Maria Caulfield, MP for Lewes, joined Cats Protection’s Parliamentary Reception to Highlight Cat Welfare Issues.
Lewes MP Maria Caulfield attended a reception hosted by the UK’s largest cat charity to find out more about feline welfare issues.
Cats Protection, the UK's leading feline welfare charity, has helped an average of 166,000 cats and kittens a year over the last five years through its national network which includes around 210 volunteer-run branches and 34 centres.
The event, held at the House of Commons, was a chance to discuss ways to improve the lives of cats and their owners, from cat microchipping to enabling more people in rented housing to own pet cats.
As well as discussing the issues faced by cats and cat owners, the reception was an opportunity to find out about volunteering opportunities the charity has available across the UK. Roles can be found online here: https://www.cats.org.uk/support-us/volunteeropportunities
Maria Caulfield MP said:
“It was really great to be able to attend the reception with Cats Protection on Wednesday in Parliament. This charity does so much for so many cats and the number of cats being rehomed shows the hard work and dedication they put in. It was really interesting speaking with the CEO, John May OBE DL, on how I can help and what we can do to ensure more cats and kittens are rehomed in the Lewes constituency in particular. Thank you everyone for hosting a brilliant and important event and the hard work you do.”
Cats Protection’s Head of Advocacy, Campaigns and Government Relations Madison Rogers said:
“We were delighted to host our reception in the House of Commons to discuss cat welfare, which is an important issue for many people across the UK. We were able to discuss a wide range of issues, from the breeding of cats to compulsory microchipping of pet cats.
“With 11 million pet cats in the UK, cats are undoubtedly one of the UK’s most popular pets, so it is great to see so many politicians taking an interest in feline welfare.”