The Cat Protection Society of Victoria was established in 1947. Throughout its history, the Society has had extensive and continuous experience in cat management and pound/shelter operation.
In 1989, our Greensborough shelter was substantially renovated and upgraded and the facility is now of exceptionally high standard. Also at this time, the Society established its own veterinary clinic on the premises to service both the hostel cats and also to provide quality feline veterinary treatment to the members of the public at reasonable cost.
The clinic has since its inception operated the discount de-sexing schemes to help encourage responsible cat ownership and thereby reduce the cat problem in line with our operating philosophy. Education of the community in responsible cat ownership is also an important area of the Society’s work and educational programs have been developed in the last ten years of the Society’s operation, particularly focused on children.
Over the last 20 years the Society has also been active promoting the recognition of domestic cats as part of the broader community and has been very involved in the initiation and development of the Victorian State Government’s Domestic Animals Act in the feline area. It is now also helping with its implementation by providing advice and training sessions for local municipalities in this field.
We were instrumental in founding the Cat Crisis Coalition to lobby government at all levels to introduce compulsory de-sexing for cats as part of an holistic solution to the cat overpopulation problem which sees thousands of healthy cats and kittens put down across our country each year.
Through its evolution and activities the Society has demonstrated its commitment to its principles in being directly involved in all aspects of cat welfare and management.
