celia hammond animal trust

Celia Hammond Animal Trust

2 days ago

🐾 Happy Adoption Tuesday 🐾

“Happy Adoption ✨ We adopted little Audrey (previously Twilight) 2 years ago. A petite, sweet but shy girl, who over time has come out of her shell and become our little shadow. She has been sweet and affectionate from day one, despite having a stressful start to life. We also adopted her at a difficult time as we were going through a lot of life stress - in many ways, we’ve healed each other. We absolutely adore Audrey and feel so lucky to be able to give her a calm, loving and comfortable home ❤️” - Alice

Thanks so much for Audrey's adoption story! It’s incredibly heartwarming to hear how far she’s come. She is very lucky to have such a calm, loving home and you’re equally lucky to have her. Wishing you many more happy years and cuddles together ❤️

➡️Have you adopted from Celia Hammond Animal Trust? We’d love to hear from you! Send your photos via DM using the words “HAPPY ADOPTION” to share your update.

#rescuecat #happyadoptionthursday #celiahammondanimaltrust #adoptdontshop #happyadoption #cat #foreverhome ... See MoreSee Less

Celia Hammond Animal Trust

3 days ago

Sunday…. just another day in rescue.

At 7.25am yesterday morning, we received a message in our inbox asking if we could help five kittens found by a couple who live fairly local to our Greenacres Sanctuary and Homing Centre in East Sussex.

Their story is another distressing and sadly all too familiar one.

Saturday afternoon, the couple arrived home and pulled into their driveway, where they spotted what they thought was a delivery tucked behind their bins. They picked the box up and put it on the back seat of their car, only to start hearing scratching and then little mews within seconds.

Once indoors, they carefully opened the sealed box to discover five tiny kittens, who we now know to be around two weeks old.

The box had been completely sealed shut, with not a single air hole. We have no idea how long these little kittens had been shut inside, but from the hungry screams coming from the box once we’d seen a video, it was clear they'd been left for some time.

The thought of five tiny kittens trapped in there, with no air holes, no mum and no way out, just left to starve to death is just beyond heartbreaking.

And let’s never forget their mum. She may well be out there searching for her little family, wondering where her babies have gone. We have absolutely no idea where these kittens came from, and with so little to go on, trying to trace their mum is an almost impossible task😢

The couple then spent Saturday afternoon contacting vets, desperately trying to find someone who could help, but sadly nobody was able to.

Not prepared to give up on them, they went to the pet shop and spent two hours on Google researching how to hand-rear kittens! . They got started, doing the very best they could, but by the morning they'd realised just how difficult it was going to be. So they messaged us.

Now, anyone who knows us knows all of our centres are full. Absolutely full.

But we also know how vulnerable kittens this young are and that they need feeds throughout the day and night, specialist care and someone experienced who can keep a very close eye on them.

So, within the hour of Sunday mornings message, these five babies were with us and safely under our care. ❤️

A massive thank you to the couple who found them. They could have walked away, but they didn't. They tried everything they could to help these little ones and, when they realised they needed more support, they contacted us.

We honestly don't know how anyone can put five tiny kittens in a box, seal it shut and leave them like that. They are completely helpless at this age. They didn't ask to be born, and they certainly didn't deserve this.

For now, we're concentrating on getting them settled and giving them the very best chance we possibly can.

Please keep everything crossed for these little ones. They're going to need all the luck in the world.

Welcome to Greenacres, little wee ones . You've got us in your corner now. And thanks to Tara an amazing vet nurse who has offered to care for them for the next week until we have space!

If by any chance anyone knows where the mum is maybe, please get in touch we will do all we can to help her.

#kittens #cats #battleeastsussex #bekind ... See MoreSee Less

Celia Hammond Animal Trust

6 days ago

Little Dobbie had us all holding our breath…

Dobbie was just four months old when she arrived at our Lewisham clinic desperately poorly. X-rays showed her stomach and intestines were filled with air, and emergency surgery revealed a small piece of fabric lodged in her intestines, preventing anything from passing through. We don’t know how Dobbie came to swallow it and we weren’t sure our tiny patient would pull through.

