Cat House on the Kings, Parlier, CA

In the past 6 years I have devoted a few hours a week to volunteering at animal shelters. At first it was LIFAC, a small cat rescue group in Smithtown, NY, then it was Golden Paw Society, another volunteer-run cat rescue, and here in Fresno I started volunteering at the Cat House on the Kings at the end of July.

Cat House on the Kings has two main locations. One in a Petco store, the location where I actually go to volunteer on weekends, and the main location in Parlier, CA. To visit the place, you must schedule beforehand, and the owner does a whole tour which may take up to an hour and a half, time well-spend when you are surrounded by kitties!

On several acres of land (12, to be exact) cats live peacefully while waiting for their forever homes. There are several areas, all fenced in so that cats cannot get out and other animals cannot get in.

Also, the owner of the rescue devoted her house to cats. Now she lives in a trailer, while cats occupy the main house :)

There are litter boxes and food bowls in assigned areas which appeared very clean. When I asked the owner how they keep the place so pristine, she said she had close to 50 employees and multiple volunteers helping out.

If you are in the area, certainly visit this wonderful place. And most importantly, adopt, don't buy!