California

We transform lives through exceptional animal care, humane education, and advocacy. Every day, we inspire compassion and positive relationships between people and animals.

About me: I'm Yurika- director and founder of Kitten Rescue 101. I have been in cat rescue for about 10 years originally fostering for a local human society. The school that I worked at had over 200 feral cats with litters of kittens being born all the time so I began TNR-ing the adults and fostering litters of kittens. However during Covid, all access to resources were shut down. I couldn't get spay/neuter appts, shelters would not take in animals, etc. Being known as the "cat person", many people reached out to me asking for help with kittens, but I had no resources. I had 16 kittens that I needed to find homes for with zero access to care. It was at this time, I decided that I needed to start my own organization, get 501-c3 status, and tax exempt status and I would have better access to vets, etc. Since our inception in 2021, we have successfully adopted out over 300 cats and kittens, have access to a rescue vet, meds, and partnerships with other organizations and companies. I even quit my professional job to do cat rescue and now work at a cat clinic! Cat rescue has changed my life completely and the impact that we have been able to make is exponential compared to rescuing cats as a solo individual. About our Org: It is our mission to rescue cats and kittens and provide them with supportive medical care, socialization, food, and shelter to reduce unnecessary suffering, and to find them a forever home. We believe that all animals deserve a chance at life. We are an all volunteer non-profit with just me and one primary other person who does all the intake, meds, posting, marketing, adoption events, etc. We have fosters, and a few other volunteers who help with caring for the kittens that are at our adoption center at Petsmart.

We rescue cats and kittens off the streets and from hi kill shelters. We provide medical when needed a loving foster home and all vetting needed for adoption. I am the founder and I do everything from shelter rescue to transport to medical care to fostering to adoption to food ordering to driving to and from vets and adoption events.

In 2007, through a generous bequest, the Lange Foundation purchased a 4.5 acre property in Canyon Country in the Santa Clarita Valley. This allowed us a place of our own in which to expand our rescue work to include the forgotten desert shelters. The animals we rescue come to us in all shapes, colors, sizes, and ages. We value spay and neuter efforts in order to reduce the numbers of homeless animals in California and dedicate ourselves to saving impounded companion animals in order to prepare them for their journey to a new, safe, and loving world. We stand behind those we place.

We are a rabbit rescue but occasionally help guinea pigs. Mostly, we assist our local shelters with over population, sick or behavior rabbits. We do go out and catch domestic rabbits that have been dumped in public places, like east bay regional parks. Everyone in our rescue does this because of our love for rabbits! and desire to educate and show other what wonderful pets they are.

Underdog is a strong network of volunteers in the Bay Area dedicated to saving the Underdogs in our shelters and community. We have dedicated our efforts to giving a second chance to the dogs that are most in need (medically or behaviorally) and the dogs that have been overlooked for too long. We are a foster based rescue which means we do not have a shelter facility.

We are committed to preventing cruelty and promoting kindness to animals. Through our activities, we aim to reduce animal suffering and increase animal wellbeing and aiming to rehome them to responsible and caring homes where they can thrive and live happy lives.

We specialize in finding homes for dogs and cats where “imperfection” is tolerated in exchange for a lifetime of love and devotion. Our foster animals have been discarded by the people they once trusted, only to find themselves in a shelter with no other options. We want them to have a second chance to receive the love and care they deserve.

We started as Sacramento Front Street Animal Shelter Advocates, working with our local shelter by providing funding for capital improvements and a dental machine. As the things changed, so did the focus. We loved working with the shelter but it was our time to grow and find a new challenge! We decided a name change was in order and Fosters & Paws was born. Our name pays homage to our Fosters first, because without them, we wouldn’t be able to save lives. And then we got down to business . . . The first dog we pulled from the shelter was a mama that had just given birth to 5 beautiful puppies. The shelter environment is very loud and scary for a mama that is just trying to protect her babies. And with that, we found our purpose, our passion! We started working with local shelters to pull pregnant moms that had either been surrendered or dumped somewhere. We give the moms a safe environment to deliver their pups. Once the pups are weaned, we get moms and pups spayed/neutered and we find fantastic forever homes. Between 2019 and 2021, we have pulled a total of 60 moms and saved them from having to deliver their babies in the shelter environment AND we have found loving homes for all the moms and pups! While our passion is saving mamas, we also rescue other dogs in need, such as serious medicals, including amputations, and parvo puppies. We also keep an eye out for seniors and try to give them the best life for the time they have left. In total to date, we are proud to say we have saved well over 500 dogs and 1 kitten! We intend to continue to grow and hope to add many more family members to our pack! OUR MISSION We do rescue differently by doing the right thing for animals and people. OUR VISION To foster an environment where all animals are safe & loved. OUR VALUES The Golden Rule Lead by example Transparency Do the right thing Community advocate Treat 'em like friends Never leave a mom behind