Best Places To Adopt Cats In Los Angeles Near Me

4worldlovers:
Last year, hundreds of thousands of loving dogs and cats were killed in shelters like the ones here in Los Angeles just because they didn’t have a safe place to call home.


Best Friends Animal Society in Los Angeles is working collaboratively with animal rescue groups, city shelters and passionate individuals who are all dedicated to saving the lives of cats and dogs in Los Angeles shelters.

As part of this mission, Best Friends hosts adoption and fundraising events and leads the NKLA (No-Kill Los Angeles) initiative.

As of January 1, 2023, we’ll no longer be operating out of our Mission Hills location and all adoptions will be taking place at our West L.A. location only.

You can be part of that work too when you adopt, foster, volunteer or advocate. We can provide training and behavior guidance should you ever need it, or help you find local spay/neuter services. Working together, we'll make California and the entire country no-kill by 2025.

When you give a dog or cat a home, you’re saving a life.

When you adopt a dog or cat who’s been patiently waiting for a place to call home, you’re not only saving a life.

You’re making space in the shelter for other homeless pets in Los Angeles and giving them a chance to grow, thrive and find families of their very own. You might not feel like a hero, but to one animal, you’re the entire world.

Cats, kittens, and dogs are available on-site every day, ready to meet you! Many of our animals are in foster homes, so please call ahead if you’re interested in meeting a particular cat or dog.

Find out more about pet adoption through Best Friends in Los Angeles.

This lifesaving work is made possible by passionate, caring people like you who volunteer to help the animals here in Los Angeles.

Whether you volunteer locally or at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary (located in Kanab, Utah), whether you help to transport pets across the country or help animals from your home via one of our national opportunities, you can make a tremendous difference in the lives of homeless pets.

Get the help you need finding pet-friendly rental apartments and houses.

Have fun and connect with fellow animal lovers through a variety of local and national events, big and small.

Join us throughout the month of August to find homes for all our pets.

Join us for a painting class that will highlight one of our adoptable dogs!

Meet some of our amazing dogs currently in foster homes who are looking to find their permanent spot.

Your contribution supports our lifesaving work and helps shelters nationwide achieve no-kill.

You’ll be helping to save the lives of homeless pets here in Los Angeles and around the country when you make a gift to the animals.

Looking for a little inspiration? Check out these pets and their stories of hope, love and resilience.

Older dogs can be overlooked in shelters, but 10-year-old Zoey was exactly what her new family had been looking for.

Brew and Julien play together, nap together, and are helping their adopters make friends in their new city.

Elle no longer has a front leg, but that doesn’t stop her from living life to the fullest.

When you shop at the Best Friends store, the proceeds go right to work providing lifesaving care and companionship to animals in Los Angeles, at the Sanctuary and around the country.

4worldlovers:
Kitten Rescue was founded in the spring of 1997 and has grown to be one of the largest and most respected animal welfare groups in Los Angeles. We are a non-profit, volunteer-run organization devoted to finding loving new homes for unwanted, homeless cats and kittens. Kitten Rescue volunteers place over 1,000 cats and kittens into homes every year. Since we began, we have rescued and placed over 31,000 cats (and counting!) into loving homes.

Watch Kittens at the KR Sanctuary LIVE on our Kitten Cam

Need a kitten fix? Check out our Kitten Cam! This room at our KR Sanctuary is dedicated to nursing moms with litters of kittens. When we don’t happen to have a mom with a litter, we use this area as a romper room for some of our kittens waiting to be adopted.

All of the young stars you see on this live feed will be looking for homes, including Mom! If you fall in love, don’t hesitate — get an adoption application form in to us, pronto!

You can make the world a better place! Make a donation to Kitten Rescue and help a homeless cat or kitten today. Every dollar helps.

Have you found abandoned, feral or orphaned kittens and are not sure what to do? Should you take them in? And if you rescue them, what do you do next? Never fear… we have all the answers in our Kitten Care Handbook!

Our Kitten Care Handbook is your expert online source for everything you need to know if you wish to rescue and raise orphaned kittens. It’s also great information for people who have recently adopted a new kitten or cat and want to make sure everything goes smoothly.