The Cat House on the Kings
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The Cat House on the Kings is a nonprofit corporation that operates the largest no-kill, lifetime cat sanctuary and adoption center in California
. It is located in Parlier in Fresno County
, and currently supports over 700 cats as well as a small number of dogs and goats in a cage-free environment on land owned by the organization's founder, Lynea Lattanzio. The organization started informally from 1992 when Lattanzio became active in caring for abandoned and homeless kittens and cats on her 6 acre property. Since its inception the facility has received donations and volunteers to expand its size to 12 acres.
The mission of the organization is to provide a comfortable home for the cats while seeking to adopt them out to private permanent homes, to spay and neuter to prevent overpopulation, and to educate the public about responsible pet ownership. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, it receives no government or public funding and relies on private donations to fund its operations, which exceed over $250,000 per year. The cats are allowed freedom to go indoors or out whenever they wish, but some are segregated due to age, illness, or sociability. The corporation also offers temporary boarding services and holds adoption fairs.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It is located in Parlier in Fresno County
Fresno County, California
Fresno County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, south of Stockton and north of Bakersfield. As of the 2010 census, it is the tenth most populous county in California with a population of 930,450, and the sixth largest in size with an area of . The county...
, and currently supports over 700 cats as well as a small number of dogs and goats in a cage-free environment on land owned by the organization's founder, Lynea Lattanzio. The organization started informally from 1992 when Lattanzio became active in caring for abandoned and homeless kittens and cats on her 6 acre property. Since its inception the facility has received donations and volunteers to expand its size to 12 acres.
The mission of the organization is to provide a comfortable home for the cats while seeking to adopt them out to private permanent homes, to spay and neuter to prevent overpopulation, and to educate the public about responsible pet ownership. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, it receives no government or public funding and relies on private donations to fund its operations, which exceed over $250,000 per year. The cats are allowed freedom to go indoors or out whenever they wish, but some are segregated due to age, illness, or sociability. The corporation also offers temporary boarding services and holds adoption fairs.