Three of the Best Cat Charities

Charities that take that extra step…

The Animal Welfare League

The AWL sprang up in 1958 and now are the second largest animal welfare charity in Australia with volunteers in every state. They take an active role in governments to push forward animal issues with inspectors investigating claims of abuse. Their objectives are similar to the RSPCA and you can also support them by become a Guardian Angel and sponsoring an animal if you can’t care for one yourself. They support pet owners through adoption, boarding, training, lost and found services, an online shop, school programs and more.

They are also the only charity I’ve found to do pet cremations so far. They involve services such as collection of the deceased and return of the ashes to the owner within 7 days.

The Cat Haven

This is a Licensed Charity that is a branch of the Cat Welfare Society Inc. The Cat Haven has grown a lot since 1961 to provide Western Australian cats with cat refuge, sterilisation, lost and found services, pet accessories, boarding services, a veterinary hospital and an Op Shop to support their charity. They are strongest at providing boarding if you cat can’t come on holiday with you!

RSPCA Australia

The RSPCA is an obvious choice as an award winning charity. They do everything from hands on care, policies, approved farming, animal adoption and shelter to promoting awareness from the streets to in the news. You can support them in several ways by donating, supporting campaigns and events, working and/or volunteering, shopping with the RSPCA online, pet insurance, supporting their partners, joining online twitter, myspace and Facebook and most importantly looking after your own pets!

If you’re looking for a shelter or want to adopt you can find the closest one to you or decide from home on Adopt a Pet which is regularly updated with the animals in the homes.

Most of all, remember this unmissable event! The RSPCA Million Purrs perhaps deserves an article of its own on Cat Diaries. The dogs version attracts around 60,000 people and 25,000 dogs who all walk to fund raise, get exercise and a lot of fun and socialising. You will be able to register on 15th of February 2010.
There are other events to keep an eye out for such as cupcake day. All you have to do is buy and eat cupcakes in aid of the charity. Sounds simple enough!

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