Rescue Stats 2010
161 cats spayed/neutered
94 cats adopted
Rescue Stats 2009
421 cats spayed/neutered
232 cats adopted
Rescue Stats 2008
350 cats spayed/neutered
200 cats adopted
Rescue Stats 2007
226 cats spayed/neutered
149 cats adopted
Rescue Stats 2006
126 cats spayed/neutered
56 cats adopted
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More news @ Facebook! -- Saturday July 3rd, 2010
Keep up to date with all the latest happenings with 13th St Cats and friends. Visit us on our facebook page! There's a link on our home page. >^.^<
Chalk Art Festival Update -- Wednesday October 21st, 2009
13th Street Cats was a proud sponsor of the Luna Park Business Association’s Chalk Art Festival on October 10 at Backesto Park.Thanks to the Santa Barbara artists who created the cat art on our behalf!
Chalk Art Festival -- Saturday October 10th, 2009
13th St. Cats Will Be There!
Save the date: October 10, 2009 Backesto Park http://lunaparkbusiness.com/chalk.html
Article from abcnews.com -- Friday October 9th, 2009
Prospective Pet Adopters Overlook Black Dogs and Cats, Shelters Say.
Dark Fur and Superstition May Hurt Black Animals' Chances of Adoption
"What we've learned is that large black dogs, and also black cats, tend to be the last ones to get adopted from shelters," said Kim Saunders, the head of shelter outreach for Petfinder.com, a Web site often used by people looking to adopt pets.
"As a result, there are more of them in shelters and are euthanized more because of the lack of space," said Saunders, who says that one of the reasons she believes black dogs are overlooked is because they don't photograph as well as lighter-colored animals."
Please take a look at our adoptable black kitties.
Black Kitties Are Wonderful! >^,^<
HCN Fundraiser -- Saturday October 3rd, 2009
Homeless Cat Network's 3rd Annual Cool Cats Event! An Evening Under The Stars. Location: the beautiful San Mateo Garden Center Come join us for a magical evening of fun and friendship to benefit homeless cats. For more information or to purchase tickets: email info@homelesscatnetwork.com or call 650-286-9013 x4
Licorice's Story -- Thursday September 10th, 2009
Licorice's Story
Poor little Licorice has had more than her share of trying times.
In 2007, a gentle and sweet black kitty named Licorice gave birth to
six tiny kittens while at San Jose Animal Care & Services. The
stress from being there proved to be too much for Licorice, and she
wasn’t feeding her kittens. The shelter contacted rescuers, Janice and
Dan, and they pulled Licorice and her babies from the shelter, brought
them home and routed her babies to two foster homes specializing in
bottle feeding. Sadly none of the babies survived past three weeks and
all were buried together.
Two years later, mid-May…
Janice and Dan, now volunteering with 13th St. Cat Rescue, received a
call that Licorice was surrendered to San Jose Animal Care &
Services as a “stray”! Poor Licorice was back in the shelter, stressed
and very scared.
Numerous attempts to contact her adopters failed; they did not want
Licorice, she had been abandoned by the family that was supposed to
love her and care for her.
Janice and Dan took her back into their home and after a week of
acclimating and ensuring she was ok, she went to her original foster
home where she could relax and be comfortable until she would find her
new forever family.
About mid-July, her foster mom noticed a fairly large mass on
Licorice’s rear left leg. Licorice was taken in for a biopsy and it
turned out to be fibrosarcoma-cancer.
With fibrosarcomas there are 3 choices: 1) do nothing - very likely cat
will die shortly as fibrosarcoma spreads rapidly 2) do radiation, but
it’s only 80% effective and you’ll have wasted valuable time if it
doesn't work or 3) remove the leg which, if you do it soon enough, is
100% effective.
Faced with these options, the decision was made to have Licorice’s leg
removed on 8/2/09. She went through surgery just fine and a biopsy on
the removed limb showed no cancer in the margins of the limb, so her
prognosis is excellent.
September 2009 Update:
Licorice’s foster home says she is managing well with her
missing limb and is in good spirits. She has had quite a sad little
life, and is incredibly sweet; she's lucky rescue was there for her,
not only once, but twice. As Janice says “Licorice is sure working
through those 9 lives!”
