donors: your support for the cats for 2025

Dear donors,

Your support for the cats for 2025

More and more is happening online and now that payment slips can no longer be used, we also have to go more digital!

Of course you can also use your transfer cards or Internet banking

But for everyone who finds it easy to make a donation with their smartphone via the QR code, we are also adding our QR code for PayPal to this message on our website. You can use the QR code till Febr 1st 2025.

With your support for 2025, we can continue to help many cats. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Our thanks for your support, without you we cannot continue to help cats.

Welcome at the Catboat

The Catboat is the one and only animal sanctuary that literally floats. A refuge for stray and abandoned cats which, thanks to its unique location on a houseboat in Amsterdam's picturesque canal belt, has also become a place where people want to go. 

Water and cats...

Most cats hate water. But ours learn to love living on it. After all, we have been keeping their feet dry since 1968.

Since that time the Catboat has developed into a modern and professional sanctuary providing tender loving care to countless cats.

On this site you can find out how we came to be here and the rest of our history. You will also meet some of our cats. And, as well as this virtual introduction, you can find details of where and when you can visit us for real!

Entrance is free, but with a donation you make the cats and us very happy. We do not receive any subsidy. it sounds cliché, but it's true: without your donation and support we wouldn't stay afloat! Nowadays, you have to book a day and time online on our website. We hope to see you soon.