Health Care

Can’t Afford Pet Surgery? These Aspiring UC Davis Veterinarians Will Cut You a Deal

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.

Health Care

Pot For Pets? UC Davis Study Looks Into Safety, Efficacy

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.

Will Someone Please Adopt This 'Utter Bastard Of A Cat'?

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."

Shelters Brace For Kitten Season, Look For Euthanasia Alternatives

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.

Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Stem Cell Research In Cats

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.

Environment

Placer County Makes Deal To Use Truckee Animal Shelter

August 31, 2015 | Ed Joyce

Starting Sept. 1, all eastern Placer County animal shelter services will be relocated to a new shelter in Truckee.

Environment

Barn Cats Offer 'Green' Pest Control During The Drought

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.

Health Care

Cat Fecal Samples Help Scientists Better Understand Humans And Cats

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.

Arts and Lifestyle

Review: Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra Celebrates 20th Year with Miss Saigon Musical

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.

Environment

Sacramento 'River Cats' Troubling To Wildlife, Human Health

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.