Thanks to 13th St. Cat Rescue and the continued efforts of volunteers
like Janice and Dan, Licorice will be cared for in our foster program
until a permanent home is found.
Licorice is available for adoption; if you would like to meet her please contact us at info@13thstcats.org.
SOS-Andy's Pet Shop! -- Tuesday August 18th, 2009
Save Our Pet Shop (SOS)! Our local pet shop, Andy's, helps us by placing homeless/rescue animals and now they need our help. Due to financial troubles, they may be forced to close. They need our support...tell friends and neighbors to buy their quality food and pet supplies at Andy's. Andy's Pet Store is located at 1280 The Alameda San Jose, CA 95126 Between Julian and Race Street. Business hours, Mon – Fri 10-7, Sat 10-6, Sun 12-5 (408) 297-0840.
Aug 22 Andy's Pet Shop Fundraiser
Click here to view all the details.http://www.andyspetshop.com/?page_id=133
We're Celebrating 4 yrs! -- Sunday August 9th, 2009
‘We are a humble volunteer group. I’m proud of the success we have achieved in these four years, but it’s all due to Joanne Santner’s direction. Whether or not we have made a dent in the feral cat population, the numbers of TNR done on our own still seem amazing.’
— Malissa Magallanez
Stray Cat Strut: 13th St. Cat Rescue Group Celebrates Four Years of Saving Furry Friends
by Malissa Magallanez
Four years ago, NNA boardmember Bonnie Ross wrote an article for this Northside newsletter about her N. 20th St. neighbor, Joanne Santner, who for nearly two decades had been quietly rescuing stray cats on her block. (See, “Kitten Kaboodle: Northsider’s Home a Sanctuary for Stray and Feral Cats, Northside, Winter 2005, at pp. 10-11.) The exposure from that article catapulted (pardon the pun) Santner’s one-woman, one-block effort into an organized, award-winning program operating neighborhood-wide.
From 1986 through 2004, Santner estimates she trapped-neutered-and-returned (TNR) 40-50 cats and paid for their surgeries and care out of her own pocket. TNR is the nationally preferred method of dealing with the cat overpopulation. Studies have shown that trap and euthanize does not solve the problem; it causes a vacuum into which more cats move in whereas TNR stabilizes and ultimately decreases the feral cat population over time.
In the ensuing four years, 2005 through 2008, the formalized 13th Street Cat Rescue Group (13th St. Cats) which Santner heads up, trapped-neutered-and-returned (TNR) almost 800 cats, and found adoptive homes from more than 400 others. In short,, Santner went from rescuing two or three cats per year on average, to, with help from an organized neighborhood effort, roughly three hundred cats per year – a hundred-fold increase! This is the story of how it happened.
In conjunction with Ross’ 2005 article on Santner in these pages, NNA initiated a grant program to assist in the cost of neutering stray or feral cats captured through TNR by Santner throughout the entire Northside, not just on Santner’s block. By the next issue, Northside was reporting that Santner “has responded to one person’s plea for assistance for the stabilization of a feral cat colony that he had been caring for at the Pavona Apartment complex at N. 7th & Taylor Sts.” Santner engaged the services of Akal Animal Clinic on Berryessa Rd. and did TNR on six cats there. “There are many more to be saved just at that location, not to mention all the other places in the neighborhood that have not yet received assistance,” she told Northside.
Soon afterward it was decided that the effort should be even broader to encompass not only the Northside, but all four neighborhoods within the 13th St. Strong Neighborhoods Initiative (SNI) area – Northside, Julian St. James, Horace Mann, and the Hensley Historic Dist. Also, 13th St. NAC, as a 501c(3) nonprofit corporation, offered tax deductible status for donors. By summer 2005, 13th St. Cats was born as an official 13th St. NAC subbcommittee with a cadre of volunteers to help Santner.
In 2005, the group raised roughly $5,000 in donations, created a newsletter and brochure, and set up a website, www.13thStCats.org. In July 2006, the group set up its own internal yahoo cat discussion group.
