Zacarra and Chinese Fried Rice
Zacarra called Voice For The Animals when her mother was put in the hospital with heart problems and was unable to take care of Chinese Fried Rice, her 7 year old mixed Dachsund. Voice For The Animals will assist Zacarra with the care of Chinese Fried Rice.
David and Charlie
Late one night we received a call from a worried neighbor who told us that an elderly lady who was very ill had been taken by her relatives to a nursing home, leaving the poor woman’s cat to fend for himself inside the locked apartment. The next day, when we called the manager to offer our help, we were told that he had already taken Charlie to the pound, and he refused to tell us which pound he had taken him to. Thank goodness the neighbor talked him into telling her. We immediately called the pound to tell them that we wanted to take Charlie. When we first got him, Charlie was shaking with fear. It took him a while to settle down and when he did, we got to see what a sweet and cuddly kitty he really is. Charlie has now begun a new life with his new dad, and he’s enjoying every minute of it.
Kim and Champa
Kim's 10 year old Lhasa Apso, Champa, needed an emergency rectal prolaps. "You were so gracious in helping us and I'm happy to say he's home and recovering amazingly well. Again... THANK YOU! It has been so wonderful being exposed to this network of people who really care about animals and their care givers. God bless."
Clydean, Cookie and Smokey
Clydean,
a disabled woman who had been homeless for five years and had recently
found housing, called us for help. Her two elderly service dogs, Cookie
and Smokey, desperately needed medication immediately. Clydean had no
money and no transportation. In Clydean's own words, "Not only did you
have one of your volunteers pick up an emergency supply of medication,
pay for it and deliver it to my home, but you then arranged for a second
volunteer to pick up a month's supply and deliver it to me. Without my
service dogs, I don't believe I would have wanted to live being disabled
and with all the many hardships and obstacles I had to face. Not only
did you stay in constant contact with me about my dogs, but you were
also concerned about me and took into consideration the limits of my
disability."
As many of you may remember, the residents of Lincoln Place, a low rent apartment complex, were forced to move out, several of them leaving their cats behind. The frightened and disoriented kitties continued to stay close to what used to be their homes, and a kind neighbor began to feed them. After appropriate vet care, setting up foster homes, providing food, and advertising them, some of these cats have been adopted by wonderful new families. MR. PEACHES, a gorgeous Siamese, has a new family 
One of the cats that we rescued from Lincoln Place was Princess, a beautiful tabby/siamese around 10 years old. We took Princess under our care, and even started showing her at our adoptions, when one day we received a call from a Lincoln Place neighbor, who said that a woman called Rose had come to Lincoln Place looking for Princess. Rose had left Princess behind when she was evicted seven months ago and now lived in San Diego. After months of looking for a low cost apartment that would allow Rose to have a cat, she finally found one, and had come by Lincoln Place that afternoon to look for Princess. Rose had been heart broken that she had to leave Princess behind, but the eviction notice gave her 24 hours to leave, and she was forced to move in with her family, who would not allow her to have a cat. We immediately put Princess in a carrier and took her to Lincoln Place. The moment Princess saw Rose, she couldn’t wait to come out of the carrier to say hello. Rose could not believe her eyes – it was her beautiful Princess right in front of her, healthy, happy and safe. Everyone had tears in their eyes as Rose held Princess. We drove Rose and Princess to the train station to catch their train back to San Diego. 
Carol is blind and Mark is handicapped, confined to a wheelchair. Their cat Purr C is the love of their life, and when he stopped eating, Mark and Carol were frightened not only because they could not afford to pay vet bills, but also because they are unable to drive their cat to the vet. “We called fifteen organizations, and none of them offered to help us,” said Mark. Voice for the Animals drove Purr C to the vet for the several treatments that he needed, and paid the bills for the extensive vet care. “This is our baby,” said Carol. “What would we have done without you?” 
Charlotte King
called our Hotline and explained that she had lost her apartment and was
now homeless and living in her car with her eight cats, each of whom she
had rescued from the streets of downtown Los Angeles. Charlotte said her
car was parked in a bad part of town and that she was very afraid both
for herself and for her cats. Charlotte had only three dollars, but she
used it to buy enough gas to drive across town and meet us at a vet's
office in Santa Monica. VFTA paid to have Charlotte's cats fixed and
vaccinated and also gave her money for gas, food and suggestions for
where she could find shelter. Dr. Villalobos provided a month of free
boarding for the cats at her facility, while Charlotte looked for
housing where her cat family would be welcome. Sadly, she was unable to
find such housing, so she entrusted her friends to our Rescue and
Adoption program. The local paper Daily Breeze covered the emotional
story of Charlotte King. 
Louise
is a senior citizen living on a fixed income. She was having trouble
stretching her meager income to feed herself and her kitties, so she
called the Helping Friends Program. Through the program Louise was able
to take good care of her cats and herself. She wrote to us: "Thank you
so much for your generous donation to help my kitties. It has made such
a difference. All my kitties were found as strays, abandoned by people
in the neighborhood who moved and just left them. They are very shy and
won't come to anyone but me."