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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we have been granted planning permission to build a new cattery at our Lewisham centre
The cost of the new 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. Provided we have sufficient funding the anticipated start date is June 2024 with a 9-12 months construction time. The pace of progress though will be reliant on having sufficient funding at each stage and we 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.
🌱 No More Sprouts 🌱
Join us in creating a brighter future for stray cats with our No More Sprouts campaign!
Every day, countless stray cats face a harsh and uncertain life due to overpopulation. By donating to our neutering work, you can help prevent unwanted litters and reduce the number of cats struggling to survive on the streets.
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Your support ensures:
Fewer homeless kittens born into harsh environments
Healthier, happier lives for neutered cats- free from the threat of certain diseases
A compassionate solution to controlling the stray population
Together, we can stop the cycle before it starts. Click the button or visit the link below to donate today and be a part of the change—because every cat deserves a chance.
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"We adopted 2 little kittens from your Canning Town branch. My husband (at that time boyfriend) was “a dog person”, he actually never lived with a cat so I just wanted for him to have the full life experience , see them grow.
I still remember that day, we want to take home ALL OF THEM.. there was a senior white cat that kept rubbing and purring from the cage(I still don’t know how I managed to leave him there)…
Anyway we came back with these preciousssss…this was 10 years ago.❤️
The photo shows the actual moment that Fabio melted and wasn’t anymore “a dog person”
Very same night we adopted them ❤️
They are my everything.
Our little family.
Thank you for all you do."
-Giada, Fabio, Ron & Immy(Hermione) 🐾
❤️Have you adopted through Celia Hammond? We want to hear from you! Share your story and inspire others to adopt. Please send your photos through messenger with the words “happy adoption” for a chance to be featured on our socials.
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💕❤️Snuggles, love, and loyalty❤️💕Barron and Bubba, the sweetest father-daughter pair, are waiting to find a home where they can stay side by side.
Baron and Bubba came to our Canning Town Centre with eight other cats after their previous owner found themselves overwhelmed with too many unneutered cats, leading to an unmanageable situation. All the cats were signed over to us for a fresh start.
Barron and Bubba share an incredibly close bond—they’re often found snuggled up together or keeping an eye on each other. Their affection for one another is truly heartwarming.
While both cats may be a little shy at first, they quickly warm up with gentle attention and soon reveal their affectionate and friendly sides, craving plenty of love and fuss. These two are looking for a forever home with access to a garden, older children, and the possibility of sharing their space with other cats.
Please email HelloAdoptions@celiahammond.org with your name, address and contact phone number to register your interest in this rare father and daughter duo.
Please note: This is an incredibly busy time for our team. With so emails coming in daily, we’re working as quickly as possible to reply to everyone, but responses may take 7 or more days, as we are short staffed. Thank you for your patience and kindness during this time.
Our cats are rescues, that have either been abandoned, stray, neglected or abused. All homes need to have a home check either by video call or in person and we will provide advice about caring for cats or kittens. This is also a chance for us to see what type of home you can offer to one of our cats and to best match a cat with your home and family.
Following a successful home visit, we will make an appointment for you to come and meet the cats at the shelter and adopt. If you have picked cat/s from the website, you will meet them on adoption day.
We are prioritising homes that are local to our centre and these are the Canning Town catchment areas: East London, parts of North London and parts of West Essex.
If you can offer a home to a harder to home cat, we will consider a home outside these areas.
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🚨 Mustang Needs You This Giving Tuesday
Meet Mustang, a sweet and snuggly stray who found himself in dire need of a lifeline. Living alone on the streets of Southeast London, this unneutered male cat had someone kind feeding him, but they noticed his labored breathing and called us for help. That call may have saved his life.
Our vets discovered that Mustang had laryngeal paralysis, a rare and serious condition where the muscles that open the vocal cords stop working, making it incredibly hard to breathe. To save him, Mustang underwent an emergency tracheotomy to enable him to temporarily breath, then our vet Serena performed an arytenoid lateralisation surgery—a complex procedure to widen his airway permanently so he could breathe on his own. Without it, Mustang wouldn’t have made it.
