Cats are close to my heart so I thought I would mention a couple of cat charities - many cats and other pets are homeless through no fault of their own so spare a thought for them at this time of year.

http://www.cats.org.uk/

http://www.catchat.org/index.html

http://www.cats-protection-newcastle.co.uk/

http://www.brysons.org.uk/index.php

http://www.rspca.org.uk/