Shetland Cat Rescue recommend wire, top opening cat carriers. These are robust and will last for decades. They are easy to clean and most importantly they are safe and secure.
The more popular type of carriers, made of plastic with a grill at the front, can allow cats to escape if they are not correctly assembled or old. They are also...
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As usual it's in the The Toll Clock Shopping Centre/ Bolt’s, located just opposite Skipidock cafe, open from 9.30am to about 3.30pm.
Come along and support SCR, come if you’re looking for a bargain, or just come to chat. Who knows, we might just have what you have been looking for!
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🐾 Exciting news for our feral cat colonies! 🐾
We’ve just received our new camera traps, and we’re so excited to start using them across Shetland! The camera traps will help us quietly observe feral cat colonies, day and night, without disturbing them.
They’ll capture photos and videos showing how many cats are in each...
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Shetland Cat Rescue are really pleased to announce that Tesco is supporting us with the blue tokens appeal.
Please vote for Shetland Cat Rescue by collecting a blue token when you go shopping and putting it in Shetland Cat Rescue’s pot. If we get the most tokens, they will donate £1500 to buy some much...
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This Saturday (6th of September) from 9.30am to about 3pm our monthly stall will be at The Toll Clock Shopping Centre/ Bolt’s ( just opposite Skipidock cafe).
Come along if you’re looking for a bargain, or just for some cat chat. We might have just what you are looking for!
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Shetland Cat Rescue is looking for a Treasurer.
If you are interested in taking on the role and becoming a trustee too, please get in touch.
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Pauline, one of our trustees, has just received an email from Petchip, saying her cat's microchip registration had expired and now needed renewing, for a fee of £18.95. They had all the right details, including his chip number and even a photo. But what seemed odd, apart from the fact that she paid to keep him...
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It’s our regular monthly stall once again, this Saturday at The Toll Clock shopping centre (which used to be Bolts shopping centre), where you’ll find us across from the entrance to the Skipidock Cafe.
From 9am – 4pm.
Come and browse the clothes – books – pictures – DVDs & CD’s – ornaments – cat chat and much more.
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As required by our charitable status, SCR will be holding an AGM to report on its activities over the last twelve months. This will be at the Isleburgh Community Centre in Lerwick, at 9:30 am on Saturday 26th July. If you wish to attend please report to Reception to be given the appropriate Room number.
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It’s our regular monthly stall once again, this Saturday at The Toll Clock shopping centre (which used to be Bolts shopping centre), where you'll find us across from the entrance to the Skipidock Cafe.
From 9am – 4pm.
Come and browse the clothes – books – pictures – DVDs & CD’s – ornaments – cuddly toys – bedding – 2025 calendars – cat chat and much more.
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Last year we received an award/ donation from the NISA ELLESMERE GROUP of stores, after being nominated by the staff at their Lerwick branch (on the Esplanade).
But not content to let it stop at that, the staff at the Scalloway branch (The Checkout) then went on to nominate Shetland Cat Rescue too, and we have just heard they were also successful.
Many thanks to everyone working at both stores, and to NISA, for thinking of us.
At the usual place – The Toll Clock shopping centre (what used to be Bolts) - across from the entrance to the Skipidock Cafe.
From 9am – 4pm.
Come and browse the clothes – books – pictures – DVDs & CD’s – ornaments – cuddly toys – bedding – 2025 calendars – cat chat and much more.
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At the usual place – The Toll Clock shopping centre (what used to be Bolts), across from the entrance to the Skipidock Cafe.
From 9am – 4pm.
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and Maggie Sandison for donating £250 from the sales of Tommy’s calendar to Shetland Cat Rescue.
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At the usual place – The Toll Clock shopping centre/ Bolts, next to the Skipidock Cafe.
From 9am - 4pm.
Come and browse the clothes – books – pictures – DVDs & CD’s – ornaments – cuddly toys – bedding – 2025 calendars – and much more.
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At the usual place – The Toll Clock shopping centre/ Bolts, next to the Skipidock Cafe.
From 9am.
Clothes - books - pictures - DVDs & CD’s - ornaments - cuddly toys - bedding - 2025 calendars - and much more.
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... or better still, a SHED/ GARAGE/ or CONTAINER.
We desperately need somewhere to store our equipment - carriers, folding pens, traps, toys, bedding, food, scratching posts etc.
We now have so much, because different cats have different needs, some of our trustees are no longer able to get into their sheds.
Please, if you have an empty...
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Shetland Cat Rescue would like to thank Robin Jones at The Annex - Shetland for supporting us by selling our knitted rainbow mice and other crafts over the last two years.
We are sorry that you have had to close The Annex and send you all our best wishes for the future.
Tomorrow - SATURDAY 11 January - we will be having a stall at The Toll Clock shopping centre/ Bolts. Come and find us in our usual spot next to the Skipidock Cafe.
From 9am.
Lots of clearance bargains. Many items (including clothes) for as little as 50p.
DVDs - 3 for 50p or 10 for £1.
Books - £1 a box.
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... has been cancelled due to the weather.
If possible we will try and arrange to have it on another day this month.
Watch this space for updates.
In the meantime stay warm and safe.
At this time of the year, when people are busy with their family, celebrations and gifts, it is lovely that some have remembered Shetland Cat Rescue and sent us a gift of money for the cats.
We want to thank you for adding us to your present list -
Tom, Carol, Thyrza,...
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At TOLL CLOCK/ BOLTS shopping centre on the ground floor opposite the Skipidock cafe.
From 9am-4pm.
Lots of bargains - books, clothes, DVDs, cd’s, toys, xmas gifts, knitted crafts, kitchen ware, bedding, ornaments and much more.
