{"id":72088,"date":"2023-01-27T12:16:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T12:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=72088"},"modified":"2023-01-27T12:16:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T12:16:43","slug":"a-fairwater-artist-is-using-her-paintbrush-to-help-save-a-cat-rescue-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/01\/27\/a-fairwater-artist-is-using-her-paintbrush-to-help-save-a-cat-rescue-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"A Fairwater artist is using her paintbrush to help save a cat rescue charity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Painter Rachel Hannah has raised hundreds within days for the struggling charity Usk New Start Cat Rescue<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

ARTIST Rachel Hannah is doing her bit to protect a Welsh cat charity – by raffling off one of her largest paintings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rachel heard that the charity Usk New Start Cat Rescue (USK) was struggling to stay afloat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She adopted a cat from the charity in the past and decided she had to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the worst came to the worst, the closure of Usk New Start Cat Rescue would result in 200 more cats on waiting lists for other animal rescues in the area each year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means many cats would miss out on the support the rescue provides and would be destined to lives as strays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is a grim prognosis for abandoned cats who often get injured and rely on the charity\u2019s help for medical treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julie Lloyd, a representative of the charity, said: \u201cCats really get the sorry end of the stick. They end up strays and people just don\u2019t bother which means they are then destined for the streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf they get abscesses and they don\u2019t get treated they can get septicaemia and die.”<\/p>\n\n\n

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