Celia Hammond Animal Trust

Celia Hammond Animal Trust is a non-destruction charity that combines low-cost veterinary care with a cat rescue and rehoming service. Based on the available information, it appears particularly set up for cats needing rescue support and veterinary treatment, with reviews describing a busy service where staff still provide frequent in-person updates during treatment. Recent reviewers also mention post-op collection timing as an area where the service felt less flexible.

Concrete specifics supported by the inputs

• •A rescue and homing service for unwanted, abandoned, and stray cats.
• •Low-cost veterinary services for sick and injured pets (as stated by the charity).
• •One recent owner describes staff repeatedly coming out to update them on their cat’s condition during care.
• •One review mentions wanting more flexibility around picking a cat up earlier after an operation.

Services

• •Cat rescue and rehoming (adoptable cats; rescue of unwanted/abandoned/stray cats).
• •Low-cost veterinary services (described by the organisation as for sick and injured pets).
• •Post-operative care is referenced in reviews (a cat having “ops” and later collection).

People

• •Nikki (role not stated): mentioned in a recent review for offering emotional support to an owner and for checking in with updates while their cat was being treated (“kept coming out to let me know how my cat was doing”).
• •Staff and volunteers are repeatedly referenced in reviews as empathetic and caring, with multiple mentions that the service is busy/overrun but still communicative during treatment.

Reviews

Google rating: 4.4 stars from 801 reviews. “”

• •Owners and volunteers describe the organisation as a charity focused on rescued cats and “fresh starts” through rehoming.
• •Multiple reviews highlight empathy during difficult appointments, including emotional support for owners and proactive updates about a cat’s status while under care.
• •One recent review notes the experience didn’t feel “top notch” and specifically mentions limited flexibility around earlier post-op pick-up time, even though they still felt they “got what we paid for.”