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Our Team

We are an experienced family run business, operating on a small scale to ensure all our guests are given the very best care and attention. We aim to to create a homely safe environment for your cat so you can relax confident in he knowledge they are being cared for as if they were our own.


Jo Ounsley

Owner / Manager

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I have always been around animals from a very young age, my grandfather ran the local riding school and both him and my mum had a very good knowledge of animals which they taught me through the years.

I grew up on a farm with my parents and helped them run their livery and kennel business, I was always on hand to help with puppies being delivered or foals being born. My favorite job was looking after the farm cats making sure they where fed, watered and healthy. Friends and family always knew where to find me, up in the barn with my feline friends!

I have always wanted to work with animals but when I left school my career path took me in a different direction and I became a retail regional manager working for several large companies. Years later I met Phil we married and a few years later we had our daughter Jodie then six years later our son Jack.

We now live on a 6 acre small holding and it wasn’t until Jack started school that I realized I wanted to follow my passion in life running my own business and working from home.

So how did our Cat Hotel come about? Well it was a fluke really, my parents had always looked after my cat when we went on holiday but my mum became ill and was unable to look after her so we began looking at catteries in the area, it was at that point that I realized there was nothing out there where I would feel happy leaving her. That’s how my idea began, now after 2 years of planning I have hopefully created a place I would use myself, a home from home, caring, luxurious, small and personal environment. A place I am extremely proud of, a place where I love working every day and a place where I am confident that even the most regal cat would love to stay. Unfortunately our little friend passed away this year. We had 18 amazing years with her, she was our inspiration for our  fabulous hotel and will always have a very special place in our hearts.

 

 


Phil Ounsley

Owner / bookings

IMG_8878Phil has grown up with pets and horses and has a vast amount of practical experience in animal management. He is a fully trained and FAB qualified Cattery manager.

Phil covers all aspects of bookings and admin.

In his spare time phil is a devoted ‘rugby dad’ supporting Jodie and Jack. He is also a keen martial artist having competed all over the world in various combat sports.

Any chance phil gets he will be out on his motorbike delivering kitty hampers for all occasions !


Sally

Supervisor

Sally is an integral part of the ‘Ings team’.

A passionate and enthusiastic cat lover having owned cats since the age of 7yrs.

She always has a houseful of fur babies, from ‘moggies’ to Burmese, Siamese and sphynx. You can’t have too many cats in Sallys life.

She is a favourite of our guests and owners and always goes that extra mile to ensure guests are happy and enjoy their stay at The Ings.

Outside of cats she loves everything spiritual and spooky. She plays scrabble everyday, collects teddy bears and loves to visit Vegas ! You may have seen her glammed up in a ball gown hosting Vegas parties for our guests.


Mog

Quality control

Mog is our feline greeter of guests and quality controller. She quality assures and tests our ‘VIP extra’ services, home grown catnip, hampers and home baked treats.


Rog & Dee

Rog & Dee are invaluable members of the team.

Rog a retired accountant and Dee a retired teacher form NZ they now spend much of their retirement offering support to the The Ings  Team.

Dee is famous for making her ‘auntie Dee’s’ salmon and cat nip bakes and maintaining the gardens.

Roger grows all our catnip and helps with general running of the The Ings and turn around room service for our guests.


Jodie Ounsley

photography / Social media

 

Our daughter Jodie has an amazing bond with all our fur babies, she loves all animals especially cats.

Jodie is our social media and tech guru. As well as entertaining guests she helps with photography and all aspects of  running the hotel. She is a valuable member of our team.

Jodie is profoundly deaf and also a professional England rugby player on the international circuit. She has a loyal social media following where she promotes positivity and equality for all.

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