Cat sanctuary raises £12,000 to restore a ‘demolished’ pen after Storm Darragh

A fallen tree destroyed the cat pen (Avon Cat Rescue/PA) - (Avon Cat Rescue)

A cat sanctuary has raised more than £12,500 after a fallen tree branch “demolished” a newly-built pen housing rescued cats, during Storm Darragh.

Rosemary Spicer, a trustee of the Avon Cat Rescue near Stratford-upon-Avon in the West Midlands, said some of the cats have “vanished” from the destroyed pen, which was damaged after the fourth named storm of the year battered parts of the country over the weekend.