celia hammond animal trust
Animal Rescue Charity
Celia Hammond Animal Trust is a unique non destruction charity providing essential low cost veterinary services for sick and injured pets as well as a rescue and homing service for unwanted, abandoned and stray cats in London and the South East.
Please help us build a dedicated rescue and rehoming centre, and secure the future of our Lewisham hub for decades to come
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A NEW RESCUE AND REHOMING CENTRE IN LEWISHAM
In October 2023, we were granted planning permission to redevelop the Friendly Street warehouse and former shop at the rear of our Lewisham site into a new rescue and rehoming centre.
Phases 1 and 2A of the project have been funded by legacy gifts. Phase 1 of the building works has already been completed and phase 2A works are to commence shortly. We are now fundraising to pay for phase 2B, the construction of the main two-storey building, and we really need your support in funding the next stage of this project.
Please donate whatever you can afford and help us continue caring for animals who need us most.
Celia Hammond Animal Trust
OFFICIAL PAGE Celia Hammond Animal Trust, UK. We rescue rehabilitate and re-home abandoned animals.
We’re proud to support Cats Matter
CatsMatter are calling for urgent change to improve protections for cats involved in road traffic accidents, and we’re standing with them.
This issue has been raised many times before, but we are now at a crucial moment. Early in this Parliament, there is a real opportunity to push for change, and together we can help make sure it is not overlooked.
👉 Please take a moment to sign and share their petition; every signature helps build the case for change. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/750612
Cats Matter will be presenting this to the Government later this year. Let’s help make sure the voices of cats and those who care about them are heard.
🐾 Please support, share, and stand with us
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Look at those Chunky Cheeks …
Ever wondered why some male cats have those big, puffy cheeks?
These handsome “tomcat cheeks” (also known as jowls) develop in unneutered male cats due to hormones. While they might look adorable, they’re actually often a sign of a tough life.
Unneutered males are driven to roam, fight, and compete, often leading to injuries, infections, and years of hardship on the streets.
Behind every set of those chunky cheeks… there’s usually a story. 💔
The good news?
Once neutered, those hormone-driven behaviours settle, and cats can finally start to live safer, calmer lives.
Neutering doesn’t just help one cat; it prevents countless unwanted litters and reduces suffering across entire colonies.
So yes… we love the cheeks!
But we love what neutering does even more.
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✨ Celebrating Celia Hammond – Everything we do begins with Celia 💛 ✨
For 40 amazing years, Celia Hammond has been transforming the lives of cats in need, giving thousands a second chance through her compassion, determination, and unwavering commitment.
This milestone is all about celebrating her incredible work, energy and passion 💛
To honour Celia, we’ve collaborated with illustrator Nia Gould of Niaski to create two items truly special…
Meet Celia Meowmond 🐾
A playful tribute to Celia in Niaski’s signature style, celebrating her impact and everything she has built over four decades.
Available as a limited-edition greeting card and enamel pin, these beautiful keepsakes are exclusive to us, you won’t find them anywhere else! Plus, all proceeds go directly to supporting our work.
Even more special: out of the first 50 pin orders, five will be selected at random to receive a personal message from Celia inside one of the cards 💌 Truly a one-of-a-kind keepsake not to be missed!
Every purchase helps us continue Celia’s mission.
🖤 Greeting Card – £3.25 + P&P
🖤 Enamel Pin – £8 + P&P
Pre-order now:
👉 www.celiahammond.org/shop/
Advance orders are being taken now with a dispatch time aimed for Monday, 30th March
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🐾 PADDINGTON 🐾
From “vicious stray”… to one of our most loved boys. 🩵
Paddington came to us after years of hardship, misunderstood, unneutered, injured, and simply trying to survive. But the moment he felt kindness, everything changed. Beneath it all was the gentlest, most affectionate boy.
So many of you followed his journey and sent him love through his kissing booth, his heart 🩵 (and his chart!) were completely full. After a lifetime of being pushed away, Paddington finally knew what it felt like to be truly cherished.
With your support, he received the care he needed, including his long-awaited dental… and his life began to turn around.
And now, the best news of all…
Paddington has found his forever home. 🩵
From forgotten stray to forever loved, this is what second chances look like.
Thank you to everyone who made this possible.
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🐾 Say hello to Pirate!
