Two weeks to the deadline for entering our Short Story Competition! All entries must be in by 31st July.

You are invited to submit an original short story with a maximum of 1000 words to celebrate the 75th edition of our newsletter Paw Print. The subject is your choice but, as this is a fund-raising exercise for Cats Protection, a cat should feature somewhere in the story.

There are two categories: one for adults for which the prize will be a Book Token worth £30 and the other for anyone under 18 years old for which the prize will be a Book Token worth £15. The judge's decision will be final. The two winning stories will be printed in the 75th issue of Paw Print (October 2010).

Please send your entries to Short Story Competition, Robin's Nest, new Road, Bream, GL15 6HJ by 31st July 2010. Do not forget to include your name, address, telephone number and the category into which the story is to be included. Your entry fee is a donation to Cats Protection - as much as you can afford! Cheques should be made payable to "FOD CP".

Other cats in need of new homes can be viewed on our Rogues Gallery page.

Would you like to join our team of Home Visitors? We urgently need extra help in this area and will be happy to provide experience with our regular team and support until you feel confident enough to go it alone!

You get to meet some really nice people - well, if they want to adopt a cat, they must be nice! - and get to see some interesting parts of the Forest you never knew existed. While your time must be given voluntarily, expenses (such as fuel) will be reimbursed.

Phone the Helpline for more information on 01594 841511.

A member of the public picked up a black and white female cat in the Vauxhall Road area of Chepstow and took her to one of the local vets who handed her on to us.

She is a rounded, healthy cat and we are sure she must have an owner out there somewhere, probably someone who is desperately trying to find her.

Please help us to find her owner by telling everyone you know in that area of Chepstow that we have her safe and would love her to be re-united with her family. (There is no charge for this service.)

Another sad tale of a lost, loved cat. Please get your cats microchipped!

This year, we have rehomed 83 cats between January and mid July.

We never put a healthy cat to sleep so it is over to you, the public, to help us out by adopting one of our current residents. You can view a selection of them in "Rogues Gallery". Only then will we be able to take in the next cat on our ever growing waiting list.

We hate not being able to help needy cats so please, help us to help them.

NEUTER NOW!

Don't make things worse by allowing your cat to have kittens! Don't add to the number of unwanted cats already in the Forest. Please!

We still have a few vouchers left to help with the cost of neutering. If you know of anyone with an unneutered cat, now is the time to get it done.

Ring the Helpline on 01594 841511.

LOST CATS

We regularly receive reports of cats going missing from all over the Forest.

A lot of them are eventually found or return of their own accord but do get your cat microchipped!

Then if your cat is found by a stranger and brought to us or to a vet, you stand a much higher chance of getting him back.