Nairobi Feline Sanctuary

Sanctuary Life Sunday. 🩵🩵A slow morning.A quiet moment with a visitor.A sunny spot.A new friend.Time spent with the peop...
02/08/2026

Sanctuary Life Sunday. 🩵🩵

A slow morning.
A quiet moment with a visitor.
A sunny spot.
A new friend.

Time spent with the people who have become their family.

Sometimes the most meaningful moments are the ordinary, everyday ones.

Here's a little glimpse of everyday life at Nairobi Feline Sanctuary. We hope it brings a little calm to your Sunday. ❤️

Every rescued cat has one thing in common.Someone cared enough to stop.A neighbour.A child.A boda rider.A shopkeeper.A v...
31/07/2026

Every rescued cat has one thing in common.

Someone cared enough to stop.

A neighbour.
A child.
A boda rider.
A shopkeeper.
A veterinary surgeon who gives their time.
A volunteer.

At Nairobi Feline Sanctuary, we may provide the veterinary care, shelter, neutering and rehabilitation, but the first rescue almost always begins with an ordinary person choosing kindness.

Our work is built on a community of compassionate people, each contributing in their own way. Whether it's rescuing a kitten from the roadside, fostering a cat, supporting our TNR programme, or generously giving professional skills to animals in need, every act of kindness matters.

That is why we believe our greatest strength isn't our sanctuary.

It's our community.

To everyone who has stood with us, thank you. ❤️🐾

❓Did you know❓The kindest way to reduce the number of homeless cats isn't by building bigger shelters.It's by preventing...
29/07/2026

❓Did you know❓

The kindest way to reduce the number of homeless cats isn't by building bigger shelters.

It's by preventing kittens from being born into lives of hunger, disease, and danger.

That's why Nairobi Feline Sanctuary is increasingly focusing on Trap–Neuter–Return (TNR).

When community cats are humanely neutered, vaccinated, and returned to the places they know:
🐱 Fewer kittens are born on the streets.
💚 Cats live healthier lives.
🏡 Communities experience fewer cat-related conflicts.
🐾 The sanctuary can reserve its limited space for animals that truly have nowhere else to go.

Every cat we neuter today helps prevent suffering tomorrow.

Compassion isn't only about rescue. Sometimes, it's about preventing the need for rescue in the first place.

🐾  Cat Fact Monday🐱This is Chai on the day she arrived at Nairobi Feline Sanctuary in 2021, heavily pregnant and in need...
27/07/2026

🐾 Cat Fact Monday🐱

This is Chai on the day she arrived at Nairobi Feline Sanctuary in 2021, heavily pregnant and in need of a safe place to raise her family.

What many people don't know is that mother cats can sometimes become mothers to kittens that aren't their own.

After raising her own litter, Chai went on to foster three different litters of orphaned kittens 💛 before she was finally spayed. She fed them, groomed them, comforted them, and gave them the love every kitten needs to survive.

Not every mother cat will accept unrelated kittens, but many will, especially when the kittens are very young. Their remarkable maternal instinct can give orphaned kittens a second chance at life.

Today, Chai is one of our cherished senior residents, enjoying a well-earned retirement after helping so many little lives.

Every cat has a story.

Chai's story reminds us that compassion isn't uniquely human. ❤️🐾

One of the greatest successes of Nairobi Feline Sanctuary isn't measured by the number of cats we rescue.It's measured b...
25/07/2026

One of the greatest successes of Nairobi Feline Sanctuary isn't measured by the number of cats we rescue.

It's measured by the number of people who now stop to help before we ever get there.

Over the years, we've worked to build a community that understands, values, and protects cats. Today, people regularly rescue abandoned kittens, report injured animals, and reach out for help instead of walking away.

When they do, we step in to provide the veterinary care they need, vaccinate them, and ensure they are neutered where appropriate. Together, we're not only helping individual cats, we're preventing future suffering and reducing the number of animals that end up needing sanctuary care.

