ADOPT US! Claire (white female) and Ian (orange male) are the sweetest pair – affectionate, curious and playful. You can find them either playing / wrestling each other or napping happily together.
A couple months ago Toni got an urgent call from two sisters, Jenny and Becky. The young women had just rescued a motherless litter of five 2-3 day old kittens that a neighbor found in her backyard. They wanted to know how to care for the newborns. Toni gave the sisters detailed instructions, but gently…
In her own words, longtime foster Heidi Hofer reflects on her foster experiences: When our daughter first asked to foster kittens my answer was a resounding “no”! Our family already had a dog and a cat as well as three teenagers, and my husband and I both worked demanding full-time jobs. Although we all adored…
Recently an 8-year-old almost blind cat named Sammy was brought to San Francisco Animal Care & Control (SFACC). Sammy’s owner had died and he was holed up in a dark garage, fed by concerned neighbors. Unfortunately Sammy didn’t pass medical behavior at SFACC, so he couldn’t go up for adoption there. But TKR, besides caring…
“A year ago this Sunday, I met and adopted Opal (then named Noelle) from SFACC through Toni‘s Kitty Rescue. One year later, Opal is happy, healthy, and a deeply loved member of my family. As I write this, she is purring contentedly on my lap with her head pillowed on my knee and a front…
It was an early Saturday night in SF, and Jo’s date was set to arrive in an hour for a fancy night out. Primping and polishing had begun, when Jo got an urgent call from Toni: five kittens and a mom needed a foster home ASAP! Could Jo help? With her priorities in perfect alignment,…
Kristen Hall learned about TKR as a cat volunteer at SFACC. TKR founder Toni Sestak — who can spot a good kitten foster from 100 yards — had a cat chat with Kristen soon after she started volunteering. And what do you know, for the next 7 kitten seasons (7 years), Kristen has fostered from…
The volunteers in SFACC’s orange cat program are charged with gently acclimating the under-socialized, owner-surrendered cats who come into the shelter rather shell-shocked. Frank was one of those cats. “Frank was given up at the shelter by his owner on June 28th” says orange cat volunteer Phyllis. “The reason stated was that there were too…
“I love it when a group of kittens is crawling up my pant legs into my lap,” says Kit Kubitz about his foster experience. “You put one down and bam, he crawls right back up again.” Kit is a retired attorney, 25 year volunteer at the Marine Mammal Center, does wildlife transport for Marin’s Wildcare,…
TKR donor Carri had a long career saving human lives. Now retired, she gives her heart and helping hands to saving animals in her community. Close to home, Carri rescued a couple of terribly neglected cats. A skinny elder cat left hungry and ignored for most of each day in a nearby backyard was taken…
