Helen Sanders Cat Protection and Welfare Society

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HELP! I found a cat!
Community Support, Resources and Info

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Suggestions and networking links
to help you find a home for
a cat in need

We focus on rescuing at-risk cats and kittens from public shelters. As such,

CatPAWS does NOT accept owner-relinquished cats, cats whose owners have died or those people find.

Scroll down the page for networking links where you can post to find help or a home for a cat in need.

Below are two organizations which may take owner-relinquished cats for a fee. CatPAWS makes no recommendation or representation regarding these organizations. People are urged to do their own research.

PLEASE NOTE: Relinquishment fee or donation is usually required for private organizations accepting cats.

With rescues overloaded you may not always be able to find one that can take in another cat or kitten.

You may need to be your own 'rescue of one' for a cat or kitten in need. Please see these links:

Although we cannot take cats people find, if you can foster, we may be able to help with limited care, consultation and courtesy adoption listing with your contact information through our Community Support Program for greater Long Beach and north Orange County area.

Please click here for consultation request

Rehoming Links and Suggestions:

There are numerous social media pages for animal networking. As social media pages are viewed by people all around the country and sometimes the world, it is important to put general location (city/state) and contact information. 

A couple social media pages on which you may try to post include Facebook pages ‘Southern California Cat and Kitten Rescue Network 2.0’ and ‘LA Underground Cat Network – Cat Rescue Wing’ among others.

People have also had good success using their neighborhood www.NextDoor.com!

Click here to access Home-Home.org rehoming service

Public shelters may be able to provide support and guidance but please research their policies regarding owner surrendered or impounded animals. Underage kittens not yet eating on own are often at high risk of euthanasia due to the intensive amount of support and care they require.

We encourage you to care for the cat/kitten if you are at all able to do so and try to find a home using any number of resources, such as networking on social media, making up flyers and posting at local businesses, handing out to friends, family and coworkers. Always remember to check for a microchip! Most vets will do this at no charge, or can be done at the local shelter.

While it is important to carefully screen applicants by rehoming and certainly there are people out there with malintent, please do not be discouraged in rehoming. With caution and common sense, pets going from ‘home to home’ often provides the least stressful situation. 

Please be sure to have the cat spayed or neutered before adoption – there are many organizations which do so for little or even no cost. Resources permitting, CatPAWS may be able to help with spay/neuter cost. We also recommend charging a nominal ‘rehoming’ fee of $25-50 to ensure a committed and caring adopter.

In order to help with screening and interviewing potential adopters, you may use a ‘generic’ adoption application, which can be downloaded from this page. This document is a suggestion only, provided as a guide on questions to ask to help find a good home.

Lost or Found a cat? Check out Petco Love Lost!

Click here for Lower Cost Spay Neuter Clinics

If you find a very young kitten, newborn or not yet weaned -

he or she will need immediate and monitored care in order to have a chance of survival. Please see Guide on kitten care which can be used as a reference.

Thank you for taking on the responsibility of caring for these abandoned cats and kittens. It is difficult and sometimes heartbreaking but rewarding, too. No matter what the outcome you will know you were part of the solution and made a difference in the life of an animal that needed help.

KITTEN CARE GUIDE

click on Word Doc icon for GENERIC ADOPTION APPLICATION to use as a guide in interviewing potential adopters

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