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Success!Annual Report

High FliersBuckley the Hearing Dog

Taking CareAmazing Cat Karma

Are You Serious?Devoted Volunteers

Foster kitten Fiona

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Come one, come all to Macy’s Union Square. You’ll see adorable cats, dogs, kit-tens and puppies at play inside huge snow globes set among San Francisco land-marks, from the Golden Gate Bridge to Twin Peaks. It’s a delightful winterwonderland created by Macy’s for The San Francisco SPCA’s 21st annual HolidayWindows Adoption event. % These windows provide all the “creature comforts”for the animals, including temperature control, hidden litter boxes, and comfyspots for those quick catnaps. % Come on down to see for yourself! And help usfind homes and raise funds by volunteering for a two-hour shift at Macy’s.Sign upat www.sfspca.org. Questions? Email [email protected] or call(415) 554-3007. % Plus, visit www.sfspca.orgto watch l ive webcam footage of theanimals in Macy’s Holiday Windows.

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to get more involved with TheSF/SPCA during this anniver-sary year. An easy way to cele-brate is with a special140th-year contribution to theanimals of $140 via an auto-matic credit card or bankaccount donation of $12 amonth (that’s just 40 cents aday).

However you choose to beinvolved (for example, byattending a seminar or adopt-ing an animal, or encouraginga neighbor or friend to do so),I hope you can experiencesome aspect of The SF/SPCAin person so you can see whatyour dollars are doing – andthe remarkable differencethose donations are making inthe lives of San Francisco’sanimals. Thank you for yourkindness and generosity; yoursupport makes a differenceevery day for the animals inour care at The SF/SPCA.

For the animals,– Jan McHugh-Smith,

President, SF/SPCA

Dear Friend,

It was a momentous occa-sion when we celebratedthe groundbreaking forthe construction of theLeanne B. Roberts Ani-

mal Care Center. Marley andQuinn, two animal shelteralumni, gave new meaning tothe term “breaking ground”by literally digging up the firstspadesful of earth, to thecrowd’s delight.

It will be doubly exciting forus to see an ordinary ware-house transformed into amodern veterinary hospitalbecause, while the scope ofThe SF/SPCA’s charitable med-ical care has expanded expo-nentially over the years, ourold medical building itself,constructed in 1932, definitelyhas not. That’s about tochange in a very big way.When completed, the LeanneB. Roberts Animal Care Cen-ter will double our ability tocare for sick animals andincrease the number of ani-mals we can spay and neuter.Finally, our non-profit, full-service hospital, shelter medi-cine program and free FeralFix will be under one roof.

■ Looking back on the 12months that ended June 30th,it was another extraordinaryyear for The SF/SPCA as ourprograms and services helpedthousands of homeless animalsdirectly and aided many thou-sands more with medical finan-cial assistance. Not to mentionour Animal Assisted TherapyProgram, Humane EducationProgram, Hearing Dog Pro-gram, and more. I’m delightedto share all the good news withyou in our annual report.

■ The San Francisco BayArea earned another nationalFirst Place this year, due ingood measure to those verysame SF/SPCA services. TheHumane Index, created byThe Humane Society of theUnited States, ranked thecountry’s 25 largest metropoli-tan areas and declared oursthe most humane region inthe nation.

■ Proving that very point,right now you can see ouradorable, adoptable animals atMacy’s Union Square duringthe 21st edition of our Holi-day Windows adoption cam-paign. Macy’s designers neverhold back with their fancifuland clever displays, so don’tmiss it. We expect to findhomes for about 200 animals.

■ Can anything top all thisactivity? Yes! Next year is TheSF/SPCA’s 140th birthday.We’ll be celebrating all yearlong with special observancesand events, and I hope youmake a New Year’s resolution

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Fiona andJan McHugh-Smith


The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals______________________________

2500 Sixteenth Street San Francisco, CA 94103

(415) 554-3000Founded April 18, 1868

OfficersCatherine B. Brown

CHAIR OF THE BOARD

Belinda Levensohn & Donald M. Brown, MD

VICE-CHAIRS

David TateosianTREASURER

Jan McHugh-SmithPRESIDENT

DirectorsKatherine H. Black

Sharon Bradford Donald M. Brown, MD

Austin E. HillsBernard M. Kramer, MD

Belinda LevensohnDaniel Levitt, MD, PhD.

