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Vol.106, No.1 Winter 2012
Contents» Co-Presidents’ Letter»
pg. 3
Co-Presidents’ Letter
1 4 4 t h YE A R
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The San Francisco Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
pg.4-5
2500 16th Street The Real Wild Ones: Community Cats and Their Caretakers
San Francisco, CA 94103
415.554.3000 By Catharine Lloyd
Founded April 18, 1868
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Officers
Jennifer Chung
pg.6-7
Board Chair
Derek L. Dean
Art for Animals
Igor Capibaribe
Belinda Levensohn
Co-Vice Chairs
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Daniel Levitt, M.D., Ph.D.
Treasurer
Jennifer Scarlett, DVM pg.8-9 Dr. Jennifer Scarlett and Jason Walthall.
Jason Walthall
Co-Presidents Vision 2020
George
It Will Take aVillage
Directors
Catherine B. Brown ........................................................................................................................
Ken Fulk
Charlaine Moore pg.10-11
Jill Nash
Russ Nelson Events
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Craig A. Pinedo
J. Peter Read e have really exciting things planned for of animals, signed up hundreds more for spay/neuter,
Jeanette Roach 2012, all of which are aimed at bringing us and offered training and health tips to guardians. But
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Eric B. Roberts
closer to our goal of ending animal abandon- more importantly, our efforts have woven a partner-
Jake Steinman
David Tateosian pg.12-13 ment in San Francisco. We call this plan Vision 2020, ship with the Bayview community.
Emeritus Directors
Stolen Puppy and you can read more about it on pages 8-9. All of
Katherine H. Black
Ransom S. Cook our efforts are devoted to growing the programs that In the coming months, we will expand CCI to the
Richard E. Dirickson ........................................................................................................................ support the three tenets of Vision 2020: Prevent, Excelsior neighborhood, offering veterinary care,
Austin Hills
James J. Ludwig
Fillmore Marks
pg.14 Rescue, Educate. vaccines and other preventive health resources, as
Jacqueline L. Young
well as behavior and training support. Come out and
Toto
To make San Francisco the first city in the nation to be part of the solution. Volunteers are always needed.
Honorary Board
Pam Baer end animal abandonment, we will need the diverse It will be a rewarding Saturday you will never forget.
Laura Fisher communities of San Francisco to come together for
Sue Fisher King
Zaw Thet this common cause. For example, we are very excited Sincerely,
to embark on a partnership with Univision in TV,
Cover photo: Rob Schroeder
rob@schroederphoto.com radio, and outdoor media. This education campaign
will reach a wide swath of Spanish-speakers, one JENNIFER SCARLETT, DVM
Design: Squillante Studios
squillantestudios.com of San Francisco’s fastest-growing communities. Co-President
Although the SF SPCA does not endorse
Find us on TV and radio, and honk when you see
products or services, we are very grateful our billboards!
to our corporate sponsors, who help make
Our Animals possible.
© 2012 San Francisco SPCA. All rights We will also be reaching out to San Franciscans with JASON WALTHALL
reserved. Contents reprinted only by the Community Cares Initiative (CCI). For the past Co-President
permission. ISSN 030-6789
two years, CCI has been addressing parvo specifically,
and preventive wellness generally, in the Bayview
ABOUT THE COVER neighborhood. On the last Saturday of each month
Carolyn Frey was the winner of
our challenge to volunteers to pro- from March to October, we’ve been in Bayview Park,
The mission of the San Francisco SPCA is to save and protect animals,
vide the three top reasons why their and in the process, we’ve vaccinated thousands
pet should be on the cover of Our provide care and treatment, advocate for their welfare, and enhance the
Animals. You can see why we picked human-animal bond.
Tucker at youtube.com/watch?v=iRxQ17sfGnY.
Carolyn and Tucker are AAT volunteers. Thank
you and congratulations!