Now, Mustang is receiving round-the-clock care, being closely monitored for postoperative infectious complications as he heals. Through it all, his gentle spirit shines. Mustang LOVES people—he climbs into your lap for snuggles any chance he gets. He’s proof that stray cats can be just as loving and deserving of a second chance as any other. Clearly, Mustang had a home once, and we will make sure his next one will be forever.
This Giving Tuesday, we’re asking for your help to give Mustang—and so many others like him—a fresh start. Every day, cats with urgent medical needs come through our doors, and we can only say “yes” to saving them because of you.
🙏🏼Will you help us continue to save lives? 🙏🏼
Your gift today can:
• Fund life-saving surgeries for cats like Mustang
• Provide essential 24-hour care and treatment
• Support our mission to rescue and rehome cats in desperate need
Mustang’s journey isn’t over yet, but together, we can make sure he gets the happy, healthy future he deserves. Please click the link below or the button attached to this post to donate today and help us save Mustang—and so many others who are waiting for their chance at love and a life off the streets.
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🐈⬛ Onyx has overcome her injuries and is now ready to find a loving home where she can be pampered and cherished.
Onyx is a sweet, three-year-old spayed female who came to us as a stray with a fractured pelvis. Now that she’s fully healed, she’s eager to find a loving family. ❤️
With her adorable chunky appearance and gentle personality, Onyx loves being around people and enjoys being pampered. However, she also values her alone time and likes to retreat to a cozy spot for a nap. Onyx would thrive in a home with a garden, older children, and no other cats.
Please email HelloAdoptions@celiahammond.org with your name, address and contact phone number to register your interest in beautiful Onyx.
Our cats are rescues, that have either been abandoned, stray, neglected or abused. All homes need to have a home check either by video call or in person and we will provide advice about caring for cats or kittens. This is also a chance for us to see what type of home you can offer to one of our cats and to best match a cat with your home and family.
Following a successful home visit, we will make an appointment for you to come and meet the cats at the shelter and adopt. If you have picked cat/s from the website, you will meet them on adoption day.
We are prioritising homes that are local to our centre and these are the Canning Town catchment areas: East London, parts of North London and parts of West Essex.
If you can offer a home to a harder to home cat, we will consider a home outside these areas.
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Happy Adoption 😻 “We adopted Tallulah (now Lulu) and Pinki (now Kiki) back in March. I always wanted to adopt from Celia Hammond Lewisham, but living in a small top-floor flat made me unsure if it was suitable for a cat. After researching and seeing how many cats needed homes, I decided to go for it. I initially planned to get just one, but after reading Lulu and Kiki's story, I fell in love with them and took them both. It was the best decision—they are the heart and joy of our lives.” -Ros
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Sweet Mary Needs Help after a Horrific Attack
⚠️Trigger Warning ⚠️
Images include graphic content, showing the extent of Mary’s injuries after his attack. Viewer discretion is advised, especially for those sensitive to animal injuries.
We recently received a desperate call from a concerned member of the public who noticed that a cat that she regularly fed was bleeding profusely and limping in pain after surviving a brutal attack by an unknown animal. The cat vanished into thick bushes, was only seen briefly for the next 72 hours and was impossible to catch. However, on the third night he returned to her home at 11 pm, and she was able to get him inside to her kitchen.
For two years, this woman had fed the cat, believing he was feral and untouchable. Desperate to help him, she called us for immediate assistance, and her daughter came to pick up Celia who would personally carry out the rescue, as no other rescue workers were available at the time.
When Celia arrived, she found a terrified cat cowering in pain. Speaking softly, she calmed him with soothing words and within 20 minutes she managed to get this frightened boy into a carrier.
Once he arrived to our Canning Town clinic we learned the injuries that this cat had sustained were very severe. We also learned that this poor baby was not a feral cat at all, but rather a gentle soul overwhelmed by fear and pain.
Incredibly, there were no fractures, however he had clearly been attacked by a large animal with a fearsome bite. His leg was given emergency treatment to deal with his awful infected wounds and will require round-the-clock wound care, medical treatment, and loving support for several months until he is able to heal fully. We hope we will be able to save his wounded leg, this will become more clear over the next week with intensive treatment.
Celia has named this boy Mary after the person who was feeding him, a sweet name for what has turned out to be a sweet cat.
