MeoowzResQ

This organization is completely irresponsible. They give you sick pets not telling you the truth of their illness. Then they decline return even if you have proof that its adopted from them. They are cynical people, dishonorable and dismissive.
They clearly have records of the adoption, the medical records and so on. Yet they insist its not their cat nor their problem. Do not adopt from dishonest people like these, they don’t care about the cats or you, they just want to do their pseudo charitable job brainlessly pretending to have hearts of any kind. Liars, horrible liars.

I just finished fostering through this rescue and I think they are wonderful! I have worked with a couple of other rescue places, one in another state, before I moved to California and let me tell you, these people work their butts off! And most of them are volunteers, no money, no compensation for what they do other than the love from the animals and the satisfaction of knowing they are making a difference.
I have read most of the reviews on here and just want to say, no one is perfect. This rescue relies on it’s volunteers and fosters, without fosters there would be no MeoowzResQ. The people that run the adoption events are volunteers, they spend their Saturdays and/​or Sundays at these events. They want to find good homes for the kitties, sometimes they don’t time to chat with people that are just looking, that isn’t being rude, that’s working. The kitties are their first priority. And sometimes a sick kitty gets missed, it happens.
I read a complaint about someone trying to rehome a couple of cats they had adopted from here and were tricked by a rep for MeoowzResQ. When you adopt you agree to return the cat to MeoowzResQ if at some point in time you can’t keep the cat, so just call them! I was in Dani’s office getting shots for my foster when a couple returned a cat they had adopted, she was not rude or mean or in any way disrespectful. Sure she was disappointed, imagine how the cat felt!
So if you are reading this and thinking of adopting from here, don’t be afraid or worried, the cats they have are loved, they live in homes, they are current on shots and you get a voucher for a vet check, use it. And thank you for adopting, not shopping!

3 Stars because I love my new kittens to death and wouldn’t trade them for the world
–2 Star because one of the kitten’s I received was extremely ill and had to end up paying for her vet bills which cost more than her adoption fee. Also, she ended up having worms, which I wasn’t aware of which made me have to bring my other kitten to the vet too, to get dewormed.
Love my kittens, but a lot of the kittens are transferred from foster homes, and you aren’t really told what type of diet they were on.
Wish I could get a hold of Julie better because she doesn’t answer her phone.
Overall, without these kittens, I don’t know where I would be. With a little bit of TLC, they were both in tip top shape. Had to pretty much teach one of my kittens (4 months) to eat wet food and syringe feed her a couple of times to get her to eat more solids.
Just know that you aren’t going to get the most healthy kitten or cat here. The cats are often in foster homes with multiple other cats. They aren’t given the right amount of care and love in those homes, which is why adopting one and giving the cat the love and care it needs is the best option.

I am so thankful this rescue group was able to help me and my poor little Shadow. I decided to take care of him when my cousin found him in the street abandoned. I immediately took him to a veterinarian to get neutered, flea treatment, dewormer and all of his shots. Unfortunately, I recently had to give him up for adoption :”(due to being a full time worker and college student, I was never home to properly train and spend time with Shadow. I was just causing pain for the both of us. So I contacted several animal rescue groups and Dani from MeeowzResQ contacted me the very next morning to help me find a foster for Shadow. That very same day, I received an email from Dani letting me know that she found a foster and gave me her contact information. I met with Riki (Shadow’s foster) the next day and I was so happy to find out how knowledgeable she is about kittens. Riki told me that the following day there will be an adoption event at Petco, where Shadow will have an opportunity to be adopted. I felt relieved to know that Shadow was in good hands. Riki texted me the next day letting me know that Shadow was adopted to a forever home! She even described who adopted him and their story. I am so thankful for this organization and how quickly they were able to help Shadow. I miss my little Shadow but I know that he is with a loving person who can play and spend time with him.

