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Our marketing team featured an adorable 10-pound terrier mix, Max, on our blog earlier this year in January. At the time, Max was reaching 800 days in our care. With…

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…

We estimate that our Feral Cat Sanctuary houses more than 70 feral cats. Although the space was designed to be comfortable for the cats, the designated area is no longer…

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…

Mordecai and Rigby Last week, a family found a pair of kittens in unstable condition by the side of their house. When the pair was brought to Valley Animal Center,…

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…