Marie O’Gara LipmanJames J. Ludwig

Fillmore C. MarksCraig A. Pinedo

J. Peter ReadEric B. Roberts

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139TH YEAR

W I N T E R 2 0 0 7

ContentsThe mission of The San Francisco

SPCA is to save and protect animals, to provide care and

treatment, to advocate for theirwelfare, and to enhance the

human-animal bond.

6 Breaking New GroundConstruction begins on our new medical center

8 Are You Serious?Devoted Volunteers

13 High FliersBuckley the Hearing Dog

18 Success!SF/SPCA Annual Report

26 Taking CareAmazing Cat Karma

On the Cover: Last year The San FranciscoSPCA’s Foster Program saved more than 800animals – about one-fourth of all our adop-tions. Tender, loving home care provided byvolunteer foster parents ensures that veryyoung animals like Fiona emerge healthy,friendly and frisky, ready for permanenthomes of their own. Photo by Charlotte Fiori-to, fioritophoto.com.

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T wo former shelter dogs,Marley (a blackLabrador/Great Dane

mix) and Quinn (a yellowLabrador/retriever mix)turned the first symbolic paw-fuls of earth at the ground-breaking ceremony for TheLeanne B. Roberts AnimalCare Center on October 4th.Cheered on by over 200

guests, including the entirestaff of The San FranciscoSPCA, the two dogs, outfittedin construction vests, enthusi-astically went to work, show-ering dignitaries withexcavated dirt!

The dogs were the highlightof a moving ceremony honor-ing the late Mrs. LeanneRoberts, after whom the Ani-mal Care Center is named.Speakers paid tribute to Mrs.Roberts’ love of animals, andher vision and generosity.

After a champagne toast tothe future success of the newAnimal Care Center, and ablessing by Franciscan FatherJorge Hernandez from St.Boniface Church – October4th was the Feast of St. Fran-cis, the patron saint of animalsand San Francisco – guestssurveyed the spacious, echo-ing site while munching onlight refreshments, includingbone-shaped sugar cookies.

The Leanne B. Roberts Ani-

mal Care Center will replaceThe SF/SPCA’s aging and inad-equate Community VeterinaryHospital, built in 1932. TheAnimal Care Center is beingconstructed in an existingbuilding adjacent to Maddie’sPet Adoption Center. Thefacility is designed by award-winning Rauhaus Freedenfeld& Associates, and the localarchitect is Korth SunseriArchitects. Construction man-agement is by Van Acker Con-struction and the generalcontractor is Plant Construc-tion Company. When com-pleted in 2009, the $29.9million, 60,000-square-footfacility will be the secondlargest veterinary hospital inNorth America, and will benumber one in the size of itsmedical area. It will alsoincorporate many “green” fea-tures:Green Elements:

■ The architects will reusethe external envelope of thebuilding, which will createsavings on materials and ener-gy, and eliminate waste. Theexterior walls will be insulat-ed for energy efficiency.

■ Energy-efficient glazing(glass) will be used on thefront entrance of the building.The main entrance will featurea huge skylight at its center.

■ Because of the animals,all of the air going into thefacility will be fresh air fromthe outside and not re-circu-lated. The system uses a “heatrecovery system” that, at nightand on cool days, will routethe heat the system gives offthrough a coil system andheat the incoming air, savingenergy and energy costs.

Breaking New GroundCanines commenced construction of The Leanne B. Roberts Animal Care Center

at The San Francisco SPCA.

BY CHRISTINE ROSENBLAT, SF/SPCA PHOTOS BY CHARLOTTE FIORITO

Marley andQuinn digright in.

