To celebrate what it’s calling “Cat-ober,” the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA is waving adoption fees for all cats older than six months from its shelter in Burlingame. 

The free adoptions will last until the end of October and are designed to help ease the large feline population at the shelter, PHS/SPCA officials said Wednesday. 

“Cats are simply wonderful, and we have more than 68 cats available for adoption,” said PHS/SPCA spokesperson Buffy Martin Tarbox.

  • The Peninsula Humane Society and SPCA is waving adoption fees for all cats older than six months from its shelter in Burlingame until the end of October 2023. (Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA via Bay City News)
  • The Peninsula Humane Society and SPCA is waving adoption fees for all cats older than six months from its shelter in Burlingame until the end of October 2023. (Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA via Bay City News)
  • The Peninsula Humane Society and SPCA is waving adoption fees for all cats older than six months from its shelter in Burlingame until the end of October 2023. (Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA via Bay City News)

People who want to adopt a cat from the PHS/SPCA Tom and Annette Lantos Center for Compassion at 1450 Rollins Road in Burlingame can do so between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. seven days a week. 

The shelter is open until 6 p.m. but people are asked to arrive at least an hour before closing time to complete an adoption.

People who want to adopt cats younger than six months can do so by filling out the proper forms and paying a $120 adoption fee.

To see some of the cats people can visit www.PHS-SPCA.org.

Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.