Paws and Claws Refuge and Boarding Centre
Port Douglas, Queensland
Paws and Claws Refuge and Boarding Centre is a non-profit, no-kill dog and cat shelter on Teamsters Close in Craiglie, just south of Port Douglas off the Captain Cook Highway. Its cattery has a large air-conditioned indoor room with climbing frames, toys and beds, plus an outdoor area, and the cats living there are rescues from the Douglas Shire waiting for new homes. Besides people looking to adopt, cat lovers are welcome to drop in and spend time with the cats, and the shelter runs the room as a small cat cafe where coffee is offered for a gold coin donation. No booking is needed, and visits take place during the shelter's daytime opening hours. Adoptions are arranged directly with the shelter. Paws and Claws also offers dog boarding and day care, lets visitors take its rescue dogs for walks, and runs a charity shop in Mossman.