Care 4 Cats Rescue - Teesside and North Yorkshire 1204764

06/11/2026

⭐️ Guided by Hope ⭐️🕊️

One thing I've learned through rescue is that hope has a habit of showing up when you least expect it.

The cats certainly haven't given up on their happy endings, and neither have we.

If you missed our Christmas Appeal, you'll find it below. ❤️

And if you'd normally have bought a Christmas raffle ticket, only to end up winning three bottles of w**e, a box of chocolates you don't like and a mystery gift destined for the back of a cupboard 😹... perhaps you'd consider donating that amount to our appeal instead.
Every pound helps us continue caring for 35 cats and kittens while they wait for the homes they deserve.

🐾 Because every cat deserves a life worth living.

Thank you for your kindness, support and belief in what we do. ❤️

If you want to know how to gift to C4C all the details can be found in the comments of the original post

🩷 Guided by Hope 🕊️🩷

Apparently, Care4Cats has made Santa's Naughty List this year...

❌ Having 35 cats and kittens in our care.

❌ Refusing to give up on the older cats, bonded pairs, FIV cats and shy souls.

❌ Continuing to believe every cat deserves a life worth living.

❌ Running dangerously low on funds.

And honestly?

We're guilty as charged.

So this Christmas, instead of buying a raffle ticket, we're asking you to donate to our More Than Survival Christmas Appeal.

Because tomorrow morning, 35 cats will still need breakfast.

💚Every pound helps.
🐈‍⬛Every share helps.
🩷Every act of kindness helps.

Because every cat deserves a life worth living.

Donation details in the comments below ⬇️

With love,

Clare & The Care4Cats Family 🩷🐈‍⬛🐾

🐾 35 Cats
🏡 More Homes
✨ More Hope

05/11/2026

🎄❤️ A little thought for today... ❤️🎄

The funny thing about hope is that cats never seem to lose it.

No matter what life has thrown at them.
No matter how many homes they've lost.
No matter how long they've waited.
They still believe.
They still trust.
They still look towards tomorrow.

Maybe that's why I love them so much.

If you missed yesterday's launch of our More Than Survival Christmas Appeal, you'll find it below.

It's a fundraiser built on one simple belief:
❤️ Every cat deserves a life worth living.

And right now, 35 cats are depending on us to help make that happen.

🐾 35 Cats
🏡 More Homes
✨ More Hope

🩷 Guided by Hope 🕊️🩷

Apparently, Care4Cats has made Santa's Naughty List this year...

❌ Having 35 cats and kittens in our care.

❌ Refusing to give up on the older cats, bonded pairs, FIV cats and shy souls.

❌ Continuing to believe every cat deserves a life worth living.

❌ Running dangerously low on funds.

And honestly?

We're guilty as charged.

So this Christmas, instead of buying a raffle ticket, we're asking you to donate to our More Than Survival Christmas Appeal.

Because tomorrow morning, 35 cats will still need breakfast.

💚Every pound helps.
🐈‍⬛Every share helps.
🩷Every act of kindness helps.

Because every cat deserves a life worth living.

Donation details in the comments below ⬇️

With love,

Clare & The Care4Cats Family 🩷🐈‍⬛🐾

🐾 35 Cats
🏡 More Homes
✨ More Hope

04/11/2026

🩷 Guided by Hope 🕊️🩷

Apparently, Care4Cats has made Santa's Naughty List this year...

❌ Having 35 cats and kittens in our care.

❌ Refusing to give up on the older cats, bonded pairs, FIV cats and shy souls.

❌ Continuing to believe every cat deserves a life worth living.

❌ Running dangerously low on funds.

And honestly?

We're guilty as charged.

So this Christmas, instead of buying a raffle ticket, we're asking you to donate to our More Than Survival Christmas Appeal.

Because tomorrow morning, 35 cats will still need breakfast.

💚Every pound helps.
🐈‍⬛Every share helps.
🩷Every act of kindness helps.

Because every cat deserves a life worth living.

