celia hammond animal trust
Animal Rescue Charity
Celia Hammond Animal Trust is a unique non destruction charity providing essential low cost veterinary services for sick and injured pets as well as a rescue and homing service for unwanted, abandoned and stray cats in London and the South East.
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a new rescue and rehoming cattery at our Lewisham centre
The cost of our new cattery building is £1,000,000 which we are intending to fund in part from legacy income but do also need to fundraise a significant amount. Construction of Phase 1 commenced in April 2025 and was completed in December 2025. Phase 2, construction of the main section of the two storey building will take 12 months. The pace of progress though the 3 phases of construction will be reliant on having sufficient funding for each phase and we do need to successfully raise a significant sum of money during financially challenging times.
Please help to support us. Anything you can give will help us on this journey, no matter how big or small.
Celia Hammond Animal Trust
OFFICIAL PAGE Celia Hammond Animal Trust, UK. We rescue rehabilitate and re-home abandoned animals.
This gorgeous boy is known as Sirius Black. Like his namesake Sirius does has a reputation and on arrival with us he was indeed a handful however he is actually a big softy!
He came to us as young stray tom, and sadly, as with so many of these un neutered stray boys, he had clearly had a tough time and was very defensive and jumpy fearing any fast movement, he would lash out in fear for months.
It has taken nearly a year of reassurance to build his confidence but Sirius is now a reformed character and is more than ready for a home now!
He is still a very young cat and is super playful, goofy chap but he’s not particularly careful with his claws when playing or taking treats so not a first time cat! His boisterous play means he wouldn’t suit a home with younger children but we think he would be great for a family with cat confident teens or an adult household that wants a playful character.
Sirius was living in a rural area so a home in quiet area away from roads with cat flap access to a safe garden is sought. Sirius really is the most cheeky, funny and affectionate cat that has had such a bad start and has spent far too much of his young life in the cattery, he just needs somone to give him a chance!
Sirius is best as an only cat. We are seeking a home within a 25 mile(ish) radius of our Greenacres Centre in Brede. If you would like to know more we would love to hear from you! Please email Greenacresrehoming@celiahammond.org.
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Shadow and Dusty celebrated Valentine's Day in the best way possible, cuddled up together in their new home, surrounded by the love of family.
🙏🏼This is what your support makes possible.
Wishing you a day filled with as much warmth and happiness as these two lucky boys. 🐾
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Happy Valentine’s Day from beautiful Ripley ❤️
She’s got her heart ready, she’s just waiting for someone to share it with.
While many of our cats are celebrating in their forever homes today, sweet Ripley is still waiting 💕Could this be the year her love story begins?
If you think you could offer this gorgeous girl the safe, loving home she deserves, please send an email to helloadoptions@celiahammond.org. Read more about Ripley by tapping the link below. ⤵️
📍https://www.celiahammond.org/cat-list/ripley/
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Last call to buy your virtual balloons for our St Valentine’s Online Balloon Race which starts at midday tomorrow, 14 Feb 2026. Every £3 balloon purchased will feed one rescue cat for a day and help us continue our life-saving work. There are prizes to win too! www.bit.ly/CHATballoonrace 🎈🐱🏆 ... See MoreSee Less
This week at our Lewisham Centre, love is very much in the air. To celebrate St Valentine’s Day and the launch of our St Valentine’s Virtual Balloon Race this Saturday, we’ve given all of our newest arrivals Valentine’s themed names. Please meet Precious, Bow, Snuggles, Cherub, Smooch and Velvet, each with their own unique story of rescue. Understandably, they are still a bit shy in their new surroundings.
They may have once faced uncertain futures, but now they are safe, warm and surrounded by the care of our Lewisham team. Their new names are a reminder that every cat who comes through our doors deserves love, compassion, comfort and a second chance.
Tomorrow our St. Valentine’s Balloon Race launches virtually from Paris. Each digital balloon costs just £3. That’s the same amount it costs to feed one rescue cat for one day.
With more than 700 cats currently in our care across our centres, those £3 meals add up quickly. Every balloon purchased helps keep their bowls full.
If you’d like to show some love this Valentine’s, please consider buying a balloon and helping to feed a CHAT rescue cat. 🎈This is the last day to get in the race, tap the link below to enter:
📍https://bit.ly/CHATballoonrace
💕Spread the love this Valentine’s season, share this post to help us feed more cats.
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Rhea and Ron, Weasley and Wendy are a family who came to us part of a group of over 20 cats. The cats all originated from a home where the owners had not neutered their cats and allowed them to breed uncontrolled having kittens in neighbours gardens and begging for food from other cat owners.
We took in all the cats and neutered and microchipped them. Almost all of the cats have now found new homes, Its just Rhea, Ron, Weasley and Wendy still in need of new homes.
They are slightly shy but quietly friendly cats who are seeking calm adult homes. We would suggest that Ron (ginger) and Weasley (ginger/white) are homed together and Rhea (white/ tortie) with Wendy (tabby).
Ideally seeking homes with garden access and a cat flap, although spacious indoor only homes would also be considered.
This family have now been with us for 11 months so are high priority in need of new homes!
To enquire about Rhea, Wendy, Ron and Weasley please email lewisham@celiahammond.org.
🎈Did you know we’re currently caring for over 700 rescue cats, each costing £3 a day to feed? You can help keep bowls full by buying a £3 balloon in our St Valentine’s Virtual Balloon Race. Every balloon feeds a cat and helps us continue our life-saving work. Tap the link below to enter the virtual race:
📍https://bit.ly/CHATballoonrace
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Last week, we were delighted to welcome three young supporters to our Lewisham centre who brought along a generous donation of £160 to the charity.
The money was raised by these sweet girls through a stall they organised themselves. During their visit, they spent time meeting and cuddling some of the cats in our care.
It’s especially heartening to see young people taking initiative and becoming advocates for animals. 🩵 We are beyond grateful to them for choosing to support Celia Hammond Animal Trust.
Our sincere thanks to these young ladies, mum Jen and their supportive families for their kindness and generosity.
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Volunteers Needed, Lewisham & South East London 🐾
We’re urgently looking for a few local volunteers who could help us by emptying our donation food bins at Sainsbury’s Lewisham and Lee Green, and occasionally Charlton.
This is a simple but vital task that makes a huge difference. If you live nearby and could help with regular weekly or occasional bin collections, we’d love to hear from you. Your time would directly support the care of our rescue cats 💛
Please message us or email Lewisham@celiahammond.org if you can help, or share this post so it reaches the right person.
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Mia's Update: Proof that compassion saves lives
We’re so pleased to share a positive update on Mia. Thanks to the incredible generosity of our supporters, she is making wonderful progress and is now firmly on the path to recovery.
Mia is comfortable, being closely monitored by our veterinary team, and responding well to her treatment. Her injuries are healing, her disposition is bright and every day we’re seeing small but meaningful improvements.
We want to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone who donated, shared her story, and sent messages of support. Your kindness has played a direct role in giving Mia the care she needed at the most critical time.
She still has a journey ahead of her, but she is safe, loved, and getting stronger with each passing day. We are amazed by her sweet and loving temperament. We’ll continue to keep you updated as she moves forward on her road to wellness. 💛 ... See MoreSee Less