Support No Kill Cat Sanctuary

My name is Vicky Debut, founder and president of APAO Cat, and I would like to share with your our story, starting from the very beginning.

APAO Animal Sanctuary was founded on January 15, 2010 when over 100 cats and 3 dogs were rescued from a local animal shelter, known to be keeping its animals under poor conditions. After many complaints were filed against the shelter a group of six animal activists, including myself, set out to find a plot of land where they could be rehoused. We managed to find a place where the proper zoning permits were in place and we signed immediately. The next step was to inform the City Council of Gavà (Barcelona), the municipal where the animals were currently being kept, and then we had 48 hours to move all of the animals from their negligent conditions to their new home at APAO.

Over the next few years, hundreds of cases of abuse and neglect arrived at our doors, and while thousands tears were shed we had an enourmous sense of joy for all the tiny lives being saved. APAO Cat is now a functional and operative animal defense organization that devotes its efforts to improving and increasing the number of rescues carried out within the community and across the country. And now with its own land where we live onsite, we are able to provide the animlas with 24 hour care.

APAO is located in Corbera de Llobregat (Barcelona), in a natural rural environment, where we currently house approximately 170 cats, and depending on their needs live in one of the six different areas: 

Our Home is for those cats who live in a critical state of depression and sadness.

Felv Garden accommodates for our cats with Feline leukemia virus.

Rural Geriatric is for our older cats with chronic health problems requiring daily medication.

Special Corner is for cats with social issues and don’t interact well with others.

Adoption House accommodatesour most sociable cats for which we hope to find homes for.

Common Garden is our largest area where the majority of our cats live.

We appreciate you taking the time to read our story and thank you very much from the bottom of our hearts for collaborating with us, without your help none of this would be possible.