Website last updated on: July 29th 2010
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Lost & Found Cats
Lost your cat? Visit our lost cats page.
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FOUND CATS:
07/10 - Several found cats have come into OICP's care, click here for more info and photos.
LOST CATS:
28/07/10: A female 11 year old Tortie has gone missing from Grieveship West, Stromness. More information >>
26/07/10: Dewey, a Bengal male neutered cat, has gone missing from Orphir. More information >>
23/07/10: Smudge, a nearly all black neutered male with white bib and paws, has gone missing from the High Street area of Kirkwall. More information >>
23/07/10: Mavis, a female black and white cat, has gone missing from Holm. More information >>
20/07/10: Binky, a small neutered female tortie, has been missing for over a week from Lynn Park, Kirkwall. More information >>
25/05/10: Butcher, a female tabby, has gone missing from the Golf club area of Stromness.
20/05/10: Black tom has gone missing on Shapinsay. More information >>
08/03/10: Missing since Wednesday 3rd March on Hoy; slim neutered male tabby. More information >>
28/02/10: Black neutered male cat, has gone missing from Sandwick. More information >>
13/02/10: Flora, a young tortie and white female cat, has gone missing from Clumley, Sandwick. More information >>
13/01/10: Felix is an ex Orkney cat rescue cat. He is 18 months old, chipped and neutered tom who went missing from Papdale Crescent/Berstane Road area of Kirkwall. More information >>
Coco, a grey female cat, has been missing since 07 Nov. from Whitecrest Park, Tankerness.. More information >>
Large grey cat missing from St Margaret's Hope. About 7 year old neutered tom. More information >>
Tabby male cat missing from Weyland area, Kirkwall. More information >>
Tortie female missing from Stromness. More information >>
Mitzi, a grey and white female cat missing in the Birsay/Twatt area since July 16th. More information >>
Lilly is missing from South Ronaldsay, she is a grey tortie. More information >>
Tabby tom missing from St Andrews area. More information >>
Whiskey, female black & white cat, has gone missing. More information >>
Tikka, a tortie cat with white sock/white neck and a pink collar on, has gone missing from Burray. More information >>
Missing from Stromness: thin small tabby with orange splodge on forehead. More information >>
Pebblie has gone missing from Lynn Crescent, Kirkwall on March 15.
More info >>
Elderly tortie with discoloration in one eye has gone missing from Hogarth in Rendall. More info >>
Welcome to Orkney Islands Cats Protection!
Orkney Islands Cats
Protection is an official branch of Cats
Protection, a
national charity primarily responsible for rescuing and rehoming cats
and kittens throughout Britain. Begun in 1927, it is the UK's oldest
and largest feline welfare charity.
Orkney Islands Cats Protection aims to rescue and rehome cats, as well as raise awareness about the importance of neutering and spaying. We are here to give general guidance on, and assistance with, cat welfare.
Latest News
How to contact us
Branch helpline: 01856 771642
Please leave your contact details and one of our volunteers will return your call within 24 hours where possible. Please remember that we are a 100% volunteer run branch, with people giving their time freely.
Alternatively contact us via email at:
In case of medical emergency, contact your local Orkney vet first.
Donate or become a member!
Please help us look after the cats that need help here in Orkney. If you are considering adopting a cat, look here first. All the cats in our care are neutered/spayed, vaccinated, microchipped, flead/wormed and come with 4 weeks FREE pet insurance! If you can't adopt, please consider giving us a donation or become a member of OICP for just £8.00 a year or £15.00 for a whole family!
We always have older cats that need to be homed. Please consider adopting an older cat - older cats have many advantages! Read more here...>>
Sponsor a Cat
CabinFrom just £4 a month you can sponsor a cat cabin, which will benefit cat-after-cat in our care! Please click here for more info, and how to get involved!
Upcoming Events
OICP will be present at: Dounby Show, August 12th and the County Show, August 14th
Please come and visit! All proceeds go to the cats in our care!
FREE NEUTERING CAMPAIGN!
Get your cat(s) neutered for
FREE! If you have cats that are not yet neutered or
spayed, please get in touch with one of the following veterinary
practices directly and let them know that you wish to make use of
OICP's FREE neutering scheme:
Flett & Carmichael - Tel. 872859 ¦ Northvet -
Tel. 873403.
To read more about how important it is to have your cat neutered on this page of Catchat.org
When you adopt a cat from Orkney Islands Cats Protection your new friend now comes with 4 weeks FREE pet insurance from Petplan!
There are no strings attached, but if, at the end of the 4 weeks, you do decide to take out the insurance, our branch will earn 10% commission on the premium paid to Petplan for new policies, so we can help even more cats with your help! Pet insurance gives you peace of mind, as our cats are covered from the day you adopt him or her, even the older cats.
OICP top branch in Scotland for neutering in 2008
Three of our volunteers attended the 2009 Cats Protection conference in Aviemore recently and we are proud to let you know that we were presented with an award for being the top branch in the whole of Scotland for neutering in 2008, with a staggering 759 cats neutered here on the isles. Big thanks to our trapping team, the valuable work and support of Friends of Orkney Ferals and the ongoing support of all of you, members of the public and volunteers, for making this happen!
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