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Villa Kitty Bali was established in March 2011 BUT our beginnings were a small section in a local dog shelter as their 'Cats and Kittens section' which I opened after I was approached to care for three tiny kittens who needed 24 hour hand feeding, in December 2009.
Bali's feline population weren't getting much support back then so I asked a good friend in Australia, Robert Elliot, who agreed to pay the wages of two young men to care for the tiny kittens that started to arrive when it became known that we were taking care of them. Robert agreed to pay, not only the wages, but all food, equipment, medical supplies and cleaning products. My niece, Selena Steiner, and her husband, Seungho Kim, both vets supported our work.
Robert is still our major donor.
Our first vet assistants worked tirelessly but, before we knew it, three kittens became sixty and two staff became two vets, five vet assistants and a cook.
In October 2010, a generous Melbourne lady and fellow cat lover, Rosemary Fry, saw the work we were doing and, as we were already too big for the shelter, Rosemary agreed to pay for the building of Villa Kitty on a beautiful block of land in Lodtunduh near Ubud.
Friends of SCARS, the Sunshine Coast Animal Refuge Society, in Australia, visited as we were setting up and paid for all our white goods, computer and printer, and so much more.
Robert covered the lease of the land for ten years and pledged to continue his support.
On March 17, 2011, when we picked up our ever-growing family and relocated to this beautiful house, purpose built to shelter and care for Bali’s abandoned cats and kittens.
In December, 2011, Robert again paid the lease of the land adjacent to Villa Kitty, this time to build a separate quarantine wing and hospital. The hospital would be divided into two sides one for cats with respiratory problems such as catflu and the other side to care for our cats with intestinal illnesses.
With a generous donation from the Parr family, and Robert, we... show more built a truly functional quarantine building. And for our hospital we held our first ever fund raiser in March 2012 at Janet DeNeefe’s INDUS restaurant where we raised half what we needed to build the hospital and Robert paid the remaining costs.
From two vet assistants in 2009 and myself, we now have twenty three full time staff and nine part time, including 6 children who come after school to help socialise our kittens and to groom them.
Our vet team includes Drh Eka who manages Villa Kitty, Drh Karnata who is our consulting vet and who does all our sterilising, and two junior vets who are still in training.
Our nine vet assistants care for our cats and kittens 24 hours a day. Our other staff, includes, our famous cook, Ibu Eka, and her offsider, Bu Jero, six cleaners, a litter tray cleaner, who needs a medal for this tough job, and our two smiley security guards who also do part time work in our garden.
One of the nicest parts of the day is when six of the local school children come in, after school, to cuddle our cats and groom them. It is such an important job to socialise the cats so they are ready for adoption. We always hope people will choose the most needy kittens and cats but this is not too often so we believe these young children are worth their weight in gold and are on our payroll.
Villa Kitty's staff is dedicated to making a difference to the lives of Bali’s own cats but we need your support to continue to do the good work that we are doing.
And don't forget our Sunday lunches under the Mango Tree 12.30pm. We'd love you to join us and your payment.... cuddle our Villa Kitty cats and kittens.
Please email elizabeth@villakittybali.com for further information on how you can help.
Thank you again
Elizabeth Henzell
Founder & Director
Villa Kitty Bali
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Bali's feline population weren't getting much support back then so I asked a good friend in Australia, Robert Elliot, who agreed to pay the wages of two young men to care for the tiny kittens that started to arrive when it became known that we were taking care of them. Robert agreed to pay, not only the wages, but all food, equipment, medical supplies and cleaning products. My niece, Selena Steiner, and her husband, Seungho Kim, both vets supported our work.
Robert is still our major donor.
Our first vet assistants worked tirelessly but, before we knew it, three kittens became sixty and two staff became two vets, five vet assistants and a cook.
In October 2010, a generous Melbourne lady and fellow cat lover, Rosemary Fry, saw the work we were doing and, as we were already too big for the shelter, Rosemary agreed to pay for the building of Villa Kitty on a beautiful block of land in Lodtunduh near Ubud.
Friends of SCARS, the Sunshine Coast Animal Refuge Society, in Australia, visited as we were setting up and paid for all our white goods, computer and printer, and so much more.
Robert covered the lease of the land for ten years and pledged to continue his support.
On March 17, 2011, when we picked up our ever-growing family and relocated to this beautiful house, purpose built to shelter and care for Bali’s abandoned cats and kittens.
In December, 2011, Robert again paid the lease of the land adjacent to Villa Kitty, this time to build a separate quarantine wing and hospital. The hospital would be divided into two sides one for cats with respiratory problems such as catflu and the other side to care for our cats with intestinal illnesses.
With a generous donation from the Parr family, and Robert, we... show more built a truly functional quarantine building. And for our hospital we held our first ever fund raiser in March 2012 at Janet DeNeefe’s INDUS restaurant where we raised half what we needed to build the hospital and Robert paid the remaining costs.
