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13th Street Cat Rescue

13th Street Cat Rescue is an all volunteer, no-kill, non-profit animal rescue based in San Jose, CA.

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https://www.13thstcats.org
Founded: 2005 13th Street Cat Rescue is an all-volunteer animal rescue in San Jose, California. We are dedicated to improving the lives of homeless cats and controlling their population by the use of Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR). TNR is an internationally-recognized, humane and effective program for reducing the population of stray and feral cats.

In the past three years alone, TNR has contributed to a 25% reduction in the number of cats and kittens entering our local shelters. Our volunteers work with local vets and animal shelters to trap, vaccinate, spay or neuter cats, then return the animals to where they were found. Kittens and cats that can be socialized are taken into foster care by our volunteers and then put up for adoption. All donations to 13th Street Cats help provide food, supplies, spay/neuter, and medical care for homeless cats. For more information on how you can adopt, volunteer, or donate, please visit us at www.13thstcats.org. Thanks to our sponsors and community supporters including: Whole Foods--Blossom Hill, PetSmart, Petco, Andy's Pet Shop, Pet Awareness and Welfare Society for San Jose Animal Care and Services, and many other local veterinarians and local businesses. You can also find us on:
--https://twitter.com/13thStCats
--http://instagram.com/13thStCats
--http://www.yelp.com/biz/13th-street-cat-rescue-san-jose

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas from 13th St Cats! ❤️

Hoping the tree lasts the night 🎄

This Christmas, we’re celebrating sweet souls like Classy & Lenny — two beautiful young cats with gentle hearts and so much love to give.

✨ Classy brings out her playful side as she runs, jumps, and twirls until she’s ready to be held and purr. Her soft cooing purr is as charming as she is, and she’s learning just how wonderful human companionship can be.

✨ Lenny is a stunning flame point Siamese with a sensitive soul. He can be shy at first, but with patience and love, he blossoms into a true cuddle bug.

🎁 Looking to make the season extra special?
View all adoptable cats: 13thstcats.org/info/adoption

From our rescue family to yours, thank you for spreading kindness and giving cats in need a reason to celebrate this Christmas.

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12/23/2025

Season’s greetings to you and all your furry loved ones!🐾

Meet Lily & Katara — two beautiful girls with different personalities and so much love to give.

Lily is full of energy and charm! This playful girl loves chasing wand toys, pouncing with enthusiasm, and turning every moment into playtime. With her bright spirit and irresistible cuteness, she’s sure to fill your home with laughter and joy.

Katara is a stunning tortie with a heart as lovely as her coat. Quiet and observant, she enjoys taking in the world around her, but her true happiness comes from being close to her people. With the sweetest purr and a love for gentle pets, she offers a calm, loving, and soothing presence.

Want to meet your future furry family member?
👉 View all adoptable cats: 13thstcats.org/info/adoption

Can’t adopt right now? Your support still makes a difference.
👉 Donate to help cats like Lily & Katara: 13thstcats.org/info/donate

Every visit, share, adoption, and donation helps us continue saving cats in need. Thank you for being part of our community.

12/19/2025

Season’s greetings to you and all your furry loved ones!🎄

Meet our amazing garage cats — Charm, Carrot Top, and Gregory. These special kitties bring so much joy, laughter, and love into the lives of our 13th Street Cats volunteers, and we’re so grateful for them this holiday season.

✨ Want to meet your future furry family member?
👉 View all adoptable cats: 13thstcats.org/info/adoption

❤️ Can’t adopt right now? Your support still makes a difference.
👉 Donate to help cats like our garage cats:13thstcats.org/info/donate

Every visit, share, adoption, and donation helps us continue saving cats in need. Thank you for being part of our community. 💛

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12/17/2025

Pepper brings the fun! He’ll “scare” you by popping out from behind doors, chase toys with enthusiasm, and proudly rule the cat tree.

Ginger is warm, sweet, and endlessly affectionate. A total lap kitty who loves cuddles, she’s happiest curled up beside you, completing that cozy holiday scene.

Different personalities, same big hearts — both are playful, loving, and ready for their forever homes this season. 🎁🐾

👉 Apply to adopt: Visit our website at 13thStreetCats.org/adopt
❤️ Can’t adopt? Donate: Help us save more cats at 13thStreetCats.org/donate

Every adoption and every donation helps cats like Pepper & Ginger find safety, love, and a future.

12/15/2025

🐾 Happy Tales – November Adoptions! 🐾

November was full of happy adoptions at 13th Street Cats! These amazing kitties all found their forever homes and are starting their next chapters surrounded by love. 💕

🎉 Congratulations to:
Buzz, Carob, Stanford, Billy, Ritz, Sammy, Comet, Zendaya, Archie, Squeak, Allen, Simba, and Shakira 🐱✨

Each adoption is a reminder of what’s possible thanks to our incredible adopters, fosters, volunteers, and supporters. Because of you, these cats are home for the holidays — and for life. 🏡💛

Interested in adopting or supporting our mission? Visit 13thstcats.org to learn more.

