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PETS Better with pets How to find a cat-sitter
FINDING suitable catsitters for when you go on holiday can be a challenge. You want your cats to be cared for where they are comfortable, their routines maintained. It means that when you get home after your absence, your pets are relaxed and happy to see you, just like you’ve both had a lovely holiday.
Finding a catsitter through Housesitmatch means you have someone to care for your pets at home that doesn’t cost you any more than the annual membership fee!
If you’re planning a trip register now to find petsitters in time. Whether your trip is short or long, you’ll know that sometimes you must leave pets at home. Young and senior pets in particular benefit from staying at home, so they can follow their routines undisturbed. Join our pet and housesitting network, and the sitters come for free! Choose Housesitmatch.com for affordable travel, home and pet care. These are the steps to take:
1. Register as a homeowner on HouseSit Match.com
WINNERS: Three charities were awarded grants.
PURINA the pet nutrition company announced the winners of their Better With Pets Prize 2023. The objective of these awards is to fund impactful organisations that are ‘striving to change society in a positive way through the power of the pet human bond.’
Two UK charities and one Spanish charity were chosen as the winners from more than 110 organisations across Europe. The first prize went to Pets As Therapy, a national charity that enhances the health and wellbeing of thousands of people across the UK by providing therapeutic pet visits to establishments such as care homes, hospitals, hospices, schools, and prisons. Pets As Therapy was awarded a twoyear grant of €50,000 per annum. The second prize went to the Spanish organisation Center de Teràpies Assistides amb Cans(CTAC). CTAC is a charity that provides dog assisted therapies and activities at care homes, schools, prisons, and residences for people with disabilities and hospitals. They were awarded a twoyear grant of €30,000 per annum.
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And the third prize went to Street Vet, a team of professional vets and veterinary nurses that provide essential care to over 2,000 people and their pets across the UK. They were awarded a twoyear grant of €20,000.
2. Choose a Standard account (£69 per year) to ensure you can help online when needed
3. Create a profile with photos of your pet and the house
4. Post an advert for the dates when you
Keeping want to go away. Sitters apply and you choose. How does it work?
HouseSitMatch can help you find suitable sitters. Join our network for a small annual fee. You get ID checked for safety and then build your advert saying when you are going on holiday. Housesitters see your advert, they respond and you choose the sitter who’ll care for your pets.
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I have had nothing but good and helpful service from the people who run this site, and my experience has been excellent. Tristram Cosgrave Dog and cat owner, Malaga
How do you join?
Please register online via our website www.Housesitmatch.com.
Need a pet or house-sitter? Get in touch. House-sitting can be a win-win for both parties, free house and pet-sitting, and the experienced and checked sitters get free accommodation! Register as either house-sitter or homeowner with a 20% discount using coupon code 20EWN - Reader exclusive offer. To find a house or pet-sitter go to www.HousesitMatch.com.
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