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Tangible impact

18.000​

street cats sterilised since 2018

45

cats sterilised thanks to Butterfly Foundation in October 2026

100%

of every gift goes to the vet

4

partner veterinary clinics

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A better life, one cat at a time

Kotor Kitties fights for the street cats of Montenegro, mainly in the old town of Kotor. In 2018 they started the country's first ongoing spay-neuter and TNR programme: trapping cats, having them sterilised and returning them to their familiar spot. Volunteers in Montenegro, the United States and the United Kingdom have together had more than 18,000 street cats sterilised. No one draws a salary: every gift goes straight to the vet.

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Why

Kotor is known as the city of cats. Residents and visitors care for them with a lot of love, but without sterilisation one litter follows another. When co-founder April King arrived in Kotor in 2018, there was not a single spay-neuter programme in all of Montenegro. Together with a local shop owner and a vet, she had ten cats sterilised. Soon after, Briton Melanie Davies joined, unable to forget Kotor's cats after her holiday. From those first ten cats grew a movement that is changing how people see street cats across Montenegro today.

Impact

Mission & goals

Mission: to give Montenegro's street cats a healthier life and humanely reduce the number of stray cats, through a large-scale, affordable spay-neuter programme.

Goals:

  • Sterilise and vaccinate as many street cats as possible.
  • Build a network of vets who sterilise quickly, safely and affordably.
  • Involve residents, caretakers and visitors in caring for the cats.
  • Teach children and adults how to treat street animals with kindness.
Actions
  • Sterilisation: together with four partner veterinary clinics, using quick techniques so cats can recover right away.
  • Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR): sterilised cats get a small ear tip and return to their familiar spot.
  • Vaccination and medical care: sick and injured cats get the care they need.
  • Adoption and education: cats find a new home, also abroad, and residents learn about animal welfare.

“Most shocking to us was that there was no spay-neuter program for the cats.”

April King – co-founder of Kotor Kitties

How your donation helps

Your contribution helps Kotor Kitties sterilise and vaccinate more street cats. With support from Butterfly Foundation, 45 cats got a healthier future in October 2026, 23 females and 22 males, partly caught by a traveller from Boston who rolled up her sleeves during her holiday. This is how the city of cats is growing into a place where people and animals can live healthily side by side.

Kotor Kitties volunteer cuddling a rescued tabby cat in Montenegro
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