To promote good standards of welfare for cats in Shetland.2. To offer assistance and advice to people in Shetland regarding the welfare of cats.3. To offer practical support to people in Shetland who are experiencing difficulties with the care of cats.4. To reduce the numbers of unowned or unwanted cats in Shetland by promoting neutering, Trap, Neuter and Return to site programmes or rehoming where appropriate.5. To treat all cats with respect and never euthanise a healthy cat.6. To raise funds to enable the organisation to achieve its objectives effectively, efficiently and economically within those funds available.

Encourage and assist with the neutering of cats. Trap, Neuter and Return of feral cats .Fostering cats whilethey are awaiting rehoming or when the owner is temporarily unable to care for the cat eg fleeing domesticviolence.Home checks to assert the suitability of prospective new owners.Rehoming cats handed in to the organisation.Educating people in good welfare practices for cats.Practical assistance to cat owners to provide care for their cats.Fundraising.Work in partnership with other organisations who deal with animal welfare or disadvantaged people.Fundraise to provide finance to achieve the organisation's activities and objectives.Obtain licences for fosterers to be able to care for the cats taken in by the organisation to comply with the Animal Welfare (Scotland) Regulations 2021.Obtain a licence to permit Trap, Neuter and Return to site activities for feralcats, in compliance with NatureScot. Develop a network of volunteers, throughout Shetland.Provide practical support to people who are experiencing difficulty caring for their cat or cats. Offer advice andsupport to people with a variety of cat related problems eg behavioural, transport, knowledge.Support for people to enable them to keep or have a cat. This is known to improve mental health and relieveisolation which leads to improved physical health and wellbeing. Alleviate the problems caused by feral cat overpopulation and unowned stray cats to people and neighbourhoods.Education of any members of the public, especially new cat owners, in the care and welfare of cats in orderto promote good levels of cat welfare and hence enhance relationships between owner and cat.This will be achieved largely by informal, one-to-one sessions or to small groups of people and will be ledby the learning needs of the individual members of the public.The objective of the learning experience will be to increase the participants level of understanding of how toprovide a suitable environment and care for their cat. This will achieve a good relationship between ownerand cat and assist to rectify behavioural problems and promote the seeking of veterinary care if required