In 2005, 13th St. Cats did TNR on 80 cats and found homes for another dozen cats of adoptable temperament. For 2006, the numbers were 126 cats TNR and 56 adopted. The stats for 2007 were 226 cats TNR and 149 adopted. For 2008, 350 cats TNR and 200 adopted. We have had a significant increase in numbers of rescued cats over the years in part because we joined forces with a couple, Janice and Dan, who had years of experience. They run a weekly pet fair at PetSmart in Campbell, which has helped showcase our cats for adoption.
As our mascot, Stevie, illustrates, it is not all about the numbers in rescue. It is about the quality of a cat’s life and the importance of each individual cat. Stevie was the first cat who needed more medical attention than we had the resources to provide. We organized a fundraising campaign for his eye surgeries that brought the community together in an amazing way. Stevie’s charm and good looks won over many and he has since been adopted into a great home where he is idolized.
Another great story was featured in the San Jose Mercury News this past January . Grant was rescued as an injured, stray black cat and he had to have his front leg amputated. He now is living in his foster home for good; he was adopted by them and is living a happily-ever-after story book life.
In April 2006, 13th St. Cats received a Paws Applause Award from San Jose Vice Mayor Cindy Chavez. A month earlier, the group celebrated its one year anniversary with the first of what has become an annual Cat Open House. The 4th annual Cat Open House is upcoming on Sunday, May 3 from noon to 4 pm at 370 N. 20th St. This is a great opportunity to see some of the cats currently available for adoption in the neat cat habitat Santner created in and around her garage, as well as to enjoy food and the company of your neighbors. (Also, upcoming is a Cat Rescue Tea on Saturday, March 14 at 2 p.m. to benefit the group. $25. Order tickets online at www.13thStCats.org/info/donate.)
Foster guardians form the bedrock of our rescue efforts. We have roughly 26 folks who offer their homes and hearts to care for our cats and kittens until the are adopted. Julia Ostrowski has been our longest tenured foster and she handles the harder-to-adopt guys — our seniors and our shy ones. She also has dogs of her own but is always ready to take on what is needed for the cats. Karen Greenbank and Debbie Taylor have fostered a number of kittens as well as taken on trapping and bottle feeding — difficult tasks, both of them. Jim Norvell and his wife Barb make bottle feeding look easy, though; Jim is a giant of a guy who handles these pre-weaned babies with kid gloves and has saved many lives with his dedication and sleepless nights.
For me, I first learned of Joanne and her efforts through the first article in the newsletter, shortly after my husband and I moved to our house in 2004. Our yard in particular seemed to come with a stray calico cat who was very friendly. We soon learned she was pregnant and one day she had kittens. We cared for all of them temporarily and I utilized Santner’s help to get them all fixed. After that, I was interested in what Joanne was doing and starting helping with making the cat rescue newsletter and forming the first website from our own server, with my husband’s help. Then it escalated to staffing pet fair tables, being a point of contact with publications we might post information in, regularly updating the website with photos and news, redesigning the brochure, and flyers and literature, joining the 13th St. NAC board, and organizing various events.
13th St. Cats are a humble, volunteer group. I’m proud of the success we have achieved in these four years, but it’s all due to Joanne’s direction. She may not feel like a leader but she has the knowledge, persistence and patience to go on and we are all willing followers. Whether we have made a dent or not in the feral cat population, the numbers of TNR done on our own still seem amazing. And every cat we place in a loving home, even if our numbers are small compared to some larger cat rescue groups, is always rewarding.
Malissa Magallanez is a 21st resident, 13th St. NAC board member and member of 13th St. Cats.
Below:Stevie, the “mascot” of 13th St. Cat Rescue Project.
Below: Stevie with his guardian, Barbara.
Top page (lower photo): the 13th St. Cat Rescue booth at the NNA flea market in Backesto Park.
‘It is not all about the numbers in rescue. It is about the quality of a cat’s life and the importance of each individual cat. Stevie needed more medical attention than we had the resources to give. We organized a fundraising campaign and brought the community together in an amazing way.’
— Malissa Magallanez
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Thanks PETCO Foundation -- Friday May 22nd, 2009
Thank You PETCO Foundation!
