Poezenboot

We found it this time! I didn’t know entirely what to expect, but it seems much more organised that I had anticipated – more of an RSPCA than a drop-in soup kitchen for cats.

We spent quite a while there talking with the volunteers and petting those kitties who would let us do so.

Poezenboot (literally “cat boat”) is a rather special boat located on the canal in Amsterdam. It’s somewhere for the city’s stray cats to go and get fed, and people can come in and play with the kitties for a small donation (namely a couple of tins of cat food!). They also organise neutering for street cats to prevent the number of stay kittens being born.

Last time I was in Amsterdam (2004) we tried to find it but we ran out of time. Next time I shall make it the first thing I do!