Race Track Mama, a gorgeous young lady of 12 years, lived at Santa Anita Racetrack for many years, watched over by a Cat Posse volunteer. She had been spayed quite a while back after the group found homes for her litter of kittens, and the feral colony monitor made sure she was getting fed and that she was healthy. Recently however, they discovered “Mama” had been taken to the local Humane Society, and they had to bail her out. This was an excellent opportunity for some much-neede... » Read more

That’s Downtown Dog Rescue in Los Angeles, which focuses much of its efforts on area shelters with high kill rates. Radish, a 10-12 year old Chihuahua was scheduled for euthanasia with her kennel mate, Cookie, when one of the DDR volunteers spotted these senior four-leggers after receiving DDAF’s grant for seniors. After being diagnosed with kennel cough, which turned into pneumonia, Radish went on an IV immediately and when she finally began recuperating and eating a bit more, ... » Read more