The San Francisco SPCA is converting a warehouseinto The Leanne B. Roberts Animal Care Center. The trees at right border Avanzino Park, part of Maddie’s Pet Adoption Center.


■ All the mill-work (wood-work) is a Certified Renew-able Resource. For every treethat is used to create woodwork in the facility, anothertree is planted.

■ All the refrigerators andfreezers will be purchased newand will all meet the “EnergyStar” rating, as will all of theoverhead lighting in the facility.Medical Elements:

■ The Leanne B. RobertsAnimal Care Center will have17 spacious consulting andexamination rooms, in boththe primary care hospital andshelter medicine department,with in-room computer sys-tems for immediate, electronicpatient record retrieval, dis-play of radiographs and clientcontinuing education.

■ Two modern hospital sur-gery rooms with state-of-the-art surgical lighting will beadjacent to the main treat-ment complex and intensive-care ward.

■ An intensive-care wardwith telemetry for monitoringvital signs of critical patientsand temperature regulatedoxygen cases will help savelives.

■ A double surgery roomsuite for Spay and Neuter willdouble the surgical capacity ofthe existing Spay/Neuter Clinic.

■ Multiple isolation andquarantine wards for felinesand canines will improve dis-ease control and treatment.

■ The facility will have up-graded, state-of-the-art ultra-sound equipment.

■ Direct digital radiologyand dental radiology willreplace film-based radiology,eliminating chemical film pro-cessing, enhancing workersafety and improving imagequality.

■ Two modern in-houselaboratory rooms will accom-modate diagnostic equipmentto aid rapid diagnosis andtreatment of shelter and hos-pital patients.

■ The Leanne B. RobertsAnimal Care Center will pro-vide a separate entrance andhousing for the Feral CatAssistance Program. Therewill also be the ability to uti-lize a surgery room, separatefrom the general population;currently, the Feral Cat Pro-gram shares space with thegeneral public.

The Leanne B. RobertsAnimal Care Center willsignificantly expand the

services that The SF/SPCAoffers for companion animalsin San Francisco. With itsadvanced, world-class capabil-ities it will enable TheSF/SPCA to further developthe lifesaving work that hasbeen its hallmark since 1868.

If you wish to contribute toThe Leanne B. Roberts Animal

Care Center,please contactSF/SPCA Devel-opment DirectorMary Casey [email protected] or (415)554-3025. Yourdonation willhelp save the livesof countless dogsand cats far intothe future. Y

This empty build-ing will becomeThe SF/SPCA’snew, large andmodern veterinaryhospital.

Catherine B.Brown, Chair of TheSF/SPCABoard ofDirectors;Eric B.Roberts, Mrs. Roberts’son and anSF/SPCAboard mem-ber; Dr. JackAldridge,Director ofVeterinaryServices atThe SF/SPCA;CaliforniaAssemblymanMark Leno;and JanMcHugh-Smith, President ofThe SF/SPCA.Quinn barkshis approval.


Sure, Saturdays at TheSan Francisco SPCAare busy, but this isridiculous. At least 90people are surging

through the lobby of Maddie’sPet Adoption Center, flowingfrom the cat side to the dogside (and vice-versa) like bub-bles in a pot of boiling water.Clearly they’re animal enthu-siasts because they’re smilingbroadly as they look at thecats and dogs, saying“awwww” and making kissyfaces through the glass.

Everyone in this roomwants to be a San FranciscoSPCA volunteer.

Marc wants to be “part ofgiving more cats a better life.”

Lisa, a dog lover who lives ina no-dogs apartment, needsher dog fix. Collin, along withhis 110-pound mix of mastiffand Labrador, Ben, wants tojoin the Animal Assisted Ther-apy program. So do Mari andher dog, Kenta. “He loves peo-ple,” she says. And Jay, a full-time graduate student, knowshow to spell relief from thestress of his studies: beingwith animals.

Perhaps a crowd this largeand energetic is to be expect-ed because this gathering isthe first new-volunteer orien-tation of 2007, with manypeople no doubt striving tofulfill their New Year’s resolu-tions.

