Skip over main navigation
  • Log in
  • Basket: (0 items)
Yorkshire Cat Rescue
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Contact us
  • Donate
Open by appointment - call us 1-4pm (closed Wednesday) 
01535 647184
Menu
  • About us
    • What We Stand For
    • Our History
    • The Centre Team
    • Our Shop Teams
    • Our Trustees
    • Our Partnerships
    • Where your money goes
  • Spuds Legacy
  • Adopt
    • About adopting
  • Virtually Adopt A Cat
    • Virtually Adopt A Long Term Foster Cat
  • How you can help us
    • Foster our cats
    • Donate
      • Donate
      • Other ways to donate
    • Gifts in Wills
    • Lottery
      • Join our Mobile Lottery
      • Join our lottery
    • Fundraising Hints & Tips
    • YCR Events
    • Volunteer
      • Why volunteer
      • Volunteer for Us
      • Volunteer testimonials
  • How we can help you
    • I have found a cat
    • Loved For Life
    • My cat is missing
      • Advice if you have lost a cat
      • Current strays at our centre
  • Our shops
    • Shop Volunteering
    • Donating to our shops
    • Where to find us
    • The Charity Shop Gift Card
  • Online Shop
  • Admin
    • Log in
  • Basket: (0 items)
  • About us
  1. About us

About us

Kittens with cat flu at Yorkshire Cat Rescue

Yorkshire Cat Rescue exists to save the lives of abandoned and unwanted cats and kittens

Our vision is a world where all cats and kittens have happy lives, free from harm and unnecessary suffering.

Our mission is to do the right thing for every cat that comes into our care and in turn inspire everyone to treat them with the compassion and respect they deserve.

We provide all cats with food, love, shelter and the necessary veterinary care until they find a forever loving home. They are cared for by our many fosterers across Yorkshire or at our centre in Keighley.

All the cats in our care are neutered, microchipped, vaccinated and given any other medical and behavioural treatment required before rehoming.

We have a no-kill policy (unless recommended by vets due to quality of life).

This means that we sometimes get chronically ill cats (or kittens) that can still lead a very good life (pretty much equal to any healthy cat) but have to have long-term medication and/or treatment. It also means that we do not abort pregnant cats kittens no matter how far the pregnancy is unless the mother cat is in danger.

Any cat in our care will be cared for until we find him or her a home.

Yorkshire Cat Rescue is Registered with the Charity Commission under charity number 1160138.

Yorkshire Cat Rescue subscribes to the Fundraising Regulator and is an organisational member of the Institute of Fundraising.

Yorkshire Cat Rescue is a member of The Association of Dogs and Cats Homes (ADCH).

Yorkshire Cat Rescue Charity Excellence Quality Mark                                 Yorkshire Cat Rescue is registered with the Fundraising Regulator (logo) 

Yorkshire Cat Rescue (Trading Enterprises) Ltd

Yorkshire Cat Rescue (Trading Enterprises) Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yorkshire Cat Rescue, and exists to run the charity's shops.  Annual reports are made to Companies House (Company number 7518205).  

100% of all profits are donated to the charity.  More details about the shops can be found here.

Published: 1st June, 2017

Updated: 15th April, 2026

Author:

Share this page
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Tag cloud

Lottery
Gifts in Wills

Gifts in Wills

Remembering Yorkshire Cat Rescue in your will can make a real and tangible difference to the lives of many cats and kittens for years to come. Read more

Published: 9th March, 2021

Updated: 7th July, 2025

Author: Sara Atkinson

Sign up for our newsletter

Update your contact details

Tell us your Gift Aid status

Contact us

T: 01535 647184

We are currently not doing show rounds at the centre, we have ringworm on site so all applications will be done through the website and appointments will be booked.

Mon 11am - 5pm
Tue 11am - 5pm
Wed CLOSED
Thur 11am - 5pm
Fri 11am - 5pm
Sat 11am - 4pm
Sun 11am - 4pm

Our phone lines are manned by volunteers, please leave us a message and one of our volunteers will get back to you.

Find us

Yorkshire Cat Rescue
Lower Pierce Close
Cross Roads
Keighley
BD22 9AQ

What Three Words ref: Length.Home.During

Links

    • Sitemap
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Privacy Policy
    • Accessibility

Charity number 1160138

Manage Cookie Preferences