An open-air,12-acre cat sanctuary

Cats congregate outdoors at the Cat House on the Kings cat sanctuary outside Fresno.

Kitten adoption manager Karla Cortez holds two tiny kittens at the Cat House on the Kings cat sanctuary outside Fresno.

Cat House on the Kings founder Lynea Lattanzio, 67, has devoted her home, property and financial resources to the sanctuary, rescue and adoption center for cats.

A cat climbs into a litter box at the Cat House on the Kings sanctuary.

A kitten clings by its claws to a screen at the Cat House on the Kings sanctuary in Parlier, Calif., outside Fresno.

A path is dotted with residents of the Cat House on the Kings sanctuary, where about 700 cats roam free on 12 acres.

A cat scurries across a rooftop at the Cat House on the Kings in Parlier.

A cat rests in a tree at the Cat House on the Kings sanctuary in Parlier.

Cats maintain an appropriate distance from one another while sharing a sofa at the Cat House on the Kings cat sanctuary in Parlier, Calif., outside Fresno.

Shere Khan, a 3-year old male Bengal cat, id available for adoption at the Cat House on the Kings cat sanctuary.

Lynea Lattanzio, 67, is founder of the Cat House on the Kings, a no-kill, nonprofit, 12-acre sanctuary, rescue and adoption center for cats outside Fresno.