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The Dancing Cat

702 East Julian Street, San Jose, CA 95112

Contact
Email adoptme@thedancingcat.org
Phone
cats at The Dancing Cat

Areas The Dancing Cat serves

San Jose and surrounding areas

The Dancing Cat's adoption process

1.

Submit Application

Applications are on our website here: www.thedancingcat.org/adopt

2.

Interview

We have an initial meeting via Zoom to help you make sure the cat you've applied for will be a good fit for you and your family.

3.

Meet the Pet

You may visit our cats at the Dancing Cat Cat lounge by appointment, or via Zoom for cats in foster homes.

4.

Approve Application

5.

Sign Adoption Contract

6.

Pay Fee

Adoption fees are on our website: www.thedancingcat.org/adoption-payment

7.

Take the Pet Home

We typically deliver adopted cats to your doorstep!

Additional adoption info

Once the adoption has been finalized, we will deliver the cat to the adopter's home.

Note that we limit adoptions to within a 20-mile radius of San Jose.

Adoption application

About The Dancing Cat

We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) animal rescue organization dedicated to saving local at-risk shelter pets from the San Jose Animal Care Center. Our goal is to give adoptable animals a chance to shine in a casual and relaxed environment, and expand opportunity for adoptions, thereby reducing the euthanasia rate in Silicon Valley. The Dancing Cat also seeks to create a community of cat lovers by providing a place for fun social and educational events.

The Dancing Cat's adopted pets

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Why should you adopt?

Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life.

What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder?

When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes.

So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.