We are Lorraine and John.

Most of our independent adult lives has been centred around  the welfare and rescue of both cats and dogs which includes owning and working in related professions. I - Lorraine have been involved in the rescue and welfare of cats for 30 years (ouch)  Although my working career involved accounting and auditing, in most part, I have always had a very active involvement with the feline community, working with the Cats Protection League for a few years as well as  voluntary work for the RSPCA. Most of the cat rescue and welfare over the years has been done as a private commitment fully funded by myself. Many hundreds of cats have been found  or handed in abandoned, injured, or some way neglected and  have been nursed back to health, neutered, vaccinated then re homed to permanent homes. A move in career working at a Veterinary Surgery was my most enjoyable employment.

1995 came the move from the South of England to the North. I have continued  rescue work and spent some years studying for a Bachelor of Science in animal related subjects. The areas of exam pass have been - Animal Biology, Micro Biology, Brain - Form, Function and Behaviour, Animal Physiology, The Immune System, Histology, Living Processes, Genetics, Evolution, Human Health and Disease, Society and Social Science, The Human Genome Project. In the last year of my course I decided to take a break and concentrate on the Forest Cat research. Courses will be resumed at a later date to complete the degree. In my spare time I am a  web /graphic designer and make quality leather cat harnesses and leads, designer Swarovski Crystal Cat Collars and I also have a keen interest in the purchase and sale of quality gemstone jewellery.

Cats have always been a very important part and away of life for me from a very young age - and will always continue to be so. I am the Welfare Officer for The Norwegian Forest Cat Society.