10-Lives Rescue and Sanctuary is a Central Valley group of volunteers operating under a 501(c)(3) non-profit with a mission to improve lives of homeless companion animals. We do this by combining the efforts of standard rescue activities with the benefits of a physical Sanctuary. Our primary rescue focus is finding forever homes for cats that have run out of time in shelters, trapping cats in public colonies, and receiving abandoned pet cats that would otherwise find their way to an open field, a parking lot, an unwelcome neighborhood, a dangerous road, or a shelter where euthanizing is probable. All cats that enter into our care are checked for medical conditions and spayed or neutered. Kittens and cats that are social or can be socialized are placed ino our mobile adoption program; special needs are candidates for our Foster program or Sanctuary; and ferals will find a permanent home at our Sanctuary if they cannot be returned to their outdoor community. As a non-profit, our efforts and number of cats we can rescue and care for, is limited by our success in fund raising, foster homes, and volunteers.