13th St Cats would like to thank the PETCO Foundation www.petcofoundation.org for their generous grant which will help equip our volunteer trappers with humane traps, provide food and funding for spaying/neutering of 40 or more cats in our Trap-Neuter-Return Program.
We are pleased to be a PETCO partner - www.PETCO.com.
Low Cost Vx Clinic & more -- Sunday May 17th, 2009
Low Cost
Vaccination/Microchip/Prevention Products Clinic
Pet Awareness Welfare Society for San Jose Animal Care Services
Low Cost Vaccination/Microchip/Prevention Products Clinic
Sunday, May 17, 2009
1 pm to 3 pm
2633 S Bascom Avenue (at Union)
Campbell CA 95008
| MICROCHIP (including registration)- $35.00 Also available --- Advantage, Advantix and Iverhart Max | For Dogs:
| For Cats:
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4th Annual Cat Open House -- Sunday May 3rd, 2009
Save The Date:
Time again for our Fourth Annual Cat Open House. It’ll be Sunday, May 3rd from 12- 4pm.
Come for the finger foods, music, raffles, cat and people gifts, cat condo tour and the company of your fellow neighbors, and cat lovers. Call 408-566-3637 for address and more info.
Petsmart Adoption Days -- Friday May 1st, 2009
May 1-3 is Petsmart Spring Adoption Days. We are having fairs at Campbell both Sat (12-4p) and Sun (2-6p). Receive FREE with each Cat Adoption a "Welcome to Pet Parenthood Guide" To assist New Pet Parents on caring for their new family member every Cat adopter will receive: * A "Welcome to Pet Parenthood Guide" your guide to raising a healthy, happy pet. It includes information on caring for your pet and savings on products & services totaling more than $147. * A Free bag of Pro Plan® cat food (up to $13.99 value) U.S. stores only. * A Free 20lb jug of Tidy Cats® Scoop Litter (up to $8.99 value) U.S. stores only. * As proud sponsor of the PetSmart Charities® Adoption Weekend, Purina® Pro Plan® will donate $200,000 to save homeless pets.
Tea was a Huge Success! -- Thursday April 2nd, 2009
13th St Cats Tea
Our Tea Was A Huge Success! Thank You Everyone!!!
Click here to view photos:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Steampunk.Zeppelin/0309CATTEA?feat=email#
Low Cost Vx Clinic & more -- Sunday November 16th, 2008
November 16, 1pm-5pm. Semi-Annual Vaccination/Microchip & Prevention Products Clinic For Dogs & Cats.
Click here to view and print a pdf. Please bring with you to recieve the special pricing.
For Dogs- DHLPP, Rabies, Lyme, Bordetella For Cats- FVRCP, FeLV , Rabies All $10.00 each. Heartworm test - $25.00 (should be done yearly if you don't give prevention and bi-annually if you do). 24 Watch chip- $25.00 (free registration) Advantage, Heartguard, Frontline and more available to purchase (call and ask- we will try to get it). Our prices are comparable to internet prices. Hearguard for 50-100 6 pack- $35 and a 12 pack $ 68.00. 10% off preorders of 4 packages or more. CONTACT INFO: RSVP - # of dogs, # of cats and what shots and supplies you plan on buying. If there is something you would like and it isn't on the list, please call and we will see if we can get it. Randee McQueen at 408-377-2900 or e-mail at BASHclub@aol.com. All proceeds benefit BASH, Boy Scouts # 264 and PAWS for SJACS.
2008 Fall Furry Flurry -- Sunday October 19th, 2008
The Fall Furry Flurry is a 5 K dog walk (and cats in strollers). Come join us and many participating rescues having fun with our pets. You will receive a goodie bag for you and your pet at the walk. After your leisure stroll join us for "bobbing for Hot Dogs", Musical Sits and a Doggie Costume contest. We have a low cost Microchip clinic for $25. There will be rescue and pet therapy groups handing out information. We have a FANTASTIC raffle with dog, cat and other great items. Each rescue participating brings a silent auction item to raise funds for their group specifically. These range from Sharks tickets to wine baskets and golf for 4 at Coyote Creek. Download the entry form.
