Kitten Rescue: Making Los Angeles a No-Kill City

Founded in 1997, Kitten Rescue has transformed into one of the biggest and most respected welfare groups in Los Angeles placing about 1,000 cats and kittens each year, and 10,000 cats since founding. Their Kitten Rescue Sanctuary boards 150 cats full time.

A Unique and Caring Approach

Kitten Rescue is special because they put their animals in volunteer foster homes until they are adopted. The volunteers care for kittens that need to be fed, mother cats with litters of kittens, cats that need attention and social care, and injured animals. Kitten Rescue handles all of the medical needs and every cat is spayed and neutered, vaccinated, dewormed, microchipped, and treated for fleas before adoption.

Education is also an important part of their services. They want to make sure that people understand the importance of responsible pet ownership, spaying and neutering, and the proper care for feral cats.

Help Kitten Rescue

There are multiple ways you can help out at Kitten Rescue. You can adopt a pet, volunteer, or donate.

There are multiple ways for you to volunteer with Kitten Rescue. You can act as a foster parent who watches pets while they’re waiting to be adopted, get college credit as a medical coordinator, photographer, publicity assistant, foster follow-up, fundraiser, adoption preparation assistant, special events coordinator, cat transporter, and as a cat and kitten socializer. All you have to do is fill out a volunteer application or email the volunteer coordinator at volunteer@kittenrescue.org.

You can also donate to Kitten Rescue. They spend about $300,000 per year on cats and rescue programs which is mostly funded through donations. Donate now. You can also sponsor a cat.

For more information, fill out the form on their Contact page.

Friends of Animals Foundation: Making Adopting Pets Easy

The Friends of Animals Foundation was founded in 1983 and has worked since then to match rescued pets with loving and responsible families. FOAF provides medical care, spaying and neutering, training and behavioral assistance.

They always work at “full capacity,” meaning that they have an average of 145 animals at the shelter on any given day.

FOAF works mainly to get homeless or abandoned pets adopted by a family that will continue to give them the care they need. It is a non-profit, no-kill rescue shelter in West Los Angeles, CA. You can lend a hand (or paw) by adopting a cat, adopting a dog, or volunteering.

Adoption Policy

The Friends of Animals Foundation is very careful about the placement of their animals.  Before placing the animal in a home, the home is screened as part of the legitimate adoption process – making sure that the animal will not be used for medical purposes or as a fighting dog. All animals are delivered to their new homes and the compatibility is observed between owner and pet before anything is permanent. Adoption fees are required, and the money goes towards large bills for animals still at the adoption agency.

Give Back to FOAF

Are you interested in volunteering with FOAF? If you are at least 14 years of age, you can call 310-479-5089 to volunteer with the Friends of Animals Foundation. As a volunteer you will cuddle, feed and care for a cat or walk and play with a dog.

Don’t have time to go down to the shelter to volunteer? You can donate to FOFA through their secure PayPal account.

Want more contact information? The Friends of Animals Foundation is located on 2336 S. Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles 90064. You can call them at 310-479-5089 or email them at frndsofanimals@aol.com.

Save-A-Life: The Happiest Shelter on Earth

Save-A-Life is a 100% all-volunteer, all-donation organization that provides a loving, healthy home for abandoned animals. They have a strict no-kill policy which is quite honorable considering many stray animal organizations are forced to kill animals to make space for others.

Their property is in North Los Angeles. A 10-acre ranch is a perfect place for cats an dogs to run and to play. It is an “open home-like atmosphere” for all of the animals. This makes the animals happier and healthier, and happy, healthy animals are more likely to be adopted. The large space has plenty of room available for needy animals. They do not offer adoptions at this property, but they offer a list of adoption locations.

How Can You Help?

Donations

Make check donations to:

Save-A-Life
2017 Lomita Blvd. #2038
Lomita, CA 90717

You can also make online donations to info@save-a-life.org through PayPal or donate some goods from their wish list by dropping them off at the adoption centers.

Another great way to donate is through the Ralph’s Donation Program by registering your rewards card in the Community Contribution Program for Save-A-Life, or donate while searching through GoodSearch.

You can also donate through shopping:

• www.eScrip.com (group ID # 500000441)
• www.iGive.com (group ID# 28742)
• www.buyforcharity.com
• GoodShop

Volunteer

It’s easy to volunteer with Save-A-Life. If you are interested in volunteering, review their volunteer opportunities and contact them if you’re interested.