Golden Oldies Cat Rescue

Golden Oldies Cat Rescue

Golden Oldies Cat Rescue is a 501c3 nonprofit. We are a resource and advocate for cats ages 6 and older residing in Monterey County, CA, whose guardians can no longer care for them or who are at risk in local shelters. When cats are surrendered to us, they live in our volunteer foster homes until we find permanent loving adoptive homes for them. We do not accept stray or feral cats. We do not accept cats who do not use a litter box.

IT ALL STARTED WITH A DREAM!

Have you ever looked in the eyes of an animal who trusts you and had to say, “I’m sorry, I can’t save you?” 

There is nothing more devastating.

It haunts you. It breaks you.

That’s what happened time and again when our founder worked as an animal care technician at a shelter. Often these animals scheduled to be euthanized were older cats. They were euthanized because they were not doing well in the shelter environment; they were shy or scared or in need of dental care.

And so, on June 16, 2016, Golden Oldies Cat Rescue started with the dream of making Monterey County a better and safer place for cats 6 and older whose guardians could no longer care for them or who were at risk in shelters. 

Golden Oldies started with a handful of volunteers, no funding and the dream.

We now have saved the lives of more than 100 cats, have more than 75 active volunteers and are able to raise funds to support an annual budget of about $115,000.

We are the only older-cat-exclusive rescue in Monterey County.

All Golden Oldies cats live in our volunteer foster homes until permanent homes are found for them. Older cats are not as easy to find homes for as kittens, but we have a philosophy of “one cat at a time.” Each cat we help is one more who will live out their Golden Years in a safe and loving home.

We are here because of all the older cats that did not make it out of the shelter alive. By taking in cats directly from guardians, we keep those kitties out of the shelters, ensuring they will be in homes not kennels. We also take cats from area shelters if they are at risk. We commit to these cats for the rest of their lives. This eases the minds of guardians or the family and friends who are trying to place the cat when someone has died and enriches the lives of adopters.

Golden Oldies is a 501c3 nonprofit tax ID number 81-2831100.