Known for her ever-present smile and enthusiasm, Ericka Pino, is the weather anchor/meteorologist for Telemundo 52 in Los Angeles. She recently teamed up with FixNation to get the word out to the Spanish-speaking community about TNR and how to make a difference in the lives of homeless cats across LA.
Ericka has been working in news for over ten years. Born in Peru, Ericka moved to the United States at a young age. She graduated from Rider University with a communications degree. She then set off working for big industry names …

On December 4, 2009, Superior Court judge McKnew ruled that the City of Los Angeles’ modest support of the Trap Neuter and Return of feral cats within the city should have been reviewed in compliance with CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) before being implemented. The ruling was followed by a court-ordered injunction that currently prevents the city from supporting TNR in any way until the city’s TNR program passes a CEQA review.
Here is an FAQ on what this means on a practical level:
1. Is TNR now illegal?
Answer: No. TNR is …

If you care about the lives of homeless cats in Los Angeles, please read, and in any way you can, show your support for this important declaration.
Declaration of Support For The Humane Management of Feral Cats in Los Angeles
When Superior Court Judge Thomas McKnew ruled last December that the City of Los Angeles Animal Services can no longer provide information about Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) or funding for spay/neuter of feral cats without first satisfying a California Environmental Quality (CEQA) review, he turned the clock back two decades.
Before the ruling, Los Angeles …

Introducing a premiere video about FixNation clinic, courtesy of our friends at Found Animals Foundation. See our state-of-the-art clinic, meet our kitty clients and learn about our mission to spay and neuter the homeless cats all across Los Angeles.

About Found Animals Foundation, Inc.:
Found Animals is a privately funded non-profit dedicated to minimizing shelter euthanasia. They create programs designed to reduce shelter intake, increase adoption rates and focuses on developing sustainable animal welfare business models. For more information, visit their website or add them as a fan on Facebook today.

Since Cats first opened on the West End stage in 1981, it has become one of the world’s best known and best loved musicals. With a plot based on T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats and award-winning music composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber; CATS, originally directed by Trevor Nunn, has since been presented in over 20 countries and in about 250 cities. The production ran for 18 years on Broadway, a record-setting 21 years in London, won seven Tony Awards and is the longest running tour in American …

2010
“Watch Out Mickey”
By Lisa Warren, Best Friends Animal Society
June 11, 2010
“Actor Corey Feldman Attends Benefit for FixNation”
By Tom Grady, StarNewsOnline
March 16, 2010
“Fixing Stray Cats”
By Michele C. Hollow, Pet News and Views
March 3, 2010
“A Match ‘Fixed’ in Heaven: ‘Cats’ Help Cats”
By Luis Torres, Pasadena Star News
February 19, 2010
“Opposition to TNR for Homeless Cats Misguided, Says National Animal Welfare Organization”
By Best Friends Animal Society, PRWeb
January 6, 2010
2009
“Ruling on Trapping of Feral Cats Is (Bad) for the Birds“
By Francis Battista, DailyNews LA
December 15, 2009
“Judge’s Ruling Bad for Community Cats”
By Sandy Miller, Best Friends …

Did you know February is National Spay/Neuter Month? To help us celebrate, Found Animals has decided to donate up to $10,000 to FixNation… but exactly how much depends on you!
Throughout the month of February, Found Animals will be donating $1 to FixNation for every new Facebook fan who signs up with them… up to $10,000 total. They will be granting these “celebration donations” to three lucky spay/neuter organizations:  FixNation, Clinico and AngelDogs Foundation.
All YOU have to do to help us earn this money is click here to invite your friends, …

FixNation wants you to know about an important development in Los Angeles concerning TNR. Last month a local judge issued a ruling in response to a lawsuit filed against the City of LA by wild bird groups, ordering that the City of Los Angeles is suspended in supporting and promoting Trap-Neuter-Return as a means to help homeless cats.

TNR is a community-based, humane approach to controlling homeless cat overpopulation. It involves concerned citizens humanely trapping feral cats, getting them spayed and neutered (at clinics like FixNation), and then returning them to …

FixNation clinic is featured in the recent Best Friends Magazine, 25th anniversary edition. The article is titled “Caring for Community Cats in California” and highlights our East Valley Outreach Project.
Click here to read the entire article.
This article originally appeared in the November/December 2009 issue of Best Friends Magazine. Reprinted with permission from Best Friends Animal Society.