Cats Of Gili is an animal welfare charity project to help the cats of the Gili Islands, Indonesia

CATS OF GILI is an animal welfare project for cats in Gili islands, Indonesia. We are just one of the many green and environmental projects our mama foundation Gili Eco Trust (GET) is doing. GET also works with our island horses, coral reefs, turtles, rubbish issues, recycling and all things "green".

Cats Of Gili -project was officially launched in September 2013, and since then Cats Of Gili has been working hard to keep our island kitties happy and healthy.

Over the years we have organized several free vet clinics (usually 2-3 per year) where our volunteer vet teams have spayed and neutered thousands of cats. Since we started, we have also looked after countless cats and kittens in need of help. And when the going gets tough and our islands face serious challenges (such as 2018 Lombok earthquakes and then 2020-2022 when COVID stopped tourism totally), Cats of Gili has stepped in to help keep our island cats well fed and looked after.

We take in cats and kittens who need help and we never turn away a cat in need. And we occasionally welcome other cute creatures too, such as chickens, ducks or goats! We love all animals! We are strictly a no-kill shelter, and as long as there is hope, we will do our best to help the cats brought to us.

Animal welfare is what we are about, and although we cannot function without money, we are not a money making business. Cats and other animals in our care are always our number one priority.

It has taken us years to gain the trust of the local community and to get people to understand what we do and why we do it. We continue supporting and educating local cat loving families, providing help, advice and free cat food when needed, to gain long term trust, and to improve the well being and care of pet cats.

We currently have our MEOWQUARTERS building in Gili Trawangan, where we have most of our rescue cats and kittens, and we also have our little charity shop, where we sell cat themed souvenirs, cat art, cat food and everything your cat might need. The profits from the shop sales, and donations, help us continue our work.

Cat rescue work is the core of what we have been doing for the past 10 years, and it still is what we are and what we do. Everything else (charity shop and café) is just to support our work with cats.

Our goal is, and has been since we started back in 2013, a healthier, happier cat population on Gili islands. Because we love our island kitties!