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Community» Community»
The RealWild
WildOnes
Community Cats and Their Caretakers By Catharine Lloyd
Robert Schroeder
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he SF SPCA Community Cats program Toni’s Kitten Rescue, the groups that are taking companion, Pudie, for more than four months, the tremendous need for feral cat management, friendships and enhances community throughout San Francisco. Chances are, there
addresses the needs and well-being of in kittens from residents, and both have let us and was thrilled to discover she’d been found. she immediately felt drawn to the Community engagement all over the city. Want to help? are some in your neighborhood. Contact us if
cats that spend most of their lives outside, know their numbers are down,” says Laura Snow let the veterinarians keep Pudie overnight Cats program. “[With] this type of volunteering, Whether you can spare an hour a week or you are available even one day a week to assist.
vulnerable to the elements and harsh city Gretch, manager of the Community Cats to be spayed, picked her up the following morn- we can think on our feet,” Blunt explains. “You’re several hours a day, the Community Cats We provide the food!
environment. The program is supported by program. Gretch attributes these declining ing, and a joyful reunion ensued. Snow hopes out on your own, talking to the public, and program offers various ways for you to pitch
dedicated volunteers who see to the cats’ daily numbers to her team’s TNR work, particularly that his story will encourage other pet owners to advocating for feral cats and hopefully dispelling in and make a difference for the cats: 4. Lend us your handy skills. Community cat
management and care. over the past year. microchip their animals. The SF SPCA performs ignorance … it’s very rewarding. I wouldn’t colonies need shelter from the weather, and a
the simple procedure for just $25, and it can give it up for anything.” 1. Call us if you see or are feeding feral cats in safe space to eat and relax without intrusion
Population control is a main concern. The Spaying and neutering colonies not only prevents make all the difference in the world to pets and your area. If these are unaltered community cats, from wildlife and other animals. If you’re a
Community Cats program reduces shelter more kittens from being born, alleviates compe- owners alike. Blunt has become a feline ambassador in her we can provide no-cost spay or neuter surgery, do-it-yourselfer, you can assist in building
intakes by spaying and neutering feral cats tition for food, and decreases shelter intake, but neighborhood, building up a wide range of vaccines, and discounted food. Are your neigh- these shelters.
and helping existing colonies thrive in their also reduces disruptive behaviors associated with Besides TNR, Community Cats volunteers contacts within the community. When people bors feeding large numbers of outdoor cats?
established habitats around the city. mating, such as yowling and fighting. In turn, perform other outreach services, such as feeding see feral cats or come across a litter of kittens, We can help them control the population and 5. Volunteer. Volunteers are needed in all sorts
neighbors get more sleep, and the cats live more colonies around the city, training and educating they call her for assistance. keep the cats healthy. of ways, from transporting cats to and from
The SF SPCA spays and neuters San Francisco’s harmoniously with one another. the public, assisting in the SF SPCA office, and surgery, caring for cats post-surgery in your
community cats for free. Using the “TNR providing post-surgical assistance in their homes. Erin Kerley, another avid volunteer for the 2. Provide a garden or outdoor space for home, and educating the public about feral
method” – Trap-Neuter-Return – volunteers But the positive effects of TNR don’t end there. program, maintains a colony of feral cats near her uprooted community cats. Sometimes, after and free-roaming cats.
catch the cats in humane box traps, deliver them In October, a Community Cats volunteer came “There is a huge need out there,” says Michele home in the Excelsior and serves as a point of surgery, community cats cannot return to their
to the SF SPCA to be spayed or neutered and across a friendly, snow-white cat while rounding up Blunt, a volunteer since 2007. “A need to feed, contact for feral cat concerns in the area. She known area, and would love to call your yard
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vaccinated, and then return them to where they feral cats. Once back at the SF SPCA, the staff and a need to trap and get them neutered. I’m and the other volunteers who live nearby have home. You get a great way to control rodents
were found. Cats that have gone through TNR scanned the cat for a microchip – standard convinced it’s the solution to ending their hunger formed a deep friendship. “We work together, go and pests, and the cat gets a safe spot to call Feral cats are cats that were not socialized
have their left ear tipped while under anesthesia; procedure for all felines, feral or not – and and possible suffering.” Blunt began her work out for dinner, take care of each other’s cats when home. We provide the food; you provide the by positive contact with people at a young
this marks them as a managed, sterilized cat, so discovered that it belonged to Kevin Snow, at the SF SPCA as a volunteer for Maddie’s we go out of town,” says Kerley. outdoor home. age. They are essentially wild animals and,
they aren't taken in a second time. “We work who lives about 10 miles from where the cat Adoption Center, but when she heard about because they cannot adjust to a life with a
closely with Animal Care and Control and was found. Snow had been missing his beloved More than just a volunteer opportunity, the 3. Feed a cat or two. Our volunteers provide human companion, are not adoptable.