Fall Furry Flurry Entry Form
Bark In the Park -- Saturday September 20th, 2008
Come to the eleventh annual Bark in the Park canine celebration in downtown San Jose, California. It's a unique festival for the whole family, including your dog and his best friend.
Bark in the Park 2008 - Dogs Take the Lead
Bark in the Park is a fundraising event hosted by the Naglee Park neighborhood's Campus Community Association. All proceeds benefit the CCA, Humane Society Silicon Valley, and San Jose Animal Services. http://www.barksanjose.org/ - Click here for more info
Backesto Flea Market -- Saturday August 2nd, 2008
Event: Backesto Park Annual Flea Market
Location: 13th and Empire in beautiful downtown San Jose
When: Saturday Aug. 2, 2008
Time: 8am-4pm
More than 100 sellers and thousands of items to choose from.
13th St. Cats will have an information table. Come on by and say "Hello"!
Adoption Center @ Andy's -- Wednesday May 14th, 2008
Now you can meet our Cats & Kittens at Andy's Pet Shop. 1280 The Alameda (at Julian), San Jose.
3rd Annual Cat Open House -- Sunday April 6th, 2008
Join us for our Third Annual Cat Open House on April 6 featuring our current lovable cats along with a generous buffet, music, beverages, raffle prizes, and good company. Come and support your neighborhood cat lovers. Learn how you too can adopt, foster, donate, or volunteer. Hope to see you there! 13th St. ats Date: Sunday, April 6, 2008 Time: 12-4 pm Address: 370 N. 20th Street, San Jose Phone: 408-566-3637 For more information please contact Project Manager Joanne Santner at info@13thstcats.org or call 408-566-3637.
Pet Disaster Preparedness -- Sunday March 23rd, 2008
Pet Disaster Preparedness
Saturday March 22
1pm-2:30pm
Disasters happen without warning - earthquakes, fire, floods, bio-hazards - anything that can make you evacuate. Your pets depend on you - are you prepared to take care of them in case of disaster?
Come learn how to prepare for your pets.
Location:San Jose Animal Care and Services
2750 Monterey Road 95111
Santa Photos w/ Your Pets -- Saturday December 15th, 2007
FUNDRAISER
Saturday & Sunday December 15th & 16th 11:00 AM until 04:00 PM
Location: Petsmart Downtown San Jose (408) 920-0316
607 Coleman Ave San Jose CA 95110
Santa's coming to town! Have your pets photo taken with Santa! $8.95 w/ Perks card ($9.95 without). You get a 4x6 digital photo with a holiday frame! $5 from each photo pack goes directly to help the cats and kittens at 13th St. Cats.
Silent Auction! -- Wednesday December 5th, 2007
Give us your highest bid.
If it's the highest, you win it!
Auction #1 Private Tour of SF Bay by Plane (Bring your camera!)
A window seat for two on this exclusive one hour scenic San Francisco Bay flight down the coast and above the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, Angel Island, and the glittering Bay. See San Francisco's most recognizable landmarks that are twice as impressive from the air with the city lights as the perfect backdrop. You'll have the best views around so get ready for this breath-taking flight! This will be an experience you'll never forget!
Est. Value: $200 (bids start at $125)
Flight Duration: 60 minutes, seat for 2 people
Expert pilot and Cessna 172 provided by Shoreline Flying Club (www.shorelineflyingclub.com), conveniently located at the
Palo Alto Airport, off 101. Shoreline Flying Club was founded in 2004 By Gordon Matthews and Dan Jacobson. Gordon is a 30 year pilot with
over 10,000 hours of flight time. He has been a flight instructor for over 20 years.
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Auction #2 Private Flying Lesson with YOU at the Controls
Learn to fly and fulfill a dream! Why just take an air tour when you can take your first course in learning how to fly? Tour beautiful
Palo Alto and the south bay for 30 minutes with this one of a kind air tour* that combines spectacular aerial views while YOU, yes YOU,
fly the plane!
A certified, experienced flight instructor will take care of the hard part (taking off and landing) but once you're in the air, you get
the controls!
So get ready for your flying lesson 101!
