NOTTINGHAM FOREST’s famous feline residents are on the verge of finding a new home.
An adorable litter of kittens and their mother were recently found living inside the City Ground.
Five cats discovered living in Nottingham Forests stadium find new home
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A club employee found five cats living in a storeroom near the home team’s dressing room following England‘s defeat to Senegal last month.
The mother and her four babies were looked after by club staff until Cats Protection took them in.
Cats Protection Employee Alex Hartley told The BBC: “We’ve not had [a call] from a football stadium before.
“Everything else really – up chimneys, in woodsheds, everything like that – but never one from a football stadium, so we were all a little bit surprised by it.”
He added: “There were over 25,000 people in the stadium, and apparently mum was just milling about under the stands while people were there, so [the club] contacted us.
“They all seemed to be in good health – mum had obviously been feeding them really well.
“Because the kittens were a decent weight, [and] mum was herself a little bit skinny, but that happens regularly.
“Clearly, the staff had been helping feed them and keep them in good nick.”
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Five cats discovered living in Nottingham Forests stadium find new home as owner names them after clubs stars[/caption]
The cats made quite the impact at the City Ground, so much so that club staff named them after multiple players.
The mum was named Morgan after Forest and England ace Morgan Gibbs-White, while the females of the litter were dubbed Danilo, Murillo, and Ibrahim Sangare.
The sole male of the group has been named after Forest cult hero New Zealand international Chris Wood.
The cats will be made available for adoption after more medicals and being micro-chipped and neutering.
Hartley said: “Mum’s really friendly – the kittens are still a little bit shy, but we’re working with them.
“Obviously, we get attached to all mums and kittens, but they’re definitely ones we’re going to remember.”
But they’ll always have a home at the City Ground, with the club insisting their former residents will “always be welcome”.