Older reviews often complain about sick cats up for adoption. I have two Meeowzresq cats and one of them had a severe ear infection at the time we adopted her. I saw it in her ear before we adopted her. The vet claimed the other one had worms (she was a kitten). We treated her for worms, and the other cat for her infection and paid the bills ourselves. This would have happened in 2012 and earlier.
You need to understand that your kitty has been traumatized with being fostered and adopted. It took both kitties months to adjust and almost a year for the grown up adoptee to show her real personality. No rescue is perfect and I really feel that people are expecting too much for the fees they pay. If you want a perfect pet, then no, a rescue is probably not going to satisfy that need.
For me, the fees are reasonable. I’ve seen a foster home and I’ve seen the conditions the cats are in in the store. Both places were clean and the cats were cared for. Don’t pass up this organization because you _​might_​get a sick cat. The responsibility for the cat begins with you when you take them home, I feel. The rescue has always been truthful, dedicated and do the best that they can.
I am giving them five stars because I have cancer now and I can’t afford to properly care for these kitties. There is a problem with our landlord that I can’t afford, also. I contacted the rescue and true to their word, they are taking the cats back. I’ve been treated with respect and courtesy. I do recommend this rescue. In the past, when faced with a flea problem that was giving me headaches, I called them for advice and got it. I was able to keep my cats.
I wish I could keep my cats till they die, but I can’t. I’m really glad I used this rescue. I’ve been treated like a human being and my pets could not be in better hands.

I actually picked up my cat from CL free section but the previous owner told me he adopted him from meoowzreq and gave us paper work of our lovely biscuit (who was called sugar in shelter)
He is amazing, loving smart boy who loves attentions and give kisses. We got him when he was 3months old and he turned 2 couple months ago :)
he made my family alot happier. Everyone loves him to death !
i have to leave 5star review since they provided me with such perfect cat: D

My boyfriend and I to the pet supply store in fountain valley looking to adopt a cat or kitten and I’ve never been treated that rudely and disrespectfully. I lifted up a blanket to look into the cage and A rude lady promptly told me to not lift up the blanket because someone just turned found that kitten in the parking lot and I immediately apologized. My boyfriend curiously asked questioned about the kitten and the lady got very offended and told us it’s her right to do whatever she wants to do with that cat. We left the store immediately after that because of that lady and we start walking to a different store and another lady from this organization started running aggressive towards us and then countries to yell at us for offending the other lady. To sum up the story my boyfriend and I were both verbally harassed and physically threatened by someone from this organization.

Terrible Terrible People!!!
I went after a gym session to petco to adopt a rescue kitten. While there I met the most lovely fur baby and fell in love. The people had me start the paper work right away. I was almost done with my papers when an older lady well dressed looked like she was well off decided she wanted the same kitten I was filling the paper work for.
The man helping me automatically went up to the lady and he started talking to her in whispers. He then came to me as I was finished with paperwork and let me know the board has to review my application and they will let me know. Of course I realized then and there that he had decided to adopt the cat to the other lady. Of course I didn’t hear back from them and I paid a visit to petco again to inquire about the ethics of this rescue.
The petco staff let me know that they do this kind of stuff all the time. If you look richer you get the Cat. Mind you I’m a very hardworking person, I have two spoiled furbabies (cats), my entire backyard is catered to my cats because they are indoor cats and I like them to have free range of my 5 bedroom house and backyard… and I am very well off thanks to the Almighty. However that day I was a little dis shoveled do to 2 ½ hours of gym boot camp. Anyway very disappointed in this rescue shame on them for judging me on my appearance because on my application anyone can tell I am the best cat lady there ever was.

