They were once abandoned, unwanted or unloved but a selection of cats adopted from Cats Protection have found rags to riches glory by becoming calendar stars.
The 14 moggies will grace the kitchen walls of households throughout the UK after they were chosen to star in the charity’s 2015 ‘Home Sweet Homed’ calendar.
All had previously been in the care of Cats Protection, the nation’s biggest cat charity, before finding loving new owners.
They were chosen from more than 500 cats after the charity launched a search for its 2015 calendar stars on its Facebook page.
Cats Protection’s Creative Designer Martin Green explained the charity wanted to celebrate the real-life happy endings of some of the cats it had helped.
He said: “We wanted a calendar that would truly reflect the work we do and there’s no better way to do that than focus on the cats themselves.
“We chose cats from around the country that had been rehomed from Cats Protection and were now enjoying life with their new owners.
“Local photographers were drafted in to capture the cats in their own homes to show the happy lives they are now living.”
Success stories featured in the calendar include Yara, who was discovered in a rubbish tip at just 10 weeks old and Amber, who was found abandoned in a box on Southampton Common.
Cats were chosen for each month, as well as for the front and inside covers, and a short biography with each photo explains how they came to be rehomed by Cats Protection.
Cats Protection is the UK’s leading cat welfare charity, rescuing, rehoming and reuniting 46,000 cats and kittens every year through its network of over 250 voluntary-run branches and 31 adoption centres.
Martin added: “We think the cats and photos we’ve chosen show off the many personalities of the cats themselves – from the playful and mischievous to the proud cats that seem to love posing for the camera.”
Cats Protection’s 2015 Home Sweet Homed calendar is available priced at £4.95 + P&P by visiting www.cpchristmasshop.co.uk <http://www.cpchristmasshop.co.uk>
The 14 moggies will grace the kitchen walls of households throughout the UK after they were chosen to star in the charity’s 2015 ‘Home Sweet Homed’ calendar.
All had previously been in the care of Cats Protection, the nation’s biggest cat charity, before finding loving new owners.
They were chosen from more than 500 cats after the charity launched a search for its 2015 calendar stars on its Facebook page.
Cats Protection’s Creative Designer Martin Green explained the charity wanted to celebrate the real-life happy endings of some of the cats it had helped.
He said: “We wanted a calendar that would truly reflect the work we do and there’s no better way to do that than focus on the cats themselves.
“We chose cats from around the country that had been rehomed from Cats Protection and were now enjoying life with their new owners.
“Local photographers were drafted in to capture the cats in their own homes to show the happy lives they are now living.”
Success stories featured in the calendar include Yara, who was discovered in a rubbish tip at just 10 weeks old and Amber, who was found abandoned in a box on Southampton Common.
Cats were chosen for each month, as well as for the front and inside covers, and a short biography with each photo explains how they came to be rehomed by Cats Protection.
Cats Protection is the UK’s leading cat welfare charity, rescuing, rehoming and reuniting 46,000 cats and kittens every year through its network of over 250 voluntary-run branches and 31 adoption centres.
Martin added: “We think the cats and photos we’ve chosen show off the many personalities of the cats themselves – from the playful and mischievous to the proud cats that seem to love posing for the camera.”
Cats Protection’s 2015 Home Sweet Homed calendar is available priced at £4.95 + P&P by visiting www.cpchristmasshop.co.uk <http://www.cpchristmasshop.co.uk>