Cats Changing Lives Battle for Top Honours in Prestigious Awards
By Jill Dando News
A line-up of top cats who have transformed the lives of people across the nation have been announced as finalists in the National Cat Awards organised by Cats Protection.
The annual awards honours the UK’s most extraordinary cats and people who love them, celebrating moggies that have gone above and beyond – providing comfort, compassion and joy in times of need.
This year’s competition will see 12 furry hopefuls competing for the prestige of being named Cats Protection’s National Cat of the Year 2025.
The finalists include:
Mitts – an affectionate tabby who helped her owner turn her life around after becoming homeless
Magnus – the long-haired Maine Coone who helps his owners cope with their grief.
Fizz
The ginger boy with attitude who loves to wander and once ended up in a pub five miles away
Mitzi
The fluffy tabby who detected cancer and provides comfort.
The four categories in the 2025 Awards are Connected Cats, Family Cats, Senior Cats and Incredible Cats.
Voting opens at 9am on 16 June and cat lovers have until midday on 31 July to vote for their favourite finalist by visiting www.cats.org.uk/nca.
The charity’s ‘Cat Cab' – a purple, furry taxi – will also tour landmarks in five major UK cities to raise awareness of the awards and encourage public voting from 27 June to 6 July.
Category winners and the overall National Cat of the Year – chosen by a panel of judges – will be announced during a ceremony in London on 24 September.
Returning as event host for the third year running, novelist and self-confessed cat lady Dawn O’Porter said:
“I’m delighted to be hosting this incredible event once again. I can’t wait to hear all the heartwarming, hilarious and awe-inspiring stories about extraordinary cats and their devoted owners. This is the perfect chance to celebrate the amazing ways that our feline friends have changed our lives – it’s the tops for top cats!”
This year’s overall winner will inherit the title from Marley who was named National Cat of the Year 2024 in recognition of the work he has done to comfort women who have been enslaved, exploited and trafficked at Caritas Bakhita House in London.
“The National Cat Awards celebrates the nation’s cats and the extraordinary impact they have on peoples’ lives,” said Advocacy & Influence Director at Cats Protection Jeff Knott.
“This year’s finalists have once again shown incredible intuition, empathy and compassion providing loyalty and support when their owners needed it most. The message of all these stories is that cats bring enormous comfort, love and joy, especially at a time of crisis.
"The awards recognise this incredible bond between cats and people, proving that life is better with cats. All our finalists are worthy winners and I can’t wait to see who the public choose.”
Category winners will each win a prize package of a trophy, a £200 pet store voucher and a year’s subscription to Cats Protection’s The Cat magazine, with the National Cat of the Year also receiving an overall winner trophy.
TO SEE THE CATS, READ THEIR STORIES AND VOTE CLICK HERE
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