Battersea Dogs and Cats Home wants to open a new cattery, replacing the cat house which has been in use since 1996.

The new facility will cost over £1m, and the home wants to raise this money from donations.

Following the granting of planning permission, the three-storey building will be completed in 2010, and will house around 1,300 cats a year in 90 “cat cabins” with views out of the glazed front.

There is also a maternity unit, enabling the staff to provide better care for pregnant cats and newborn kittens, and state-of-the-art veterinary clinic for sick and injured felines.

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