12/13/2025

🎄 Holiday Adoption Weekend! 🎄

🐾 Saturday & Sunday (Dec 13–14 | 12–4 PM)
PetSmart Downtown San Jose (Coleman)

🐾 Saturday ONLY (Dec 13 | 12–4 PM)
PetSmart Campbell

Celebrate the holidays by meeting your new best friend
Our cats would love a home for the holidays! 💕

12/10/2025

Orange you glad you stopped by? 🍊

Charm & Carrot Top are spreading some holiday cheer from the garage. Visit 13thstcats.org to see who’s available for adoption, and help us double our impact — all holiday donations are matched!

💛 Support our Holiday Fundraiser: https://www.13thstcats.org/info/donate

💛 Adopt: https://www.13thstcats.org/info/adoption

12/08/2025

Meet Bean — the perfect cat for a dog lover! 🐈‍⬛

While that might sound crazy, the energy this little boy brings to a room is shocking. He loves to play and will never turn down the chance to chase a string toy in circles or play fetch with a foam ball. His soft fur makes him a perfect lap cat, and he is full of love. Truly a man’s best friend!

Bean is friendly and outgoing. He would thrive in a house with friends to play with, whether it be people or other cats.

We are sure this special boy will find his perfect match! To learn more about him, visit http://www.13thstcats.org/cats 🖤.

12/06/2025

🎁 Double Your Impact This Holiday Season!

For 20 years, 13th St Cats has been a lifeline for Santa Clara County’s most vulnerable cats — fully volunteer-run and proudly no-kill.

This season, every donation is being matched dollar-for-dollar up to $20,000 in honor of our 20th year! Your gift helps fund lifesaving medical care, TNR, foster support, food for colony cats, and the special-needs kitties who rely on us.

From kittens like Ella, our one-eyed miracle, to long-term residents like Briar, your support makes these stories possible. ❤️

Donate. Share. Advocate.
Let’s keep our community cats safe and cared for all season long.

👉 DONATE TODAY: https://www.13thstcats.org/info/donate

12/04/2025

From a difficult start to a happy ending!

This little family was found dumped and struggling outdoors. Thanks to 13th St Cats, all three kittens are now safe in loving indoor homes — and mom was TNR’d so she can live safely without more litters.

Stories like this are why we do what we do.

And with your support, we can help more cats just like Tabitha & Toby — two tabby siblings adopted in 2025 who got their second chance because someone cared. 🐾

💛 Donate to help more families like theirs:
https://www.13thstcats.org/info/donate

12/02/2025

Giving Tuesday may be today, but our mission — and our fundraiser — continues all holiday season. 🐾✨

When you support 13th St Cats, you’re helping real kittens and cats just like the sweet faces in this post — Vinnie & Victoria, Hara, Basil, Stevie, and so many others who are waiting for the loving homes they deserve. ❤️

Your gift helps us provide:
• Safe foster homes
• Medical care
• Spay/neuter
• TNR for community cats
• Adoption support
• And a second chance for the cats who need it most

Thanks to a generous longtime sponsor, every donation this holiday season is being MATCHED — dollar for dollar — until we reach our $20k for 20 years goal. That means your impact is doubled for the cats who need it most.

Whether you donate, share, foster, or adopt — you make a difference.

💛 Support our Holiday Fundraiser: https://www.13thstcats.org/info/donate

💛 Adopt: https://www.13thstcats.org/info/adoption

Thank you for helping us give more cats and kittens their happy ending this season.🎄

11/29/2025

Our 13th St Cats Tree is officially up at Christmas in the Park!🎄

You can find us at the southeast end, right across from the hot chocolate stand — the perfect spot to warm your hands and your heart. 🐾

This year, we debuted our custom cat tree structure, something we hope to use year after year as a destination people seek out every holiday season. Each year, the ornaments will change with a new theme — but the love for our community cats will stay the same.

Huge thank you to the people who brought this vision to life:
✨ Emily Ingoglia – for creating our ornaments
✨ Laura Tegtmeyer & Michelle Melby – for helping with tree setup
✨ Brendan Maguire – for designing our beautiful tree structure

We invite you to visit our tree, take photos, scan the QR code, and learn how you can support our nonprofit and the cats who need homes this holiday season.

And while you’re in the giving spirit…
We’re raising $20k for 20 years of rescue work through our Giving Tuesday Fundraiser — and every donation is being matched by one of our longtime sponsors! Your gift goes twice as far to help the cats who need us most.

💛 Donate here: https://www.13thstcats.org/info/donate

Come celebrate with us at Christmas in the Park — and help make the season brighter for Santa Clara County’s cats.🎄

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PO Box 8255
San Jose, CA
95155

Website

http://www.13thstcats.org/

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