Charity looking for ‘cat cuddlers’ and it sounds like the best job ever

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16 Mar 2022, 12:36

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If you are an animal lover looking for something to do, look no further because this charity is asking for volunteers to be their new ‘cat cuddlers’.

The Cats Protection centre based in Devon needs people who love cats to come in and interact with their felines using toys and treats provided by the charity.

The idea is this will help integrate the cats into social settings and ensure they are used to human interaction before finding their forever home- which can be a jarring experience for some kittens.

In a Facebook post for Cats Protection, Teignbridge and Torbay Branch, the charity said: “We need volunteer cat cuddlers to help socialise our cats at Foredowne cattery, Kingskerswell, where we rent space.

“Volunteers do not have to feed the cats or clean litter trays; they just observe & interact with the cats. Toys & treats are provided."

As you can imagine, a lot of people were interested in this position, and the comments under the post were full of people tagging their friends and saying it was their “dream job”.

So many people were interested, in fact, the charity had to issue another post to say applications had been paused due to the “tremendous response”.

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If you missed out, don’t worry, the charity is also looking for someone to foster their cats before they find their permanent home.

Branch Development Manager, Nicola Parry said: “Cat fosterers play a vital role in our charity by caring for cats in their own home until a new owner can be found.

"The charity will provide plenty of assistance and support materials for all fosterers.

"Offering a temporary home to a cat in need can be an incredibly rewarding experience, and becoming a volunteer for Cats Protection is a great way to meet new friends – both human and feline!"

For those wanting to apply, no special equipment is needed, but fosterers must have either a spare room or an area in their garden where a cat pen can be placed and, obviously, you must be a cat lover.