What is The Chilliwack Animal Safe Haven?

The Chilliwack Animal Safe Haven is a registered Canadian charity and animal welfare organization focused on homeless cats and kittens. It describes its mission as saving homeless cats and kittens, adopting pets into loving homes, and helping pets stay in loving homes. It is supported solely by donations, grants, and sponsorships, so it operates as a donation-funded organization rather than a government-run shelter.

What the organization does

The Safe Haven's work centers on cats. Its site highlights three connected goals:

• Rescue: saving homeless cats and kittens.
• Adoption: placing cats and kittens into loving homes.
• Retention: helping pets stay in their existing loving homes.

If you want to help beyond adopting, the organization says it is grateful for volunteers and other forms of assistance.

How adoption works

Adoption at the Safe Haven follows an application-first process, and appointments are required.

1. Browse adoptable cats. Available cats and kittens are posted on the organization's Petfinder page. The site also links to its own adoptable Safe Haven cats.
2. Submit an application online. The appointment booking and adoption process both start with the online application.
3. Wait for review and contact. Once submitted, the application is reviewed, and the organization contacts you by email to book an appointment.
4. Attend your appointment. Visits are by appointment only.

Two practical points stand out from the site:

• Several applications can come in for the same cat, and a cat you are interested in may have just been adopted. The organization encourages applicants not to be discouraged, since many cats are waiting.
• Do not call, email, or show up without an appointment. The site states this explicitly.

Hours of operation

Visits are by appointment only. The posted hours are:

Other ways to get involved

• Volunteer: the site lists volunteer opportunities and says assistance is welcome.
• Donate: donation options are listed on the site. As a registered charity supported solely by donations, grants, and sponsorships, the Safe Haven depends on this support.
• Fundraise: fundraising is listed among the ways people contribute.
• Community business support: the organization thanks local businesses that donate and help where they can.

Contact and current listings

• General inquiries: [email protected]
• Adoptable cats: posted on the organization's Petfinder page and its adoptable cats page.
• Cats currently on stray hold in the shelter: listed on a page powered by Shelterluv.
• Social media updates: the site features updates from its social media channels.

If your goal is to adopt, start with the online application and wait for an email reply before visiting. If your goal is to support the organization without adopting, volunteering, donating, or fundraising are the routes the Safe Haven itself points to.