Cats Trust

Adoption and Protection


cat welfare is our main concern

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Our Mission

Supporting cats and Communities

Cats Trust Adoption and Protection is making a difference for the cats in Wicklow and surrounding counties both through hands on help by caring for community cats, TNR.

Community cats are stray and feral cats who live in our neighbourhoods.  In back gardens, lane ways, derelict houses, farms, car parks, industrial estates, shopping centres etc, anywhere you care to mention.   Most of these cats will have been abandoned by their owners or strayed from home and got lost, feral cats are born in these environments and do not know how to interact with humans. It is estimated that there are about 730,000 homeless cats in Ireland. With the best will in the world organisations and rescues cannot take all of these animal into shelters and centres. 

Over 16 years of Helping feral and community cats.

In 2010 Catriona Leahy set up Aughrim Cat Rescue out of concern for the serious overpopulation of feral cats in County Wicklow. Originally the main focus was on the TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) of feral cats.

Cats Trust Adoption and Protection grew from Aughrim Cat Rescue, and is now registered charity. Alongside Catriona, a group of volunteers, work to TNR, care for, foster, socialise, and rehome cats and kittens in Wicklow area.