Donation details in the comments below ⬇️

With love,

Clare & The Care4Cats Family 🩷🐈‍⬛🐾

🐾 35 Cats
🏡 More Homes
✨ More Hope

02/11/2026

The Gathering

Every afternoon, without a sound, The Care4Cats crew comes creeping round.Perched on windowsills, chairs and floors, Appearing from nowhere by dozens, not fours.

No invitations, no bell to ring, Yet somehow they know every single thing. One glance at the clock, one twitch of an ear, And suddenly supper time must be near.

The black cats gather, the tuxies too, Each taking up their appointed view. Not a meow needs to be spoken,

The feeding schedule has clearly been broken.

They sit in formation, patient at first, Though anticipation looks ready to burst. Not a whisker is wasted, not a blink out of place, As they silently judge the human race.

The pressure builds from the feline crew, Their message is clear and their numbers grew. A handful became a furry parade, As tactical positions around the room were made.

Then comes the head tilt, the pleading gaze, A performance refined over many days. For rescue cats know a powerful fact...
Humans can be trained.

And so each afternoon the gathering starts, A meeting of stomachs disguised as hearts. Until tea is served and peace resumes, Across the Care4Cats living rooms.

Cats are our passion. Rescue is our mission.

Tea-time is their obsession. 🐾💕

02/11/2026

01/11/2026

🎂 It's My Birthday Month... Help! 🎂

Before Care4Cats launches into Christmas mode and the cats once again become the centre of the universe (as they insist they should be 😹), I have something to confess...

After 11 years of asking for things for cats, I'm about to do something that feels completely unnatural...

Ask for something for me. 😳

The cringe is so strong my toes have just folded themselves into an origami swan. 🙈🤣

Honestly, I nearly didn't post this.

Those of you who've been around for a while will know birthdays have never really been my thing. But turning 50 last year was different. For the first time ever, I actually enjoyed it. I didn't hide from it, dread it or pretend it wasn't happening. I actually celebrated it.

And somewhere along the way, I started to realise something that's taken me nearly 51 years to learn...

I'm worth celebrating too.

Bloody hell... that was even harder to type than this post. 🥹😂

The thing is, when I say "Care4Cats family", I don't mean that as a nice little phrase.

For many years now, you genuinely have been my family.

Some of you have been here since the very beginning. Some adopted cats from us. Some volunteer. Some donate. Some quietly cheer us on from the sidelines. Some have laughed with me, cried with me, supported me through some of the hardest moments of my life and celebrated some of the best.

You've watched me rescue cats, lose sleep, lose my mind occasionally, find myself again and somehow keep going.

You've cheered when things went well, picked me up when they didn't, and stood beside me through some pretty rough storms.

So this feels less like asking supporters and more like asking family.

Which somehow makes it both easier and infinitely more embarrassing. 😂

Shortly after my birthday, I'll be heading into hospital and I'd absolutely love a lovely pair of pyjamas to take with me.

I should probably admit at this point that I have surprisingly expensive taste for someone who spends most of her life covered in cat hair... and absolutely no money to back it up. 🤣

How this happened remains one of life's greatest mysteries.

So whilst I don't need anything extravagant, I do appreciate a lovely pair of pyjamas.

Just no character pyjamas please. I realise this may be controversial, but if I'm wandering hospital corridors at 51, I'd rather not do it with Peppa Pig across my chest. 🙈😂

The other thing I'd really love help towards is something that's become incredibly important to me over the last couple of years...

Walking.

Being outside.

Getting away from phones, emails, fundraising, cat emergencies, paperwork and all the other things that come with rescue life.

🌳Nature has become my reset button.

😊My happy place.

💪🏻My therapy.

After much research, much overthinking, several spreadsheets (obviously 😂) and consulting approximately 17 different websites, I've finally settled on the gear I'd love to invest in.

🥾 Inov8 Roclite Pro Mid GORE-TEX Wide Fit hiking boots

🌧️ Rab Downpour waterproof overtrousers

Together they come to the oddly specific total of £236.49.

Yes, £236.49.

Not £235.

Not £240.

£236.49.

Which is what happens when you spend weeks comparing waterproof ratings, grip patterns, wide-fit options, durability, comfort and every available discount code on the internet. 🤣

I know that isn't a small amount, but these aren't impulse purchases. They're investment pieces that I've spent a long time researching and considering.

