Cat Rescue & Adoption Centres: Tyne & Wear

Registered Charity no. 1104787
Based in Sunderland. Rescuing and rehoming lost and abandoned cats and kittens in Tyne & Wear and Durham. All cats are vet checked, neutered and vaccinated before rehoming. Founded 2002 as a support group, Animal Krackers is now a rescue in its own right.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the shelter as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Support Shop: 39 Windsor Terrace, Grangetown, Sunderland.
Rescue Shelter: Ferry Farm House, Offerton Lane, South Hylton, Sunderland, SR4 9JL.
Open 7 days a week, from 10am until 4pm, no appointment necessary.
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Website: www.animalkrackers.co.uk

Registered Charity no. 1116552
Covering Teesdale and surrounding areas. Animal rescue - domestic, including rehoming of cats and kittens, also helping wildlife (room permitting). A home-check is always carried out before homing, and follow-up contact is made after homing. The Ark is unable to house dogs but they do run a database to assist with direct homing. Permanent sanctuary is given to those animals which cannot be released or rehomed. The Ark also runs a Wildlife Education Centre and Nature Trail, and animal care courses. The Ark caters for disabled visitors and all community groups. Please see their website, linked below, for further information.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the shelter as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Rehoming Centre: Ark on the Edge, Woolley Hill Farm, Woodland, Co Durham, DL13 5RX. NB: Please always phone before visiting, to ensure someone is there to assist you.
Tel: 01388 718977
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Ark on the Edge Facebook Page

Registered charity no. 227361
Based in Gateshead. The refuge provides temporary care and shelter for stray, abandoned and relinquished animals, and rehomes as many as possible into responsible and caring homes. If you could offer a loving forever home to a cat, dog or other animal, contact them as below. They operate a non-destruction policy, which means that they never destroy any animal unless under veterinary advice.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the shelter as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Rescue Shelter: Galloping Green Road, Eighton Banks, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, (Opposite St. Thomas' Church)
Tel: 0191 4875858
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Website: www.brysons.org.uk

Based near Hexham, covering Tyne & Wear and Northumberland. A small foster based organisation, rescuing and rehoming stray cats, kittens and cats needing to be rehomed. All cats / kittens will be neutered before adoption (a strict plan for neutering will be made for those that are too young).
Adopt a Cat: Contact the shelter as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Tel: 07789 041884
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Canny Cats Rescue Facebook Page

Registered Charity no. 203644
Based in East Northumberland. Rescuing stray and unwanted cats. This group of volunteers foster the cats in their own homes, due to not having a shelter. All cats are health checked, given any necessary treatment, vaccinated, microchipped and neutered (if old enough) prior to rehoming.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the branch as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Neutering Assistance: Cats Protection offer a means tested scheme to neuter your cat for £10 at selected UK vet practices. Please contact 03000 12 12 12 then option 2 for the neutering department between 9:30am – 1pm to find out more.
Tel: 07749 713142
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Website: www.cats.org.uk/east-northumberland
National CP Helpline: 03000 12 12 12

Registered Charity no. 203644
Based in Gateshead. Working tirelessly to help unwanted and abandoned cats and kittens, rehabilitating and rehoming them where possible. The centre matches cats to prospective adopters. Cats come with 4 weeks free pet plan insurance, they are neutered (where old enough), vaccinated and microchipped. Adoption fees apply.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the branch as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Neutering Assistance: Cats Protection offer a means tested scheme to neuter your cat for £10 at selected UK vet practices. Please contact 03000 12 12 12 then option 2 for the neutering department between 9:30am – 1pm to find out more.
Rehoming Centre: Green Lane, Gateshead, NE10 0QH. Open 11am - 3pm every day except Tuesday.
Tel: 0191 653 1052
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Website: www.cats.org.uk/tyneside
National CP Helpline: 03000 12 12 12

Based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, covering Tyne & Wear. Providing Trap-Neuter-Return and feral colony management, and rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of stray and injured street cats. All cats will be neutered before adoption. Those that are too young are rehomed with an agreement, and a voucher for neutering when old enough.
Please Note: FallenFelines do not take in surrended pets from the general public or operate a waiting list for this. In certain situations, they may they able to facilitate a search for fosterers for pets of people who are deceased, but there is no guarantee.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the shelter as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Help! Cat Fosterers Needed: If you can foster a cat, either short or long-term, please contact FallenFelines as below.
Help! Items Needed: Donations of cat food and litter are always welcome.
Tel: 0191 468 2437
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FallenFelines Cat Rescue Facebook Page 

Registered Charity No. 1123180
Based in Sunderland, helping and rehoming unwanted and abandoned cats and kittens across Tyne & Wear. They undertake rescue and care of cats in need, caring for cats in foster homes until new homes can be found. The group also help with feral cats.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the shelter as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Tel: 07778 314539
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Website: www.felinefriendscharity.co.uk

Registered Charity no. 1155714
Based in Newcastle. A small, foster based rescue covering Northumberland, Tyne & Wear and County Durham. All animals are assessed neutered, microchipped and flea/worm treated before being rehomed. Helping Pets also offer help and advice whenever possible, with the aim of hopefully preventing pets needing to be rehomed. Please get in touch if you would like to adopt a pet - home check required.
Adopt a Cat: See Cats for Homing at This Shelter
Tel: 07586 562 357
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Website: www.helpingpets.org.uk

Registered Charity no. 1207158
Based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming cats and kittens within Northumberland and Tyne & Wear. All cats will be neutered before rehoming if old enough. Those too young will be rehomed with a neutering agreement.
Adopt a Cat: See Cats for Homing at This Shelter
Tel: 07824 567314
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Minnie's Haven - Facebook Page

