About Us
La Casetta Dei Gatti is a no-profit organisation and cat sanctuary located in a peaceful park in Rome, the Eternal City! Since 2004, we have been saving and looking after injured and abandoned cats. Today we are one of the most highly regarded sanctuary in the city, where cats can run, play and climb trees within the sanctuary grounds. We also proud ourselves in having one of the highest adoption rate in central Italy!
We have a nursery for mama-cats and kittens and two recovery areas for injured cats. The food is prepared in a designated area and then distributed to the cats in the sanctuary and to the cat colonies in our care. Our kitties have lots of cat beds and shielded areas inside and outside where they can protect themselves from the cold in the winter and escape the heat in the summer.
A Sanctuary inside the city. Where cats can be happy, run and play!
The Founder
Anna is a tireless Roman lady and the founder and director of La Casetta Dei Gatti. She is the soul of the sanctuary! From day one of its opening, she has dedicated her life to helping less fortunate cats. Her determination and vision made the sanctuary a reality. Anna is always present at the shelter to welcome visitors and give tips and advice to those wanting to adopt a kitty for the first time.
“The Casetta is often hard work and emotionally stressful. We face many critical situations every day: sick cats, abandoned or affected by serious illnesses, mama-cats that just gave birth, cats requiring specialists’ care and extra-ordinary therapies. But thanks to the volunteers hard work and our supporters’ generous hearts, we always manage to give a second chance to hundreds of cats each year. No matter the challenge, we never leave anyone behind.”
Anna Pietrella
Founder and Director
Vision
Create a safe space for stray, abandoned and injured cats. A place where they can be treated when ill or injured, heal and find a forever home through our adoption programme.
Mission
Our mission is simple: we aim to give a second chance at life to stray, abandoned and injured cats. No matter the challenge, we never leave anyone behind.
Team
La Casetta Dei Gatti is made up of an amazing team of people: our director, Anna, three full-time staff and 20-25 volunteers, each of them helping in a specific field, from veterinary assistance to marketing and fundraising.
The Team
Anna
Founder and Director
Stefania
Volunteer and Board Member
Simona
Volunteer and Board Member
Sam
Full-Time Staff and Animal-Rights Activist
Gabriel
Full-Time Staff
Barbara
Full-Time Staff
Mariano
Volunteer
Silvia
Volunteer
Carla
Volunteer
Simona
Volunteer
Martina
Volunteer
Alessandra
Volunteer
Serena
Volunteer
Alessandra
Photography and Social Media
Gabriela
Volunteer
Daniela
Volunteer
What We Do
Food, Care & Cuddles
There are about 100 cats living at the shelter. We also look after several cat colonies around Rome. We make sure all cats are fed twice a day, receive treatment if ill or injured, get vaccinated and do routine checks, and get lots of love from our team.
Adoptions
Every year, La Casetta Dei Gatti manages to get more than 100 cats adopted (one of the highest adoption rate in the region!). This success is due to several factors: from the care of our volunteers to the great work of our communication team through our social media pages.
Neutering & Spaying
All cats at La Casetta Dei Gatti are neutered/spayed. We also make sure all the cats in the cat colonies we look after get neutered/spayed. This is the only effective way to reduce the number of strays and abandoned cats.
Education
We promote many initiatives aimed to inform the public about the issues of mistreatment of cats, the consequences of not spaying/neutering cats and how to tackle these issue, offering concrete solutions.
Thank you for your support!
Support La Casetta Dei Gatti by making a one-time or recurrent donation, by following our social media pages or by sponsoring one of our awesome cats!