- The Maleb Map: support local shelters
- 20% of all proceeds go to pet welfare charities
- Every cat in a shelter is waiting for someone to show up
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The Maleb Map.Support local shelters.
The Maleb Map.
UK shelters. What they need. How to help.
Every shelter has a story. Every cat in it is waiting for someone to show up. You do not have to adopt. Showing up on a wishlist is a real thing.
The UK pet welfare system runs on the backs of small charities, stretched volunteers, and donations that never quite match the need. Shelters across the country take in thousands of cats, dogs, and small animals each year, many of them abandoned, injured, or born to strays who were never neutered.
Most shelters operate without government funding. They rely entirely on public donations, charity shop income, and the goodwill of their communities. The basics (food, litter, bedding, medical supplies) are always needed. The less obvious things (enrichment toys, scratching posts, heating pads for neonatal kittens) are just as critical.
The Maleb Map is our way of making it easier to help. Below are five well-known UK shelters and the kinds of things shelters ask for most. Needs change week to week, so check a shelter’s own website, or call, before you send anything.
Twenty percent of every Maleb’s purchase goes directly to pet welfare charities. But you do not have to buy anything to help. You can donate supplies, volunteer your time, foster, or adopt. This page exists to make all of those options visible.
Donate supplies
Check a shelter’s wishlist and send what they need most. Food, litter, blankets: the basics matter.
Volunteer
Shelters need hands. Cleaning, feeding, socialising cats, admin work. Even a few hours makes a difference.
Foster or adopt
Open your home, temporarily or permanently. Fostering frees up space. Adopting changes two lives.
Examples: what shelters often ask for
- Wet cat food
- Kitten milk
- Heating pads for newborn kittens
- Fleece blankets
- Scratching posts
Shelters
5 shelters ready to receive your support
Battersea Dogs and Cats Home
One of the UK’s oldest and most well-known animal rescue centres. Battersea takes in thousands of cats and dogs each year, providing veterinary care, rehabilitation, and rehoming services. Their wishlist is regularly updated and they accept donations at their main site.
4 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4AA
020 7622 3626
Blue Cross
Blue Cross has been helping sick, injured, and homeless pets since 1897. They run rehoming centres, animal hospitals, and a pet bereavement service. Their Burford centre is one of several across the UK accepting physical donations.
Shilton Road, Burford OX18 4PF
0300 777 1897
Cats Protection
The UK’s leading feline welfare charity. Cats Protection runs a network of over 200 volunteer-led branches and 30+ centres. They help around 200,000 cats and kittens every year through rehoming, neutering, and information services.
Celia Hammond Animal Trust
A hands-on rescue charity operating two clinics in London. Celia Hammond focuses on neutering, rescuing, and rehoming feral and abandoned cats. They are deeply community-embedded and often work in urgent, under-resourced situations.
High Street, Lewisham SE13 5JX
020 8691 2100
RSPCA London
The RSPCA is the oldest and largest animal welfare organisation in England and Wales. Their London branches handle rescue, rehabilitation, and rehoming across the capital, with specialist officers responding to cruelty and neglect cases.
Southall, London UB2 4AU
0300 1234 999
How to help
You do not have to adopt to make a difference.
Donate supplies
Check shelter wishlists and donate what they need most: food, bedding, toys, and medical supplies.
Volunteer your time
Many shelters need help with feeding, cleaning, socialising animals, and administrative tasks.
Foster
Open your home temporarily. Fostering frees up shelter space and gives animals a chance to decompress in a real home.
Adopt
Give a shelter animal a permanent home. Every adoption makes room for another animal in need.
Maleb's giving
20% of every Maleb's purchase goes to pet welfare charities.
Shopping here is one of the ways this map stays possible.
The Maleb Map: Maison Maleb's
- Every shelter has a story.
- Every cat in it is waiting for someone to show up.
- Showing up on a wishlist is a real thing.