Community Cats program forges new fresh food and water for community cats
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Animals
Adoption» Adoption»
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
MEET ARCHIE Stephanie Rozzo is a scientific illustrator
Archie, a 12-year-old manx, was adopted in December who holds a master’s certificate in science
after eight months in our adoption center. He is a super illustration from California State University
friendly and easygoing guy who quickly became a staff Monterey Bay and recently completed a
favorite. He was happy being on a leash, and some said 10-week illustration internship at National
he was more dog than cat. Archie was brought here Geographic magazine. Rozzo is available for
from SF Animal Care and Control. When he arrived, private commissions and can be reached at
our shelter medicine staff worked to identify his medical srozzo@gmail.com. A percentage of any
issues, with a final diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel commission will benefit the SF SPCA.
Disease, which is being successfully managed by med-
ications. We wish Archie all the best in his new home.
C O N TA C T
Please visit our website at sfspca.org/cats
to see photos of our available cats.
Or call us at 415.522.3500.
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Initiatives» Events»
Vision 2020: Preventionis the Solution
AboutVision 2020
SPREAD THE WORD
SF SPCA’s Plan to End Animal Abandonment by 2020
Nancy Thompson and SF SPCA Board Chair Jennifer Chung. Co-host Carol Mersey, Rocco Anzaldi with his dog Blaze, and Larry Pace of Cannon Constructors.
Snickerdoodle Nero
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magine if animals didn’t need the support Nero was returned to us with a history of know what will get us there. We just need the
of San Francisco’s rescues and shelters. litter-box issues – namely, he wasn’t using one. support of the community to make it a reality.
Imagine a community where every animal Aside from that, he is a sweet, affectionate, and Please join us on this exciting journey!
has a loving home. gentle cat with a lot of love to give. Thanks Co-hosts Ezra and Carol Mersey and Co-Presidents Jason Walthall and Dr. Jennifer Scarlett. Belinda Levensohn, Co-Vice Chair of the SF SPCA Board
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to keen observation and the intervention of and SF SPCA Board member Ken Fulk.
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We can imagine it. And we know how to get our on-staff behavior specialists, the cat team We already know what to do. ast summer, the San Francisco SPCA luxury downtown highrise. More than 50 Natalie Shuttleworth, a member of our Legacy
there. Last summer, we launched Vision 2020, was able to determine the root of Nero’s issue: 1. Prevent overpopulation and surrenders so animals never launched Vision 2020, our plan to end guests at the hosted event enjoyed fine wines Society and Sido Program. “As a donor to
need to enter a shelter.
our plan to end animal abandonment by 2020. He needed a double-wide litter box for his animal abandonment in the city by 2020 donated and poured by Mutt Lynch Winery, the SF SPCA, I’m investing not only in the
• Increase free and low-cost spay/neuter
After months of research, we have identified the double-wide frame. (see page 8 for more about Vision 2020). delicious fare from Sellers Markets, and a special SF SPCA, but also in the city’s future. I’m
• Provide comprehensive behavior resources
main reasons why animals end up in shelters: • Expand charity veterinary care visit by Animal Assisted Therapy team Rocco excited by the prospect that this will be yet
There will always be animals like Snickerdoodle We are hosting intimate gatherings with donors Anzaldi and his dog Blaze. Carol and Ezra again one of the things San Francisco will
» Overpopulation and Nero that find themselves homeless. And
• Augment services for feral cats
Increase number of free vaccination clinics and community leaders to discuss Vision 2020 Mersey of One Hawthorne were proud to probably do first in the nation and will be a
» Barriers to veterinary care
•
we will always be here for them – to treat them and how we can work together to end the need- sponsor the event. “We are grateful for the model for other communities.”
» Pet behavior issues and find them loving forever homes.
