Abby Santos
Founder & First Foster
Started it all with three kittens and a spare room. Still does the 6am feeds. Ask her favourite rescue and she'll always say, "the next one."
About Purr Heaven
Where Second Chances Begin
Purr Heaven exists for one simple reason: every cat deserves safety, care, and the chance to be loved. We're a small, cage-free rescue and café where second chances start with a warm bowl, a soft blanket, and all the time in the world.
Every rescue starts with compassion.
Our Story
It started with a spare room and three kittens
In 2022, our founder Abby took in three kittens nobody else had room for.
They slept in a cardboard box in her spare room, and within a week they'd taken over the whole house — and her whole heart. So she kept saying yes. To the cat found behind the market. To the litter left at the clinic door. Friends started helping, word spread, and a spare room quietly became something bigger.
Rescue matters because every one of those cats had a story that could have ended differently. The frightened ones, the overlooked ones, the ones who'd been given up on more than once. Purr Heaven exists so their stories don't end that way — so that every cat gets the patience, the warmth, and the second chance they always deserved.
Our Mission
Five small words we live by
Every cat who comes through our door moves gently through the same journey — from rescued, to ready, to home.
Rescue
We take in cats from streets, shelters and surrenders — the scared, the sick, the overlooked.
Rehabilitate
Food, medicine and patience. Every cat heals on their own timeline, never rushed.
Rehome
We match each cat to the right family, so their next home is their last.
Educate
We help people understand cats — their needs, their quirks, and how to love them well.
Support
Our care doesn't end at adoption. We're here for every family, for life.
Meet the Humans
The people behind the purrs
A small, soft-hearted crew who do the early feeds, the late vet runs, and every happy-ever-after in between.
Mara Reyes
Rescue Coordinator
First to answer a 2am "there's a cat in trouble" call. Swears every cat tells her their name on arrival — and honestly, we believe her.
The Volunteer Crew
Our Volunteer Team
Two dozen big-hearted regulars who scoop, brush, play and reassure. The lounge runs on their love (and a lot of coffee).
Our Foster Network
Foster Homes Citywide
The spare rooms that take in the tiniest and most timid until they're ready. Quiet heroes scattered all across the city.
Behind the Scenes
A day before the doors open
Long before the first coffee is poured, a lot of quiet love goes into every cat's day. Here's the part visitors don't usually see.
7:00 AM
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Morning feeding
Breakfast for every resident, plus meds for those who need them. Nobody eats late.
9:30 AM
🩹
Vet visits
Check-ups, vaccinations, and nervous new arrivals getting their first clean bill of health.
Midday
🧼
Cleaning & enrichment
Fresh bedding, scrubbed bowls, new toys and puzzle feeders to keep clever minds busy.
Afternoon
💬
Adoption chats
Gentle, unhurried conversations to help match each cat with exactly the right person.
Evening
🌙
Volunteer wind-down
Last cuddles, last feeds, lights low. Someone always stays until every cat is settled.
Our Values
What guides every decision
Four little beliefs, pinned to the wall and lived out every single day.
Compassion First
Every decision starts with one question: what's kindest for the cat?
Patience Matters
Healing can't be hurried. We move at the cat's pace, always.
Every Cat Deserves a Chance
Old, shy, black, three-legged — none of it matters. All of them matter.
Community Makes Rescue Possible
Adopters, fosters, volunteers, visitors — rescue is a team sport.
Our Journey
Little by little, paw by paw
We're young, and we're growing — and every milestone has a furry face behind it.
- 2022
Our first rescue
Three kittens, one spare room, and the beginning of absolutely everything.
- 2023
First adoption event
We packed a small hall — and twelve cats went home that very weekend.
- 2024
Community partnerships
Local vets, cafés and shelters joined us to reach more cats in need.
- 2025
Purr Heaven Café opens
Our cage-free café and adoption lounge welcomed its very first guests.
- 2026
150+ cats helped
And counting — every single one of them with a name and a story.
Moments That Matter
A few of our favourite stories
Real cats, real people, real second chances — caught somewhere between rescue and forever.
In Their Words
Why people stay in our corner
★★★★★
"We came in for coffee and left with Biscuit. Honestly the best accident of our lives."
DaniAdopted Biscuit
★★★★★
"I started volunteering to help the cats. Turns out they quietly helped me right back."
SamWeekend volunteer
★★★★★
"Fostering kittens is chaos and joy in equal measure. I wouldn't trade a single second of it."
PriyaFoster carer
Be Part of the Story
Whether you adopt, foster, volunteer, donate, or simply spend an afternoon with us, you're helping create more happy endings.