Israel

Hadera cat rescue

The Cat rescue Sanctuary is a new charity established in 2006, to rescue and house homeless cats, to give them the proper medical care needed and to protect them.

Our sanctuary is located in the heart of citrus orchards in Central Israel and is home to between 300 – 400 abandoned cats and several dogs. Most of our animals were victims of the Second Lebanese War and the Disengagement from the Gaza Strip.
We offer a home to any cat who needs one, be he or she old, young, healthy or injured – we aren’t prejudiced we love them all.

Our sanctuary is securely fenced and our cats are free to roam between their houses (plastic sheds) and their play areas.
On rainy days they find shelter in large enclosed areas full of mattresses, cushions and blankets.

There’s nothing more rewarding than to see how calm and contented the cats are; how far they’ve come from the fight for survival on the streets; how “unafraid” they’ve become of visitors to the sanctuary because they know that no-one can harm them now and that they are safe.

Website
http://www.catsafehouse.com/Web/Site/En/AboutUs.aspx

Isracat

IThe society was founded in 1966 with the aim of helping the street cat population of Haifa and Northern Israel. We are a non-profit volunteer-run organization funded by donations and by similar organizations abroad; since 1995 we have also received some funding from the Ministry for Environmental Quality and, since 1998, a small amount from the Haifa Municipality.
The society’s main aims and activities are:
1. Initiating and encouraging an on-going program of subsidized spaying/neutering of stray cats with the aim of controlling the expansion of the cat population.
2. Rescue and treatment of cats in distress.
3. Sheltering abandoned, abused, injured or sick kittens and cats, and treating them until permanent caring homes are found for them.
4. Finding permanent homes for homeless cats and kittens.
5. Prevention of poisonings and mass exterminations.
6. Educational and informative lectures by vets and volunteers to adults and to students in schools and institutes of higher education.
7. Assistance to needy populations in operating feeding stations for cats, and subsidizing of medical treatments.
8. Operating a hotline, to provide the public with guidance and information on cat-related problems.

Website
www.isracat.org.il

Click on the photos to go to the photo album of the shelter.