Toni’s Kitty Rescue

Toni's Kitty Rescue is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by Toni Sestak in 2003. The TKR community is an active, dedicated group of volunteers who provide foster care for all kinds of cats in need, specializing in orphaned kittens that are too young to be considered adoptable. TKR provides life-giving care to hundreds of kittens annually, and is so glad to be able to find wonderful forever homes for them.

Underage kittens need a safe place to grow until they are big enough (2 lbs) and healthy enough to go up for adoption. They need to be socialized to people. They need vaccination shots, and sometimes medicines. And the tiniest ones (bottle-feeders) need to be fed with a little baby bottle 4 to 6 times a day. Once they become adoptable, they need to find wonderful forever homes with great pictures and bios to help people find their perfect match. Toni’s Kitty Rescue utilizes volunteers in all of these areas, as well as with technical, social media, and medical needs.

In the beginning, it was mainly Toni and a handful of volunteers doing as much as they could. But each year Toni has enlisted more volunteers. In 2003 she organized her group into Toni’s Kitty Rescue and received her nonprofit status. Since then Toni’s has fostered over 8,000 kittens! Now at 85 volunteers and still growing, TKR cares for 800-1,000 orphaned kittens annually.

Focusing on helping cats and kittens in need in the Northern California area, TKR is based in San Francisco.