San Diego Humane Society Welcomes 34 More Cats from Overcrowded Stockton Shelter
This afternoon, San Diego Humane Society (SDHS) welcomed 34 additional cats and kittens from City of Stockton Animal Shelter, to help relieve severe overcrowding and support disease management efforts at the Northern California facility.
The kittens arrived at San Diego Humane Society’s Oceanside Campus this afternoon. To ensure the best possible treatment, 14 of the kittens remain in Oceanside, while 12 were transferred to the organization’s San Diego Campus and eight to its Escondido Campus. The group includes several kittens suffering from upper respiratory infections (URI), scabies and others who are ringworm-positive at various stages of treatment.
This is the second transport in recent months — SDHS took in 29 kittens from Stockton on Dec. 4, 2025, bringing the total number of kittens rescued from the shelter to 63. While SDHS remains significantly over capacity for dogs, the organization can accept these cats to provide a lifeline to the Stockton shelter, which has been struggling with a surge in cats needing specialized medical care.
“Stockton Animal Care deserves credit for putting out the call for help,” said Dr. Gary Weitzman, president and CEO of San Diego Humane Society. “When a fellow shelter needs support, whether here in San Diego or beyond, we want to be there for them. By working together for these 34 kittens, we will ensure they receive the specialized care they need to find their new homes.”
The shelter medicine teams at SDHS are prepared to provide isolation and intensive care for both the URI and ringworm cases. Once cleared medically and behaviorally, the kittens will be placed up for adoption.
To view all pets currently available for adoption, please visit sdhumane.org/adopt.
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