TACO Cat Rescue Luton information page

03/06/2026

Meet Louise Hayes

Hi, I am Louise and i have been volunteering with Taco for about 3 years. I have even got my children helping out at some of the fundraisers too.
It's great working with the team and I love getting to foster some of the kittens before they go to their forever homes.

02/06/2026

Lets meet
I'm Allyson. I've been fostering for T.A.C.O for about 6 yrs now and have found over 35 cats their forever home. I've loved every minute of it. I help at the fundraising events that the rescue raise money for the care of the cats and vet bills. It is one of the proudest things I have done.

02/06/2026

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I wouldn't use anything other than woodlet for 18 years, but with this litter from PurrStainable that we've been using for just a week now, I'm absolutely blown away!

As a rescue, you can imagine how much litter we go through – but this has completely cut down the amount we use, and made such a difference to how often we had to change litter all throughout the day.

The waste is minimal, there's absolutely no dust at all, and there's no nasty smell either. It clumps perfectly exactly where my cat wees, leaving the rest of the litter completely untouched - so waste is kept to a bare minimum. In fact, when I scoop it, it doesn't smell like cat litter at all... it smells like vanilla cake! 🎂

My bin has been so much lighter since we started using this too, because I don't need to do a full change every single day like I used to.

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01/06/2026

Its volunteer week lets kick this off with a massive thankyou to all our volunteers. Each day we are going to put a picture up and a piece about them that they have written.
First up is Brandon Taylor

Heres what Brandon has to say
Hi I'm Brandon, I have been volunteering with T.A.C.O since December and have enjoyed the multiple fundraisers I have helped with so far and hope to continue doing for a long time. I have autism but love volunteering, especially with animals, alongside my job working with special needs children. I volunteer for a few different things which keeps me busy but always make time for helping the cats 😊

31/05/2026

We honestly cannot believe we are having to write this yet again.

Please remember that this rescue, like most others, is run entirely by volunteers. We do not get paid — this is not our job, it is something we do because we care about animals.

Perhaps it's time to give the public a little insight into what goes on behind the scenes.

Our volunteers have send families, jobs, caring responsibilities, hospital appointments, cancer pathways, and their own health issues to manage. They give up their time, often at great personal sacrifice, to help animals in need.

So it is incredibly frustrating when, at 10:30pm, a cat is brought to us as a "stray" with a collar and name tag attached. We were told the cat had been in the garden for six months, despite clearly wearing a collar. The cat was not microchipped, and advice was given to place a paper collar on her.

Today, two of our volunteers contacted the finder and both asked directly: "Is this your cat? Because we will need to carry out enquiries and door-knocking." The answer was an emphatic no — we were told again that she was a stray.

As a result, we printed posters (which costs money), arranged cover for the volunteer caring for their send child, and spent hours door-knocking the local area.

When we reached the finder's address, the story suddenly changed. We were then told that this was actually their cat and that someone in the household was allergic, so they wanted her gone.

Why lie?

Why insist a cat is a stray when she isn't?

Why abandon your pet?

Human allergies can often be managed, and sadly this is an excuse we hear far too often.

Thankfully, another rescue may be able to take this cat tomorrow, and we are incredibly grateful for that.

But situations like this are frustrating, upsetting, angering, and emotionally draining. They waste valuable time, money, and resources that could be spent helping genuinely abandoned or vulnerable animals.

Most importantly, they take a toll on our volunteers, who are already giving everything they can.

Please be honest with rescues. We are here to help, but we can only do that when people tell us the truth.

31/05/2026

Yet again more irresponsible owners not chipping.

29/05/2026

We need a couple of ppl that can drive and fancy doing a day of fundraising on the 6th june. With all the hospital appointments between us and our kids we accidently double booked.

29/05/2026

Don't forget we have our chipping event tomorrow, at sundon village hall. 12 till 2

29/05/2026

🐾 6 Tiny Lives Deserve Better Than This 🐾

Meet these six little ones — just 5 to 6 weeks old, barely bigger than your hand, still wobbly on their feet, and completely dependent on care and warmth. Someone made the cruel choice to dump them, leaving them alone, scared, and vulnerable to the elements, hunger, and danger.

This is not acceptable, and it never will be.

At this age, kittens cannot fend for themselves. They don’t know how to find food, stay safe, or keep warm. Being abandoned like this is a death sentence for so many — and it is heartbreaking that innocent, helpless lives were treated as nothing more than an inconvenience.

There are always better options: rescues, shelters, foster networks, and veterinary services that exist to help when people can no longer care for their pets. There is never a good enough reason to leave vulnerable babies to suffer alone.

Thankfully, these six have been found and are now safe, warm, and in caring hands. But their story is a painful reminder of how many animals face this same fate every single day.

💛 What we can do:

- Speak out: Dumping is never okay.
- Support local rescues who work tirelessly to save these lives.
- Always spay and neuter — it stops unwanted litters from being born in the first place.
- If you cannot care for an animal, reach out for help — there is always a kind alternative to abandonment.

These little ones deserve a happy, safe life — and every animal does. Let’s stand up for them, because they cannot speak for themselves.