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Cats Available for Free at NewPark Mall

A weekend pet adoptathon brings cats looking for homes at NewPark Mall

If you’re looking for a cat to take home and cuddle, you may want to head down to the where a pet adoptathon is being held this weekend.

The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and will be held by Fremont-based Purrfect Cat Rescue.

Purrfect Cat Rescue’s event is part of a regionwide adoptathon in which more than 40 shelters from Alameda and Contra Costa counties are bringing cats and dogs to various locations to be adopted.

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The adoptathon is sponsored by Maddie's Fund, a non-profit that aims to make pet adoption easy in order to avoid the unnecessary euthanization of animals.


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