Your Kitten Shower Names!

At our Kitten Shower on March 22nd, we asked you to come up with names for our incoming kittens. Here are the names you shared and the kitties who went home with them! See a […]

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Kitten Shower Rewind

Q: What could be more fun than a room full of kittens? A: Several rooms of them!  Our Kitten Shower on March 22nd brought in over 200 fans of felines, hundreds of essential foster care […]

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Volunteer of the Month: Ken

Meet Ken Ken celebrates three years of volunteering at SAFe Rescue this month, but he’s been a feline enthusiast–in his words, a “catologist”–his entire life! Ken volunteers through Alpha Supported Living Services, a non-profit organization […]

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Volunteer of the Month: Mary S.

Meet Mary As an Adoption Counselor, Mary facilitates conversations with potential adopters, getting to know them and learning what they’re looking for in a furry family member. By the end of their chat, many will […]

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Announcing 2024 PetCo Love Grant

The SAFe Rescue Team is proud to announce a $7,500 grant investment from national nonprofit Petco Love earlier this year.  Petco Love is a national nonprofit leading change for pets by harnessing the power of […]

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Foster of the Month: Hadley

Meet Hadley Hadley has been a cat person all her life. She shares her home with three resident kitties (including one former SAFe foster), her husband and three children. Her parents reside in the apartment […]

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Cats Grieve, Too

When a beloved pet passes away, it’s not just the human family members who grieve. Recent research suggests that cats may also show signs of grief when they lose a fellow companion animal. An Oakland […]

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Volunteer of the Month: Alyssa

Meet Alyssa A Microsoft software engineer by day, Alyssa has volunteered with SAFe Rescue since fall 2021. She started on Clean Team, then moved on to Cat Care, and even makes blankets for the kitties […]

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Foster of the Month: Heather T.

Meet Heather Growing up, Heather used to spend countless hours watching wildlife documentaries dreaming of a chance to help the creatures of the world. Fast forward to 2018, when she left her corporate management job […]

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