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Cat Cafés in California
Catfe
Santa Clarita, CA
Catfe partners with Heavenly Pets, offering full lounge, mini escape, and 2.5-hour study sessions with adoptable cats and local coffee.
Cat Touch This Cat Cafe
Fresno, CA
Cat Touch This partners with Valley Animal Shelter, bringing Fresno its first cat cafe with adoptable rescue cats and a full menu.
Frisky Business Palm Springs Cat Cafe
Palm Springs, CA
Frisky Business partners with Palm Springs Animal Shelter, finding homes for 147 cats since 2022 with coffee and desserts.
Whiskers and Wine Bar
San Diego, CA
Rooftop cat cafe and wine bar offering full food menu with seasonal plates, craft cocktails, and curated wine list. Features cat yoga on weekends and Happy Meower specials. Partners with North Park Cat Rescue.
Cat Therapy Cat Cafe
Santa Barbara, CA
Cat Therapy Cat Cafe in Santa Barbara, California.
Cats & Crystals
Oceanside, CA
Cats and Crystals offers 70-minute sessions with adoptable cats in a fairy forest-inspired space, combining art, shopping, and rescue.
Meows Rakuen
Gardena, CA
Meows Rakuen partners with JUST WANANA RESCUE, offering 20-minute sessions with adoptable cats in a colorful play environment.
Purrrlandia Cat Lounge & Cafe
Thousand Oaks, CA
Purrrlandia Cat Lounge offers memberships, walk-ins, and a full menu alongside adoptable rescue cats in a welcoming all-ages setting.
Cat & Craft
Vista, CA
Cat and Craft partners with The Rescue House, hosting movie nights and offering 60-minute sessions with adoptable foster cats.
Purrmaid Cafe & Adoption Center
Camarillo, CA
Purrmaid Cafe is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with $6 sessions and adoptable cats for ages 7 and up, guided by the motto 'Goodbye is the goal.'
CatCafe Lounge
Los Angeles, CA
CatCafe Lounge is a non-profit with a catio and adoptable cats from Kitten Rescue LA.
Tabby Tea Cat Lounge & Adoption Center
Davis, CA
Tabby Tea Cat Lounge partners with Yolo County shelter, offering adoptable cats in a fear-free environment for ages 8 and up.
Fluffy Tail Cafe
Tustin, CA
Fluffy Tail Cafe offers memberships and walk-ins with foster cats in a therapeutic lounge, serving coffee, tea, and food.
Tail Town Cats
Pasadena, CA
Tail Town Cats partners with Kitten Rescue of LA, hosting painting classes, pilates, and game nights alongside 500 completed adoptions.
Feline Good Social Club
Long Beach, CA
Feline Good Social Club offers sound healing and friendship bracelet events alongside adoptable cats for visitors ages 7 and up.
Le Chat Noir Bookstore & Cat Lounge
Redlands, CA
Le Chat Noir combines a bookstore with a cat lounge, partnering with Mutts and Company for over 600 adoptions. Walk-ins welcome.
Cat Nap Hangout & Adoptions
Huntington Beach, CA
Cat Nap Hangout offers memberships, walk-ins, and a spacious environment for adoptable rescue cats inspired by a kitten named Alfie.
The Caffeinated Cat Cafe
Grover Beach, CA
The Caffeinated Cat Cafe is San Luis Obispo County's only cat cafe, celebrating over 210 adoptions with walk-ins welcome.
KitTea Cat Lounge
San Francisco, CA
KitTea Cat Lounge is a 501(c)(3) non-profit with 479 adoptions, hosting Mewvie Nights and Purrlates alongside tea and walk-ins.
Crumbs & Whiskers Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Another cat cafe from the owners of Crumbs & Whiskers in Washington, DC. Over 5,000 adoptions through Kitten Rescue.
Cat Shelters & Rescues in California
13thstcats.org
San Jose, CA
13th St. NAC Cat Rescue is a small but determined group of volunteers, lead by Joanne, serving the Northside area of San Jose since 2005 (officially). We are dedicated to improving the lives of feral and social cats and in controlling the population by the use of TNR. Trap-Neuter-Return is an effective, internationally recognized program by which cats are trapped, vaccinated, spayed or neutered and returned to their original location to be cared for. Kittens and cats that can be socialized are taken into foster care and are then put up for adoption. We are not based at a shelter or in one location on 13th Street. All of our animals are housed in foster homes. You can find us at different petfairs during the month or at various neighborhood functions. See Adoption Fairs/Events page. You can help our organization and the neighborhood by volunteering to trap cats and transporting them to the vet for vaccinations and neutering, fundraising, fostering cats temporarily in your home or even just donating to the cause. Under the 13th Street NAC (Northside Action Committee), 13th Street Cats is a 501c(3) nonprofit so your donations are tax deductible
A Passion for Paws Rescue, Inc.
