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4 Paws Strong

Home-based / foster network — serves the Corona, CA area

Our mission to help cats in shelters, homeless, and/or in bad situations in Southern California and beyond. We take pride in finding the perfect match for both adopted and new family member. We do not have a facility yet and rely on great foster homes to take in cats that are rescued until a forever

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Rescue

ASPCA Los Angeles Foster Cats and Kittens

Home-based / foster network — serves the Los Angeles, CA area

We are a program within the national ASPCA organization. We focus on diverting kittens at Los Angeles County Animal Care Centers to bring into a foster home and then adopt to their new family.

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TNR

Bay Area Cats

Home-based / foster network — serves the Cupertino, CA area

Bay Area Cats is a 501(c)(3) volunteer-run nonprofit focused on preventing cat overpopulation through spay/neuter services, trap-neuter-return (TNR) programs, and rescue support.

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Shelter

Best Friends Pet Adoption Center Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

Best Friends Pet Adoption Center in Los Angeles is dedicated to saving the lives of cats and dogs through adoption, fostering, and community collaboration. As part of the No-Kill Los Angeles (NKLA) initiative, they work with rescue groups and city shelters to achieve no-kill status.

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Sanctuary

C.A.R.E.

Sherman Oaks, CA

A no-kill, cage-free sanctuary in the high desert north of Los Angeles that rescues at-risk cats and dogs without regard for health status, age, or adoptability, providing permanent homes for animals with no time limits.

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Foster network

Cali and Friends Rescue

Home-based / foster network — serves the Bell Gardens, CA area

A nonprofit foster-based cat rescue that rescues friendly cats and kittens from colonies, provides compassionate care to sick and injured cats, and places them in homes. They also conduct trap-neuter-return (TNR) operations for cats that cannot be tamed.

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Shelter

Cassie's Cats

Ventura, CA

Cassie's Cats is a lounge and adoption center in Ventura, CA dedicated to rehoming rescued cats and older kittens. Visitors pay a small donation fee to enter the lounge and interact with adoptable cats in a welcoming, pressure-free environment.

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Rescue

Cats at the Studios, Inc.

Burbank, CA

Ultimately, what we do is CARE. Cats at the Studios, Inc. is a non-profit rescue organization comprised entirely of volunteers. We are dedicated to nurturing, neutering/spaying & finding homes for abandoned cats & kittens. The shelters are overflowing with unwanted pets that are euthanized. Many of

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Foster network

Coastal Cats Rescue Group Inc.

Home-based / foster network — serves the Montara, CA area

We have been an official group since 2013 but we had been doing TNR for years. We started mainly in Half Moon Bay because the farmers were not aware of TNR and tons of cats and kittens were everywhere. We do what we do so these wonderful animals can have a chance at a better life and to help control

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Rescue

Community Cat Foundation

Home-based / foster network — serves the San Diego, CA area

A 501(c)3 rescue serving San Diego County that rescues, rehabilitates, and rehomes cats in need, including feral and socialized community cats. They perform TNR, provide medical care, and maintain a small sanctuary for cats who can no longer live outdoors.

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Rescue

Community Concern for Cats

Walnut Creek, CA

An all-volunteer 501(c)(3) cat rescue serving Contra Costa County, California, providing spay/neuter surgeries, medical treatment, and adoption services for over 3,000 cats annually.

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Foster network

Del Gato Rescue

Home-based / foster network — serves the Los Angeles, CA area

Street-level rescue for injured, abandoned, and overlooked cats living on the streets of Los Angeles. The organization breaks the cycle of feline suffering through rescue, foster care, adoption, and humane TNR.

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