2. Rescue every healthy, adoptable, and medically treatable
cat and dog in San Francisco. less abandonment of cats and dogs in our city. In SF SPCA’s boundless compassion, and their
• Increase adoptions September, Helen and Darrell Gourley hosted a dedication to providing a safe refuge and quality Working together we can reach this ambitious
Let’s look at two animals that have come
By the time an animal enters a shelter, the • Strengthen post-adoption support lovely wine and cheese reception in their home care for the animals,” remarked Carol. goal. You too can be part of the solution:
through the SF SPCA: Provide comprehensive veterinary care
system has already failed it. A shelter should •
for their friends, neighbors, and SF SPCA donors. Donate much-needed funds, volunteer to help
• Expose puppy and animal mills
be a last resort. Vision 2020 puts into place the “Opening our home is small compared to the The 20-minute program included brief remarks the animals, and help us spread the word about
Snickerdoodle is just a puppy. He was • Expand foster programs
social infrastructure to make sure abandonment value that we receive knowing that the cats and from SF SPCA leadership, a four-minute video Vision 2020 by co-hosting a gathering with us.
surrendered because of costly medical bills
doesn’t happen in the first place. We have 3. Educate this generation and the next to be dogs will be taken care of,”said Helen. “The SF on Vision 2020 (visit sfspca.org/mission to see
for parvo, a painful, deadly, highly contagious, responsible and compassionate animal guardians.
expanded our current programs and launched SPCA is an organization that is doing the right the video), and inspiring stories that exemplify
and expensive disease that is easily preventable • Expand experiential learning summer camps
new initiatives to address these root causes and thing on behalf of homeless animals. Their the lives of cats and dogs saved every day by the Host an event to benefit the SF SPCA
with a vaccine. Not everyone is aware of the • Extend more scholarships to at-risk youth for
are now engaging the community to help us humane education successful programs are what really impress me SF SPCA’s vital programs. “This is an effective Help us spread the word and introduce your
steps needed to avoid parvo – or has the means
make our vision a reality. • Increase animal-assisted therapy training and visits as a businesswoman.” The Gourleys recently and fun way to educate and engage the commu- friends and neighbors to our life saving programs
to get their dogs vaccinated. When we see an • Develop more dog training classes
revised their trust to designate a significant portion nity in achieving Vision 2020,” noted Andy by hosting a house party. We’ll help with planning
outbreak of parvo in the city, we act fast and • Boost advocacy for all animals
Together, we can strengthen our programs and for the SF SPCA. Kerr, an SF SPCA major donor and Legacy and invitations, and we'll provide an exciting
concentrate vaccination efforts to prevent it
create a virtuous cycle that will finally cure the Society member. program for the guests. For more information,
from spreading. Snickerdoodle is now in our
problem, making San Francisco yet again an On Nov. 29, our “A View from the Top” contact Jill Jacobs, Major Gifts Manager, at
hospital, and once he recovers, he will be
inspiring example to the world. We already reception was held at One Hawthorne, a “I’m eager to see a solution to the problem of 415.522.3549 or jjacobs@sfspca.org.
available for adoption.
animal abandonment in San Francisco,” added
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Special Needs» Events»
Georgee
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16th ANNUAL BARK
& WHINE BALL
A benefit for the
Cinderella Fund of the
San Francisco SPCA
Thursday, March 22, 6:30–10 p.m.
Fort Mason Center, Festival Pavilion
For more information and tickets, contact
415.522.3535 or info@clawsf.org.
This promises to be an extraordinary event!
Guests will enjoy a hosted bar, outstanding
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food by McCalls, and great music. And as
n 2001, George graduated from the San Just days after the campaign started, two always, we encourage dancing with your
Francisco SPCA’s Hearing Dog program. potential adopters, Sebastian and Celeste, dog! All proceeds benefit the Cinderella
He was trained as a service dog to alert his visited the Adoption Center to look for a new Fund, which provides an extra measure of
deaf guardian to important sounds. After a cat. After reading one of the fliers about George, care and treatment to dogs and cats with
decade of valuable service, he arrived back at they decided to visit him ... and they quickly special medical needs at the SF SPCA.
the Adoption Center in need of a new family fell in love! They felt that George would be a
after his owner was placed in a senior center. wonderful addition to their family. This event is produced by CLAW, an
all-volunteer support group for the
After graduating, George slowly started losing George now spends his days lounging with SF SPCA.
his eyesight. By the time he arrived at the SF his brother, a 7-year-old pug, and Sebastian,
Macy’s HolidayWindowsWrap-Up
SPCA Adoption Center at the age of 12, he was who works from home and is able to provide ESTATE PLANNING SEMINAR
completely blind. Despite having lost both his George with ample companionship. Sebastian Planning for you and your pets.
