For current availability, check our IG highlights at @lifelinecats. The highlight labeled “kittens” shows everyone under a year, while the highlight labeled “cats” features everyone 6 months or older. Cats and kittens who are in our possession but not yet available will appear in the “coming soon” highlight.

The adoption fee is $250/kitten under 6 months old, and $200/kitten or cat 6 months and older. All of our cats come vaccinated, microchipped, flea treated, dewormed, FIV/FeLV tested, and spayed/neutered. Please note that while this fee helps offset their medical expenses, it never fully covers all of the cost of the care they receive before going home. Therefore, we do not offer discounts for pairs.

Pasadena, California.

No. While the meet and greet is a necessary part of the process, it takes place by invitation only after receipt of an approved application. That’s a requirement of our insurance company as we are an entirely foster-based rescue. All of our cats and kittens are in private homes, not in a public facility with drop-in hours. If you’re not sure whom you would like to adopt, please indicate on the application what you’re looking for. We will do our best to introduce you to suitable matches at the meet and greet.

If your application is approved you will be invited to come meet the cats/kittens in person. Expect to:

1. Arrive on time. We generally run meet and greets every thirty minutes. In all likelihood that means there is someone ahead of you. Therefore, we are not able to accommodate early arrivals. That also means that there is someone behind you. Late arrivals will cut into their allotted time.

2. Keep your appointment. Your timeslot is reserved for you. When you hold a place in our calendar only to cancel the same day, you are occupying a slot during which another cat/kitten could potentially be finding a home. You are also wasting our time, which is donated. Therefore, if you need to reschedule, please do so at least 24 hours in advance. Same day cancellations will not be rescheduled. 

Yes! We even offer virtual meet and greets upon request. Please note: All cats and kittens must be picked up in person in SoCal by the adopter. 

No. Cats are not cargo. 

For questions about the personalities of adult cats, please refer to their grid posts on IG or webpages at www.felinelifeline.org. For questions about the personalities of kittens, please note that kittens are by and large empty vessels. You get out of them what you put in. We handle our kittens constantly in order to create docile, saffectionate kittens and we encourage our adopters to do the same.

The vast majority of our cats and kittens come directly from the streets of Los Angeles. On occasion we pull from area high kill shelters.

Is that a Maine coon?

Nope. Nor is it a Persian, a Ragdoll, a Himalayan, a Siberian, a Norwegian Forest Cat, or a Siamese. As noted above, all of our cats and kittens come from the streets of LA and as such, do not come with pedigrees. While they may resemble in appearance a particular breed, we can assure you that they are not.

Yes, we are positive. After all, there aren’t purebred Siamese roaming the streets of LA copulating with other purebred Siamese. What there are, however, are a lot of stray cats who possess the Himalayan gene, which gives them blue eyes and a color pointed coat. That does not make them Siamese.

No.