Northern Ireland Cat Centre

03/06/2026

Homing Appeal for a special boy called.... Ollie!🏡

Ollie is a very shy older cat at around 12 years old. He came in under very sad circumstances and has been struggling whilst in the centre. Ollie is initially very reserved when you meet him as he was used to a quiet life previously, he will need a similar environment with no young children in the house.🐈

Ollie lived with cats before and our hope is that he can have another cat companion in his new house. He has a very sweet personality once he trusts you and just want's someone to give him love. 🥰

Ollie had previous access to outdoors so will need this option in his new home. Please help us find our Ollie his forever home where he can live out the rest of his years happy and content. 💗

To apply to meet Ollie, click the link - https://www.cats.org.uk/northernireland -64398
Tel: 02890480202
Email: [email protected]

02/06/2026

Save the date! 🗓

Join Cats Protection's Northern Ireland Cat Centre for our ever popular, annual Summer Open Day .

Bring the whole family along to enjoy in the festivities, including a bouncy castle, face painting, live music, food & refreshments, local craft stalls, fundraising raffle and CATS of course! 11am - 3pm (Adult admission - £2, children admission - free) All funds raised from the event help to provide local homeless cats with food, shelter and essential veterinary care. See you there! ❤

01/06/2026

Today marks the start of National Volunteer Week! 💜

From fundraisers to fosterers, cat care volunteers to those tirelessly carrying out Trap Neuter Vaccinate Return (TNVR) in the rain sun and snow, our adoption team leaders, drivers, admin and social media volunteers, and everyone else who gives their time for the cats - we cannot thank each and every one of you enough.

Volunteers play a crucial part in every aspect of what we do, and through their dedication, countless cats are living happier and healthier lives. This week we want to say a huge THANK YOU to all of those who give their time and energy to help cats all across Northern Ireland - we couldn't do it without you! 💜

31/05/2026

This is a bit of a special "Homed and Happy" post today 🏠

Some of these wee cats found their forever homes quite recently, and some over 10 years ago! It's been amazing to see all the updates.

Here at the Northern Ireland Cat Centre we have been helping cats find their families for generations 😲 We're looking forward to many more years of doing what we can to help cats and those who love them ❤

This May we have found homes for 45 cats!

All the best to our adopters and their new best friends

30/05/2026

Bonnie is still waiting for her forever home, she has now been in care for 153 days and we are really hopefully we can find her home before she reaches 170 days 😢 Please help us reach this dream by commenting, sharing and liking this post 🙏

30/05/2026

Wee Mollie has gone through so much

EXTRA special adoption appeal 🙏🥲♥️ Please share, as we are looking for a very special human for this lovely girl!

Mollie (est 5-6yrs old) has had a very traumatic past, and is in need of a very loving, experienced and patient owner who is willing to put the time and effort into forging a special bond with her 💕

Mollie was initially found 2yrs ago - she was utterly terrified, hiding in a hole in a wall beside a busy pub. One of our volunteers over that time fed her every night, provided proper shelter, and gained this lovely lady's trust bit by bit. Mollie had shown how loving she could be with our volunteer - arching up into pets/scratches, head bumping, making big biscuits with her feet and eagerly running out to meet her when she called! But it took a lot of time, patience and routine - as she had been so used to people coming into her alleyway that weren't so nice... or at best ignored her completely 😞

Mollie when she knows you and has settled in loves a wee affectionate session on her terms - but can get overwhelmed with too much, and she will let you know! Mollie is a lovely soul deep down, but we can't lie - it really does take lots of time to get there 🥹 She just needs left in peace, with someone who will support her to take steps as she becomes ready, and show her it's still ok. Someone committed to seeing past her initial worries, and supporting her to feel finally at home!

It has taken just over 100 days in our care for her to show us her latest fantastic step in the right direction - she's started to play with her toys in front of her new foster mum! 🥳 She now nudges and rolls into her fosterers hand to say thank you for petting, and loves the sound of her fosterers voice reassuring her it's ok ♥️ Reassurance and routine is key to her comfort.

Mollie is seeking a quiet, very cat experienced home with no children. We are seeking a home with no other animals as this would be a lot more stimulation on top of everything she'll be dealing with on moving to a home. Mollie would preferably be indoor only now - she has shown that too much stimulation is overwhelming, and is just happy to be safe when she's settled, and know what is happening.

If interested, you can 'enquire about Mollie' via the button at the bottom of her profile linked below 👇 https://www.cats.org.uk/ni -all

30/05/2026

29/05/2026

Calling our previous adopters 📣

We will be publishing our "Homed and Happy" post for May in the next few days.

If you have adopted a cat from us and want them included, please comment a picture underneath this post captioned "I consent!" so we can post it on our social media pages :)

We're really pleased with our homing numbers this month, and we're looking forward to seeing all the happy faces!

29/05/2026

We're sharing this on behalf of our good friends at Cats Protection Downpatrick 👍

Please do go along and support tomorrow if you can and grab yourself some bargains; all in the name of a great cause! 😻

Are you ready?

Tables available @£6 each.

28/05/2026

Thanks so much to Mid-Antrim Animal Sanctuary for hosting some of the Northern Ireland Cat Centre team at their fantastic animal rescue and rehoming facility in Antrim yesterday. It was a real pleasure to meet with such a lovely and dedicated team of animal people, doing great things for both cats and dogs alike!

We grasped the brilliant opportunity to share good working practice and knowledge of animal rescue and rehoming in NI; as well as discussing the joint difficulties and challenges faced.

And of course, it was terrific to have some kisses and cuddles from the extremely cute, staffy-cross puppy duo of Bambi & Bingo! (who are still available for adoption: https://midantrim.org/project/bambi-and-bingo/)