24/09/2026
🚫A LONG BUT VERY IMPORTANT POST. PLEASE READ 👇🙏
LET’S TALK WITH NUMBERS. 🐾
In the last 2 days, we have received messages and emails asking us to take in kittens from different parts of the island.
More than 10 kittens. In just 2 days.
And we wish we could help every single one of them.
But there is something important that we need people to understand:
Cat Café Zepos Garden is NOT a cat rescue organization.
We are NOT a shelter.
We are NOT a veterinary clinic.
We are a small business run by just 2 people.
And our café is not a place where we can simply keep taking in cats.
When a new cat arrives, they cannot just be placed in the catio with the other cats.
They need quarantine.
They need a vet check.
They need vaccinations.
They may need treatment.
They need time to become healthy and safe before they can have contact with our other cats.
And the reality is that we simply do not have the space or the capacity to keep taking in every kitten that needs help.
We already care for the cats who are with us, including cats waiting for their forever homes. We have their food, medical care, vaccinations, treatments, sterilizations and everyday needs to take care of.
We are doing what we can.
But we cannot become the solution to an entire island's stray animal problem.
Please don't see our café and think:
"They have cats, so they can take this one too."
Sometimes, saying “we can't” doesn't mean we don't care.
It means we know our limits — and we have to protect the cats already depending on us.
Please, before asking someone else to take a kitten, ask what YOU can do to help it.
A vet visit.
A temporary foster home.
Food.
Transportation.
A safe room.
Help with treatment.
Or simply sharing its story until a home is found.
Because rescuing animals is not the responsibility of one café, one person, or a handful of volunteers.
It takes a community. ❤️🐾
And we are already doing everything we can with the resources we have.