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De Poezenboot

Image from BY-SA 3.0 Oxyman via Wikimedia Commons

The Catboat (De Poezenboot) is a refuge for stray and abandoned felines floating on Amsterdam’s picturesque Singel canal.

De Poezenboot

Opening hours

Open until 15:00
Tuesday
13:00 - 15:00
Friday
13:00 - 15:00
Saturday
13:00 - 15:00

Location

De Poezenboot, Singel 38G, 1015 AB Amsterdam
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Floating animal sanctuary

Founded in 1966 to give shelter and sanctuary to cats in Amsterdam, the Catboat is now famous with cat lovers all around the world.Over the years the Catboat has been expanded and refurbished to provide high-quality accommodation for stray and abandoned kitties, which meets all the requirements for a modern animal sanctuary.

The Catboat welcomes visitors on tuesday, friday and saturday from 13:00 – 15:00. Donations are gladly received, as are unwanted cat toys, old newspapers and accessories.



Accessibility

Not present, not available or not allowed

  • Service dog allowed
  • Personal assistant
  • Guide lines
  • Hearing loop (t-coil or headphones)
  • Sign language interpretation provided
  • Closed captioning
  • Open captioning
  • Hidden disability Sunflower-keycord recognised here
  • Low stimulus hours
  • Sensory experience
  • Audio description
  • Accessible information
  • Material in Braille
  • Stairs with handrail
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Passageways that are sufficiently wide
  • Accessible restroom
  • Mobile payment

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