Welcome to Give Me Shelter Cat Rescue
Current News and Events
BAY AREA! JOIN US for the new film by the makers of @catdaddiesmovie with Q&As and Giveaways from @Meowtel
25 CATS FROM QATAR -- Tickets on sale now
Cat rescue is at times an impossible task full of heartbreak - but also joy and hope. Don't miss this one-night only event with the filmmakers and Cat Food Donation Drive benefiting local rescues.
"A must-see for cat lovers"
"Powerful and Poignant"
"Visually Breathtaking"
Synopsis -- When the owner of Milwaukee's Sip & Purr Cat Cafe learns of the feral cat crisis in Doha, Qatar, she creates a brave and unsanctioned plan to fly 25 cats from Doha back to Wisconsin for adoption. From the director of Cat Daddies, this new film offers a heartwarming, urgent look at strangers overcoming barriers to save lives, highlighting the global struggle for animal welfare. -MFF'25
San Francisco DocFest
The Roxie
Sat, May 31st | 1:00PM
co-presented with Give Me Shelter SF
Join us after the Q&A at 518 Valencia, 3-4:30pm
Larkspur
The Lark Theater
Sun, Jun 1st | 4:45PM
Sebastopol
Rialto Cinema Sonoma County
Tue, June 3rd | 4 & 7PM
benefiting the Humane Society of Sonoma County
and Compassion Without Borders
Call For Cat Food Donations!
Berkeley
Rialto Elmwood
Wed, June 4th | 4 & 7PM
benefiting Give Me Shelter SF
Call For Cat Food Donations!
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ADOPTION EVENT
Saturday June 7, 2025 from 12pm - 3pm
Petco located at 1591 Sloat Blvd. in the Lakeshore Plaza
Come by and meet some of our pawsome kitties who are looking for their forever homes!
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- REWARD FOR RETURN -
Ajak was STOLEN on February 23rd, 2022 at 5:30PM from her kennel inside the Petco adoption center. If you have any information about her please let us know. If you have taken her or know who has taken her, we are offering a $1000 reward no questions asked for her safe return. We simply want her back in our care.
https://www.pawboost.com/p/7758852
Our adoption center will be closed except during monthly adoption events.
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Adoption Process
We are still doing initial video meetings before in-person meetings. Why is this you wonder? Well sometimes cats are shy around new people but a video meet-and-greet allows potential adopters to see how cats are when they're comfortable and relaxed in their foster home.
1. Fill out an application - please tell us as much as you can about yourself, your cat experience, the type of cat you're looking for, more information is better.
2. If the cat is still available we will contact you for a phone interview to make sure the cat is a good fit.
3. We will schedule a video meeting with the applicant, foster parent(s) and the cat for approved applications once a phone interview is complete.
4. After meeting the cat during a video meet-and-greet, the applicant can then meet the cat in-person.
5. All paperwork is done digitally.
We are grateful for your support and the many applications we receive for our cats. Please keep in mind we are a volunteer-run rescue and consistently receive a high volume of applications. It can sometimes take up to a week for us to reply to your application. At times, the cat you've applied for already may have an adoption in progress. We do remove cats from the website as soon as the adoption is finalized. Thanks for your patience and understanding.
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We are honored our very own Founder / Director - Lana Bajsel was featured on Souls of Society. Our Give Me Shelter team and ALL the cats that have been saved THANK YOU for starting this organization in 2003 that has saved countless lives!
See what Give Me Shelter Cat Rescue has been up to in our Winter 2020 newsletter!
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Donate
All donations are tax-deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (EIN 20-1685522), and receipts are available upon request.
Adoption
Event
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Petco
1591 Sloat Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94132