| Formation: | 1958 |
| Purpose: | animal protection |
| Headquarters: | Newtown, NSW |
| Origins: | Reducing the number of stray cats by desexing and finding responsible homes for street cats |
| Region: | New South Wales |
| Services: | Cat adoptions, feline care services |
| Leader Title: | President |
| Leader Name: | Nita Harvey |
| Affiliations: | Member of International Society of Feline Medicine, society affiliate member of the International Society for Anthrozoology |
| Expenses: | $3m AUD per annum |
| Staff: | 18 |
| Volunteers: | 150+ |
| Website: | https://catprotection.org.au/ |
The Cat Protection Society of NSW is a not for profit charity operating in Newtown, NSW.[1] The Society was created in 1958 as a means of reducing the street cat population through neutering and adoption. Their vision is "that every cat has a loving and responsible home".[2]
In response to a feline panleukopenia outbreak in 2017, the Cat Protection Society of NSW subsidized free vaccinations for cat owners in Sydney.[3]
See also: Cats in Australia. In 2023 in response to a proposed plan by Tanya Plibersek, Australia's Minister for the Environment and Water to aggressively reduce feral cats in the country,[4] Cats Protection issued a statement urging to "declare peace on the environment rather than a 'war' on feral cats".[5] They warned that the minister risked creating a "moral panic" about cats and "demonising a single species".[6]