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Win 2 Nights in the Scottish Highlands
From now until Christmas, any size donation you make to CatsMatter will automatically enter you in a raffle to win 2 nights for you and a...


Confessions of a Council Worker
*Phoenix used to work at a large UK council. She worked in different departments during her time there, from Environmental Health to the...


Are we really a nation of Pet Lovers? Our Cats Matter Study may prove otherwise
We at Cats Matter are on a mission to challenge UK law surrounding cat's welfare on our roads, because all cats matter. Now we have the...


What to Do if a Cat Hit by a Car Runs Away
In some cases, a cat who has been struck by a vehicle will run off after the incident, but never assume this means that the cat is fine. ...


Leeds Council to Trial Microchip Scanning Procedures After Pressure from CatsMatter
CatsMatter are thrilled to announce that, after over a year of negotiations, Leeds council have now agreed to implement deceased pet...


Why Panic is Never an Excuse to Leave a Cat in the Road
Accidents happen. You could be doing everything right and still; a cat can spring from nowhere and blindside you. Perhaps they were...


The True Cost of Not Taking an Injured Cat to the Vets
Who is financially responsible for cats hit in road traffic accidents? The driver, the owner or the vet?


CatsMatter Changes Microchip Scanning Procedures of 23 Councils Nationwide
This time last year we began officially campaigning for the compulsory microchip scanning of cats found by council waste teams. We...


Mandatory Scanning of all Deceased Pets Petition Goes Through in Welsh Assembly
On Tuesday the 10th of October, Mandy Lowe and Tiya Ivy of CatsMatter handed in a petition to Welsh Assembly, following a combined 18...


Malvern Council to Introduce Deceased Pet Scanning
Despite our best efforts, after the results were calculated following the closing of a previous petition in 2017 it was revealed that not...
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