They will help me keep getting stronger, keep being brave, keep exploring and keep doing something that has become incredibly important for my wellbeing.

They'll help me cover more miles, more hills, more forests, more beaches, more puddles and more bogs...

Although, if we're being completely honest, no amount of expensive hiking gear can prevent me from occasionally ending up ankle-deep in one of the latter. 🙈🤣

I suspect that's more of a user error issue.

In fact, given some of my recent adventures, perhaps I should be adding a GoPro camera to the birthday list too...

But let's leave that until next year. I'm asking for enough already and I'm not greedy. 😂

Walking has given me confidence, peace, space to think and a chance to reconnect with myself away from rescue life.

These boots and trousers aren't just walking gear. They're part of a journey that's helping me become stronger, braver and happier than I've been in a very long time. 🩷

For years I've poured everything into everyone else.

I'm trying to learn that looking after myself matters too.

Please don't feel under any pressure whatsoever. Your friendship, support and kindness over the years have already given me more than you could ever know.

But if you'd like to buy me a birthday brew, contribute towards my walking adventures, help me arrive at hospital in pyjamas that make me feel human, send a birthday card, or simply wish me a happy birthday, I'd be incredibly grateful.

I officially turn 51 on 19th November.

There. I've said it. 😳😂

And if anyone would like to send a birthday card, I can assure you that a woman who runs a cat rescue gets disproportionately excited by post that isn't a bill or cat food. 💚

Also, let's be honest... if you think this wish list is bad, wait until you see the one I'm preparing for Santa. 🎅🙈🤣

The poor bloke is going to need a bigger sleigh.
Any gifts or donations must come directly to me personally and not through Care4Cats Rescue. If money comes through the charity, it legally belongs to the charity and must stay with the charity.

💜 PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/clare3robson
🩷Bank details: CM Robson 97838004 54-10-04
💚Cards can be sent to: 3 Hartington St Loftus TS13 4SB

Thank you for being my family when I've needed one, for believing in me, and for helping me reach a point where I can finally say...

I am worth celebrating. 🩷

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to hide behind a cat bed and recover from the sheer audacity of having posted this.

Love,
Clare 🩷💚

Still cringing. Still toe-curling. Still fairly convinced one of the cats would have handled this with considerably more dignity. 🙈🤣🐾

31/10/2026

🎃Happy Howl-o-ween from Ralf on behalf of all at C4C

Have a spooktactular evening - keep safe 👻

31/10/2026

❤️ A Little Update from Me ❤️

Usually, by now, you'd be seeing me pestering local businesses for raffle prizes, chasing ticket sales and getting ready to launch the annual Care4Cats Christmas Raffle.

Many of you look forward to it each year, so before tomorrow arrives and there's no raffle post in sight, I thought I'd better explain myself! 😹

The truth is, there won't be a Christmas raffle this year.

I know... I'm sorry! 😞

I wanted to let you know why rather than leave you all wondering where it's disappeared to.

For those of you who know me well, you'll know that over the last year I've been on quite a journey.

A healing journey.

A challenging journey.

At times, a painful journey.

But without doubt, one of the most important journeys of my life.

Looking back now, I realise that for much of my life I wasn't really living, I was surviving.

I didn't know there was another way.

But recently, through all the healing, I found a little girl who had been waiting very patiently for me.

She had never stopped believing she would be found.

Never stopped believing in hope.

Never stopped believing that there was more to life than simply surviving.

And somewhere along the way, she persuaded me to believe it too.

After all, isn't that what we do here at Care4Cats every single day?

Cats come to us having survived.

Our job is to show them that they deserve so much more than that.

A life that's safe.

A life that's loved.

A life that's valued.

A life worth living.

Somewhere along the way, I've realised that I need to start giving myself the same grace we give the cats in our care.

For years, I would have pushed myself to organise the raffle anyway. I'd have somehow squeezed it into an already overflowing schedule, fuelled by determination, stubbornness and probably far too much caffeine! 😹

But this year I've chosen to do things a little differently.

Not because I care any less about Care4Cats.

Quite the opposite.

I've had to be really honest with myself about where my time and energy are needed most right now.