Registered Charity no. 1190655
Covering Northumberland, Gateshead and Newcastle. A small group with a wealth of experience in cat rescue and rehoming. All cats are neutered, fully vaccinated and microchipped before rehoming. New Beginnings are totally self funded, so an adoption fee is required to cover this.
Adopt a Cat: See Cats for Homing at This Shelter
Help! Fosterers Needed: Please contact the rescue as below if you are interested in becoming a foster home.
Please Note: This Shelter is currently full. Please contact them if you wish to adopt a cat.
Tel: 01661 835941
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New Beginnings Cat Rescue & Rehoming's Facebook Page

Registered Charity no. 220506
Covering Tyne & Wear, Durham and Northumberland. Reuniting lost animals with their owners and finding good homes for those animals who are not wanted. The shelter's objective is the promotion of kindness and prevention of cruelty to animals.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the shelter as below to ask about cats needing homes.
The shelter operates from two premises as below. 
Rehoming Centre: Benton North Farm, Benton Lane, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE12 8EH. Opening times: Fri - Sun: 1pm - 4pm 
Benton Farm Tel: 0191 215 0435
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Website: www.dogandcatshelter.com

Registered Charity no. 1103331
Based in Sunderland, covering Tyne & Wear, Northumberland and County Durham. Pawz for Thought have been rescuing and rehoming since April 2003, during which time they have helped thousands of cats and kittens to find new homes. They are also involved with the rescue of other animals. The rescue is funded by a support shop, selling donated goods.
Adopt a Cat: See Cats for Homing at This Shelter
Help! Fosterers Needed: Please contact Pawz for Thought if you would like to consider fostering an animal.
Tel: 07718 771591
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Website: www.pawzforthought.org

Registered Charity no. 232240
Covering an area from Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead to Berwick upon Tweed and the Scottish Border.  The branch has been caring for abandoned, abused and unwanted animals since 1987. The animals are cared for at private boarding facilities until good homes are found. Spaces are reserved for cases involving RSPCA inspectors, therefore the branch do not take in animals from the general public.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the branch as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Tel: 01912 761560
Tel (to adopt an animal): 07973 952575
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Website: www.rspca.org.uk/local/newcastle-and-north-northumberland-branch
Cruelty Line: 0300 1234 999 (7am to 10pm), or for advice visit: RSPCA Help & Advice

Registered Charity no. 232265
Covering Sunderland and Hartlepool. Please Note: This branch does not take in or rehome animals, but can provide trap, neuter and return to site of feral cats.
Neutering Assistance: Discounted neutering for cats available to pet owners in receipt of certain benefits. See website for details.
Postal Address: 5a, Ashfield Terrace, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3PD.
Tel: 0191 250 7148
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Website: www.rspca.org.uk/local/-/rspca/sunderland-hartlepool-and-south-tyneside-branch
Cruelty Line: 0300 1234 999 (7am to 10pm), or for advice visit: RSPCA Help & Advice

Based in Hartlepool. Rescuing and rehoming stray and abandoned cats in County Durham, North Yorkshire and Tyne & Wear (can travel further for the right home). Adult cats will be neutered, flea'd and wormed before adoption. Kittens must be neutered by 6 months of age.
Adopt a Cat: See Cats for Homing at This Shelter
Help! Saleable Items Needed: Donations of good quality saleable items are always welcome to help with tombola fundraising.
Tel: 07545 833323
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Second Chance Hartlepool Cat Rescue Facebook Page

Covering South Shields, Newcastle and Washington. This group's main priority is the collection of sick and injured animals, providing veterinary treatment and rehabilitation before rehoming them. All animals are either neutered before adoption, and kittens must be neutered by their owner when old enough.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the shelter as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Rescue Centre: 266 Stanhope Rd, South Shields, Tyne and Wear.
Tel: 0191 456 9613 or 07528 245088
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Website: www.stfrancisanimalrescue.co.uk

Based in Newcastle. An independent cat rescue and rehoming organisation covering Co.Durham, Northumberland and Tyne & Wear. Westgate Ark Cat Homing Centre is run by a small but dedicated band of Volunteers, rescuing and re-homing all cats who need a second chance. They neuter most cats before adoption, or require neutering as part of the homing agreement.
Adopt a Cat: Contact the rehoming centre as below to ask about cats needing homes.
Help! Items Needed: Blankets, sheets, old jumpers, etc. for bedding and cleaning, and of course cat food donations.
Help! Volunteers Needed: If you are in the local area, and would like to volunteer your help for rescuing, trapping, feeding and cleaning, they would love to hear from you.
Rehoming Centre: Westgate Ark Cat Homing Centre, Prospect Place, Newcastle, NE4 6PH.
Tel: 01912 739 555 (please ring for an appointment to view our cats)
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Website: www.westgateark.org.uk

Based in South Shields, covering Tyne & Wear including Sunderland, Co. Durham and Northumberland. Purrfectly formed dedicated shelter that's been helping cats get back on their paws since 1972. All their rescue cats are treated for fleas and worms, and when five months old they're also neutered before rehoming. If you have space in your home and your heart for a cat companion, take a look at their cats for homing, and get in touch. Willows pride themselves on matching their fabulous felines with your family before adoption.
Adopt a Cat: See Cats for Homing at This Shelter
Rehoming Centre: 1a Wantage Street, South Shields, NE33 4RY. (Please call first for an appointment)
Mob: 07719 605383 or 07989 540342
Willows Cat Adoption Centre Facebook Page