100 years of cats at Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home
It’s been 100 years since ‘The Edinburgh Home for Lost and Starving Dogs’ first opened our doors to cats!
In 1926 a new cattery was completed in our previous location on Broughton Road, and we became the ‘Edinburgh Home for Lost and Starving Dogs and Cats’.
The cattery cost £503 – which would be around £30k in today’s prices!
To celebrate, we’ve been digging through the archives to uncover fond memories from the past.
A lot has happened in the last 100 years, take a stroll with us down memory lane!
Our earliest Annual Report
A copy of our earliest Annual Report on record from the year 1926/27. At this point we were known as the ‘Edinburgh Home for Lost and Starving Dogs and Cats’ and we were based out of Broughton Street.
Unknown fluffy cat
An unlabeled picture of a striking, fluffy cat – we wish we knew their story!
18-year-old Monty
A picture of 18-year-old Monty who lived a long and happy life after being rehomed from us as a kitten. The photo is dated 1959.
A visit from a Scottish legend!
Scottish singing legend and certified cat-lover, Susan Boyle, paid a visit to the Home!
Wendy in our vet clinic
Animal Health and Welfare Manager, Wendy, helps check over a cat in our purpose built clinic room.
Former CEO, Lindsay Fyffe-Jardine
Former CEO, Lindsay Fyffe-Jardine cuddling a kitten in our cattery.
A trio of kittens
Three little tuxedo babies relaxing in our specialist kitten unit.
CEO, Amelia Morgan
Today at the Home, CEO Amelia Morgan, gives Coal his favourite treats while he settled in to our observation cattery.