SAN JOSE – A nonprofit cat adoption heart close to downtown San Jose was pressured to shut after an SUV crashed into its constructing Tuesday afternoon, heart officers stated.
Two automobiles collided at Julian and fifteenth streets round 1:05 p.m., inflicting one to veer into The Dancing Cat at 702 East Julian St., a San Jose Police Division spokesperson stated.
A volunteer on the heart suffered a sore arm, President Ann Chasson and Director Mary Rubin stated in an interview. Not one of the 11 cats on the heart on the time had been injured or escaped.
One of many drivers additionally complained of ache however was not taken to the hospital, police stated. The opposite driver was not injured.
The reason for the crash is underneath investigation. Police don’t consider alcohol or medication performed a job.
Chasson stated the collision prompted intensive harm to an exterior wall. Pictures shared by the middle confirmed an SUV sandwiched between the constructing and a lamp put up.
All the cats had been moved out of the middle following the crash.
Adoptions are anticipated to proceed as traditional, however as a substitute of coming to the middle’s “living room-like space,” folks will go to the cats of their foster properties, Rubin stated.
An SUV crashed into The Dancing Cat at 702 East Julian St. in San Jose on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. A volunteer suffered a minor damage, however no cats had been harmed or escaped, in line with heart officers. (Lauren Slayton/The Dancing Cat)
Nevertheless, the middle’s quick future as a spot the place cat-oriented neighborhood occasions are held is much less sure.
“It’s really the community-centric part of our mission that is on pause for a few moments,” Rubin stated. “We may be able to do some events off-site. We’ll have to figure that out.”
Based a decade in the past by Chasson and Rubin, The Dancing Cat has helped practically 1,900 at-risk grownup felines from the San Jose Animal Care Middle discover properties by giving them an open, cage-free setting during which to mingle with folks and different cats.
“We’ve grown a really wonderful community,” Chasson stated. “We’re sure they’ll rally around us.”
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Initially Printed: September 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM PDT
