An open-air,12-acre cat sanctuary
A cat yawns next to a frog ornament on the grounds of the Cat House on the Kings cat sanctuary in Parlier, Calif., outside Fresno.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)Cats congregate outdoors at the Cat House on the Kings cat sanctuary outside Fresno.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)Kitten adoption manager Karla Cortez holds two tiny kittens at the Cat House on the Kings cat sanctuary outside Fresno.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)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.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)A cat climbs into a litter box at the Cat House on the Kings sanctuary.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)A kitten clings by its claws to a screen at the Cat House on the Kings sanctuary in Parlier, Calif., outside Fresno.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)A path is dotted with residents of the Cat House on the Kings sanctuary, where about 700 cats roam free on 12 acres.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)A cat scurries across a rooftop at the Cat House on the Kings in Parlier.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)A cat rests in a tree at the Cat House on the Kings sanctuary in Parlier.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)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.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)Shere Khan, a 3-year old male Bengal cat, id available for adoption at the Cat House on the Kings cat sanctuary.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)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.
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