<\/a>WSPA Cat caf\u00e9 concept <\/strong><\/p>\nThe World Society for Protection of Animals (WSPA)<\/strong> is an international organization in more than 100 countries with a network of more than 400 member societies. WSPA has representatives at United Nations, Council of Europe and works in co-operation with the World Health Organization and the Federation of European Companion Animal Veterinary Associations.<\/p>\nPet Respect<\/strong> is a department of WSPA and is working with resorts worldwide to provide designated feeding areas for stray cats \u2013 Cat Caf\u00e9s.<\/p>\nThe cat caf\u00e9 concept<\/strong> was originally developed by WSPA to humanely address the problem of feral cat population gathering around tourist resorts. It has proven to be successful in a number of countries around the world including Dubai!<\/p>\nStudies have shown that simply removing the cats is ineffective and as long as there are food and water sources and shaded places to hide other cats will take the place of the ones removed. If instead, a stable colony of sterilized and medically attended cats is allowed\u00a0to stay on the premises, this will prevent newcomers from moving in and will also keep rodents at bay.<\/p>\n
The Cat caf\u00e9 project includes:<\/p>\n