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CatPals was born about 15 years ago, when three intrepid women began to work among the feral cats of Pretoria, South Africa, calling themselves "Cat Rescue". They were remarkable women, working long hours in addition to their full-time jobs and spending many thousands of rands of their own money. From these small but determined beginnings, the organisation grew to its present size of around 60 members, eventually changed its name to CatPals, and was registered as a welfare non-profit organisation. Like other volunteer organisations all over South Africa, what it lacks in size and means it makes up for in enthusiasm and dedication. If asked to explain in one sentence what we are about, we would say: "Everything we do, is aimed at caring for the homeless and especially the street or feral cats of Pretoria and Centurion."
CatPals has no permanent source of funding, and we are dependent on our members and on donations we receive from the cat-loving public. In addition, our members collect secondhand goods (especially bric-a-brac and household goods) that we sell once a month at a fleamarket – please call Lorna Kolver (see "Contact"). We also regularly organise special fundraising events.
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