I had the honor of being a foster mommy for meoowzresq for a good 6 months. During that time, I was able to see the inside operations and meet many of the volunteers that run this non-​profit organization. I will share my experiences below, but before I do so, please do not let a bad experience like no return calls or rude people at the adoption event deter you from adopting a cat. Like I said before, this organization is run by volunteers, and their actions should not reflect the intentions of the organization as a whole. If you are waiting for a personal response from Dani, the founder, she is probably in the middle of hundreds of emails, messages, running an organization!, or an emergency kitty situations (from my experience). She cant drop everything so please give her some time to get back to you before you complain! You may rarely encounter a sick cat, and I will also explain why below. This organization is run 100% on the adoption fees and donations, so when you pay those adoption fees, your money is going straight back to the kitties.
Meoowzresq is not a company with a storefront, but is made up of the founder’s home and an intricate network of many volunteer foster’s homes. These amazing people do not get paid or rewarded to do this, they just have love in their hearts for these animals. This is all on their spare time– from the cats adoptions, to setting up foster care, and vet visits, etc.- and all of the volunteers have lives to live like a full time job, school, or families to raise, etc.
When I first called to volunteer, I met with other volunteers that run the day to day operations. I went to pick up my foster kitties at one of the volunteer’s houses. I was given unlimited food, kitty litter, cat carriers, litter boxes, medication (if needed), etc. I was screened, coached, and had access to unlimited help from the senior volunteers all hours of the day. Nothing ever came out of my pocket and was all paid for through the adoption fees and donations. It was my responsibility to love my cats, socialize them, nurture them to health, take them to their vet appointments, and take them to the the adoption events. If I could not do any of these requirements, i could let them know so someone could step in for me. During this time, many cats came in and out of my home. I loved each one like my own, socialized them with my dog, cleaned them, played with them, let them sleep on my bed at night, and bonded with them individually. I wrote their cat bios for the adoptions ads on craigslist to share their personalities in hopes they would stand out and get adopted. I rushed them to vet appointments after work. I spent my weekends taking my foster cats to the adoption events, and had the options to stay and meet with adopters.
Occasionally, I came across sick kitties. All of these rescue cats come from bad situations– death row at the pound, hoarder homes, the streets, abusive situations– they are dumped, neglected, abandoned. Meoowzresq does not pick and choose the good kitties and throw away the bad ones. Of course there will be sick cats along the way. If the fosters have a sick kitty, we take them to the vet, give them medications as directed, and nurse them to health. The vet bills are all paid for by the organization through donations, and they will never say no to treatment. They will save the cat at all costs. The sick cats are separated from the healthy ones to get better and not spread the sickness. They will not be adopted out until they are 100% healthy. If for any reason your adopted kitty starts to show symptoms of illness, you should immediately contact the organization.
After 6 months, I had to stop fostering. My hubby was allergic to cats but suffered through out of love for them and for me. Also, it become completely draining to fall in love with each one like my own and have to let them go every time. We have each cat’s favorite toy up on our Christmas tree every year in their memory.
I absolutely love what MeoowzResQ does for these cats that could otherwise be dead. What these volunteers go through for the cats is rough, so look past imperfections and know that you are getting a cat from a great place. When you adopt from MeoowzResQ, know that your cat was very loved.

Great people and great cats and kittens. Check out their cat adoptions if you have a chance. They are very knowledgeable about felines and are eager to answer your questions about them. Email them at
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I’ve been looking to adopt a kitten/​cat for so long now, when I found this organization I went into some research and tried to figure out how I can adopt
a kitten or a cat, so I emailed and they responded very quickly and sent me attachments of some paper work to fill out before hand. They said they were «looking forward to meeting me.» However, when I arrived to the adoption event with all my paperwork, showing I was very serious about adopting I was treated rudely. I’ve never felt so disrespected. I really wanted to adopt a cat/​kitten with them, but they made me feel so uncomfortable and was treated so rudely, I just decided to leave. :(
I did end up adopting a kitten, but certainly not from this organization.