Years as a stray left him with a severely matted coat, a painful reality for cats. 😿
He’s just had a full-body dematting along with being neutered at our Lewisham clinic and is beginning his journey to comfort and care. 💛
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HAPPY ADOPTION UPDATE 🐾
"We adopted Martin and Radio from Celia Hammond Animal Trust last June after years and years without a cat due to allergies… so we got rid of the allergic man and got a pair of kittens instead!
Radio was so timid at first that he stayed in the carrier for 2–3 days and would only come out to eat. Now he’s the friendliest of the two!
These days they spend their time wrestling with the local big cats, stealing from the bread bin (and sometimes the actual bins!) and trying to catch anything that moves… although the only thing they’ve successfully caught so far are worms.
We couldn’t be happier.
Martin and Radio turned one on Saturday the 14th and liked some chicken for their birthday." – Kerry
We love hearing updates like this. Thank you, Kerry, for giving these two cheeky boys such a wonderful home. 💛
Have you adopted from Celia Hammond Animal Trust? We’d love to hear from you! Send your photos via Messenger using the words “Happy Adoption” to share your update.
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URGENT CAT IN DANGER – MISSING CAT – LAST SEEN IN CAT CARRIER WITH CONFUSED OWNER – LOST IN LONDON - Probably Walthamstow, Hackney or Newham areas of East London
UPDATED 16th MARCH 18.15p.m: Thank you to everyone for sharing this post. There has been no further information received today. We know that the man caught a bus from Walthamstow towards Hackney around 12.00 on Friday 13th March. A member of the public witnessed a man matching his description carrying a cat carrier (around 1p.m) near to Victoria Park. This is the last sighting that we know of until he was found in Plaistow at 8.00 am on Saturday morning without the cat. We concentrated our search efforts on Sunday 15th March in the area of the last sighting. We did discover that a deceased cat matching the description of the missing cat was found in this location and taken to a vets earlier in the day but this cat was not microchipped and is not the same cat.
We know that you have lots of questions as do we but we only have the information that the Police and the family have provided us with. We hope that by sharing this appeal that someone who has the cat or knows something will see it and get in touch or take the cat to a vet or another animal charity.
APPEAL: Please share. This is a very distressing and urgent situation, a man suffering from confusion went missing from their home on 13th March with their cat in a cat carrier – see CCTV images. The police found the missing confused owner at 8.00 this morning 14th March but the cat was no longer with him. We have been asked to concentrate this search on the Walthamstow, Hackney and Newham areas of East London.
The owner and their family are distraught over what has happened. The cat is a much loved microchipped 10 year black female cat. The cat carrier is silver in colour. The police are trying to find out more information as to where the man has been.
Due to the urgency of this situation please share this post, we will update this post as soon as we receive any more helpful information.
Has anyone has found a cat apparently abandoned in a cat carrier? or been given a black cat that could be this cat? Or seen a man travelling with a cat in a carrier that looks like the cat carrier in the photos?
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Some of you may have already seen this published today, a piece about our amazing founder, Celia Hammond, and the extraordinary rescue work that grew into the Celia Hammond Animal Trust. 🐾
We are very grateful to The Mirror for highlighting Celia’s lifelong work. Please take a moment to read and share the article below. Every share helps more people learn about the thousands of animals who still need our help.
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New Lewisham Rescue and Rehoming Centre – Progress Update 🏗️
We’re excited to share that Phase 2A works are now underway at our Lewisham site in South East London. The old warehouse, which will be replaced by our new two-storey rescue and rehoming centre, is now being carefully demolished bit by bit.
Phase 2A of the project involves demolishing the warehouse and ageing wooden cattery, constructing foundations, and installing drainage in preparation for Phase 2B, which will see the construction of the main cattery building.
It’s wonderful to see progress being made on site, and we are extremely grateful to everyone who has already donated towards the Phase 2B works.
Currently, just over 7% of the Phase 2B project costs have been raised, and we are working hard to raise the remaining funds so that the next stage of the build can begin as soon as possible.
Every donation brings us closer to making this much-needed rescue centre a reality that will help cats like Demelza.
Once operational, our new rescue and rehoming centre on Friendly Street will help secure the future of our Lewisham hub for decades to come.
For more information, including details on how you can support this project, please visit:
🌐 www.celiahammond.org/new-rescue-rehoming-centre/
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