From two vet assistants in 2009 and myself, we now have twenty three full time staff and nine part time, including 6 children who come after school to help socialise our kittens and to groom them.
Our vet team includes Drh Eka who manages Villa Kitty, Drh Karnata who is our consulting vet and who does all our sterilising, and two junior vets who are still in training.
Our nine vet assistants care for our cats and kittens 24 hours a day. Our other staff, includes, our famous cook, Ibu Eka, and her offsider, Bu Jero, six cleaners, a litter tray cleaner, who needs a medal for this tough job, and our two smiley security guards who also do part time work in our garden.
One of the nicest parts of the day is when six of the local school children come in, after school, to cuddle our cats and groom them. It is such an important job to socialise the cats so they are ready for adoption. We always hope people will choose the most needy kittens and cats but this is not too often so we believe these young children are worth their weight in gold and are on our payroll.
Villa Kitty's staff is dedicated to making a difference to the lives of Bali’s own cats but we need your support to continue to do the good work that we are doing.
And don't forget our Sunday lunches under the Mango Tree 12.30pm. We'd love you to join us and your payment.... cuddle our Villa Kitty cats and kittens.
Please email elizabeth@villakittybali.com for further information on how you can help.
Thank you again
Elizabeth Henzell
Founder & Director
Villa Kitty Bali
show more
Hours of operation
Wednesday10:00 - 16:00Thursday10:00 - 16:00Friday10:00 - 16:00Saturday10:00 - 16:00Sunday11:00 - 15:00
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11 recommendations and reviews from 10 people
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Referral from
January 31, 2018
Nicola H. asked:Does anyone know of someone experienced in monkey rescue and rehabilitation or a sanctuary?.we have already asked barc, bawa and jaan so suggestions outside that please for a monkey who has spent its life so far in a small dog cage.Jeff L. replied:Villa Kitty Foundation is a very helpful animal rescue. https://www.villakitty.com/
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December 3, 2017
Daria S. asked:Guys, SOS Rp1 - Bali, Indonesia On our attic homeless cat brought her kitten, or it was born there even. Around 3 days old. He was screaming from 4 am, we got to attic, found him on the floor ,took off from there, fed and now don’t know what to do. Do you know some services who can take care of him? Shelter ? Or maybe someone can take care of him? Please, We urgently need help! We don’t know anything about what to do with kitten.Jesse W. replied:You can contact https://www.facebook.com/215617995131749 Villa Kitty Bali
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Referral from
September 19, 2017
Carolane J. asked:Any addresses where we can find babies abandoned cats, looking for a family ?Marie J. replied:https://www.facebook.com/215617995131749 Villa Kitty Bali :)Tom K. replied:Villa Kitty Bali
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September 9, 2017
Maria S. asked:Hi lovely Canggu people, I am urgently looking for someone who can help. We found those two roughly 1 week old kittens dumped at the side of the road in Padonan yesterday night. They were cold, alone & crying for help. Is there anyone who can help and foster them? They need bottle feeding every 2 hours, but me and my boyfriend work weekdays and sadly cannot give them the attention they would need....Please share with your friends! Hope we can find loving foster parents for upin & ipinJulien M. replied:Ask https://www.facebook.com/215617995131749 Villa Kitty Bali maybe they can helpJez A. replied:https://www.facebook.com/215617995131749 Villa Kitty Bali
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Referral from
September 3, 2017
Jessica M. asked:Bali friends: I'm looking for 2 kittiesLyn M. replied:https://www.facebook.com/215617995131749 Villa Kitty Bali
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Referral from
June 28, 2017
Scott D. asked:Hi Ubud Community, thank you for your recommendations so far for dinner/lunch venues and amazing spaces to take a group.. We are also interested in giving back to the community, are there any charitable organisations (youth, elderly, disability, in and around Ubud where we could spend an hour or so helping out (without requiring police checks) etc? Any suggestions welcome. This is for July 17th. Thanks!Stéphanie S. replied:This is not with people but with kittens :) They can use some cuddles, love & food. You can check them out at www.villakitty.com ! I can come introduce you guys if you want ;)
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Referral from
April 17, 2016
Brendon M. asked:We think this little guy was hit by a car or bike. My wife picked him up from the side of the road. He has been quite happy ever since but his legs or pelvis seem to be broken. We would like to get him to a vet and see if we can give him a chance at life. But we have no spare funds for this. Anyone want to help?Shane C. replied:Try villa kitty http://www.villakitty.com/
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Referral from
January 14, 2018
Alfred T. asked:I have found this kitten, can anyone help or do you know where I can take it?Fajar S. replied:https://www.facebook.com/215617995131749 Villa Kitty Bali
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Referral from
December 16, 2017
Steven Z. asked:I would like to have a cat. Does anybody can tell me where i should go to buy a cat (anggora/persia) in denpasar ?Fajar S. replied:Try to adopt don't shop, https://www.facebook.com/215617995131749 Villa Kitty Bali has so many cats ready to adopt 😸
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