Cat Haven

“Rescuing Cats from the Perils of the Streets” was the original aim of the Cat Welfare Society when it was established in 1961. Thanks to the efforts of dedicated staff and volunteers over many years we have grown to become Western Australia’s premier cat welfare organisation, trading under the name of Cat Haven.

Our vision is that every WA cat should be a well cared for cat and we work towards achieving this by:

providing a facility to care for lost, stray or unwanted cats
rehoming as many cats as possible through an effective adoption service
provide cost-effective sterilisation and microchip services
promoting community awareness of cat welfare and responsible cat ownership
providing quality boarding facilities
Cat Haven is an ‘open admission’ shelter which means we never turn away any cat no matter how old, sick or feral. As a charity, with very little government funding, we rely heavily on donations from the public and businesses to keep cats fed, safe and healthy until they find a home.

Over 6000 cats are surrendered to Cat Haven every year and we strive to find loving homes for as many of these cats as possible. Cats and kittens may be surrendered by owners who are no longer able to care for them or by people who find stray, abandoned or feral cats. We also act as a ‘pound’ facility for many Local Government Authorities.

Cat Haven is part of the national ‘Getting to Zero’ program that aims to minimise euthanasia of healthy, treatable and re-homable animals. Our euthanasia rate has dropped dramatically from around 75% a decade ago to just 24% in 2015 and is still dropping! This has been achieved by operating programs such as our Foster Care Program, Ringworm Cats Program, Animal Support Program, Barn Buddies Program and Companion Cats Program that are saving thousands of cats’ lives.

Cat Haven also provides information and education about responsible cat ownership and the importance of sterilising and microchipping cats to assist with the broader issue of stray, feral and unwanted cats in WA.

We work proactively with key stakeholders and collaborate with other animal welfare groups and Local Government Authorities to advance the welfare of cats in Western Australia.

Cat Haven is run by both paid staff and volunteers and we greatly value their contribution, along with the incredible generosity of our patrons, supporters, donors, foster carers, corporate sponsors and the media. See our kind sponsors here.