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The Pyramid cat colony began around 1850.

Ever since then there has been a sizeable presence of cats in the archaeological site and in the Protestant Cemetery.
Even Pinelli, the painter, often portrays them in his watercolours, and in the play "Il Rugantino", the star survives by stealing the food the cat people bring to the Pyramid cats.

The aim of the colony, in addition to giving refuge to the many cats and kittens abandoned here, is to:

• use the various means to try to find them a home again, or at least remote adoption.
• sterilise them, as the sole means for containing the strays, still quite a heavy plague in Italy.
• vaccinate and treat abandoned cats who are sick or are pregnant females.

The colony survives through volunteer work and the offerings left at the Protestant Cemetery in Testaccio, charmed by the cats basking in the sun and seeking a hand to pet them.
Unfortunately the offers are much less than the needs of a colony of about 80 cats, which during the summer, due to receiving whole litters that have been abandoned, can reach even as many as 200 cats.