Cat Protection Society of NSW

The Cat Protection Society of NSW is a not for profit charity operating in Newtown, New South Wales.^[1] The Society was created in 1958 as a means of reducing the street cat population through neutering and adoption. Their vision is "that every cat has a loving and responsible home".^[2]

Cat Protection Society of NSW

Formation	1958
Purpose	animal protection
Headquarters	Newtown, NSW
Origins	Reducing the number of stray cats by desexing and finding responsible homes for street cats
Region	New South Wales
Services	Cat adoptions, feline care services
President	Nita Harvey
Affiliations	Member of International Society of Feline Medicine, society affiliate member of the International Society for Anthrozoology
Expenses	$3m AUD per annum
Staff	18
Volunteers	150+
Website	catprotection.org.au

Activities

In response to a feline panleukopenia outbreak in 2017, the Cat Protection Society of NSW subsidized free vaccinations for cat owners in Sydney.^[3]

Feral cats

See also: Cats in Australia

In 2023 in response to a proposed plan by Tanya Plibersek, Australia's Minister for the Environment and Water to aggressively reduce feral cats in the country,^[4] Cats Protection issued a statement urging to "declare peace on the environment rather than a 'war' on feral cats".^[5] They warned that the minister risked creating a "moral panic" about cats and "demonising a single species".^[6]