eyesight and his owner, he was a sweet and and Celeste say that George is settling in great, Saturday, March 10
happy boy who was great on leashed walks loves his new home, and spends most of his time
Hundreds of People Take Home Their Own Bundle of Cuteness
10 a.m.–noon
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and would easily follow the sound of someone’s relaxing in the sun with his brother. It was a his was a landmark year: the 25th Annual and dogs found forever homes and nearly San Francisco SPCA, 243 Alabama St.
voice. His adoption even included lifetime perfect match, and George has the happy Macy’s Holiday Windows, featuring adopt- $80,000 was raised in donations, including a Humane Education Classroom
veterinary care at the SF SPCA Veterinary ending he deserves. able cats and dogs from the SF SPCA! For $2,000 matching donation from Macy’s. Our
Hospital at the Leanne B. Roberts Animal a quarter of a century, the city’s holiday spirit has most successful year ever! HEART OF GOLD
Care Center. been brightened with adorable, adoptable GRATITUDE RECEPTION
Although George had a fun-loving personality
» Consider adopting a senior or special-needs animals taking center stage in store windows.
What was once a pioneering partnership is now
The soaring success is in a large part thanks
to Macy’s, which so generously opens its doors,
Thursday, May 17
animal! Visit sfspca.org/adoptions Invitations will be mailed in April. For
and had devotedly served his deaf owner for a an iconic event in San Francisco, and one that windows, and sales floor to us at the busiest time
decade, he continued to be overlooked at the
» Did you adopt from the SF SPCA? Share is envied and emulated in cities throughout of the retail year. In return, we fill the windows
more information, contact Jill Jacobs,
Major Gifts Manager at 415.522.3549
your story at litterdidyouknow.com
Adoption Center – a common problem for the country. with over 300 kitties and pups from the week or jjacobs@sfspca.org.
senior and special-needs animals. These animals before Thanksgiving through New Year’s.
deserve to spend their final years in loving homes, Since 1987, the partnership with downtown Twitter
but they are often passed over in shelters in George is enjoying his senior years in his new forever home. retailers has raised more than $500,000 and “This is an event that really brings the city twitter.com/sfspca
favor of puppies and kittens. found homes for nearly 5,300 animals. together,” says Liora Kahn, Volunteer Services
forever home. In August, three months after Find us on Facebook at
Manager. “We have over 4,000 volunteer hours
he arrived at the SF SPCA, a promotional facebook.com/sfspca
George was a favorite among SF SPCA staff What has always been a beloved tradition really for the holiday windows and hundreds of people
and volunteers, who were surprised that a dog campaign was implemented to tell George’s got its legs after returning to Macy’s in 2004. step up to be part of the event. It is truly inspiring.” See more photos at
like him could remain homeless for so long. amazing life story. In addition to having his That year, adoptions more than doubled from flickr.com/sfspca
Everyone agreed that if potential adopters knew story broadcast on the SF SPCA’s social media the previous year, and donations nearly tripled. Thank you to all of the hundreds of volunteers Check us out at
George’s background, he’d quickly find a new sites, special fliers about George were placed who came out as greeters, matchmakers, and sfspca.tumblr.com
throughout the Adoption Center. Each year, the numbers have continued to ambassadors of holiday cheer! We thank you. Tell us your story at
grow, even through the past few years of tough The animals thank you. litterdidyouknow.com
economic times. This year, a staggering 332 cats
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Community» Community»
St len
puppy
WHERE’S JAMES ?
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n Nov. 8, we were shocked and saddened The following afternoon, about 24 hours after footage, so we sent photos to the media outlets
to discover that an adorable 8-week-old James was stolen, a woman walked into the that had helped us get James back with the hopes
puppy, James, was missing from the Adoption Center with James, claiming that that someone might recognize the criminals.
Adoption Center just hours before he was she had purchased him outside a grocery store. Several weeks later, we got an unexpected call
scheduled to go home with his new family. She said that she later discovered, thanks to the from a parole officer who said the male suspect
We reviewed security camera footage and saw media coverage, that he was stolen. We were was one of his parolees! We are working closely
that a couple with a young child had stolen thrilled to have James back, safe and unharmed! with the parole officer and the police department
James while pretending to visit him. They to ensure that the criminals are brought to justice.
wrapped James in a blanket and sneaked Ed Garcia, who had adopted James and was
out an employee entrance. planning to bring him home the evening that This story might have had a very different
he was stolen, was ecstatic when he heard the ending if it weren’t for the media and SF SPCA
James’ well-being was our top priority. We news. He had prepared himself for the possibility supporters acting so quickly to spread the word
immediately contacted the San Francisco Police that he might not see James again, so he was about James’ disappearance and the search for
Department and sent out an alert to local media delighted to learn that James had been found. the abductors. The community truly came
outlets asking that they broadcast the story and Later that evening, James and Ed were happily together to help, and because of that we know
James’ picture. We also offered a $500 reward and rightfully reunited at the Adoption Center. that James is happy, healthy, and enjoying life
for anyone with information leading to James’ Several media outlets recorded the reunion, at home with his new dad.
