January 19, 2018 | Sammy Caiola
A student training program at UC Davis offers low-cost surgery for pets who live in shelters or whose owners can’t afford it.
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November 16, 2017 | Sammy Caiola
There are a lot of cannabis products on the market for pets, but scientists aren't sure exactly what they do.
May 19, 2017
A rescue group in Australia is looking for someone to take in a gorgeous black rescue cat. But be warned: "Mr. Biggles is a despot and a dictator" who "does not like to be thwarted."
April 12, 2016 | Steve Milne
The Sacramento County Animal Shelter says kitten season is here. Meanwhile, organizers of a nationwide effort - that started in Davis - to save a million cats from euthanasia say they've hit the halfway point.
February 12, 2016
We talk to an assistant professor at the UC Davis Veterinary School about his research of stem cells in cats as a potentially innovative therapy that could help feline and human patients in the future.
August 31, 2015 | Ed Joyce
Starting Sept. 1, all eastern Placer County animal shelter services will be relocated to a new shelter in Truckee.
July 29, 2015 | Lesley McClurg
As the California drought worsens, more rodents are encroaching on homes and farms in search of water. Animal shelters are advertising feral cats as a 'green' pest control alternative to poisons or traps.
June 8, 2015 | Lesley McClurg
A new UC Davis study will analyze the bacteria in cats in the hopes of better understanding our pets and maybe ourselves.
April 23, 2014 | Jeff Hudson
Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra stages just one show per year, and it’s always a lavish effort with an Asian theme. For its 20th anniversary production, the Nevada City based company has chosen "Miss Saigon," a Vietnam War-inspired musical.
April 16, 2014 | Pauline Bartolone
Sacramento animal managers say there could be as many as 77,000 stray cats in the city and some people feed them. But experts say the feral animals can pose risks to the ecosystem and human health.
