Caring Friends Cat Rescue

i love this rescue, and these volunteers that take their time to help animals find good homes.
i walked into pet smart to buy cat food for my current cat, and left with another =)
Caring friends were doing an adoption event, and i walk by the cages just to look and this little girl cat just looked at me meowing for me to pet her through the cage. it was instant i fell in love with her and the loud purr when the volunteers let me hold her and she started falling asleep in my arms. (in the middle of the store!) needless to say i had to adopt her. the only problem keeping me from doing it was my large, 20 pound male cat at home that was used to being the sole cat of my life. ive had cats all of my life, but never introduced two unrelated cats to each other. lucky for me the volunteers told me the best way and steps to introduce the two with the most likely success.(one volunteer who was fostering the kitten i adopted gave me her personal phone number, in case i needed help or if things weren’t working) and it worked! now they are best friends and groom each other. i’m so happy with my new member to my family little kate.

This is a wonderful organization that really cares about and helps cats and people who want to adopt or are trying to rescue. I adopted one of my kitties through Caring Friends, and they were the ultimate professionals. It’s so great to have a group around that you can really trust have the right intentions, work hard, and do the very best they can. Thank you for all the good work you do!

What I like about CFCR is that their volunteers are not over reactive and presumptuous. You can trust that the team members are there for the well being of the cats and all homeless animals. The volunteers are good at communicating professionally. You can walk by their cattery at any of their adoption events with your dog friend, as a shopper, and you won’t have their volunteers accuse you of getting their cats all worked up.
I had a bad experience with a cat rescue that happens to hold their events at the Foothill Ranch and Lake Forest Petsmart. That particular rescue accused dog owners of «cat testing» their dogs in front of their cat cages, but instead of speaking directly to the dog rescue group that happened to be holding an adoption event, to get to the bottom of the situation, they made false accusations and the homeless dogs got the short end of the stick.
Warning: Don’t deal with groups like that. Deal with volunteers and groups that are professional like Caring Friends Cat Rescue!
You want a reputable cat rescue to work with? Adopt a cat from Caring Friends Cat Rescue! Teresa is up and up and great to deal with!!! Truly an ANIMAL lover and a professional!

As somebody who runs a dog rescue, I understand rejecting adoption for multiple reasons, even if it is simply a family and a cat would not mesh well. The foster parents know the animal best, not the person who saw the animal online and maybe spent an afternoon with the cat.
Everyone at Caring Friend Cat Rescue cares deeply for the cats, the cats and their needs come first. That is the most important thing to look for in a rescue. All the cats are fully vetted and well loved.
As soon as I am able to adopt a cat, I will be going to CFCR, and this review is a rescuer’s POV, who cares about animals first and would never support a group who didn’t love and care for every animal in their care.