Cats and kittens in need of care are being looked after by The Sheffield Cat Shelter, which has opened a new shop in Broomhill to raise funds.
Dancing on Ice star Frankie Seaman is a patron of the organisation and helped open the new Broomhill store by cutting the ribbon.
She said: “When I first cut the ribbon there was a crowd outside the door, and once everyone was in we rang through our first purchase, it was very exciting”.
She has fostered cats and kittens for 8 years and has a nursery in her house, where she looks after them.
Mrs Seaman said: “Cats have been a huge part of my whole life, and the cat shelter is a wonderful place”.
The Sheffield Cat Shelter has been around for 127 years and fostered and cared for countless cats and kittens, alongside providing educational videos for cat welfare and wellbeing.
Mrs Seaman said: “We’re really proud of the fact that we do try and educate the public, you know, in terms of cat ownership because everybody wants a cat, they see them on social media”.
Currently they have a waiting list of 80 to 100 people looking for cats.
Store Manager, Antonio Cruz said: “We are always fighting to make sure that we get those cats out to good homes and that we’re looking after them because there are lots of cats that come to us on a daily basis”.
They are also striving to expand their mission towards saving cats, and evolving and adapting to inflation.
Mr Cruz said: “Within the stores, if we can make as much money as we can, then we could potentially get a bigger shelter in the future. Obviously we’re paying for the food, the vet bills, which are rising all the time”.
The main cat shelter is based in Broomhall, and alongside this new shop they have two others situated in Ecclesall Road and Hillsborough.
The new charity shop is now open at 7 Crookes Road, Broomhill, Sheffield S10 5BA.
They are also looking for people with video editing experience to help with their educational videos campaign, about a recent law of microchipping. You can contact them through Contact Us | The Sheffield Cat Shelter (thesheffieldcatsshelter.org).
