Rescue and Ex-Breeding Cats

WNCA also maintains a listing to help breeders place ex-breeding cats who are ready for retirement and cats that are rescued by the various breed associations or by WNCA members.   Please contact the person/s listed next to each cat's description and although most breed associations have a Distress Fund to cover the costs of rescuing cats it is still an expensive operation, especially if desexing, vaccinations and checks by vets are involved.  Therefore we ask that you make a donation to cover these costs and suggest that $100 is a reasonable amount.   Most breeders will also ask a similar small amount for ex-breeding cats to cover the cost of desexing etc.

The reason that ex-breeding cats become available is because not all breeders can desex their cats and make a home for them in their houses or gardens.  Often the only option is to keep them in cages or locked into parts of the house away from the queens and their kittens.  We don't see this a good reward for the work they have done in supplying kittens for people's enjoyment and although it is hard to give away a lovely queen or a gorgeous stud it is better for the cat to go to a loving home where they are free to roam around and be with their human family.  It is doubly difficult when you are in a "breeding program" which is either breeding up a new breed or introducing a new lines, colours or patterns into an existing breed.  There you only need the queen/stud for a couple of years and what better reward for their work than to find them a home where they can be loved and spoilt for themselves.

Many people ask us if we have adult cats to place in homes as often a kitten is not suitable for their lifestyle or they do not want to go through all the stages of kittenhood before they can enjoy their companion cat.   For older people it is often better to have an older cat which will not get underfoot as kittens so often do - with disastrous consequences and sometimes broken bones.  Older cats will fit into a household almost as readily as kittens and will be as affectionate and loving to their new humans as you would expect from kittens.  If that is for you then we have the cats for you.
 

 
You might like to see the cats we have placed.

Ex-Breeding and rescue cats available for adoption:
Waratah members being such cat lovers we always seem to have moggies as well a pedigree rescues.  Below are the current lot of both types
Eliza is a 5 year old Seal Point Himalayan Persian who has been superseded by a child.  he is desexed, microchipped and is used to being bathed.  She is an indoor cat and used to kitter trays.  She loves to chat, is very friendly and is a great lap cat.  She is being looked after by a friend of the family at the moment but that is only short term and they would like to find her a permanent home.  Contact Jill Englert on 0402 049 999 if you can give her a home
Mishka is a four year old chocolate spotted female Australian Mist (desexed).  Very affectionate with humans but does not like other cats or dogs.  If you can give her a new home please call Don Harris on 02 4754 3489 after hours.	click on photo to  enlarge
Shortz n Curlz has a retired breeders page and as they are a cattery which works on new breeds such as Munchkins and La Perms they often have ex-breeding cats to place.  These programmes use domestic and part-pedigree cats so jump to their page and check out who they have available   To Shortz n Curlz ex-breeding cats

Below is an excellent place which ALWAYS have older cats that they are trying to find loving homes for.  

The Cat Protection Society of NSW has adoption centres  in Sydney as per their webpage.  They will always have older Domestic (and sometimes pedigreed) cats that they have rescued to place.  All their cats come vet-checked, vaccinated and desexed.