MY recent remarks (Letters, February 4) about stray cats, brought a response from both the RSPCA and Pets in Need.

I tried to ring Pets in Need and Blackburn Cats Rescue. Neither has numbers in the telephone book and the RSPCA don't know of them either.

I suggested to the RSPCA that, since Pets in Need and Blackburn Cat Rescue have people wanting cats and kittens and have a long list of cats, perhaps they could work together.

But I was told that the RSPCA does not pass on any animals to other organisations.

From what I can gather, these two organisations are small concerns, possibly run by volunteers. It was suggested that they contact the RSPCA.

This sounds rather childish to me. Is it a case of "We're not contacting you" on each side; only, animals suffer if this is the case.

Surely, these organisations can work together to the benefit of each other and, not least, the animals.

LINDA GREEN, Meadowside Avenue, Clayton-le-Moors.

Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.