Wales Cat Centre - Canolfan Gathod Cymru

18/08/2025

👀 Keep an eye out for details on a special fire walk event we are holding on the 4th October to raise funds for Wales Cat Centre - Canolfan Gathod Cymru!

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In the meantime, if you have any spare change, please feel free to drop it into the Cat Protection Bridgend collection pots on our bar!

18/08/2025

🎷 What a Day to Remember! 🎷
Our Jazz-themed Open Day on 16 August 2025 was a roaring success! 🐾🎶

💰 Over £1,500 raised
🐱 7 cats reserved for their forever homes
🎉 Special guests included Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies MS and Councillor Huw David, the Mayor of Bridgend County Borough , who joined us in celebrating with our amazing volunteers, employees, and supporters.

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who attended, donated raffle prizes, tombola items, Bric-a-Brac, and more.
🙏 Special thanks to Shepherds the Vets for sponsoring the event, and to our incredible team who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make it all happen.

💛 Your support helps us make a big difference to cats 😺

📸 Got photos from the day? Share them in the comments—we’d love to see them!

17/08/2025

Edit, these 2 cuties have relapsed with Cat Flu, so currently unavailable, hopefully they will be well enough for adoption soon.

🐾 Meet Tinky & Winky – Two Tiny Fighters with Huge Hearts! 🐾
These adorable kittens came to us battling severe cat flu that left them with damaged eyes. Despite the odds, they showed incredible strength and had surgery to remove one eye each. Now fully recovered, they’re thriving, playful, and ready to find their forever home – together! 💕
Tinky and Winky may have lost an eye, but they’ve gained a whole lot of love to give. They’re friendly, affectionate, and would make the perfect addition to a loving family. 🏡💖
Could you give these brave little kittens the happy ending they deserve?
To express your interest in adopting this beautiful please complete the form at https://www.cats.org.uk/bridgend -49911

16/08/2025

Well the weather is looking great and the big day is here, so join us today for our fun packed 'Jazz Themed' Summer Open Day. 🤗😎

We have plenty of fun things for the whole family to enjoy and get involved with including:

Craft stalls, Games, Tombola, Teddy tombola, Children's activity area, our Summer raffle. BBQ, Bric a brac stall, The best cake stall this side of Bryncethin, and your chance to win a Wheelbarrow full of booze (adults only).

The fun starts at 10:30am right through to 3:00pm and entry is just £1.00 adults, children 50p, 3 and under free.

Feel free to come along in your own 'jazzy outfit' or fancy dress to get involved with the fun and games too. 🤩🐾 (You can also help us by sharing this post too!)

If you can't make it today, then you can still show your support by entering our Big Summer Raffle. (Details on the link below)

https://playforcats.cats.org.uk/bridgend/BigSummerRaffle

Where to us: Pant Hirwaun, Bryncethin, Bridgend CF32 9UJ 🚗

15/08/2025

*Edit - Now Reserved*

💚 Affectionate Cat Looking For His Forever Home 💚

Meet the handsome Louie. He is a 3 year old black domestic short haired male. He was brought into care on the 06/07/25 when his owners circumstances changed and they could sadly no longer keep him.

Louie is an adorable boy who absolutely loves cuddles! He is so affectionate and friendly and we were told that he is very much a lapcat, so he will make a lovely companion for that special someone.

He has lived with cats before and a collie dog, and could do so again. He has never lived with children, however children used to visit his last home and his previous owner told us that he was great with them. He has never been outside before, but is eager to explore and play in a secure garden after a settling in period. Can his forever home be with you?

If you would like to find out more about Louie, please visit: www.cats.org.uk/bridgend -49136

We are open every day excluding Tuesdays, between 11am - 2.40pm if you would like to come in and meet him ☺

14/08/2025

The countdown is on to our Jazz Themed Summer Open Day this Saturday and we are starting to get excited. 🤗

With plenty of fun, stalls, food and cakes for the whole family to enjoy, we really hope that you can join us to help us raise vital funds to support the cats in our care whilst they await their new forever homes.

The fun starts at 10:30am right through to 3:00pm and entry is just £1.00 adults, children 50p, 3 and under free.

Feel free to come along in your own 'jazzy outfit' to get involved with the fun and games if you want to go that extra mile to show your support for cats. 🤩🐾

If you can't make it on the day, then you can still show your support by entering our Big Summer Raffle. (Details on the link below)

https://playforcats.cats.org.uk/bridgend/BigSummerRaffle

How to find us: Pant Hirwaun, Bryncethin, Bridgend CF32 9UJ

14/08/2025

🎉 RAFFLE TIME! 🎉
Our annual raffle draw is nearly here — and the prizes are perfectly amazing! 😻

🏆 Top Prize:
An overnight stay for 2 at the luxurious Celtic Manor Resort — includes dinner, breakfast, and full access to the health club!

🥈 Second Prize:
A free medium (midi) skip hire from ACD Skips — perfect for your next clear-out!

🎟️ Tickets are just £1 each and available online or at the centre.
📅 Closing Date: Monday 18th August
📣 Winners Announced: Monday 25th August

Don’t miss out — grab your tickets now and good luck! 🤩
Simply click on the link below to get your tickets and to enter:
https://playforcats.cats.org.uk/bridgend/BigSummerRaffle

Have you got your lucky tickets yet for our Big Summer Raffle?