Est. Value: $75 (bids start at $50)
Flight Duration: 30 minutes
* This unique tour will be guided by an FAA-Certified Flight Instructor with more than 20 years of training experience. Shoreline Flying
Club was founded in 2004 by Gordon Matthews and Dan Jacobson. Gordon is a 30 year pilot with over 10,000 hours of flight time. He has been a
flight instructor for over 20 years.
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Auction #3 Four Sharks Tickets!
Experience the excitement! See the Sharks play Colorado Wed Feb 6th @ 7:30pm. Aisle 34, sec 219 row 13 seats 9,10,11 and 12.
Est. Value: $68
Bidding starts at $45
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Auction #4 1 Hour Escape- The Best Massage Ever!
Need a break from the Holiday hustle and bustle? Are you or someone you love stressed and need to unwind a bit? Give or receive
the gift of relaxation! Lisa Hill-Pierce has over 14 years experience doing bodywork. You are guaranteed to feel better after
an hour massage with her.
She specializes in deep tissue and sports massage, and is fluent in many modalities including stone massage and prenatal. She is
ESPECIALLY good at working out repetitive stress injuries, chronic pain, and headaches.
So get relaxed and unwind! You deserve it!
Est. Value: $75 for a one hour session. (bids start at $60)
New clients only, please.
Lisa Hill-Pierce, CMT has an office in Willow Glen (next to Taiwan Restaurant). 1314 Lincoln Ave. Suite 2F 408.807.0801
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Auction #5 Two Acupuncture Sessions
Rick Bernard is a Licensed Acupuncturist specializing in chronic pain, repetitive stress injuries, infertility, and sports injuries.
He has been practicing acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine for 15 years. He is the founder of The Center for Complementary
Medicine in Willow Glen. www.rickbernardacupuncture.com
This offer includes an in depth assessment and acupuncture treatment, as well as a follow up treatment. The Center for Complementary
Medicine is located at 1314 Lincoln Ave. Suite 2F (408) 291-0179
Est. Value is $125 (bids start at $80)
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Auction #6 Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional
Easily combine documents in Adobe PDF and much more!
Adobe(R) Acrobat(R) 8 Professional software enables business professionals to reliably create, combine, and control Adobe PDF
documents for easy, more secure distribution, collaboration, and data
collection.
Why Acrobat Professional?
Reliably share professional documents
Prepare polished PDF files so that virtually anyone, anywhere can view
them exactly as you intended.
Est. Value: $450 (bids start at $75)
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Auction #7 Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0
Bring out the best in your photos. Easily edit and enhance photos.
Make customized photo creations. Share on the web, mobile phones, and more
Features
Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) Elements 6 software combines power and
simplicity so you can make your photos look their best, share them in
imaginative ways, and easily find and view all your photos and video
clips.
Organize Edit Create Share Organize
See all of your photos in one convenient place, and find photos using
visual keyword tags and a variety of viewing options. Experience
improved performance that helps you find what you need faster, even
when your library grows to include thousands of photos.
Est. Value: $100 (bids start at $30)
GET YOUR BIDS IN NOW!
Offers are being accepted through Friday, December 14th, 5pm.
Just send an email to grubcat@sbcglobal.net (you will get an email confirmation of your bid)
When making a bid please include the auction number (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7) as well as your highest bid, the amount you're willing to
pay for that item. Payment is due within 10 days of the end of the auction. Thank you for supporting 13th Street Cats and good luck!
Christmas in the Studio -- Thursday November 15th, 2007
http://www.christmasinthestudio.com/ Christmas in the Studio 2007 is a fundraiser with art, crafts and gifts; the sale of all cat treats benefits the kitties at 13th St. Cats. Meet the Artists: Thursday, November 15th 6PM - 9PM Show and Sale: Thursday, November 15th 4PM - 9PM Friday, November 16th 10AM - 7PM Saturday, November 17th 10AM - 5PM Location: History Club of Los Gatos 123 Los Gatos Blvd. Parking Street Parking on Stacia Street and Johnson Ave. Parking Lot at History Club on Simons Way Additional Parking at Los Gatos High School
Additional Fair Location -- Monday November 12th, 2007
Now you can see even more cats & kittens - 13thstcats.org now also at Petsmart in Campbell.