These two young men are just one example of the many compassionate people who have become part of this journey. Their kindness reflects something much bigger: a community that increasingly sees animal welfare as everyone's responsibility.

The strongest foundation of Nairobi Feline Sanctuary has never been our buildings or our fences.

It has always been our community.

Thank you to every person who has ever rescued a kitten, made a phone call, transported a cat, fostered an animal, or simply chosen compassion. You are helping create a city where more cats are protected long before they reach our gates.

This is how lasting change happens: together. 🐾❤️

Seven years ago, Nairobi Feline Sanctuary was created because cats in need had nowhere to go.Since then, hundreds of cat...
17/06/2026

Seven years ago, Nairobi Feline Sanctuary was created because cats in need had nowhere to go.

Since then, hundreds of cats have passed through our doors. Many arrived injured, abandoned, sick, or simply unwanted. They found safety, food, medical care, and a second chance.

But over the years, we've learned an important lesson:

We cannot rescue our way out of a cat overpopulation crisis.

For every cat we save, many more are born on the streets.

That is why our work is evolving.

Today, alongside caring for our resident cats, we are investing heavily in Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and our Paka Mkazi programme—creating communities where cats are protected, sterilised, and welcomed rather than displaced.

Every cat prevented from being born into suffering matters.

Every hotel, business, and community that embraces humane cat management becomes part of the solution.

The future of animal welfare is not just rescue.

It is prevention.

Seven years in, our commitment remains the same: creating a kinder world for cats.

Thank you for being part of this journey. ❤️

15/06/2026

We've been quiet.

Never stopped helping cats.

We're back. 🐾

A New Chapter Begins.If you've been wondering where we've been, you're not alone.For the past six months, Nairobi Feline...
15/06/2026

A New Chapter Begins.

If you've been wondering where we've been, you're not alone.

For the past six months, Nairobi Feline Sanctuary has been unusually quiet on social media. But behind the scenes, the work never stopped.

Cats continued to receive care. Rescues continued. Adoptions happened. New opportunities emerged. And the sanctuary continued to grow.

We made a conscious decision to step back and reflect. We wanted to understand what was working, what wasn't, and how we could create even greater impact for cats in Kenya.

That period of reflection has given us something invaluable: clarity.

Clarity about our mission.

Clarity about our priorities.

Clarity about the future we want to build.

Today, we're excited to begin sharing that future with you.

There are wonderful things ahead for Nairobi Feline Sanctuary, and we can't wait to bring you along on the journey.

Thank you for staying with us through our quiet season. Your support has made every rescue, every recovery, and every second chance possible.

We're back, and this is only the beginning. 🐾

Today is a very special day at the sanctuary. We are thrilled to announce that Noble Veterinary Surgeons () is on-site t...
10/02/2026

Today is a very special day at the sanctuary. We are thrilled to announce that Noble Veterinary Surgeons () is on-site today, February 10th, conducting a massive Spay & Neuter campaign as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program! 🏥🐱

Why is this a big deal? ✅ It prevents feline overpopulation. ✅ It reduces the risk of certain cancers. ✅ It helps our rescues live longer, healthier lives.

Huge thanks to the Noble team for choosing NFS and for their incredible dedication to animal welfare in Kenya. You are true heroes! 🦸‍♂️🩺

Drop a ❤️ to show some love for the vets and our kitties!

03/01/2026

Adopt local. ❤️🐾

Our local dog breeds are resilient, intelligent, loyal, and perfectly adapted to our climate and environment. When you choose to adopt a local dog instead of buying an exotic breed, you are not “settling”, you are choosing loyalty, health, and compassion.

Thousands of incredible local dogs are waiting for homes.
Adoption saves lives.
Local is enough.

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Nairobi

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 16:30
Tuesday 09:00 - 16:30
Wednesday 09:00 - 16:30
Thursday 09:00 - 16:30
Friday 09:00 - 16:30
Sunday 10:30 - 04:30

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+254111302231

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