CatNap Society - Nanaimo and Central Vancouver Island Cat Adoptions and Rescue

About Us:

We are a volunteer rescue organization that relies solely upon donations from the public and fundraising events to sustain our programs and operations. All money raised helps to offset the costs of feeding, spaying or neutering and obtaining medical attention for these abandoned cats and kittens. All donations, whether cash, kitty food or kitty litter are very much appreciated as are new volunteers. We are a registered non-profit society and all donations over $20.00 are entitled to receive a tax receipt if requested. Please see the "Make a Donation" page for further information. Check out the rest of this site to learn more about us and the kitties we have up for adoption.

We are only able to continue our efforts because of the generous support of our neighbors and the community we serve. We receive no government funding.

Our Values:

CatNap believes that all cats are entitled to a safe, caring, and happy home.

Animals feel. They feel joy, love, worry, fear, pain, mourning, hunger, warm, cold and more. They love to lay on your heater in the sun on a cold winter day. They love to greet you when you come home from a long day at work. They seek your comfort when they are tired, lonely or scared. They are grateful when you recognize their feelings and come to their rescue. Our mission is to grant these animals the lives of comfort, love and safety that they want and deserve, by placing them into lifetime homes.

Our History:

CatNap was formed in August of 1998 by a small local group of caring individuals who wanted to make a difference for the abandoned and homeless cats of Nanaimo. It has now grown to include foster homes and a whole family of adopters. Our driving force is our mutual love for animals and our support of each other during crisis situations. We have put together quite an extended family of cat lovers, who have given our rescues wonderful, loving homes. We never expected that from this passion of ours, we would meet so many interesting and wonderful people.

We cannot do it alone and we need your help. Please support CatNAP and help us make that difference. We thank you!

Our Mandate:

Our mandate is to rescue abandoned cats and kittens, provide medical attention where necessary, have them spayed and neutered and, hopefully, find them homes. In the case of feral cats, after they are spayed/neutered they will be released back to the original location where they were trapped if they can be provided with shelter and food on a daily basis. This should reduce the number of suffering and abandoned cats in this city. We are not an animal control agency. We are willing to assist in trapping feral cats if someone needs assistance but they must be willing to help these cats after their release. CatNAP can only do so much. This is a community problem that needs the support of the community.