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return. The media picked up the story and ran and James finally spent his first night in his Ed Garcia and James (now Bodhi) reunited
with it. By the next morning, James’ photo had forever home. Thank you to everyone who assisted us with
been printed in several newspapers, broadcast this case!
on local TV stations, and shared widely across After the reunion, we continued to work closely
Facebook by SF SPCA supporters. with the San Francisco Police Department. Keep up-to-date with SF SPCA news at
They authorized us to release the surveillance facebook.com/sfspca.
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Toto
Community»
There’s no place like home.
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n April 2011, Toto, a 12-year-old Yorkie, Leanne B. Roberts Animal Care Center for the
was stolen from his fenced in yard in the first of several treatments. The estimated cost
San Francisco Bay Area. His owner, Yvette, of Toto’s dental work, eye surgery, and other
and her children were devastated. Toto was part care is upward of $5,000, depending on how
of the family and had been with them since he well he responds to treatment and the level
was just a puppy. of aftercare that he needs. The SF SPCA has
launched a fundraising campaign to help cover
They spent weeks searching for Toto, to no Toto's medical bills. (Visit sfspca.org/toto for
avail. Yvette tried to file a police report, but more information.)
her local precinct refused to document her
complaint. As Yvette searched for Toto, she Yvette reports that Toto is doing well and
learned that other families in the neighborhood recovering quickly. She says that after he was
had also experienced dog-nappings. returned, it took about a month before he
started trusting people again, but he’s slowly
Eventually, Yvette and her family gave up hope. becoming the sweet, affectionate dog that he
They just prayed that whoever stole Toto would was before the kidnapping. Despite the terrible
treat him well, and that he'd be cared for. Toto and his guardian, Yvette, during their first appointment ordeal, Toto still happily greets strangers and is
at the SF SPCA Veterinary Hospital at the Leanne B. Roberts quickly learning how to explore the world
Animal Care Center.
Eight months later, to Yvette’s horror, Toto around him with just one eye.
was left on her doorstep, in a dog crate, with co-workers, but it wasn’t enough to cover the
substantial injuries. Whoever stole Toto had medical bills. Having exhausted her fundraising The SF SPCA is committed to providing Toto
clearly abused and mistreated him for several options, she turned to the San Francisco SPCA with the veterinary care that he needs to recover,
months. Nearly all of his front teeth were miss- for help. but we wouldn’t be able to help Toto and other
ing, as well as his left eye. Yvette was hysterical animals like him without the generosity of our
and quickly rushed Toto to a local veterinarian. When SF SPCA Co-President Dr. Jennifer supporters. Thank you! We couldn't do it
Scarlett heard Toto’s story, she immediately without your help.
Toto needed extensive veterinary care that agreed to offer assistance. Toto’s care was trans-
Yvette couldn’t afford. She managed to raise ferred to the SF SPCA, and in December, he Stay up-to-date on the latest SF SPCA news
about $500 through friends, family, and visited the SF SPCA Veterinary Hospital at the and stories at facebook.com/sfspca
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2500 16th Street
San Francisco, Non Profit Org.
California 94103 US Postage
PAID
Change Service Requested San Francisco, Ca
Permit #11882
&
THE 16th
BARK WHINE ANNUAL BALL
When: Thursday, March 22, 2012 6:30 PM
Where: Fort Mason Center, Festival Pavilion
You and your dog are invited to walk the red carpet and celebrate with us!
• Delectable food from McCalls
• Live auction
• Music and dancing
For more information, please visit our website www.clawsf.org,
phone 415.522.3535, or email info@clawsf.org.
* Sponsored by Critter Lovers at Work (CLAW).
Benefitting the Cinderella Fund of the SF SPCA
Sponsored by Purina One
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