And at the moment, that looks a bit like this...

🐾 35 cats and kittens relying on us every single day

🏥 Major surgery and the recovery that followed

💨 Mediation regarding the pod units and their unsuitability

😤 An ongoing court case relating to theft and fraud

🩷 Continuing my healing journey through therapy

When I look at that list, I know I've made the right decision.

So this year, instead of stretching myself even further, I'm choosing to focus on the cats already depending on us, the challenges already on my plate and building a brighter future for Care4Cats.

A future I'm genuinely hopeful about.

Tomorrow I'll share a little more about our Christmas plans.

Today, I simply wanted to explain why things are looking a little different this year and to say thank you.

Thank you for every donation.

Thank you for every bag of food.

Thank you for every share.

Thank you for every adoption.

Thank you for every message, every word of encouragement and every act of kindness you've shown to both the rescue and me.

Most of all, thank you for being part of our Care4Cats family.

I honestly couldn't imagine this journey without you all. ❤️

With love,

Clare 🐾

Cats are our passion. Rescue is our mission. ❤️🐱

30/10/2026

Court Update

Many of you have followed the story of the theft and fraud committed against Care4Cats Rescue and have been waiting alongside us for today's hearing.I attended court today hoping for closure. Unfortunately, the defendant failed to attend and a warrant has been issued.Whilst this is frustrating, we will continue to cooperate with the process and await the next stage of proceedings.Thank you to everyone who has stood by us and offered support.We may not have closure yet, but we haven't reached the end of the road either.

Clare 🩷🐾🐈‍⬛

Update~ the individual has been charged with theft and fraud (for using one of the cards) and will appear in court later this month.

Well… yesterday afternoon escalated rather quickly! 🙈

I’d had a lovely afternoon visiting my friend Jo and was getting ready to head home. We were outside putting some donations into my car from Jim & Nikki next door and we were all outside saying our goodbyes when I turned around and spotted some brazen little sod reaching into my rucksack on the front seat! (Yes he had even opened the car door) Broad daylight I will also point out!

Naturally, I went into full Clare mode and screamed at him to get out of my car. (In true potty mouthed Clare fashion haha) I was standing face-to-face with him, shouting directly in his face, while he just looked at me, casually turned around and wandered up the street as though absolutely nothing had happened! - the brass neck! We couldn’t believe what we had just witnessed!

It was only after I’d driven away that the horrible realisation sank in: he had taken my purse.

Looking back, I’m actually rather glad I hadn’t realised that while I was confronting him. My brain was already trying to process finding a complete stranger inside my car, and I dread to think what I might have done if I’d known he had my purse as well!

Everything then happened incredibly quickly. In the short time it took to get my cards blocked, one had already been used three times, and he was attempting a fourth transaction while I was actually on the phone to the bank. Thankfully, that one was declined.

But I want to give a massive and very heartfelt thank you to the police. They were absolutely amazing. They responded quickly, took my panic seriously, came straight out, took my statement, gathered CCTV from the nearby shops and were completely on it from the start. By the time I was home made sure the cats were sorted and checked everywhere was locked up I was notified the culprit was in custody!

When something happens that quickly, your mind is racing and you’re trying to make sense of it while running entirely on adrenaline. Their calm, fast and reassuring response made an enormous difference, and I genuinely cannot thank them enough.

So big shout out to Cleveland Police… you don’t get the credit you deserve. You didn’t mess about and it wasn’t just the officers who attended you have colleagues out looking for the …….! Top work from a force under immense pressure - from all of us Thank you!

The bank has confirmed that the stolen money will be refunded, within 24hrs so now I’m left with the wonderfully ironic task of replacing my stolen photo ID when the online system wants photo ID to prove who I am. You honestly couldn’t make it up! 🙄😂

I’m safe, if rather rattled and seriously lacking sleep. Thankfully nothing a chilled day with lots of cat cuddles won’t sort! Heaven

When will people learn - you don’t mess with Care4Cats Rescue!

Also Jo, Ange, Jim, Nikki and the animal tribe (cats and ferrets) - love you all dearly!! Thank you!

🩷🐈‍⬛🐾💪🏻