Cats Matter Wins WireFence’s National Black Cat Day giveaway

A volunteer-led cat welfare organisation has won WireFence’s National Black Cat Day giveaway, receiving a £150 donation from WireFence and Pawpular Nature alongside a collection of gifts, food, toys and other contributions from generous supporting businesses.

What is National Black Cat Day?

National Black Cat Day is a chance to celebrate black cats, raise awareness of their welfare and help them find the loving homes they deserve. Black cats can sometimes take longer to be adopted, so the day also highlights the importance of giving them the same love and attention as any other cat.

It’s also an opportunity to recognise the amazing work of cat rescues and charities that care for abandoned and unwanted cats, providing food, veterinary treatment, safe shelter and a second chance at a happy life.

This year, we wanted to use the occasion to do a little more than simply celebrate our feline friends. We wanted to bring some extra support to the people who dedicate their time to helping them.

Our Winner

We’re delighted to announce that Cats Matter is the winner of our National Black Cat Day giveaway!

Cats Matter is a small, volunteer-led organisation dedicated to improving cat welfare through campaigning, education, rescue support and practical assistance. Working closely with rescuers, welfare organisations and members of the public, they help cats in need while also campaigning for better protections and higher welfare standards across the UK.

Their work goes beyond individual rescue cases. Cats Matter also campaigns for changes that could improve the lives of cats nationwide. One of their recent milestones was taking part in a debate in Parliament about making incidents where cats are hit by cars a reportable offence.

As for the donation and prizes, they will make such a huge difference! We currently have foster cats, many of whom arrive sick, neglected, frightened and came to us as needy homeless souls. These fantastic prizes will go a long way towards making their time in care a little brighter and helping them feel safe, comfortable and loved while they recover and wait for their forever homes.

In addition to our fostering work, we all volunteer with our local rescues, so some of the goodies will also be shared with cats currently being cared for by those organisations. We know they’ll be very much appreciated by the lucky recipients! I have a few in mind already that some of the prizes in this giveaway would really make all the difference for!

Carlie from Cats Matter

Alongside their own fostering work, the volunteers also help local rescues. This means the giveaway prizes won’t benefit just one organisation. Cats Matter plans to share some of the donated goodies with other local rescue friends who are also finding things difficult.

We couldn’t be happier that the prize pot will reach so many cats who need a little extra care.

Supporters & Sponsors

We’ve started the prize pot with a £100 donation from WireFence, and we’ve added all the generous contributions from our sponsors and supporters to it.

We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who has joined us and helped make this possible!

Prize Pot

Here’s what Cats Matter received:

• WireFence – £100 Donation
• Bossy Cat – Cat Supplies
• CAT JOY – Personalised Cat Scratcher
  • Everyone taking part can also enjoy early access to CAT JOY’s new November batch, with 10% off their first order using code WELCOME10.
• PLATINUM Pet Food UK – Dry Food Samples
• Java Whiskers – £50 Gift Voucher
• Olive Scoop Cat Litter – Three Packs of Cat Litter
• Zooplus UK – 20% and 2x 15% Voucher
• Pawpular Nature – £50 Donation and Wool Cat Toys
• Waita Pets – Waita Freeze Dried Christmas Advent Calendar

How the Giveaway Worked

We invited UK-based cat rescues, charities and organisations supporting cat welfare to take part. Registration as a charity wasn’t necessary – any organisation doing good work for cats was welcome.

Taking part was simple. Each organisation shared our official National Black Cat Day Facebook post on its own Facebook page and encouraged its supporters, friends and followers to like the shared post.

We kept an eye on the likes as the campaign progressed, and the organisation whose shared post received the most likes by 27th October would take home the entire prize pot.

It was a lovely way to bring cat lovers together, give participating rescues a chance to reach new supporters and, most importantly, raise a little extra help for the cats in their care.

Thank You to Everyone Who Took Part

We’d like to say a big thank you to every rescue, charity and organisation that took the time to take part in our National Black Cat Day giveaway.

We know how much work goes into caring for animals, often behind the scenes and with limited resources. Every organisation that entered is doing something worthwhile, and we’re grateful to everyone who shared the campaign and encouraged their supporters to get involved.

A special thank you goes to everyone who contributed to the prize pot. Your generosity means that Cats Matter and some of their local rescue friends will have a few extra resources to help the cats in their care.

And, of course, congratulations again to Cats Matter! It has been a real pleasure getting to know Carlie and hearing more about the work the team does.

Have a Project We Can Help With?

Are you a UK charity or rescue working on a project? We’re always open to hearing about projects that could benefit from fencing, gabions or landscaping materials.

We may be able to support your project with donated products or discounted materials.