Romoland, CA
A Wish for Animals
Dana Point, CA
ASPCA Los Angeles Foster Cats and Kittens
Los Angeles, CA
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.
Abandoned Cat Team dba ACT Spay / Neuter Clinic
Stockton, CA
Abandoned Cat Team (ACT Spay / Neuter Clinic. ACT's mission is to prevent the overpopulation of unwanted dogs and cats through prevention (spay / neuter). ACT started out as a rescue and thought let's help solve the problem of overpopulation and started a spay/neuter clinic in 2009. We kept the adoption program and have been helping out he community with low cost spaying and neutering and helping to find forever homes for cats and kittens.
Ace Kitty Rescue Force
San Jose, CA
At Ace Kitty Rescue Force, we participate in Trap, Neuter, Release (TNR) and pull as many cats or kittens as we can with a good demeanor to rehome. We reach out to members of the community in need of help with stray and/or feral cat overpopulation due to abandonment and neglect.
Adopt Rescue Cats CA
Oakland, CA
We work with cat rescues and individuals to help get cats adopted. We work with rescue partners in under-served communities to help cats find homes in the SF Bay area by taking cats into our small foster network and rehoming them. In addition, we post courtesy ads for cats all over CA who are looking for new homes.
American Brittany Rescue, Inc
Roseville, CA
Angels n Paws
Alta Loma, CA
Animal Compassion Team of California
Fresno, CA
We are a group of friends that have been working and volunteering within an animal control for sometime. We have great knowledge and dedication on our side. We are ready to start out on our own and work hard to practice the principles of teaching good pet ownership while leading my example. We will also be working hard to educate our community, provide spay/neuter assistance, training and offer help with alternate placement. Our goal is to keep animals in their homes, however, if they can not be kept in their homes; to help find them placement so that they do not enter high kill shelters allowing more space for the animals in those shelters.
Animal Network of Orange County
Newport Beach, CA
Community Animal Network is a veterinary medical rescue for animals that need to find new homes. Programs: “Pets for Seniors” give mature cats to senior people and support the animals veterinary needs for the cats lifetime. TNR – Consulting in how to trap feral cats to TNR, (trap, neuter, return) Veterinary Medical Internship Program – for aspiring veterinarians as young as 15 giving hands on experiences administering medications to felines and learning cat care. The Life Program – cats with “treatable” conditions that may prevent them from being adopted, or able to participate in the "Pets For Senior" program because of the complexity of giving medications. Spay A Stray – providing altering services for stray cats given homes by their rescuer.
Animal Rescuers Without Borders
San Diego, CA
We are a group of volunteers who have been in the rescue field since 2005 and volunteered as staff volunteers with other non-profit animal rescue groups. Now, we have our own group. We love and care about the present and future of the lives of the many homeless dogs and cats and strive to improve their lives for them to know stability, love and safety. We focus most of our resources to help our sister animal rescue group in the City of Tijuana, Mexico as we are achiving to work with the Mexican Goverment to implement educational programs of pet care and sterilization in schools and large working fabrics to be able to have a large mexican population know there is help out there and the importance of sterilizing and treating animals humanely. We also help other rescue groups from San Diego and LA as well as rescue animals that are being relinquished by owners or other unfortunate events.
Animals Rule Placement Foundation
San Pedro, CA
Who We Are: Animals Rule Placement Foundation is a registered 501 (C) 3 Non Profit Organization #13-4264510. We are based out of the South Bay, in the City of San Pedro, California. Our funding comes entirely from donations, our adoption fees and fund raisers. We do not receive any City, County or Government funding. Your tax deductible donation is used 100% for the welfare and veterinary care of the animals while they are with us. Our Mission Statement: Animals Rule Placement Foundation was founded in 2003 by Stephanie Crawford. We are a group of non paid volunteers who have come together to rescue and foster animals in need of adoption. We believe in the spay & neuter of all animals, regardless of breed, in order to aid in the prevention of pet overpopulation. We strive to help decrease the number of dogs being euthanized in our local animal shelters by providing basic training for those dogs that have behaviors which need to be modified. We also make sure sick or injured animals receive veterinary care and necessary rehabilitation. Our dogs come to us from a variety of different sources. Some dogs are rescued from our City and County Shelters, most are strays, neglected, abandoned or abused.
Baby Kitten Rescue
El Segundo, CA
We specialize in neonatal, critical care, and special needs kitten rescue. We believe these kittens' lives matter, and that they are worth the extra time, energy, and expense it takes to help them survive and thrive. We aspire to promote diversity, inclusivity, and compassion, and to show that animals with disabilities can live full, rich, and happy lives.
Baja Animal Sanctuary
San Diego, CA
We are the only no-kill shelter in Northern Baja California. We rescue, rehabilitate, and re-home hundreds of dogs and cats, taking them from horrible living conditions to the lives they deserve.
