What We Do
We promote the spaying/neutering of dogs and cats, in order to reduce the numbers of unwanted puppies and kittens. Financial assistance for these procedures is provided to qualified applicants. Costs involved are met from Dept. of Agriculture grants, public donations and proceeds of fund raising activities. Please check our News section, social accounts or contact us to enquire about neutering schemes.
Feral Cats
A feral cat is a cat that has never been handled & is not tame. Cats are natures answer to the control of rodents. Cats themselves are prolific breeders & can have up to three litters per year. By the time a mother cat is having her third litter her first litter is also starting to breed. In order to curtail numbers & to prevent the suffering of too many starving kittens we provide exceptionally low cost neutering vouchers & will lend traps to successfully & safely catch cats for neutering. Neutering is the best solution in preventing overpopulation & suffering among cats. For further details & advice please contact 086-0222432.
We do not have any official shelter facilities so we rely heavily on individual members to foster stray or abandoned animals. Chief outgoings are veterinary fees, telephone charges, cat & dog food, and insurance/affiliation. Assistance is provided to help meet costs of accommodating animals in care but all of the time involved and much of the financial outlay is contributed on a voluntary basis.
We are constantly searching for loving homes for rescued animals. If you are thinking about adopting a pet, visit our Adopt section.
We would like to invite your school to participate in our free Schools Education Programme. The purpose of the programme is to educate and empower young people and their communities to take positive action for animals. Visit our Education page for more information. Please register your school's interest by submitting the online form and one of our volunteers will then contact you as soon as possible.
Latest News
Thank you to Petmania & Ruby Hearts Award Update
2 June 2026
As always a huge "Thank You" to Petmania, Tullamore for their generous donation and their customers who very kindly donated invaluable items to support the animals in our care. Our volunteer who collected these items wanted us to say ".. a special thank you to the great helpers who helped me load up the car"🥰
The OSPCA extends our gratitude to our supporters who cast their votes for us in the 2026 Petmania Ruby Hearts award. Sadly, we didn't secure enough votes to advance to the judging round, but there's always next year!
Thank you to TESCO in Edenderry & Tullamore
2 June 2026
We want to express our gratitude to the customers in TESCO Edenderry and Tullamore for their invaluable contributions to our instore food banks. The staff at each location were, as always, very helpful and friendly to our fantastic volunteers. These donations are crucial in supporting the animals in the care of our incredible foster carers, without whom our work would not be possible.