‘We really need help’: RSPCA faces capacity crisis as cats arrive faster than they can be rehomed

October 20, 2026 · 2:59 pm 1 sources

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• ‘We really need help’: RSPCA faces capacity crisis as cats arrive faster than they can be rehomed
  The Guardian · October 20, 2026 14:59
  About 20,000 cats were taken into charity’s care last year, an increase driven in part by pet hoarders There is a cat crisis in rescue centres across the country, the RSPCA has warned, as abandoned felines now outnumber dogs in the charity’s shelters. Cats are arriving in RSPCA centres faster than…