More cats abandoned 'due to rising costs'

The site in Coundon Wedge Drive, Coventry, is run independently to the national RSPCA and said it costs £40,000 a month to run the shelter.

It is currently full with 80 cats, but the centre told the BBC that there is also a waiting list of 130 people who are having to give up their pets.

Davies said: "If your cat is older and perhaps has a health condition, insurance for that and covering vet costs can also be expensive".

"So we are finding that a lot of people are looking to us to surrender their animal because they can no longer afford to take care of it," she said.