If you’re a gamer, streamer or influencer, you can make a big difference this November by helping to support a vital Cats Protection Lifeline service for domestic abuse victims.
By becoming one of Cats Protection’s Pawsome Players, you can help support and raise funds – and awareness – for the charity’s Lifeline service, which provides temporary, loving homes for cats whose families are feeling domestic abuse.
Cats Protection has built an incredible community that welcomes gamers, content creators and influences, and they’re looking for people like you to help make it even better.
Alex Holden-Smith, who helps run Cats Protection’s Pawsome Players, says:
If you love cats and you love gaming, then we’d love you to join our community. We’ve built a really welcoming space for gamers, content creators and influencers and we’re on the lookout for other like-minded players to join us.
This November we’re raising awareness of a particularly important issue – that of the link between cat ownership and domestic abuse. We know that owning a pet can be a barrier to people escaping domestic abuse. Many emergency refuges are unable to accept pets, and it’s common for perpetrators to target cats as a way to coerce and control their loving owners. Our free and confidential Lifeline service provides temporary loving foster homes for cats whilst their owner seeks safety, and eventually reunites them when it’s safe.
It’s a serious and difficult subject, but we know the gaming community is incredible when it comes to tackling important issues. We’re looking for gamers who will be proud to stand alongside us and help raise awareness and funds so that we can help more cats and their owners escape domestic abuse.“
The newly-renamed Lifelife service was previously called Paws Protect. It’s completely free and focuses on providing temporary care with volunteer home fosterers to allow owners the breathing space and peace of mind to flee domestic abuse and settle into new housing – all the while knowing their cat is safe and will be reunited with them soon.
The charity is calling on all gamers, influencers and content creators to help by encouraging their followers and viewers to donate by offering things like shoutouts, giveaways and in-game incentives.
Resources, support and advice will be provided, including a campaign page on Tiltify.
For more information, please visit the official Pawsome Players page.
Find out what Geek Native readers say about this in the comments below. You're welcome to add your own.
