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Update re cat flu – we have not lost any more cats to the flu and all those who were ill are now well and have gone to their new homes. We are… Continue reading
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FIFE HERALDNEWBURGHWHINNYBANK CAT SANCTUARY Just in case you don’t already know, Sue is now 80!! She hopes she will have 5 more active years in her and she would now like to concentrate… Continue reading
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Sue had a lovely Birthday last week – she sends a big thank you to everyone for all the Birthday wishes, cards, flowers and chocolate! Sadly, we have an outbreak of cat flu… Continue reading
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An important message from Sue – Sadly our Auchtermuchty fundraising shop will be closing after Christmas 2024. Since the Co-op closed down we simply do not have enough customers to keep this shop… Continue reading
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We are pleased to report that we have found super new homes for 6 elderly cats in the past month. Sue thanks Kitten Linda for all her work with kittens and mums this… Continue reading
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Whinnybank is full to the rafters with mums and kittens just now – more foster homes are needed, with a spare room and a car to travel to Heather vets in Newburgh. Litter… Continue reading
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Last Monday Sue received 8 calls concerning unwanted cats! Kittens were seen on the road at Forgandenny, with no mother. One kitten was picked up by a passing car but it was 24… Continue reading
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While Sue has been unwell she can only praise her friends for keeping the sanctuary going – we have had to drop only 2 emergency jobs. Aaron, Sue’s grandson, has been very successful… Continue reading
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The mum and 4 kittens living in a hole in a wall in St Andrews have all been caught up, after 3 hours of chilly waiting! She is such a good mum –… Continue reading
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Sue has had calls from 3 people wanting her to re-home their house cats – none of them are neutered! Do they realise that an un-neutered tom cat will start to smell after… Continue reading
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A mum and her kittens have been found in a hole in a wall in the middle of student flats in St Andrews. The mum is obviously not feral but Sue needs to… Continue reading
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Fourteen years ago Sue picked up a mum and her 4 kittens from Kirkcaldy. The kittens were beyond taming but were homed to a stable. Sue (and everyone else) fell in love with… Continue reading
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Steven and Aaron were very lucky to see the recent Aurora right over the Sanctuary – it was stunning! Sue was so worn out that she slept right through it – maybe she… Continue reading
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Sue has really appreciated the calls from people offering help and apologises if she has not yet returned your call. Kitten Linda has worked very hard with the last lot of 8 kittens… Continue reading
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Sue met a nice gentleman in January whilst fundraising in Dundee. He said “I’ve not heard of you guys before” so he went away and must have researched us. He came across Sue… Continue reading
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After our appeal last week for help with the cats at Whinnybank, quite a few people have come forward to offer their time – thank you! It is not just the work with… Continue reading
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Sue’s recent comment about it being quiet in the new year proved to be too optimistic as the cat work has now gone mad! Sue will be 80 this year – she always… Continue reading
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This week it’s rabbits instead of cats! When Sue was a teenager she bred and showed rabbits. She also had a wild rabbit called Elvis for 14 years – he had his freedom,… Continue reading
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We had an elderly cat come in from Glasgow on Sunday – none of the other rescues would take her as she is in her teens. She is called Jeanie and is lined… Continue reading
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Last year was a nightmare, trying to re-home people’s pets that they could no longer afford – food yes but vet bills no. This year so far things are looking good with less… Continue reading