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Local Man Fired for Feeding Cats
The Sacramento Press News
Feb 01Larry Ottoviani officially lost his job after seven years with the 7Up Bottling Company for doing the one thing that helped him counteract the anxiety in his personal life. That one thing was feeding hungry cats. “I love cats and don’t like to see them... »
No thanks, but maybe a hiss.
The Sacramento Press News
Jan 31It’s early Sunday morning in January. Cars pull into the lot in an industrial section of South Sacramento. What would possess people to get up this early on a cold, dark winter’s day? It’s not a swap meet, big sale, concert tickets, or church. These pe... »
Read this or the kitten gets it.
The Sacramento Press News
Jan 31There’s a war being waged in Sacramento. The dead are strewn in street gutters like dirty rags, or wind up in dumpsters and garbage cans. Even though the casualties are all on the other side, the humans are losing. The battle is to control our stray an... »
Animal Advocates Against Plan To Shorten Euthanasia Time
Cbs13(Local News)
Jan 25He's the first dog of California, but now Sutter Brown, the cute Corgi, is the symbol of a campaign to keep the governor from allowing animal shelters to euthanize animals after three days instead of the current mandated minimum six days. »
At the SPCA: Rufus and Emma
The Sacramento BeeLiving Here
Jan 17Meet Rufus and Emma. Rufus is about 5 years old, and Emma is 4, and they are the best of friends. Sacramento SPCA »
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Animal Advocates Against Plan To Shorten Euthanasia Time
Cbs13(Local News)
Jan 25He's the first dog of California, but now Sutter Brown, the cute Corgi, is the symbol of a campaign to keep the governor from allowing animal shelters to euthanize animals after three days instead of the current mandated minimum six days. »
Sacramento SPCA earns ASPCA funds for adoption event
Examiner Sacramento Edition
Jan 07The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) has named the recipients of grant funding for their “Mega Match-a-thon event”. Among the 56 shelters named from across the country is our own... »
Four Sacramento animal shelters join together to find 1,000 new homes
Examiner Sacramento Edition
Dec 23The Sacramento SPCA, City of Sacramento Animal Care Services, Sacramento County Animal Care & Regulation, and Happy Tails Pet Sanctuary have created a joint event "Home for the Holidays" pet adoption special, which will run through... »
Hundreds lined up on Veterans Day to adopt pets: SPCA cages emptied.
Examiner Sacramento Edition
Nov 16A great marketing campaign on November 11th, 2011 attracted so many hundreds of people to Sacramento SPCA's animal shelter, that the crowds cleaned out all the adoptable cats and dogs by adopting them. Yesterday, if it weren'... »
Ugly dogs and cute canines take to Del Paso Blvd this weekend
North Sac Beat
Oct 28The 2nd Annual Sacramento's Ugliest Dog & Cutest Canine Contest takes place this Saturday from 4pm - 8pm at the Artisan Building on Del Paso Blvd. Adoption/Rescue organization information booths, pet-themed vendors, paw-tograhps and photo ops, and gues... »