Email cpcpscheduler@gmail.com to schedule a time to visit the shelter!

We are 100% volunteer-run! Please contact us to volunteer, foster, or rescue!

The 3 R's: Rescue, Recovery, and Release. We take in sick or injured cats, get them the medical attention they need, and release them into the community or find them a good home. We also take in cats if their owners can no longer care for them to help find those cats a new loving home as well.

Cal Poly Cat Program (CPCP) started as a 1992 senior project by Garret Quindimil to solve the problem of a rising cat population at Cal Poly. At that time, nearly 400 cats and kittens roamed campus. The majority had been abandoned by students and other residents. Feral cats were trapped, then euthanized by the local Department of Animal Regulations. Although this decreased the cat population, it did not solve the problem.

CPCP modeled their solution on the "Test, Trap, Vaccinate, Medicate, Alter, and Release" (TTVMAR) technique, developed by the National Feral Cat
Resource Center. Today we estimate the feral cat population on campus at 30. Most of these cats have gone through our program, so they are sterile and healthy.

Since the summer of 2010 the program has partnered with Petsmart to increase our adoption rate. You can find some of our most adoptable cats there, where they stay until they find their forever home. Our adoption program has placed more than 1,500 cats and kittens into caring homes, and continues working towards a time of no more homeless cats!

The CPCP is working to get the 50+ cats at the shelter into temporary foster care or loving new families. These cats receive their daily love supplied by numerous volunteers, but they still need forever homes! We have hypoallergenic and unique cats such as polydactyl, Maine Coon, Siamese, Bengal, Bobtail, Manx, and more! These cats are of all shapes and sizes, colors, breeds, ages, indoor and/or outdoor. Chances are we have the right cat for you!