Except that a turnoutlike this isn’t unusual.The SF/SPCA generallyholds two to three ori-entations each month,and while attendanceoccasionally dips to 50,75-100 is closer to theaverage.

It’s not surprising.Tally up all the peoplewho work or volunteerat The San FranciscoSPCA and at San Fran-cisco Animal Care andControl (and who talkwith justifiable prideabout their work), andadd to that number allthe supporters of thetwo organizations, andthe result is a lot ofpowerful, local, word-of-mouth advertising.Now mix in theextraordinary variety ofopportunities availableto volunteers, includ-ing Animal Assisted

Therapy, classroom visits, dogtraining, feral cat assistanceand at-home foster care, aswell as in-shelter socializingof cats and dogs. Then throwin San Francisco’s internation-al reputation as an animal-friendly town with thenation’s leading save rate forhomeless cats and dogs, andit’s easy to understand whythose orientation sessions canfill up fast. But appearancescan be deceiving.

“Actually, it’s not that easyfor us to recruit and keep newvolunteers,” explains SF/SPCAVolunteer Services DirectorTina High. “We ask for a bigcommitment, three hours aweek for six months, and a lot

Are You Serious?At The San Francisco SPCA, volunteering is serious business.

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of people can’t do that.” Besides, adds Norma Wood,

SF/SPCA Volunteer ServicesCoordinator, “Life happens.”

Consider that in any oneyear, about 10% of the Ameri-can population moves. Thatstatistic is startling enough,but in San Francisco theturnover tempo is about dou-ble the national rate. Thoughthe frenzy of the Gold Rush ishistory, San Francisco retainsits allure as a place to startover. People really do comeand go. Relationships change.Jobs change. The Bay Area’smild weather and political cli-mate draw people in, the highcost of living here drives peo-ple away.

There’s also the quite rea-sonable perception about ani-mal-related volunteer workthat there’s not all that muchto it. How difficult can it be,after all, to stroke a cat orwalk a dog?

Well, at The San FranciscoSPCA you’ll need to clock atleast a dozen hours of instruc-tion and practice before we“unleash” you to simply walka dog. Many people find thatintimidating; some may eventhink it insulting.

On the other hand,SF/SPCA course offerings forvolunteers read like a collegecatalog. You can learn anextraordinary amount aboutanimal behavior and trainingtechniques, all tuition-free.And it’s a quality education.

One recent morning MollieTunks – a graduate of TheSF/SPCA’s Academy for DogTrainers who was voted theBay Guardian’s “best small-dogtrainer” award in 2005 andwho is now an SF/SPCAemployee – was conducting aclass on the balcony of Mad-die’s Pet Adoption Center.Mollie’s five human studentswere working with – uh, try-ing to work with – Sadie, a

shelter dog who clearly hadn’thad much, if any, practicewith obedience work and whowas far more tuned in to thenoisily flapping pigeonsalighting enticingly on therailing.

The day’s lesson: luring adog into a “sit,” followed by a“down.” It’s not hard; it’s alsonot easy, especially with a dis-tracted dog. Mollie demon-strated a couple of times, firstcatching the dog’s attention,then rewarding Sadie at justthe right moments to producethe desired behaviors. ThenMollie coached the studentsindividually until each personfelt comfortable and confi-dent. (Sadie, meantime, wascatching on that humans real-ly do have something to offer:treats!)

People with this kind ofhands-on experience reallyknow their stuff. Even if theirvolunteer tenure gets cutshort because they have tomove to St. Louis to chase acareer opportunity, many willleave The SF/SPCA with a sol-id background in animal rela-tions, and they’ll likely carry a

new, from-the-animal’s pointof view with them whereverthey go. That can only begood.

So SF/SPCA staffers Tinaand Norma aren’t impressedby a big crowd. Becausethey’re focused on the long-term, they’re much less inter-ested in quantity than inquality. “Fifty people mayshow up at an orientation,”says Tina. “If we get five goodpeople out of it, that’s wellworth it.”

