FixNation and Valley Vet Non Profit (VVNP) are teaming up this summer to bring you even more days when you can get your feral cats fixed for free.
Starting in August, VVNP will be open on the 2nd Monday of every month for a day dedicated to fixing feral cats. This is an extra day above and beyond when VVNP is normally open, as a way to expand how many feral cats are being fixed within our community each month. VVNP will fix up to 50 feral cats on these special Mondays, …

Disneyland may be the “happiest place on earth” during the day, but did you also know that it’s home to hundreds of feral cats that roam the park at night? The cats have been around since the park opened. For almost ten years now, Disneyland has worked together with Best Friends Catnippers and FixNation to successfully Trap-Neuter-Return these feline friends. In return, the cats do their part by keeping the rodent population in the park down. Watch out Mickey Mouse!
Click here to read the full story by Best Friends Animal …

A new California Spay and Neuter Specialty License Plate Program kicked off this week all across the state. This program is sponsored by the California Veterinary Medical Board and the California Spay and Neuter License Plate Fund. Proceeds from the license plates will provide funding for free or low-cost spay/neuter programs across California.
The new plates feature original artwork created and donated by actor/artist Pierce Brosnan. Plates are $50 for a sequential plate or $98 for a personalized plate.
The total number of dogs and cats euthanized in public shelters rose from …

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 …

This coming Sunday, May 1st, animal lovers will be gathering together at Big Sunday, one of the biggest annual volunteer events in southern California.
That’s when thousands of people from Southern California, of all ages and all backgrounds, work together to lend a hand to nonprofits, schools and other agencies that need their help. Last year on Big Sunday Weekend, 50,000 volunteers turned out at more than 500 different projects from San Diego to Solvang, making Big Sunday Weekend one of the largest regional community service events in America.
Big Sunday takes …

We had six very successful Best Friends Catnippers clinics in 2009, fixing nearly 700 cats in total throughout the year. Way to go Catnippers vets and volunteers! We couldn’t have done it without you, so thank you!

The Best Friends Catnippers clinic schedule for next year, 2010, will be on the following Sundays:

January 10, 2010
March 14, 2010
May 16, 2010
July 11, 2010
September 12, 2010
November 14, 2010

All clinics will be held at FixNation, 7680 Clybourn Ave., L.A., 91352.

An initial application and reservations are required in advance. Please do not bring cats to the …

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 …

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 …