Welcome to the CDPA
The Cat and Dog Protection Association of Ireland
We are a no-kill charity that supports pets, owners and community animals across Ireland.
From here you can find out about fostering, volunteering, adopting cats or dogs, the services we offer, and more!
Please note: CDPA is a foster-based organisation and does not have a physical shelter or public premises.
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Donate
Every donation helps us rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome cats and dogs across Ireland. Your support provides food, veterinary care, foster support, and a second chance for animals.
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Cat Adoptions
We work closely with families to match them with a cat or dog that suits their home and lifestyle.
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Low-Cost Spay and Neuter
We offer a low-cost spay or neuter for families who may be struggling financially to neuter their cats with offered reduced costs for male and female cats.
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Adopt A Dog
Our adoptable dogs are spending time with their foster families and can’t wait to bound into their forever home!
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Dog fosters wanted
Our dog team supports you throughout fostering and helps find the right match. We’re looking for temporary homes to get dogs out of the pound.
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Trap-Neuter-Return
Are you supporting a group of cats in your local area? Are you a property owner worried about the local strays? We help keep unwanted “wild” cat numbers down through our TNR program!
Current Fundraisers
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Help Save 70 Stray Cats Across 2 Colonies
Right now, we've been asked to help spay and neuter almost 70 cats in Cork and Galway.
They are a mix of older cats, young kittens, pregnant, nursing mothers - their carers are completely overwhelmed and we cannot ignore their plea for help.
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17 Cork Cats and Kittens
This colony began with one mama cat and her 5 kittens. The carers fed them out of compassion but within months those kittens, babies themselves, had babies of their own.
Result: 17 cats, most in critical condition, living in bushes with no safety from roaming dogs.
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Amazon Wish List
Every gift goes to cats and kittens who didn’t have a great start at life but are now in our care.
Our foster carers help socialise them and make sure they get the vet care they need before they move on to their forever homes when they are ready for adoption.