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 [...]

I’ve always been very lucky with cats.  Every time I didn’t have any cats one would show up, move in and I’d be fine.  A couple of years ago, I was cat-less and what we thought to be a baby bird got lost in our garage. Turns out, that was Asti. Orange stripes, estimated age three to four week.  Hand feeding and lots of care, but he made it. About six months later a little girl stopped by with a kitten that she had found on the street in front of our house.  That kitten was about 5 weeks old, and [...]

Name: Arvin Najarian From: Glendale, CA Time volunteering at FixNation: One Year What brought you to want to volunteer for FixNation: My interest in animal care, getting more experience and surgical techniques. What is your favorite thing about volunteering at FixNation: Working in a friendly and educated environment. About Arivn: Arvin was born and raised in Iran where he attended veterinary school and received his DVM degree. When not volunteering at FixNation, Arvin enjoys playing soccer, reading books, and traveling.