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A completely volunteer-run, foster-based, no-kill cat rescue in Tucson dedicated to saving orphan kittens and senior cats from shelters across Arizona. Its adoptable cats can be met at the PetSmart Adoption Cattery at 3850 W River Road at Orange Grove Road. It is a fully volunteer-run, foster-based rescue focused on orphan kittens and senior cats pulled from shelters across Arizona.

Hours Adoption center inside PetSmart (3850 W River Rd, Tucson); meet-and-greets outside regular store hours can be scheduled by calling 520-445-3889.
Areas served Tucson and shelters across Arizona
Adopting

Fees, requirements & process

Call (520) 445-3889 for current adoption fees.

How it works

Submit an application, then an adoption counselor schedules a meet and greet with the cat you are interested in at the PetSmart cattery. If the visit goes well the adoption is finalized.

Location

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The area

Pima County at a glance

Population 1,060,490
Housing units 479,939
Est. households with a cat 140,542

Estimated by applying the AVMA's 2024 national cat-ownership rate (32.1% of households) to the county's real household count from the Census Bureau — a national rate applied locally, not a local survey. Population and housing figures are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Where can I meet your cats?

At the PetSmart Adoption Cattery at 3850 W River Road, at Orange Grove Road in Tucson. SOS is foster-based and has no shelter of its own.

How does adopting work?

Submit an application, then an adoption counselor schedules a meet and greet with the cat you are interested in at the cattery. If the visit goes well, the adoption is finalized.

What kinds of cats do you focus on?

Orphan kittens and senior cats, pulled from shelters across Arizona where they are most at risk.

Get involved

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Surrendering a cat

Intake services are described at soscatrescueaz.org/intake-services/. Contact the rescue at (520) 445-3889 to discuss surrendering a cat.

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