I have never been more disgusted by the actions of an organization than what I just experienced today. I am amazed at the awfulness that a person is capable of
My wife and I adopted a pair of cats through Meoowz closer to half a year ago with full intent to love them for life. Due to factors beyond our control, we made the extremely hard decision to try and find another home for these two wonderful cats. We have someone contact us and let us know that they’ll be able to give a wonderful home with their family. After a (literally) tear filled discussion we decide to give them to this woman because we wanted them to still be together.
Lo and behold, it turns out that it was a Rep from MeoowZ who blatantly and deliberately lied so that they could get the cats back. Then they had the freaking audacity to try and shame my wife for trying to find a home for these two instead of just giving them back to the shelter so that they could charge someone another $ 150+ for the animals that they had to lie to get. I always wondered how their business model was sustainable but i guess taking others pets under evil, deliberate lies and then selling them again could be pretty lucrative.
I am literally sick with worry that these two that we loved are in the hands of an organization with monsters like the woman we spoke with earlier

I’ve always been a dog person maybe because I have a cat personality. So dogs compliment my very quiet and independent nature. Just as I was looking to adopt a dog, I read my apartment’s rules and it said they only allow service dogs. Funny how I see so many owners walking their dogs, who obviously don’t look and act like service doggies, at different times of the day. Huh.
So I thought, hhm. Why not try a cat? And where else can you find a reputable place than CRAIGSLIST! I happened to see an ad for such a cute kitten that I emailed them right away. I know I sometimes have this «impulse buying» syndrome and I definitely had the «impulse adopting» cap on that day. I emailed them at 9 AM and I was on my way to get the kitten at 1:30.
Valerie, the foster mom, was very helpful (I think that was her name). She and I met at a park in Long Beach and she was kind enough to tell me not to get offended if the cat doesn’t bond with me right away, like most dogs. It takes longer for cats to come out and play. And that I should put the kitten on the litter box first thing when I get home to teach her where she’s supposed to go potty. Do that for the first week each time I get home from work.
I signed some papers basically stating I cannot have the kitten declawed and I have 30 days to return the cat if things don’t work out. There was an adoption fee of $ 100. Pretty painless. Now, I’m turning into a semi cat lady.

I adopted a lovely kitten from MeoowzResQ, but unfortunately he wasn’t healthy when I took him home. He was sneezing to start with. I thought it was allergies. I also didn’t know that they don’t test for Feline Leukemia or other diseases before letting people adopt their cats/​kittens. I thought that was strange. I had to microchip the animal separately also. I paid $ 150.00 so I was surprised about what little was covered for this price.
Basically they covered Neutering, First inoculation for FVRCP, and they will cover the 2^nd inoculation for FVRCP if you take the cat back to their vet. They also give Drontal, Nemex, and Advantage+ before you adopt the cat/​kitten.
I took him to my personal vet, and no, I didn’t take him back to the ‘free’ vet in Santa Ana because I live in Glendale, and work in Los Alamitos (where I adopted the kitten). This is a 30 minute drive!
The kitten not only has an upper respiratory infection, but he also has Coccidia (parasites), and had a case of the ‘runs’…
I talked to Kathy, who I adopted the kitten from when I was at PetCo in Buena Park. She promised me that Dani Ryan, the Founder would call me. That was two days ago. I never received a call from Dani, and have no idea why she wouldn’t at lease discuss this with me.
My 6 year old cat has been exposed to everything from Feline Leukemia, upper respiratory infection, and now Coccidia (parasites). I have had to treat both animals in order to make sure that the parasites are gone completely from both cats.
$ 500 later and I’m not too happy about it.
All I can say is that I was warned by a few people to go to another adoption agency that takes care of everything before you adopt your pet.
I absolutely love my Marley and would never return him for $ 150. It isn’t the kitten’s fault that he was sick when I got him.
UPDATE: Dani did call me back today and has offered to help me with the kitten. I wanted to post this to say that I really appreciate that she called me back. I understand that there are a lot of kittens and cats out there that need good homes. I am thankful for my new kitten, Marley, and I know that he was meant to be in my life. The medication is helping and he is on his way to getting better.