As well as our fantastic top prize which is an overnight stay for 2 people in a family room with dinner and breakfast at The Celtic Manor Resort with full use of the health club, let's take a closer look at the rest of our fantastic prizes that you could win for just £1 🤗🐾

Our second prize is ideal if you are having a clear out in your home or garden this summer as you could win a free medium (midi) skip Hire from ACD Skips worth around £200. (Valid within the Bridgend County area only)

Our third prize is a fabulous cat treats hamper bundle containing: A cat bed, catnip puzzle toy, food Mat, 2 matching bowls, cat treats x 2, cat toys, cat tunnel and a toy on stick.

Our fourth prize is one for the dog lovers, and you could win our dog treats hamper bundle containing: dog treats x2, a set of dog balls, dog Snake toy, dog tug & pull toy and a cosy dog blanket.

We need to pamper the humans too and you can do that with the help of our fifth prize which is a a human treats hamper bundle containing: Covered note book, Dove set of products, bath salts, Yankee Candle, bracelet and 3 x Cat money holders.

The closing date is Monday 18th August with our winners being announced on Monday 25th August. Good luck! 🤩

Simply click on the link below to get your tickets and to enter:
https://playforcats.cats.org.uk/bridgend/BigSummerRaffle

14/08/2025

⭐ Cat of the Week 🐈

This week's Cat of the Week is the pretty Azura, a 1 year and 8-month-old female, domestic shorthair tabby and white cat with 4 white socks. Azura was brought into our care as sadly she was found straying with her kittens. She is a sweet and friendly young cat and loves a fuss once she gets to know you.

On arrival at Wales Cat Centre, it was discovered that Azura has Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) which is a virus that weakens a cat's immune system. FIV is specific to cats and is passed on through saliva. FIV cats can still have a full and happy life, and you can help them by providing lots of love, care and playtime.

An FIV cat needs to be only cat in the household and will need to be kept indoors. This is to stop the spread of infection and to protect the cat from picking up other illnesses. It is important to take an FIV cat to the vet at any sign of illness and for them to have regular boosters.

Lovely Azura has recently been adopted 🥰

If you would like to know more about FIV in cats and/or are considering adopting a cat with FIV, please see the Help and Advice Section on the main Cat Protection website, and then select the link to Health, followed by FIV in Cats.

Alternatively, If you interested in adopting a cat or kitten from Wales Cat Centre, Bridgend please visit our website at www.cats.org.ik/bridgend to see the cats and kittens currently available for homing.

14/08/2025

💕 Home Sweet Home 💕

We would love to share with you all, with his new owners permission, the very handsome Kitkat looking very content and happy in his new home ☺️

KitKat is a 2 year old tabby male who was brought into the centre when his owners were moving and were unable to take him along too. KitKat found coming in to the centre very overwhelming and was very timid to begin with.

Our staff and desensitisation volunteers spent extra time daily with Kitkat, helping to bring him out of his shell at his own pace. They did this by sitting next to his pen and reading to him to begin with, so he could get used to our presence, then as he became more settled, eventually started grooming and playing with him. Over time, he became much more confident and would flop on his back with his legs in the air for tummy tickles and eagerly awaited his one on one time daily ❤

He was one of our longest staying cats, and was luckily adopted on the 22/06/25 after having spent 3 months in our care. His new owner Victoria has said - "Myself and my husband recently adopted KitKat. He has made himself right at home and made our home complete. He’s found his voice and has the cutest meow and loves to play with his toys. We are so happy we adopted him and he’s become part of our family and we love him so much.. I know everyone at the centre loved KitKat so wanted to share how he’s doing with you all."

We love hearing heart warming stories like these, and it is so lovely to see cats like Kitkat who were once so shy, to now be so happy and settled. They just need an understanding owner who can give them a little extra TLC and time to settle. If you would like to adopt, we are open to the public every day excluding Tuesdays, between 11am - 2.40pm. We look forward to meeting you ☺️

11/08/2025

With the countdown well and truly on to our Summer Open Day this Saturday, here's another great way that you can help us raise vital funds to support cats in our care.

We are looking for kind donations of additional cakes and bakes that we can sell at the event to help us fundraise on the day.

Whether you are a keen baker, or just happy to donate some shop bought cakes, your support will help us to help more cats at the Wales Cat Centre.

Donations can be dropped in to the Centre this Friday between 10:00am to 3:00pm or on Saturday morning before 9.30am. (Please label any homemade cakes with any food allergens)

Thank you! 🤗🐾

08/08/2025

With just one week to go until our hugely popular Summer Open Day, we are still in need of donations of items that we can use on our fundraising stalls, such as unwanted gifts for our tombola, bottles and cans of drinks (alcoholic and non alcoholic) for our 'Barrow of Booze' raffle and unwanted household items for our Bric-a-brac stall. (Please note that we can only accept electrical items that are new and unopened)

If you can help us, then please drop any kind donations off at our Centre between 10:00am - 3:00pm. -If you are only able to drop items off outside of these hours, then please give us a call so that we can try and arrange a convenient time. (Please do not leave items outside when we are closed)

Thank you in advance for any help you can give as you really will be helping us to make life better for cats. 🤗🐾

08/08/2025

This , Cats Protection is celebrating how we’re making life better for cats, because life is better with cats. Since the last International Cat Day, we’ve helped 157,000 cats (that’s an average of 525 cats a day!) through rehoming, neutering, reuniting and microchipping 💜 🐱
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This , we’re celebrating how we’re making life better for cats, because life is better with cats. Since the last International Cat Day, we’ve helped 157,000 cats (that’s an average of 525 cats a day!) through rehoming, neutering, reuniting and microchipping 💜 🐱

[Image description: An two-tone indigo background white text reads In just one year, we've helped 157,000 cats and kittens. An average figure based on the last five years (2020-2024).]