Suzi Brown was among those who supported the charity group Cat Rescue Dunedin event.
She and her children had been planning to get new pets following the death of the family’s cat several weeks ago, at the age of 19.
It had been a good opportunity to give a home to kittens who might not otherwise find one, Ms Brown said.
Her children were "very excited" to have the new pets, who had been tentatively named Megatron and Daffy.
Cat Rescue Dunedin board of trustees chairwoman Debby Foster said 16 kittens had gone to new homes as a result of the busy event, and a further four or five were set to go to new homes in the coming days.
"It was really good, it was chaotic," she said.
The adoption day was held because the charity’s resources were stretched, with almost 600 kittens surrendered in 2022.
"During Covid the vets weren’t doing the fixing and I think we’re paying now for that,"she said.
The rescue had applied for more funding and hoped to have a spay and neuter day later in the year to ensure more cats were not producing more kittens.
