Ellen's Lodge
A cat lover all her life, Sarah Ellen Gowing – known by her friends as Ellen – made the wonderful decision to include a gift to Cats Protection in her will. The sum she left paid for an entire new cat pen at the Bridgend Adoption Centre. The pen was named Ellen’s Lodge in her memory and will be a home-from-home for many unwanted cats for many years to come.
This beautiful tabby cat, Penny, had already been in Cats Protection care for nine months before she was moved to Bridgend Adoption Centre. Penny was very distressed and frustrated at being stuck in a pen, so the decision was made to move her in to Ellen’s Lodge. The change of environment meant that she was able to settle down and she soon found her new forever home.
Another cat to have benefited from Ellen’s Lodge is four-and-a-half-year-old Cleo. Cleo found living in the centre very stressful, meaning she became very withdrawn and aggressive.
Ellen’s Lodge provides a much happier environment for cats like Penny and Cleo who have been in care for a long time.
Not only did Mrs Gowing’s support for Cats Protection help many cats during her lifetime, but her generous legacy means her kindness will continue to change the lives of cats such as Penny’s and Cleo’s now, and for years to come.