619-767-2782
Help lost and abandoned pets find loving homes! Volunteers make a big difference at our shelters, join us today!
County of San Diego Department of Animal Services
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Escondido Humane Society
760-888-BARK
Friends of Cats
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619-561-0361
Location
Friends of Cats is located at:
15587 Olde Highway 80
El Cajon, CA 92021
Mailing address: P.O. Box 1613, Lakeside, CA 92040
Friends of Cats is open 6 days a week to the public for adoptions, relinquishments, and volunteering. Staff members are present to attend to the cats every day, 365 days a year, although business hours are limited to the following:
Shelter Hours: | Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm | |
Adoption Hours: | Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 am to 3:30 pm | |
Volunteer Hours: | Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm |
The shelter is closed on Mondays, as well as the following holidays:
New Years’ Day, Easter, July 4th, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving day, Christmas Day.
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Our Mission
To maintain a Shelter for homeless and unwanted cats with the goal of placing all healthy cats into loving adoptive homes while providing sanctuary for cats that are terminally ill, considered unadoptable, or whose owners have arranged for their continued lifetime care. In a nurturing, rehabilitative environment, we ensure the health of all cats entrusted to our care, promote spaying and neutering, and resort to euthanasia only as a matter of compassion for cats whose terminal illness causes suffering.
About the Shelter
Friends of Cats is a no-kill shelter for cats located in El Cajon, California, and is incorporated as a tax exempt, non-profit organization under IRS rule 501(c)(3). We are dedicated to providing shelter and medical care to abandoned cats and those whose owners are unable to care for them. Once their health is assured, we work to find them good homes. We do not euthanize, except as a matter of compassion if a cat is terminally ill or suffering.
From kittens to older resident cats living out their lives, as well as an ever changing population of adoptable cats, the shelter houses over 270 cats at any given time. Friends of Cats receives no public support operating solely through memberships, donations, revenue from adoptions and relinquishments, grants, and legacies.
National Cat Protection Society
619-469-8771
Need Cat Loving Volunteers! Please call for information.