03 Dec The Remarkable Transformation of a Rescue Kitty
Meet Sir Silas...
29 Nov A Special Thank You to the Robb Family
The FACE Foundation extends heartfelt thanks to the Robb Family for generously supporting our 4th Invitational Golf Tournament! The Robbs dedicate much of their lives to FACE's mission of saving beloved family pets by providing financial assistance for life-saving veterinary care and ending economic euthanasia. Cini Gannon-Robb is...
15 Nov Photos: Dogs and their Humans Having Fun at FACE’s Golf Tournament!
Special thanks to everyone who helped make FACE's 4th Invitational Golf Tournament (held Nov. 2 at Lomas Santa Fe Country Club) a big success! We hope everyone had a great time and you and your four-legged friends can join us again next year. Couldn't make it this time...
04 Nov November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month
It’s always a good time to adopt your new best friend, but why not consider adopting a senior dog or cat during the month of November in celebration of Adopt a Senior Pet Month? Open your heart to a senior pet from your local shelter...
01 Nov Meet Rademenes, The Remarkable Nurse Cat
The Bydgoszez Animal Shelter in Poland has one amazing caregiver on staff. Rademenes, a sweet male black cat has appointed himself as the official nurse of the other shelter animals when they are sick and need comforting. Rademenes was brought to the shelter ill with a respiratory...
25 Oct It’s Official! The California State Pet is now the Shelter Pet
Earlier this month, the California State Legislature passed a concurrent resolution (ACR 56) declaring that the official California State Pet is now the Shelter Pet. Assemblymember Eric Linder (R-Corona) originally introduced the resolution. According to animal advocates, each year 800,000 pets are taken into California shelters,...
22 Oct FACE Thanks Carlsbad Golf Center for Supporting Dog-Friendly Tournament
FACE Foundation's annual golf tournament benefiting San Diego pets in need of life-saving veterinary care is coming soon! Special thanks to Carlsbad Golf Center for sponsoring FACE Foundation's 4th Invitational Golf Tournament! Carlsbad Golf Center is a long-time supporter of FACE, and we thank them for their generosity and...
16 Oct Chilean Scientists Develop Canine Contraceptive Vaccine
Veterinary scientists from the University of Chile’s Veterinary and Livestock Faculty have created a contraceptive vaccine for both male and female dogs, intended to address that country’s growing population of homeless dogs. The concept of “immuno-castration” is not new. Research began in the 1980s in Australia...
07 Oct Get Ready to Tee Off to Help San Diego Pets!
It’s a picture-perfect fall day in San Diego, and you can’t decide between taking your dog for a nice long walk and playing a round of golf. No problem, FACE has got you covered. You can do both at our 4th Annual Dog-Friendly Golf Tournament,...
05 Oct October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month! It’s always a good time to adopt a homeless shelter pet, but now is the perfect time to make a shelter dog the newest member of your family. Fall is a great time to go for hikes with your...
01 Oct Last Known 9/11 Search and Rescue Dog Celebrates 16th Birthday
Have a box of tissues handy before you watch this heartwarming video about a sweet search and rescue dog from Texas named Bretagne, thought to be the last living 9/11 search dog. Bretagne and her owner/handler Denise Corliss travelled from Texas to New York City for...
22 Sep Syrian Refugee Flees Hundreds of Miles with Beloved Dog
Check out this heartwarming video originally posted by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. A 17 year old Syrian boy named Aslan fled his home in war-torn Syria for Greece...
19 Sep FACE’s 1st Annual “Animaltarian” Awards Coming Soon!
FACE is thrilled to announce our first annual Animaltarian Awards on Sunday, September 27th, 2015! Join fellow animal lovers for an inspiring afternoon dedicated to the neurology team at San Diego’s Veterinary Specialty Hospital. We will be honoring these surgeons for not only their professional dedication to...
16 Sep Pictures: FACE Foundation’s 2015 Doggie Dash!
FACE's annual Doggie Dash 5K run was a huge success! Thanks to our generous dashers, donors, vendors, volunteers, and our host Road Runner Sports, FACE was able to raise over $10,000 to help save the lives of San Diego pets in need of critical veterinary...
01 Sep Fishermen Rescue Abandoned Kittens that Swam to Boat
Friends Jason Frost and Brandon Key went fishing on the Warrior River in Alabama this past Saturday. The last thing they were expecting to catch was cats. The two men heard a splash and turned to see something swimming towards them, then they heard meowing. ...
12 Aug Adopt a Pet on Clear the Shelters Day
Thinking about adopting a new dog or cat? Saturday August 15th is Clear the Shelters Day. Animal shelters all across the U.S. are participating in this event, with the goal of finding permanent homes for as many pets as they can. Hundreds of shelters around the...
10 Aug Today is World Lion Day!
August 10th is World Lion Day! In light of recent sad events like the killing of Cecil by an American big game trophy hunter, it's more important than ever to raise awareness about saving the world's lions. The World Lion Day Campaign would like us to...
30 Jul For the Love of Mutts: Celebrate National Mutt Day!
Did you know that July 31st is National Mutt Day? In fact, mutts are so awesome that they have a second National Mutt Day on December 2nd. Celebrate your love of mixed breed dogs by visiting your local shelter and adopting a mutt of your own. Mixed...
14 Jul Lost San Diego Dog Finds Way Home After 9 Days and 35 Miles
A local dog recently made national headlines when she somehow found her way home after getting separated from her owner on a hike 35 miles from her house. Georgia, an 8 year old Shar-Pei mix, disappeared after chasing a rabbit into the hills off a...
10 Jul Get Ready to Dash to Save Pets’ Lives
FACE is partnering with Road Runner Sports for another 5K Doggie Dash fundraiser this September. People and dogs take the lead in this 5K fun run, which brings people and their pets together for a day of giving back and getting fit! On Sunday, September 13th,...
09 Jul Guinea Pigs as Classroom Pets Help Autistic Kids
Several interesting studies of children with autism spectrum disorders have shown that when the kids play with guinea pigs in the classroom, they are more enthusiastic about attending school, show more interactive social behavior with other children, and display less anxiety. Children in the most recent study...