Cats' Protection League Canterbury

We rescue, rehabilitate and rehome stray and surrendered cats and kittens and run a very successful subsidised desexing programme.

Canterbury

We provide advice, subsidised desexing of cats via our Feline Fix desexing programme, assistance with urgent veterinary treatment to low income people and a lost and found service.

We take in stray, abandoned and unwanted cats and kittens, and vet check, rehabilitate and rehome them to good homes.

We have been assisting the people and cats of Canterbury for over 50 years. People prefer to utilise our services as we do not euthanase unless it is recommended by a veterinarian and every other option has been explored.

We try to match our cats to the person/situation to ensure the best possible home for them and the best possible cat for the owner.

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We take in unwanted cats & kittens, provide them with the necessary veterinary treatment and then rehome them where we can. We also help with desexing, urgent veterinary treatment, food in emergency situations & provide a lost and found service.

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Update 25 June 2026 25 June 2026

It's been a while since we posted an update so this one is well overdue! There has been a lot going on over the past few years and much of what we have been able to achieve comes from the support of you, our generous donors. We are pleased to advise the following outcomes for the year ended 31 March 2026.

We have increased the number of fosterers we have on board, which enabled 612 cats and kittens to come in to our care. As a result of this and new rehoming policies, our adoptions increased to 493!

We have a Saving Lives programme which enables cats with medical conditions, and those nearing the end of life (Golden Years) to be rehomed with ongoing support from CPL. 34 cats were adopted on either a Saving Lives or Golden Years agreement during the year.

We assisted the public via our Feline Fix Desexing programme and a total of 1743 cats were desexed, and we assisted with 299 veterinary treatments, including 20 cats who benefited from our Saving Lives programme where expensive major treatment was required.

We thank you all for your ongoing support, helping to improve the lives of so many cats and kittens in Canterbury.

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