Communications, social media and administration at Yorkshire Cat Rescue - Keighley, ENG, UK
Yorkshire Cat Rescue is registered with the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales and has the registered charity number 1160138. The previous name was Haworth Animal Welfare (Cat Rescue), known as Haworth Cat Rescue and the previous charity number was 1058218. It is based at Cross Roads between Keighley and Haworth, West Yorkshire, England (the United Kingdom/UK/Great Britain).The charity's aims, taken from the constitution, are ..."to relieve the suffering of cats who are in need of care and attention and, in particular, to provide or maintain rescue homes or other facilities for the reception and care of such unwanted animals and their treatment...".Yorkshire Cat Rescue was founded in 1992 in response to the urgent local need to provide a safe haven for the many abandoned and neglected cats and kittens in the area. In 1997 registered charity status was acquired and the following year the accolade of Best Cat Rescue in Britain was awarded by the Friskies Petcare Foundation. Over the years the charity's reputation for excellence and standards of cat care has steadily grown and today the charity serves a wide area stretching beyond its immediate environs of Haworth and Keighley to Halifax, Bradford, Hebden Bridge, Skipton and Craven and beyond, covering an area of approximately 700 square miles.The plight of unwanted stray, feral and abandoned cats in West Yorkshire continues unabated and the charity works tirelessly to improve their lot.