The purpose or mission of Healing Hope Cat Sanctuary is three-fold:

First, we want to provide a safe permanent haven for cats with uncurable, chronic or terminal illness, old age, and/or personality problems. These cats are not animals that would be adoptable or could even be sustained in a normal animal shelter setting.

Second, we seek to assist and support the San Clemente/Dana Point Animal Shelter (CASA) and Pet Project Foundation by fostering or permanently holding cats that once again are not suitable for adoption or even living at the local shelter facility. As we have done for many years, we help rescue and support San Clemente's special needs stray and feral felines that have not even come into the shelter system.

Third, this sanctuary seeks to use holistic healing methods such as homeopathy, supplements, nutrition, herbs and flower essences in the treatment of the felines on the premises. Though allopathic medicine (surgery, antibiotics) are used when necessary, many of the animals that come here have conditions that are not treatable by these means. In these cases, owner/founder, Kim Rockshaw, utilizes her knowledge and professional training as a homeopath and naturopath (www.kimrockshaw.com), to bring healing to otherwise hopeless cases.