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At the usual place - Bolts/ Toll Clock Shopping Centre.
From 9am - 4pm at our usual position on the ground floor opposite the Skipidock Cafe.
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As usual at the beginning of each month Shetland Cat Rescue Stall will be at Bolts/ Toll Clock Shopping Centre (Lerwick) from 9am - 4pm. You can find us downstairs opposite the Skipidock Cafe.
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Shetland Cat Rescue will be hosting another SUNDAY TEAS & CAR BOOT SALE this Sunday (25th August) at Whiteness and Weisdale Hall, from 12 - 3pm.
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We are urgently in need of somewhere to store all our equipment:
cat carriers - kitten pens - traps - cat food - activity centres - and more.
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We are having our next fundraising SUNDAY TEAS & CAR BOOT SALE at Whiteness & Weisdale Hall on Sunday, 25th August, from 12 - 3pm.
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Shetland Cat Rescue will there with a stall, so come and join us for a chat or browse our lovely selection of crafts and Shetland books.
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Help cats like Archie (featured above) by visiting our (monthly) fundraising stall this week at Bolts/ The Toll Clock shopping centre, Lerwick.
From 9 am-4 pm both days, situated on the ground floor opposite the Skipidock Cafe.
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If you missed hearing Carol Richie (one of our trustees) talk about Shetland Cat Rescue on the Good Evening Shetland programme, there is still a chance to catch it, online.
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Helloooo! Bertie here. Remember me? My mum Betty was helped by the lovely people at Shetland Cat Rescue while she was pregnant with me and my sister Bunny. Thanks to them, we came into the world in a warm, dry, safe place instead of out in the wilds of Shetland.
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As usual we will be at Bolts/ The Toll Clock Shopping Centre, from 9am-4pm. But instead of our usual spot outside The Olive Tree we will now be located on the ground floor opposite the Skipidock cafe.
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Our Ambassador Tommy is on a mission to help more stray cats & kittens in Shetland so he’s decided to go on a recruitment drive for keen volunteers in a number of roles within Shetland Cat Rescue!
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Shetland Cat Rescue cares for cats throughout Shetland, but currently doesn't have any volunteers in Unst.
If you are a cat lover and would like to be a contact in Unst, for people with cat and kitten problems there, we would like to hear from you.
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Shetland Cat Rescue currently has some wet & dry adult cat food available free of charge to anyone currently feeding feral or stray cats.
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We recently had an adorable female cat in our care. She came to us as a stray and heavily pregnant. She wasn't microchipped, nor could we find her owner, so she ended up giving birth to her two kittens in foster care with us. Sadly, we also discovered she had terminal cancer. Which if she …
This Saturday (June 15th ) SHETLAND PRIDE will be filling the streets of Lerwick with a lively parade and floats from Market Cross to Gilbertson Park, Lerwick. Shetland Cat Rescue will be there too, at the park, with its stall packed full of goodies, including a supply of its best selling item: rainbow mice.
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Yes, this month we are having the regular stall over two days. Same place: Bolts/ The Toll Clock shopping centre (Lerwick). Same time: 9am - 3.30pm. And same location: near the Olive Tree cafe. We hope to see you there. There are lots of new donations and plenty of bargains. DVDs, CD’s and books still …
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Held as always at the Toll Clock/ Bolts, Lerwick. From 9am - 3.30 pm. Come and find us, usually we are set up near the Olive Tree cafe or close by. Lots of new stock.DVDs, CD’s and books - 2 for 50p or 5 for £1
Find us at the Toll Clock/ Bolts shopping centre, either by the Olive Tree cafe or down on the ground floor. Saturday 6th April from 09.00-15.30. Everything 50p (except knitted mice!).3 items for £1.Books, DVDs, CD’s - 2 for 50p or 5 for £1.
Gott Cats is looking for a cat lover to work in the cattery alongside a long-term employee.
The post is for peak periods, usually mornings in school holidays but can extend a bit at times. It's a great job for cat lovers!
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All kinds of bargains at our regular spot in the Toll Clock/ Bolts shopping centre, either outside The Olive Tree cafe or down on the next level. From 9:00-16:00. See you there!
We will be at Bolts/ The Toll Clock from 9am - 4pm. Probably next to the Olive Tree Cafe, but if not down on the next level. As usual, lots of bargains, so come and browse or just for a cat chat. We are also needing more volunteers, for all sorts of things, so if you …
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at the Toll Clock shopping centre/ Bolts in Lerwick, from 9am - 4pm. There will be plenty of pre-Xmas bargains - such as all the books/ CD’s/ & DVD’s at 2 for 50p (or 5 for £1.) Everything on the clothes rail 50p each. Plus our bargain 50p table (or 3 items for £1.) Lots …
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9.30am - 3pm in The Toll Clock/ Bolts, Lerwick. Hopefully in our usual spot, next to The Olive Tree cafe. If that isn't possible we will set up nearby. There will be an everything at 50p table, and if you buy 3 items it's only £1 for all three. Plus 50% off everything on the …
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Blue came to The Ginger Cat House Rescue in mid-May 2023 at 7-8 weeks old. His story has been tugging at their heartstrings ever since.
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Shetland Cat Rescue’s monthly stall will be in its usual spot, next to the Olive Tree, this Saturday, 7th October from 9:00-3:30. Come and browse, lots of bargains. All clothes on the rail are half the marked price. There will be the 50p table, where everything (including books, DVD’s and CD’s) is 50p or 3 …
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Shetland Cat Rescue has some great news.
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This SATURDAY (1st July) Shetland Cat Rescue will be having two fundraising stalls in Lerwick. One at the 2023 SHETLAND PRIDE event in Gilbertson Park (we will be in the Hall from 11:00am - 5:00pm).
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