Thousands raised for new cattery named after stray cat Maximus
More than £9,000 has been raised for a new cattery named after a sick stray cat which touched the hearts of thousands of people.
Maximus the cat died in January, six weeks after he was rescued from the street in Great Barr.
Stray Cat Rescue Team West Midlands, which is based in Wolverhampton and Birmingham, raised more than £8,000 for Maximus' treatment last month and was looking for a long-term foster home.
Maximus, who had been a stray for at least 10 years, was Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) positive, had a number of infections and his claws were curling under into his paw, causing him huge discomfort.
He had been receiving treatment at White Cross Vets in Wolverhampton but the bill was increasing.
Now a fundraising page has been launched to build and open a new cattery, named 'Maximus Meadows'.
The Stray Cat Rescue Team posted on the page saying: "SCRT has grown bigger and faster than we could ever have hoped for, or dreamt of.
"With over 100 cats in our care and a team consisting of fosters, fundraisers, drivers, rehoming, social media, admin, vets, we feel it is now the right time to open a cattery which will enable us to have a centre to our name.
"This means we can take more cats in, we can allow people to visit the centre and they can see the work we do, we can have volunteers help us rehabilitate and rehome more cats in our care, and we can grow as a rescue.
"We have already got ourselves an extremely secure, safe piece of land to rent, and the owner is fully on board with what we plan to do.
"The cattery is a total of £6,000 to supply and build. We need to lay a base first and also furnish the cattery, so I reckon the goal is probably around the £7,500 mark.
"We would also like to have around £2,500 in the cattery account for things such as vet bills, food, medication etc to start the cattery off, which means we are looking at around £10,000.
"We always said we would do something in Maximus's memory, and here it is. A little bit of heaven for the future cats in our care. Please help us build the funds. We will also be able to have small fundraisers at the cattery. "
To read more, or to donate, visit crowdfunder.co.uk/help-us-build-our-new-cattery