Mary needs our help now, but we can’t do it without you! The cost of his recovery will be very lengthy and expensive. Despite the gruesome nature of his wounds, Mary’s resilience and gentle spirit inspire us to give him every chance at recovery.
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Please give today so Mary can have the bright future he deserves. Your donation, no matter how small, will help Mary heal. Please click the button attached to this post or visit the link above to donate to Mary's journey to recovery. ... See MoreSee Less
❤️Coco's Courage❤️
When a nearby veterinary clinic contacted us about a cat that had been hit by a car, we knew we had to help. Coco, a brave and resilient little fighter, had been found injured by the roadside. Her pelvis was fractured in two places, leaving her in severe pain and unable to move. She needed urgent surgery, and we wasted no time getting her the care she desperately needed at our Canning Town Clinic.
Coco’s injuries required a highly skilled surgery to repair her shattered pelvis. This type of injury is not only extremely painful but also makes everyday tasks like standing and walking nearly impossible. Thankfully, her surgery was a success and she is now is in recovery with our veterinary team, receiving round-the-clock care as she begins her journey back to health.
As animal advocates, it’s heartbreaking to see cats in such vulnerable conditions. Cases like Coco’s remind us of the urgency and importance of providing immediate medical attention to animals in need. Unfortunately, surgeries like hers are expensive and require ongoing care to ensure a full recovery.
Today, we’re reaching out to ask for your help. Along with Coco, we are currently caring for one other cat named Adam who also needed an emergency surgery for a broken pelvis. 😟 Your support can make all the difference in their lives. Every donation, no matter the size, will help cover the costs of surgery, medication, physical therapy, and post-operative care, giving these cats a chance to heal and thrive.
➡️ Please click the button attached to this post or visit the link below to donate to Coco and our other pelvis surgery cats. ⬅️
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Sadly, Coco wasn’t microchipped, so we don’t know her past or if she had a family looking for her. What we do know is that she deserves a fresh start and a loving home. With your support, we can ensure she recovers fully and gets the second chance she deserves.
We want to thank you all for being part of our amazing team that helps to put these cats back together, stepping up time and again to help animals in need. It’s because of your kindness and generosity that cats like Coco can receive the care they need to heal and move on to brighter futures. Thank you for being a vital part of their stories. Together, we can continue making a difference. ❤️🩹 ... See MoreSee Less
Thrown from a window and left to scavenge—Minto and Stig’s stories started in heartbreak, but now they’re inseparable and looking for a second chance together.
Despite a tough start in life, these two have formed a heartwarming friendship and brought joy to everyone at the shelter.
Minto’s story is as upsetting as they come—he was shockingly seen being thrown out of a third-floor window, along with his bowl and litter tray. Thankfully, a kind passerby rescued him and rushed him to safety. Miraculously, Minto was unharmed and still trusts people completely. This sweet boy adores cuddles and attention, and if he really likes you, he’ll climb onto your shoulder and sit there like the world’s fluffiest parrot.
Stig was found living as a stray in an alleyway near the shelter, scavenging for food. One of our team started feeding him, and Stig didn’t hesitate to show how ready he was to be rescued, running up to her with the loudest meow of gratitude. With no owner coming forward, Stig is now looking for a fresh start in a loving home.
These two are inseparable. They love playing together, practicing their wrestling moves and following each other around with playful headbutts. They’re guaranteed to bring endless fun and laughter wherever they go!
Minto and Stig would love a home with a garden, and they can live with children or other cats who don’t mind a little friendly roughhousing. If you’re ready to welcome this delightful duo into your life, get ready for double the love and double the joy!
Please email HelloAdoptions@celiahammond.org with your name, address and contact phone number to register your interest in Minto and Stig.
Our cats are rescues, that have either been abandoned, stray, neglected or abused. All homes need to have a home check either by video call or in person and we will provide advice about caring for cats or kittens. This is also a chance for us to see what type of home you can offer to one of our cats and to best match a cat with your home and family.
Following a successful home visit, we will make an appointment for you to come and meet the cats at the shelter and adopt.
We are prioritising homes that are local to our Canning Town centre and these are the catchment areas: East London, parts of North London and parts of West Essex.
If you can offer a home to a harder to home cat, we will consider a home outside these areas.
Please visit our website at www.celiahammond.org to view all of our cats for adoption. ... See MoreSee Less