How It Works

How It Works

❤ Simple, Safe, and Made for Cat Lovers

Cats.ie is Ireland’s welfare-first platform for cats, built to help cat owners, adopters, breeders, rescues, and service providers connect safely, transparently, and responsibly.
Whether you’re looking to adopt, rehome, post a listing, find a trusted service, or report a lost cat, everything on Cats.ie follows one simple promise:
Safe cats. Happy homes. Trusted connections.
🐱 Dot says: “Finding or rehoming a cat should always feel safe, simple, and kind.”

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Create an Account

Creating an account on Cats.ie is free and helps us keep the platform safe, fair, and welfare-focused.

When you register, you’ll be asked to choose the option that best describes you:

  • Private seller – for occasional sale, adoption or rehoming
  •  Breeder – for registered breeders posting cats or kittens
  • Rescue organisation – for charities and rescue groups
  • Service provider – vets, groomers, sitters, transport and other cat services

Your selection ensures:

  • The correct listing options are shown to you
  • welfare rules are applied appropriately
  • transparency for people viewing listings

You can still browse Cats.ie without an account, but posting listings or alerts requires registration.
All accounts are subject to our welfare rules, moderation, and reporting system.

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+ Add Listing

To post on Cats.ie, click “+ Add Listing”.

You can add:

  • Cats or kittens for sale (private sellers or breeders)
  • Cats for adoption or rehoming
  • Lost or found cats via CatALERT
  • Cat-related services (vets, groomers, sitters, transport, behaviourists, etc.)

The platform automatically shows the correct options based on your account type and the listing category you choose.

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Typical Listing Fields

Depending on the type of listing, you may be asked to provide:

  • Listing title and description
  • Location (county and town)
  • Cat details (age, breed, sex, health information)
  • Photos (1–10 images)
  • Contact preferences
  • Welfare and compliance confirmations

Listings cannot be published unless minimum information and welfare requirements are met.

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Free and Paid Options

Cats.ie offers clear and transparent visibility options, designed to support the platform while keeping animal welfare at the centre of every decision.Some features on Cats.ie are always free, while others offer optional paid visibility to help listings reach more people when needed.

  • are one-time payments
  •  have a clearly defined duration
  • do not renew automatically
  • never lock essential features behind a paywall

You are always in control — you decide if and when to use a paid option. Always free, because welfare comes first The following options always include a free MEOW listing and will never be charged:

All paid options on Cats.ie:

  • CatALERT (Lost & Found cats)
  • Adoption listings posted by registered Rescue organisations

In these cases, payment is never required to:

  • ask for help
  •  list a cat for adoption
  • reach the community

Optional paid visibility options exist only to:

  • increase exposure when needed
  • help urgent or time-sensitive cases stand out
  • support the running and development of Cats.ie

They are never mandatory, and they never replace moderation, reporting, or welfare rules.

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CatALERT: Lost & Found

CatALERT is Cats.ie’s lost and found system, created to help reunite cats with their families as quickly as possible.

Anyone can post a lost or found cat at any time.

MEOW ALERT – Free Forever

  • Always available
  • Will never be charged
  • Includes:
  • photos
  • county and town location
  • sharing tools
  • an auto-generated poster

Because when a cat is missing, help should never depend on payment.
Optional visibility upgrades (never required):

  • JUMP ALERT – €4.99

Double boost: immediate top placement and a second boost after 48 hours

  • GLOW ALERT – €7.49

Urgent spotlight visibility for 15 days, then continues as a MEOW alert

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Cat Listings (Sale, Rehome, Adoption)

For cat listings, you can choose the level of visibility that suits your needs:

MEOW – Basic Listing (€4.99)

  • Standard listing with all essential features
  • Visible for the full listing duration

JUMP – Boost (€4.99)

  • Moves your listing to the top twice
  • Once immediately and again automatically after 48 hours

GLOW – Spotlight (€7.49)

  • Spotlight placement for 15 days
  • Highlighted listing card and badge
  • Priority positioning
  • After the spotlight period, the listing continues as a MEOW listing

👉 Rescue adoption listings ALWAYS have MEOW available free of charge, with optional paid boosts.

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Services & Businesses

Cats.ie also supports trusted cat-related services across Ireland.

This includes:

  • Veterinary practices
  • Groomers
  • Sitters and boarding services
  • Transport providers
  • Behaviourists
  • Other cat-focused professionals

Service providers create business profiles, not advertisements.

These profiles help cat owners:

  • find local services
  • make informed choices
  • connect safely and transparently

Different visibility options (MEOW, JUMP, GLOW) are available and clearly explained before purchase. All service profiles are subject to moderation and platform rules.

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Giveaways

From time to time, Cats.ie may run:

  • giveaways
  • competitions
  • community campaigns

These initiatives are designed to:

  • promote responsible cat care
  • support the community
  • highlight positive welfare stories

Participation is always optional and subject to clearly published terms and conditions.

Cats.ie encourages respectful discussion, sharing success stories, and constructive reporting of concerns — because a strong community helps protect cats.

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Community, Safety & Moderation

Cats.ie is a community — not a free-for-all marketplace.

To protect both users and animals, we require:

  • Verified email and phone number before posting
  • Optional two-factor authentication (2FA) for breeders and service providers
  • Listing review by moderators, particularly for first-time users

If a listing looks suspicious or does not comply with our welfare rules or platform standards, it may be paused for review.

⚠️ Users can report any suspicious or concerning listings directly.
Cats.ie takes every report seriously and reviews them as part of our ongoing moderation process.

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Welfare Comes First

Cats.ie is built on a simple principle:
The wellbeing of cats always comes before profit or convenience.
Because of this:

  • CatALERT always includes a MEOW option that is free and will never be charged
  • Anyone can post a lost or found cat at any time
  • Essential visibility to help reunite cats with their families is never restricted by payment

Optional visibility boosts (JUMP and GLOW) exist only to help urgent cases gain faster exposure — never as a requirement.

Welfare is not an add-on feature.
It is the foundation of Cats.ie.

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Manage Your Listings

From your dashboard, you can:

  • view active and expired listings
  • edit or update details
  • add optional boosts (JUMP or GLOW)
  • renew a listing after expiry
  • close listings that are no longer needed

Everything is managed in one place, with clear status indicators.

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Payments

All payments on Cats.ie are:

  • processed securely via Stripe
  • handled through WooCommerce
  • one-time only (no recurring billing)

Card details are never stored on Cats.ie.
Payments activate immediately and apply only for the selected duration.

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Final Note

Cats.ie is built to be:

  • transparent
  • fair
  • community-driven
  • welfare-first

So you always know what you’re posting, what you’re paying for, and why.

Need Help?

Visit our Q&A / Help Centre for guides and FAQs.

Or reach us directly: support@cats.ie — we reply within 24–48 hours.

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