Knowing how to deal with such problems not only helps the Chats du Quercy associationto keep cats that would otherwise flood an already overloaded system with more cats for rehoming and to place the cats in the best possible home to suit both cat and new owner. She says that cat behaviour problems if not resolved often lead to rehoming, relegation outside the home, abandonment, or euthanasia and have a huge impact on feline-human relationships.

Lynn trained to become a cat behaviourist so that she could offer behavioural consultations and advice for cats and their owners. The volunteers are of various nationalities and a multitude of backgrounds too – French, British, Italian, German and Dutch! The refuge has 43 volunteers, half of whom help directly at the Rescue Centre, others who help with fund-raising, neutering programmes, education programmes and administration. The Chats du Quercy was started in 2004 and is run entirely by volunteers, and financed entirely by individual donations with some help in recognition of their work, from the French Fondation’s – 30 Millions d’Amis and Brigitte Bardot who campaigns tirelessly for animals in need in France. So, they set up their own cat refuge finding the process relatively easy with no particular obstacles, ” We knew exactly what we wanted to do and we did it!” says Lynn. Back in the UK they’d been involved with fundraising for animal charities and in France they decided to get involved with helping abandoned domesticated cats. They found somewhere to live and started working with a local animal charity. Lynn told us at that the family who are originally from the Midlands moved to France in 2001 with their two children then aged 5 and 8 years old. Lynn, the President of Chats du Quercy is a qualified cat behaviourist which she says helps her to help the cats that come into the care of the association. Lynn and her husband Ron, British expats, have set up a cat refuge in Miramont de Quercy, in the lovely department of Tarn-et-Garonne in Midi Pyrénės where they have a home. TGLF talks to Lynn Stone – a lady on a mission.

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