Editing Cats Protection (section)

==History==

The Cats Protection League was formed at a meeting in [[Caxton Hall]] on the 16 May of 1927 under the chairmanship of [[Jessey Wade]].<ref name="Bayswater Chronicle">{{cite news|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0004546%2F19270528&page=7 |title=New Animals' Protection League|newspaper=Bayswater Chronicle|date=May 28, 1927|page=7|quote=The League was launched under the auspices of the Animals' Friend Society, but we ought to add that its inception is entirely due to the efforts and enthusiasm of that devoted animal-lover in Bayswater, Mrs. M. Dudley Ward, whose name for long has been bracketed by Padddingtonians with all that relates to animal welfare.}} {{subscription required}}</ref><ref name="History"/> The League was launched under the auspices of the [[Animals' Friend Society]] and from the work of [[M. Dudley Ward]].<ref name="Bayswater Chronicle"/> Amongst those present at the formation meeting were M. Dudley Ward, Jessey Wade, [[Charles W. Forward|Charles Forward]] and Mrs Avery.<ref name="Bayswater Chronicle"/> [[Ernest Bell (activist)|Ernest Bell]] was made Treasurer and Mrs Avery Honorary Secretary.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0004546%2F19270820&page=3 |title=The Cats' Protection League|newspaper=Bayswater Chronicle |date=August 20, 1927|page=3}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The first headquarters of the Cats Protection League were located at the Animals' Friend's Office at York House, Portugal Street in London. The aims of the League were to prevent the suffering of strays and provide suitable homes for cats during the absence of their owners.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.findmypast.co.uk/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0004647%2F19270609&page=8 |title=Cats Protection League|newspaper=Hampstead and St. John's Wood Advertiser |date=June 9, 1927|page=8}} {{subscription required}}</ref>

In 1931 the League launched its magazine, ''The Cats’ Mews-Sheet''. It was renamed ''The Cat'' in 1934.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024|title=The Cat, Cats Protection's supporter magazine, is the oldest feline-themed magazine still in publication|url=https://www.cats.org.uk/support-us/thecatmag/thecat-history|website=Cats Protection|language=en-GB|archive-date=April 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423173143/https://www.cats.org.uk/support-us/thecatmag/thecat-history|url-status=live}}</ref>