and want to help others on their path to veganism: we sell lots of lovely things in our shop which make being vegan so easy and yummy compared to when we became vegans, over 20 years ago. If you are looking for vegan snacks, chocolate or groceries, perfumes, bath sets, lovely vegan gifts or household items you'll find them all in our shop.We also sell a range of vegan homeopathic remedies and vitamins, and- my favourite bit of the shop: our second hand book section, with recipe books, animal rights books, and our favourite animal friendly children's books. Please visit us at www.veganation.co.uk and have a browse.