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Monty Bo

Age matters as OAP cats lose out in the race for loving homes

Unwanted feline OAPs are sitting unloved on the shelf while the bright young kittens are quickly snapped up, according to adoption figures from a national cat charity.

Cats Protection reveals that older cats aged 11+ take an average of one month to find a new home - over three times as long as kittens who take just eight days.

Eager to give the oldies a boost, the charity...