Meet Fender, the medium haired kitty. Fender is not only beautiful on the outside but quite the sweetie. She has previously lived in a home with a family, including children under 12 years old. She has been around other cats and her favorite activity was playing with them. A home with other cats may be a fit after a slow, thoughtful introduction. Fender has been indoor/outdoor previously but would be safest indoors as she is lighter colored (at risk for being targeted by predators) as well as longer haired (which is prone to collect debris from the outdoors and matting). If you are looking for a companion to strum your heart strings, come meet Fender today! From Friday, May 1st through Sunday May 10th, the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is participating in Empty the Shelters. The adoption fee is reduced to $50 for all cats, dogs and rabbits in our care. Empty the Shelters is the nation’s largest funded adoption event centered around helping homeless pets find families by making adoption affordable for prospective pet owners. Please note: Our Santa Cruz location’s Shelter hours are 11-6pm, 7 days a week! Although clients can walk through and see any animals in their kennels during open hours, we end “meet and greets” (aka meeting an animal out of the kennel) at 4:30pm every day. If you’d like to meet an animal out of the kennel, please arrive before 4:00pm to allow for time to discuss individual animals and meet them.