Meet the staff (all of them furry)
About The Cat Hotel Rescue
A donation-run cat rescue shelter in Oudtshoorn that cares for strays and unwanted cats and finds them new homes.
We are a shelter, not a luxury hotel
The name is a joke with a serious side. Here, strays check in, and families check out with them. Every bit of comfort comes from donations, and we hope it is only ever a temporary home.
From rural strays to surprise litters found behind a factory, they all just want a home to call their own. Kittens come and go with the seasons; our adult cats are here all year round, and they matter just as much.
Where we are
The Cat Hotel Rescue is based in Oudtshoorn, in the Western Cape.
Our foster mom
Our kittens are looked after by an awesome anonymous foster mom, until they are old enough and healthy enough to go to new homes. She prefers to stay out of the spotlight, so you will only ever see her work.
Please sterilise your cats
One unsterilised cat can mean many litters, and a lot of kittens end up on the street or at our door. Sterilising is one of the kindest things you can do for your own cat and for the community.
One unsterilised pair, in theory:
- Start2
- Year 112
- Year 267
- Year 3376
- Year 42,107
- Year 511,801
- Year 666,088
- Year 7370,092
- Year 82,072,514
- Year 911,606,077
That is the theoretical maximum from a widely shared estimate (two litters a year, about three surviving kittens a litter, and every kitten going on to breed). Real life is crueller: many kittens never make it. But even a fraction of those numbers is far more cats than any rescue can take in.
Sterilisations are one of our biggest costs, which is why donations matter so much.