Clwyd South MP joins Cats Protection’s parliamentary reception to highlight cat welfare issues

Member of Parliament for Clwyd South Simon Baynes MP attended a reception hosted by the UK’s largest cat charity to find out more about feline welfare issues.

The event held at the House of Commons, was a chance to discuss ways to improve the lives of cats and their owners, from cat microchipping to enabling more people in rented housing to own pet cats.

Cats Protection’s Head of Advocacy, Campaigns and Government Relations Madison Rogers said: “We were delighted to host our reception in the House of Commons to discuss cat welfare, which is an important issue for many people across the UK. We were able to discuss a wide range of issues, from the breeding of cats to compulsory microchipping of pet cats.

“With 11 million pet cats in the UK, cats are undoubtedly one of the UK’s most popular pets, so it is great to see so many politicians taking an interest in feline welfare.”

Simon Baynes MP said: “It was a pleasure to meet Cats Protection’s team in Parliament and to hear about the vital work they are doing for the welfare of cats. I also took the opportunity to find out more about the volunteering opportunities the charity has available across the UK.

(Billy, the Baynes family rescue cat from Welshpool)

The MP added, “Cats Protection is the UK’s largest cat protection charity and helps over 150,000 cats and kittens every year and is very close to my heart as we have a much loved family cat Billy who was a rescue cat, found on the street of Welshpool as a small kitten.”

Top pic: Simon Baynes MP at the Cats Protection Parliamentary Reception, and a massive cat!