About The NZCF

There are so many unwanted and abandoned cats and kittens in our Community and it’s our aim to de-sex all of our community/stray cats.

It is our hope that one day all cats are cared for in a loving home. Education of the community, particularly the young is paramount, with regard to its responsibility and care of its cats. This issue is not a “Cat Problem” but a “People Problem”.

We offer a sanctuary to unwanted stray cats in a protected environment where all their needs are met in an indoor/outdoor environment.

What do we do? We Help the Helpless!

Importantly we practice T-TNR in areas where are stray cats. This involves many nights of trapping by our volunteers, vet visits where they are health checked, de-sexed, vaccinated, treated if necessary and microchipped. Where ever possible these cats and all kittens are re-homed. However, for those who are too timid we return them from whence they came, as long as the property owner agrees, and we set up a feeding station with volunteers to feed them. If not, we take them into our beautiful purpose built sanctuary, affectionately known as "The Pussy Palace" This has predator proof fencing and is situated in a rural environment set in the midst of an olive grove where they can enjoy both indoor and outdoor living.

We receive many calls for help daily. Cats behind shops, factories, under an old villa. A vet phoning because the children want to put down a healthy cat when their mum goes into a retirement home! the police - a woman in women's refuge leaving mum cat with 4 kittens, a landlord threatening to bring in pest control because his tenants were feeding homeless cats. The list goes on and on.

And we always help. But we need help too!

Not only are we helping these poor defenceless cats, but we are doing a community service which benefits everyone. Even for those who don't like cats, we are doing you a service as we are reducing the numbers of un-owned cats on our streets in a humane and caring way.

Our mission

Our mission is to educate and assist people throughout New Zealand about the psychological and physiological health benefits of caring for cats as pets.

To foster and encourage the kind and humane treatment of cats. We actively work to prevent and discourage cruelty to or harsh, thoughtless treatment of cats. In doing so, we enhance the general health of the community.

To establish and maintain facilities for the care of cats, particularly those in need of veterinary treatment. Importantly, to de-sex, vaccinate, and microchip community cats to prevent their proliferation in the most kindly and humane way possible.

To support the charitable work of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Auckland.

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