Best wishes, James
I start the magazine on a sad note, as after three decades, this issue marks the end of Your Cat magazine. We’ve poured a lot of initiatives, passion and energy into keeping the magazine format achievable, but unfortunately, the numbers just don’t add up in today’s digital age.
We understand that many of you will be upset (us too), as over the years, the magazine has brought immense joy to cat lovers, created a community of like-minded individuals, and provided invaluable cat care information. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the entire team, from the creative minds behind design to the dedicated professionals handling production, editorial, sales, distribution, accounts, subscriptions, and marketing. There’s a long list of individuals, both past and present, whose contributions have kept Your Cat the number-one feline magazine in the country. I applaud the current team and publishing company for their dedication and efforts to keep the magazine in print. However, the magazine industry faced many difficulties even before the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.
I’d also like to express my gratitude to our many contributors who have provided outstanding content, insightful knowledge, lighthearted fun, and sometimes wonderfully eccentric life stories, all centred around our shared love for cats. Being surrounded by these cat stories and features daily has been a privilege, and it never really felt like ‘work.’ I’ve always admired the sense of ‘community’ among cat lovers, and although we are all too familiar with the distressing headlines regarding cat welfare, there are countless proactive heroes who devote their time, fundraise, or volunteer to make a difference in the lives of cats.
Our commitment to cats led us to launch the Your Cat Good Causes campaign, through which we supported cat rescue centres, memorials, Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) campaigns, Scottish Wild Cats, and even provided robotic cats for care home patients. We take immense pride in these accomplishments, though we recognise that they are a small contribution to the broader landscape of charitable projects and the growing demand for them nationwide. When we requested bedding in the magazine, within a week of the issue hitting the stands, we received dozens of packages filled with lovingly knitted blankets and homemade cat toys from Your Cat readers. Moments like these remind us how kind gesture starts with a simple stitch, and accumulate to make a significant difference. What an incredible community we
