Join FixNation in the benefit screening of The PawProject, a film that addresses the inhumane treatment of cats through declawing. This event will take place Saturday October 19th at 11am, at Laemmle Monica located on 1332 2nd Street Santa Monica, CA. FixNation is a nonprofit located in the San Fernando Valley that is committed to the welfare of cats. Among its many noteworthy contributions are training and equipment for Trap-Neuter-Return, a free full-time spay and neuter clinic for cats, and guidance on caring for feral colonies. Their generous efforts have made resources and education accessible to the public, greatly improving [...]

This Month FixNation’s Medical Director, Dr. Kerri Anderson, is taking a break from writing about health and medical concerns in cats and writing about cats in history. We all think of service dogs, but since humans took to the sea- up to about World War II- we had service cats! Commonly known as ship cats, there have been several famous kitties keeping our servicemen company throughout history. Their roles have been to help with everything from rodent control to improving troop morale. I hope you enjoy these photos as much as we did!   Every soldier needs a Kitten Cam Accessory [...]

Name: Heather Moyer About: I'm an attorney from Amish Country Pennsylvania, and I moved to Los Angeles just over a year ago with my two rescue cats. In the past year, three strays in my neighborhood decided that I should be their forever momma, and I gladly complied. City and neighborhood: Glassell Park, Los Angeles but originally from Lancaster, PA. Years volunteering at FixNation: A little over one year What brought you to want to volunteer for FixNation: Volunteering is very important to me, so as soon as I moved to Los Angeles, I began looking for a place to [...]

Over the years, it has been my experience that most pet cats are given names that, while they may be cute, or mean something to their guardians, have nothing to do with the appearance or personality of the cats in question. I do not intend this statement as criticism, merely an observation – and one that applies as much to me as anyone. In my case, the names fitting this description include Chloe, Happy, Seymour, Bentley, Simon, Mandy, Shadow, Magic, Angel and Dulce – all truly cherished felines and each special in his or her own way, grouped together here [...]

Name: Ruby Kuratomi About: I'm semi-retired from the healthcare/software industry, have always lived in Southern California and always have had cats (love all animals). City and neighborhood: Mar Vista, Los Angeles, CA Years volunteering at FixNation: 4 What brought you to want to volunteer for FixNation: When I retired, I wanted to volunteer for a good cause, and  I can't think of anything more worthwhile than promoting TNR at FixNation.  I started volunteering for Catnippers clinics and then FixNation when it opened. What is your favorite thing about volunteering at FixNation: My favorite things about coming to FixNation are the people - from [...]

Karen Olvera was recently in the FixNation lobby when she did something. Something all of us will applaud, but not all of us are prepared to stand up and do in the moment. Karen is a new client of FixNation who is tremendously happy to learn of the resources and services provided by FixNation. She recently completed TNR training and was picking up two of the three kittens that live under her house from their spay/neuter appointment one afternoon last week. As she was standing in the lobby, she over heard our receptionist speaking with a gentleman over the phone [...]

1.       Name – Patty Peirce 2.       City and neighborhood? North Hollywood California, originally from Tucson, Az. 3.       Years volunteering at FN? 5 years, since shortly after the clinic FixNation Clinic opened at it’s current location at 7680 Clybourn Ave., Los Angeles CA, 91352. 4.       What brought you to want to volunteer for FN? I needed to get my job’s property cats fixed. I took them to a regular vet and it cost too much to get them fixed there. Someone told us about FixNation, so we contacted them and were able to receive both TNR training and borrow humane traps. I was shown how to use the traps [...]