“We feel very lucky.” 

That’s what Mrs Bob and Tina’s family told us — and this update rather explains why.

Mrs Bob is still her mum’s little shadow, currently to be found sitting beside her demanding attention. Tina has decided her dad is her person, following him everywhere, giving him kisses and curling up in his arms like a baby while he works.

And that’s particularly lovely for Tina. In foster, she was the caretaker of her litter — looking after the other kittens and even helping teach them to use the litter tray. Now she gets to be the baby. 

They still adore each other, and they adore their human brother too. Both seek him out for cuddles and “words of affirmation” while he sings to them and tells them how beautiful they are. 

This is what happily rehomed looks like. Two kittens who once needed someone to choose them, now so completely part of their family that their humans feel lucky to have them.

Mrs Bob and Tina’s family took a chance on two rescue kittens — and now they can’t imagine their family without them. Somewhere among the cats on our website could be your future little shadow, work-from-home supervisor, chief cuddler or recipient of slightly questionable songs. Go on, have a Sunday browse — you never know who you might fall in love with. 

A one-month Modjo update (formerly known as Mojito) 

Judging by these photos, Modjo appears to have misunderstood the concept of being “adopted” and believes she has simply acquired a house, garden and staff. We love to see it! 

One month in and she is thriving.

Her adopter tells us she settled incredibly quickly, is super smart, eating and drinking beautifully and has now started exploring her garden.

She appears to have mastered the essential skills of domestic cat life: lounging dramatically, supervising the household, investigating the garden and turning into a small furry tornado when the wand toy comes out.

We particularly enjoy the fact that the cat who was adopted just a month ago is already looking around the garden like she’s checking whether the gardeners have followed her instructions.

This is what we want for every cat who comes through Protected Paws: not simply rescued, but home.

So if Modjo’s update has made your Wednesday a little brighter, perhaps you could be the reason we get to write another one like it.

Have a look at our website and meet the amazing cats still waiting for their person.

One month from now, one of those happy updates could be yours.

Many people think of us as a cat rescue and it’s true that the majority of animals in our care are of the feline variety. However, we do on occasion, rescue a cat’s mortal enemy…..the dog! 

You may recall Ruth (now called Roxi), who came to us in March. 

She was found wandering the streets of South West London as a stray and had no registered microchip. She had clearly been bred relentlessly - her body exhausted, her teats enlarged from litter after litter.

She was emaciated, suffering from a ruptured eye and no doubt, in a lot of pain. 

Roxi’s recovery has been long and sadly she lost the ruptured eye, but good things come to those who wait and she was officially adopted by her foster, on 16 July.

For those who are counting, yes that’s our second foster fail in July 😂 whoops! 

As you can see, Roxi is VERY pleased with her foster’s decision!

We are overjoyed for you girl and we know you will have the best life ever. Never change that underbite smile, Roxi—it says a thousand words. 

A Friday feel good….

Lorna (now Peggy) came to us in February, when she was around 5 months old. She was born with what we believe was a deformity in her leg and yet nothing was done.

As she grew, her elbow dislocated and healed in the wrong position. Her bones rubbed together as her body tried to grow around untreated fractures. She was left in pain while her tiny body adapted to trauma no baby should endure.

We initially thought she may need to have an amputation, but we are very pleased to say that our vets saved her leg and today, she’s thriving and living her absolute best life with her forever family.

Her adopter (who happens to also be named Lorna!) shared:

"She has brought so much joy into our lives. She loves belly rubs, nibbling our feet, and sprinting into the bedroom every morning for a round of zoomies before settling in for cuddles. She’s either a wild little kitten or a total soppy fluffball—there is zero in-between!"

Peggy has blossomed into such a beautiful girl, and we couldn't be happier that her rough start is officially behind her. 

A huge, heartfelt thank you to her foster mum, Sigi—without your dedication, Peggy wouldn’t be living the wonderful life she so truly deserves ❤️

Hollywood enjoying a Saturday morning lay-in and cuddles with her new brother 🥰🥰

Ben and Marcus – from a cage of filth to a life filled with love.

Some of you may remember the three boys we rescued after they were dumped in a cage in a park, covered in months of urine and faeces. One of them was so desperately neglected that, despite everyone trying everything possible, he later died in hospital.

Many people came forward with evidence of the traveller site they came from, including photographs showing them confined in cages months earlier when people visited to buy Spaniel puppies. The reality is heartbreaking: if there was no demand, there would be no supply. We can all blame the abusers—and rightly so, because they are the lowest of the low—but as long as people continue to hand over money, this cruel industry will continue to thrive.

Ben and Marcus went into foster with the wonderful Eleni, who worked tirelessly, day and night, to nurse them back to health. Worms literally fell from their tiny bodies. Fleas covered them and soon covered her home too. Their little stomachs were so damaged by their past that they suffered endless diarrhoea and illness.

But she never gave up on them.

She loved them.

And then, one day, a lovely couple came along and gave them the forever home they had always deserved.

Today, Ben and Marcus are living their absolute best lives. They are no longer skin and bone. No longer riddled with infection. No longer in pain. No longer trapped behind cage bars.

They are loved.

They are safe.

They are happy.

Both boys have now been neutered and will never again know the horror of being used for breeding. We only wish we could have saved their mother too.

Sadly, despite the evidence, neither the police nor the RSPCA have attended the site, and the abuse continues. That is the heartbreaking truth.

Never buy. Never breed. Adopt.

Until every rescue kennel is empty, every foster home has a spare bed, and every abandoned animal has a family to call their own, our message will remain the same:

Adopt, don't shop.

Because every puppy bought for profit leaves another waiting behind bars for a second chance.

Ben and Marcus got their happy ending.

So many others never will.

Please help us stop this cruelty by refusing to fund it.