Updated on 15 June, 2010

Lothian Cat Rescue Shelter

If you are interested in rehoming a cat, please phone the shelter on 01875 821025 or see the opening hours below. The shelter is at Brewers Bush, Cockpen Road, Bonnyrigg, EH19 3JH

Email: lothiancatrescue@live.co.uk

For directions of how to get to the shelter from yell.com click here. If you scroll to the foot of the Yell.com page you can request personalised instructions of how to get there from your own postcode.

Cat trying out the agility run in the Open Paen at LCR's ShelterVisiting / Rehoming Hours

Monday       12.00 - 3.30pm
Wednesday 12.00 - 3.30pm
Friday         12.00 - 3.30pm
Saturday     12.00 - 3.30pm
Sunday        12.00 - 3.30pm


The shelter is also open every day between 9.00am and 5.00pm for telephone enquiries.

Rehoming the cats that are brought to the shelter is our number one priority and our policy is to never have a healthy cat put to sleep. 2009 has been a very hectic year and the number of cats and kittens looked after and homed by the Shelter and the fosterers was a staggering 1,065.

The Open Pen

The Open Pen at the LCR shelterThe Open Pen at the LCR shelterOur open pen area has heated pens, lots of things to climb on and a great amount of space for cats to stretch their legs. If you have to be in a cat shelter this is the fun place to be.

Volunteers Needed

We are desperately short of volunteer help at the Shelter especially at weekends. If you love cats this is your big chance! Help is required to feed the cats, change litter trays and tidy up the pens. During the week we have paid workers, but any volunteer help saves LCR a great deal of money that can be spent on cat care. We do have some volunteers for Saturday and Sundays but due to health problems, family commitments or holidays, our usual volunteers cannot always be there every weekend. More volunteer help would greatly ease the problem and so if you think you could offer some time on Saturday or Sunday mornings, please phone Nicky on 01875 821025. Even a couple of hours is a big help!

Contact details for our Shelter (which provides a safe haven for homeless cats) are shown below. You can contact the shelter if you find a stray, homeless or distressed cat and we will try and assist.

A view of pens at the shelter behind an Open Day stallIf you would like to visit the cats in the shelter or give one of them a good home, you can contact Lothian Cat Rescue's Shelter at the following address:-
Brewers Bush
Cockpen Road,
Bonnyrigg,
EH19 3JH

Email: lothiancatrescue@live.co.uk