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Put a "paws" to your crazy schedule and join us for The Whole Kitten Kapoodle Regatta on October 10th for SVACA's 2020 fundraiser.

 

Sponsor a duck—or a whole flotilla—then tune in to YouTube Channel on Race Day to see who will take home Gold, Silver and Bronze. There's no room for "fowl" play and the first three ducks across the finish line win a trophy plus a basket of quacktastic goodies (including a Hero 8 GoPro camera for one lucky winner)!

 

On your mark, get set, GO sponsor a duck before they fly south for the winter! It's a chance to help the animals AND have a little fun too!

 

You’ll get a chance to name your contestants, too, so break out your creativity for a chance to win the prize for Best Name! Enter a name for each duck you sponsor here.

 

Once you register, we'll send you updates prior to the big event. The ducks are training, preparing for the big day and it's a race you won't want to miss.

 

Get your ducks in a row!

SVACA is committed to giving outdoor cats who aren’t suited for indoor life a chance at a safe and forever home through our Suburban Cat Project. Do you have an enclosed backyard, shed, barn, horse stable or live on a rural property? We may have the perfect cat for you!

Suburban Cats are typically feral or under-socialized with little to no human contact, making them unsuitable as indoor companion animals.

 

All Suburban Cats will be altered, vaccinated (rabies and FVRCP), microchipped, given flea control, deworming medication and ear-tipped before you bring them home.

 

If you are interested in giving a home to a Suburban Cat, please fill out a Suburban Cat Adoption Survey and submit to janet@svaca.com. We’ll contact you to discuss set-up, acclimation to your property and continued care.

Pugsley the pug was found running loose near the Warburton Swim Center in Santa Clara. This poor young pup, barely eight weeks old, had almost no fur and his skin was covered with scabs.

 

Pugsley's medical tests confirmed what was suspected by our medical team; he had a severe case of demodectic mange, a condition caused by microscopic mites that thrive on very young puppies when their immune systems are not yet fully up to speed.

 

We got to work treating him which included giving regular medicated baths as well as antibiotics to eradicate the mite infestation and fight the infection he had covering his small body.

 

His treatment continued for several weeks at which point our team decided he was ready to go spend time in foster care to give him time to fully recover (while demodex is curable, the treatment takes time). We sent him to an experienced foster volunteer, Amy, also a veterinary technician, who was delighted to take on a "project" pup and could continue to administer medications and help him recover completely.

 

Amy had recently fostered puppies and had returned them for adoption about two weeks before, so when her children heard another puppy was arriving, they were ecstatic!

 

It didn't take long before they all fell head-over-heels in love with this precious pug puppy. So, after fostering many,

The heat has been off the charts in recents days and that can be perilous not only for humans, but for helpless wild babies. Two infant squirrels, eyes not yet open, likely overcome with the triple-digit temperatures, and dehydrated from baking in the sun, fell from their treetop nest near Eagle Park in Mountain View.

 

The resident who found them spent time observing to see if a mother would come to retrieve them. When mom did not return, she called SVACA and Officer Gonzalez came to the rescue. Unfortunately, one of the infants did not make it, likely sustaining injuries during the fall. The second one seemed to be in slightly better shape. It was quickly transported to the Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley, where it was given fluids and continued care. This little fighter was luckily found just in the nick of time. It really does take a village and we're happy to be part of the solution!