A Tyneside animal charity is celebrating a record year after seeing a huge rise in adoptions across the North East.
The team at Cats Protection's Tyneside Adoption Centre in Gateshead made the headlines in November when they rehomed the world's first known neither-sex cat, Hope (now known as Beans). But Beans is just one of the 560 cats that the centre rehomed in 2022, as opposed to 310 last year.
Hundreds of felines have come through the centre's doors for a manner of reasons, from owners passing away to people no longer being able to afford to take care of their pet due to the cost of living crisis. Many are now in their fur-ever homes, with the landmark 500th cat to leave the centre for a new life was Mac, adopted by Georgia Bell from Birtley.