Thankfully, our incredible Lewisham team successfully removed the fabric and Dobbie has been making a wonderful recovery!

But there’s another happy part to Dobbie’s story.

Dobbie and her brother, Winky, came into our care after their owner found themselves struggling to care for the whole feline family, including Mum and Dad. We worked with their owner to bring Winky into our care too, so these little siblings could stay together rather than face this next chapter apart. Mum and Dad have now also been neutered.

Now, these friendly 16-week-old kittens are reunited and ready for their next adventure! Dobbie is white with grey markings, while Winky is white with black markings.

They’re at our Lewisham branch and available for rehoming together, ideally to a spacious indoor-only home.

We’d love nothing more than to see them sharing all the mischief, comfort and cuddles that come with having a best friend by your side.

#rescuecat #rescuekitten #catrescue #kittenrescue #adoptdontshop #animalwelfare #catrescueuk ... See MoreSee Less

Celia Hammond Animal Trust

1 week ago

A rescue happening right now at our Lewisham clinic.

Over the past few weeks, our Lewisham rescue team has been working tirelessly to help cats caught up in a distressing hoarding situation. 39 cats have already been rescued, but the operation is still ongoing.

Behind this situation is a person whose circumstances have grown beyond what they can manage. Without neutering, the cats have continued to breed, escalating what may have started with just a few cats into a situation involving dozens. We approach these sensitive cases with compassion and understanding, while working to get the cats the care they desperately need.

We don’t often share cases like this publicly. It can take weeks, sometimes months, to build trust before we can intervene. But we feel it’s important to show you the reality our rescue teams are facing.

Imagine the scale of caring for so many cats in one rescue alone. Many are frightened of people, having had little to no social interaction. Some are malnourished and covered in flea dirt, and their recovery will involve so much more than neutering, vaccinations and microchipping.

We’re already caring for so many other cats, and we simply don’t have the accommodation we’d ideally need for a rescue on this scale. But we must do what we can to get them to safety, even when circumstances aren’t ideal.

Some have already found new homes after being neutered, which is wonderful to see! Others still have a long road to recovery ahead.

This is a stark reminder of why neutering is so important. Cat populations can grow rapidly without it, which is why we’re working towards a neutering initiative at Lewisham to tackle the problem at its source.

To everyone who supports CHAT through donations, fundraising, sharing our appeals or volunteering, thank you. Your kindness helps make rescues like this possible, and we’re so grateful to have you alongside us. 💙

#neutering #rescuecat #catrescue #animalrescue #rescuekittens #animalwelfare #rescuekitten #kittenrescue ... See MoreSee Less

Celia Hammond Animal Trust

1 week ago

🐾 Happy Adoption Thursday 🐾

“Happy Adoption! The little Calico is Ember and the black kitty is Sabrina (but we call her Sabby). They were kittens in the same litter. Sabby is so vocal and affectionate, she just wants to be near you all the time. Ember is cute chaos, always hunting flies and chasing her sister but loves a cuddle! They’re just the best little duo. We got them from the Lewisham centre in February 2026 and it was the best decision we made. It’s honestly been our absolute pleasure I wish we could have more. They bring so much joy. 🥰 “ - Gemma

Ember and Sabby sound like the most wonderful little pair! 🥰 We love hearing that sisters from the same litter have found such a happy home together. Sabby’s affectionate chatter and Ember’s cute chaos sound like the perfect balance! Thank you for giving them such a loving home and for sharing this lovely update with us ❤️

➡️Have you adopted from Celia Hammond Animal Trust? We’d love to hear from you! Send your photos via DM using the words “HAPPY ADOPTION” to share your update.

#rescuecat #happyadoptionthursday #celiahammondanimaltrust #adoptdontshop #happyadoption #cat #foreverhome ... See MoreSee Less