Posts by Rob Piccolo

Kitten season occurs annually and during the warmer months. It can start as early as March and end as late as October. Our staff members, volunteers, and foster parents work…

Kitten season has impacted our faculty this summer. We currently have more than 35 kittens in need of furever homes and have tried to make room for them by allocating…

Jody is a 3-year-old male Chihuahua who was surrendered to us due to housing issues. According to our dog adoption center staff, he is sweet, can be very nervous at…

Ricky is a five-month-old kitten who had been in foster care since late April. Today, he’s back at the shelter and is ready for adoption. Ricky, although very sweet, is…

Girl Scouts Troop 2864 On May 21st, close to forty people came to Valley Animal Center to help beautify our Feral Cat Sanctuary. Many were members of Girl Scouts Troop…

At 1:08 p.m. today, our animal care operations supervisor, Maritza Lopez, sent a text message to our marketing team asking them where they were. Our graphic/web designer, Sim Kaur, had…

As a nonprofit no-kill shelter, we do not receive government funds. We are a community-supported organization dedicated to uniting dogs and cats with loving people throughout the Central Valley and…

A feral cat’s life is hard, cruel and usually short. Our Art O’Brien Feral Cat Sanctuary is a haven of luxury for about eighty of these kitties who were formerly…

April 11th marks Dog Therapy Appreciation Day, and we talked to our certified dog trainer, Mariah Prudhume, about training two adorable miniature poodles, Kevin (26382) and Kenny (26480), to become…

Our marketing manager, Alisia Sanchez, was on her way to work this morning when she saw three GreenMade 27-gallon black and yellow storage totes sitting on the sidewalk near our…