Beagles and Buddies
Apple Valley, CA
Beagles & Buddies rescues purebred and mixed Beagles, as well as other hounds and small dogs, from public shelters, dog owners and other rescues. Each dog receives a medical exam and any necessary medical and other treatment. All vaccinations are updated based on the history available for the dog. Beagles & Buddies spays or neuters all dogs to assist in the fight against pet overpopulation. We observe their temperament and personality and match them up with other kennel buddies they can play with. Beagles & Buddies finds safe, new homes for almost all of its dogs. In accordance with our no-kill policy, our rescue facility keeps any dog that is not adopted.
Benevolent Animal Rescue Committee, Inc
Cherry Valley, CA
Bichons and Buddies
Los Angeles, CA
Bichons and Buddies is a 501(c)3 nonprofit who rescues small dogs from animal shelters, stray dogs, and some owner turn ins. We nurse the dogs back to health, earn their trust, and find them the best homes that we can. We do this because we can make a difference in a dog's life.
Bitten By A Kitten Rescue
San Pablo, CA
BBAK's mission is to help stop the flow of unwanted cats and kittens in our community. BITTEN BY A KITTEN RESCUE is a private kitten rescue in the East Bay. We rescue orphan kittens from the community and kittens that would otherwise be put to sleep in area shelters. We take kittens from private homes ONLY if we can make sure the mama cat gets spayed. We raise our kittens underfoot and treat them with love and attention to become affectionate, well-adjusted house cats. BITTEN BY A KITTEN RESCUE kittens are ALWAYS spayed or neutered so that they will never contribute to the horrendous overpopulation of cats and kittens in this country. All kittens are also treated for fleas with Revolution or Advantage, wormed at least once and have had their first FVRCP vaccinations. One of the litter has tested negative for FIV/FeLV and they have been vet-checked as healthy. They are well-socialized, 100% litter box reliable and have no bad habits.
Black Cat Holistic Rescue
Los Angeles, CA
We are a 501 (c) (3) non profit, no kill animal rescue organization that specializes in saving black cats and kittens from euthanasia by pulling them out of the shelters, fostering them and finding adoptive families to give them a forever home. We also provide holistic services as a supplement to traditional veterinary care to the cats that we rescue and to cats in the care of other rescue organizations in our area
Upcoming Cat Events in California
San Diego Super Adoption
San Diego, California
April 11, 2026
Meet adoptable dogs, cats, puppies, kittens and other small animals. Learn about fostering and other impactful volunteer opportunities.
Wedding & Event Expo
Diamond Bar, California
April 12, 2026
Join us at the Wedding & Event Expo for a day filled with inspiration, vendors, and all things wedding and event planning!
A Bicycle Day Weekend Celebration with Desert Dwellers and Moontribe
San Diego, California
April 18, 2026
Tiger Fox Presents: A Bicycle Day Weekend Celebration on Saturday April 18
Creative Cat Photography Workshop with Anabel DFlux - Pasadena
Pasadena, California
May 16, 2026
Step into the colorful, creative world of pet photography with Anabel D'Flux.
CatCon 2026
Pasadena, California
October 10, 2026
The biggest pop culture convention for cat lovers. Weekend celebration with vendors, celebrity appearances, seminars, adoptables, merchandise, photo ops, performances
Volunteer Opportunities in California
Foster Home for Kittens
Kitten Rescue - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Foster kittens in your home until they're old enough for adoption. Kitten Rescue provides all supplies, food, and medical care. Perfect for first-time fosters!
Urgent NeedVirtual Foster Check-in Coordinator
Kitten Rescue - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Conduct video check-ins with foster families, provide remote support, answer questions, and ensure kittens are thriving.
Urgent NeedCommunity Cat Caretaker
Best Friends - Community Cats
Nationwide, California
Feed and monitor cat colonies, coordinate TNR
Urgent NeedCat Socialization Volunteer
Catfe Lounge - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Play with cats, help with adoptions, maintain lounge
Weekend Cat Cafe Volunteer
San Francisco SPCA
San Francisco, California
Staff our cat adoption lounge on weekends. Interact with visitors, answer questions about cats, keep the space clean and welcoming.
Cat Sanctuary Grounds & Maintenance
The Cat House on the Kings
Parlier, California
Help maintain the 12-acre cat sanctuary: landscaping, repairs, painting, building maintenance. Keep the sanctuary beautiful for our 800+ cats!
Pet Transport Coordinator
Wings of Rescue
Remote, California
Coordinate flight rescues for at-risk cats
Cat Care Volunteer
Best Friends Animal Society - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Feed, clean, and socialize cats in our adoption center
Adoption Counselor Volunteer
San Francisco SPCA
San Francisco, California
Help match cats with adopters, conduct meet and greets