UPDATE: 3/23/14 - Kayla Cattle Girl has a foster home! She will be leaving the shelter very soon. Once she has had a chance to destress, she will be available for adoption through St. Francis APS!

We don't know her story.

She was found on the streets in south San Jose and brought to the shelter.

This beautiful Australian Cattle Dog mix is a little too frightened in an unfamiliar shelter environment. For now we are naming her 'Kayla the Cattle Girl'.

Kayla is about 4 years old and weighs 63 lbs. While she cowers in fear in her noisy kennel, once she is led out to the play area, her true personality starts to show. 

She's interested in other dogs and people passing by; she solicits attention from people (and slips in a kiss or two). If she gets a chance, she will take a sneak peek into the window of the cat house. 

Because of her fear while in the kennel, Kayla the Cattle Girl is at risk. 

Once she is in a caring home, we know she will have a chance to blossom! She needs a temporary or permanent home immediately.

Can you give Kayla that chance? Fill out our foster application here. 

Got questions? Email us at [email protected].

Cattle dogs are known for their intelligence and high energy; Kayla will need regular exercise. You can find out more about this breed here.

UPDATE: 3/12/14 - Toto is SAFE! He has been rescued. We will share more details as we get them. Thank you for helping network this little guy!

So often animals in an unfamiliar environment like a shelter shut down from fear. Unfortunately this can prevent them from being deemed as adoptable.

If given the chance of a loving and patient home, they usually destress and their true personality blossoms. 

Toto is a perfect example of a scared boy who's fear is putting him at risk for euthanasia. He is only a year old and weighs about ten pounds. 

Can you help save this little cutie's life? He needs a temporary or permanent home immediately. You can find our foster application here. Questions? Email us at [email protected]

Toto isn't his real name, he was found as a stray. We have temporarily named him Toto. If you can provide him a second chance in life, you get naming rights!

FINAL UPDATE: 3/11/14 -  Thanks to social media and caring people who shared her story, Faith was adopted today! 

She was too shy to pose for the camera but inside the box is a whole lotta Faith.  Her new dad Jeff is posing with her shelter kennel card which has since been recycled!

URGENT UPDATE: 3/10/14 - Faith's kennel stress is getting worse and she is AT RISK. She needs to be adopted into a calm, one kitty only household asap. San Jose Animal Care Center is closed on Monday and will open at 11am Tuesday for adoptions. Adopt Faith! Watch her video below:

Shelter environments can be very stressful on animals.

It is especially hard on the ones who once lived in a home and suddenly find themselves in a cage with unfamiliar sights and sounds.

Faith ended up at San Jose Animal Care Center because her people were moving. She is having a difficult time adjusting to her new situation and is very distressed. She is succumbing to kennel stress. 

Faith needs to be adopted urgently and her life may depend on it. Providing her a caring patient home will let her destress and her personality will blossom. When she's feeling safe, she will gladly carry on a conversation and enjoys being petted and brushed. She's fond of hide and seek with a feather toy, too. Faith prefers humans over other felines so it would be best for her to be your one and only cat. As she's on the 'chunky' side, a medical check up and weight loss plan would benefit her.

You've gotta have Faith! The shelter is located at 2750 Monterey Road in San Jose, CA 95111. Their adoption hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 11am until 6pm; Sunday from 11am until 4pm. They are closed Mondays. Faith's ID is #A883482.

FINAL UPDATE: 3/11/14 - Simon and Alpine have both been adopted!

UPDATE: 3/5/2014 - Happy report! These boys are safe and in foster homes. They were retested and found NOT to have FeLV. 

Simon the Snowshoe is available to adopt through St. Francis Animal Protection Society. Alpine the white kitty is available through 13th Street Cat Rescue.

Two young boys at the San Jose shelter have caught our attention with their beauty and won our hearts with their personalities. They do not have names as they were turned in as stray but it's obvious they have been around people.

"Snowshoe" is about a year and a half old. Snowshoe kitties are known for their sweet and mellow temperament, intelligence and devotion to their owners. 

"White Kitty" is still a kitten at about nine months old. He is very affectionate and loves to be petted.

These gorgeous boys have tested faintly positive for FeLV - feline leukemia virus. Unfortunately the test for FeLV often gives incorrect results. There is a possibility that these cats are at risk of euthanasia for a disease they might not have. They should be retested and the cost would be covered by a sponsoring rescue organization

And, if they are positive, FeLV kitties can live long happy lives. They need to be only cats as to not transfer the virus to non FeLV felines but they can live with other FeLV cats, dogs and rabbits etc! 

If you can help us save these sweethearts by providing a permanent or temporary home for one of them, please fill out our application here!
 
Check out their videos!