About Cat Call

Cat Call Hastings, was an idea dreamt up and implemented by Dorothy Jayson in November 1983. The founding cornerstone of her idea was a Lost and Found Cat Register, where missing or found cats details could be registered and exposed to Dorothy’s proactive approach to reunite them with their families. As the little organisation’s reputation grew a network of foster homes was added where found cats could be temporarily homed until their original family was located or a permanent safe home found.

In January 1994 the organisation was formally registered as a UK charity and given the charity reference 1032117. Dorothy with the help of her daughter Julie and a growing network of volunteers established a cattery in Windmill Road Hastings complementing the foster home network.

In 2007 Dorothy passed away, Cat Call’s work was continued with vigor and focus by Julie and the cattery moved to Brightling Road Hastings.

Julie sadly and suddenly passed away in November 2010, the volunteers at the time rallied round and between them managed to home the cats from the cattery which could no longer be sustained and was closed.

The organisation then went through a difficult period but throughout stayed true to its founding principles and objectives which are;

🐾 Lost and Found Cat Register

We manage the local Lost and Found Cat Register — a vital community service that helps reunite missing cats with their families. Our proactive approach and local knowledge have made us a trusted point of contact for worried owners.

📞 Telephone Helpline – 365 Days a Year

Our helpline offers year-round advice and support to people facing cat-related concerns. Whether it’s a lost pet, a health worry, or just the need to talk to someone who understands, we are here to listen and help make a plan.

🏠 Rescue and Welfare

As much as possible we rescue stray, abandoned, and at-risk cats, providing the care they need — including neutering, veterinary treatment, and rehoming. We believe our work helps to prevent suffering and reduce the local stray cat population through direct, humane intervention.

🩺 Supporting Responsible Cat Care

We promote responsible cat ownership through our focus on neutering and spaying. This helps to control the stray population and reduce future cases of abandonment or neglect.

🚨 Emergency Cat Care

We are a trusted partner for local authorities. police and social services in emergency situations.

Cat Call no longer has a public cattery but has three sites where rescued cats who cannot be homed live, further supported by its foster home network.

Cat Call has the aspiration, when financially possible, of having a new rescue, medical and well being centre in Hastings.

Cat Call’s primary costs are;

🐱 Its monthly medical bill.

😽 General care costs for the Cats in its care; Cat food, litter etc.

😼 Cat Call telephone help line.

At Cat Call, our entire team is made up of volunteers.
We have no paid staff, no marketing overheads, and no expense accounts. This means that every penny we raise — or are fortunate enough to receive through grant funding or legacies left to us — goes directly towards our frontline work helping cats and the people who care for them. We believe it is a lean, grassroots operation with maximum impact and zero waste.

Our charity shop pays for itself then the surplus contributes to the cat care work fund.

Money is raised through donations, fund raising events, on line sales and our Cat Call charity shop in Bohemia road St Leonards On Sea.

The organisation is led by two Trustees

Brenda Marshall – Charity Chair

Lorraine Shackel – Trustee Cat Welfare

supported by Leslie Jarvis who works on the finance and back end administration, Lyn Beardshaw charity shop Manager and Mia Ward who does the on line sales.

Cat Call is also supported by a fantastic group of volunteers and kind supporters including but not limited to; Its great charity shop volunteer team, talented knitters who make wonderful cat blankets, cat nip mice and beautiful knitted items which the organisation sells, people and Businesses who have a green Cat Call donation pot for coins and some very supportive organisation’s including Asda Hastings/St Leonards On Sea, ESK Warehouse Hastings, 1066 Vet practice, Badgers Oak Veterinary Clinic, the Cutter Pub Hastings, Drop Of Ocean shop, The Hastings Arms, Happy Cats Sitting

Cat Call’s telephone help line is open 7 days a week 365 days a year from 9.30 to 21.00.

Cat Call is a registered UK charity registration number 1032117 and is subject to yearly scrutiny by the UK Charity Commission. It has proper checks and balances in place for the work it does with Cats, the advice it gives and your data.

Cat Call is an all-inclusive Charity; Animals in particular pets have no innate prejudice, a Cat, a dog, a hamster, a bird they simply return love and care. The Cat Call charity is no different, as a charitable non-profit organisation it receives support from every part of the community, its volunteers are truly representative in all ways of Hastings and the surrounding area, it makes no distinction when it responds to a phone call for help through its 365 day a year telephone help line or a message online through its web site, e mail or social media platforms, it simply responds to the full extent of its resources and beliefs.

“Animals have a consciousness (feelings) and like humans need and deserve loving quality care in an empathetic environment”

A little insight into our mentality and how we respect our supporters;

Cat Call does not use Cookies on its web site we do not track you when you visit us.

If you request your contact details published in support of finding your lost cat you are shown precisely what is published. Such posts are removed from the web site either when your cat is found or on request.

If you call Cat Call for help your telephone number is not retained unless you agree it is needed in helping you and that’s the only reason it is used.

If you kindly donate to Cat Call you will receive a thank you e mail or letter. Cat Call will not keep pestering you for more money.

Cat Call will never pass, sell or share personal data with anyone or any other organisation.

If you would like to check the status of your information you think Cat Call might hold, update it or delete it please message Cat Call on catcallcharity@outlook.com.

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