The SF/SPCA invests heavilyin volunteers. As a result, inTina’s words, “We have amaz-ing volunteers who give andgive and give.” (A long list ofthem can be found followingthis article.)

The bottom line: we expectyou to be as serious as we areabout helping the animals.

So, if you’d like to sign up atThe San Francisco SPCA topet kitties or walk doggies, wewelcome you, applaud yourgenerous impulse and appreci-ate your valuable help. Now,here’s your textbook, your firsthomework assignment andyour first take-home quiz. Y

Once a monthThe SF/SPCAhosts aneveningCrafts Circlewhere volun-teers createtoys for theanimals.


THE SAN FRANCISCO SPCA’s most

recent year can be summarized in two

words: No letup. Y We spayed or

neutered more animals this year than

we did a dozen years ago, including

more than twice as many feral cats. Y The amount

of subsidized medical care we gave the community

was nearly triple the amount of 12 years ago. Y A

dozen years ago we were making plans for the most

advanced animal adoption building anywhere, Mad-

die’s Pet Adoption Center. This year we finalized

plans for the most ambitious project in SF/SPCA his-

tory, a veterinary medical facility like no other, the

Leanne B. Roberts Animal Care Center. Y Mind you,

The SF/SPCA is not a national group, does not have

millions of members, relies on no “parent” associa-

tion, and receives no government money. Yet our

local organization continues to set the pace in ani-

mal welfare. How can that be? Y The answer can be

summarized in one word: You. Everyone who con-

tributes to The SF/SPCA believes in doing the best

for our animals. We don’t have room to list all our

supporters, but if you’re reading this, you’re proba-

bly one of them. The SF/SPCA’s multiplicity of serv-

ices – all our programs that heal and take care of

animals, and that educate and enlighten people

about animals – exist and continue to grow thanks

only to your help. Y The SF/SPCA’s agenda for the

new year? With your support, no letup!

Success!PHOTOS BY HIROSHI SHIMIZU, SF/SPCA

$1,000,000+Estate of Maxine H. Jacobs

$500,000 - $999,999Estate of Ruth A. McIntyreEstate of Selden SpauldingEstate of Lois Szumski

$100,000 - $499,999Estate of Lorraine E. CantorEstate of Evelyn R. ColvinCar Program L.L.C.Critter Lovers at Work

(CLAW)Estate of Prudence L. DornEstate of John A. OeschgerEstate of Elizabeth R. PansegrauEstate of Audrey F. ReynoldsEstate of Wilda SchwarzmannEstate of Hope and

Edward Smith

$50,000 - $99,999Estate of Muriel GaltEstate of Signe A. McClellanMr. and Mrs. Eric B. RobertsEstate of Mr. Edward Conrad

Schellpeper

$25,000 - $49,999Estate of Katherine and

Ronald BarnettDoelger Charitable TrustEstate of Thomas W. HannumEstate of Ms. Maida HartEstate of Nina McCleery HuntEstate of Arthur D. NorkusEstate of Ms. Danelle E. Tonini

$10,000 - $24,999The Sidney S. Byers

Charitable TrustEstate of Michael A. CarlisleEstate of Ina A. CokeleyCommunity Thrift StoreEstate of Antoinette S. CrawfordEstate of Kay E. DaviesThelma Doelger Charitable

TrustCalifornia, Nevada, and

Hawaii State Assoc. ofEmblem Clubs

Estate of William FarinonRichard Grand FoundationWalter & Elise Haas FundThe Thelma B. and Thomas P.

Hart FoundationEstate of Ms. Vera LassbergLocal Independent CharitiesMr. and Mrs. James J. LudwigEstate of Betty S. & James T.

LynchEstate of Peter MartiMiddle Passage FoundationMs. Katherine SchapiroThe Schwab Fund for

Charitable GivingUnited Way of the Bay AreaEstate of Elizabeth F. WallaceWells Fargo BankMs. Eva Mae Wyatt

$5,000 - $9,999Mr. Robert E. AlanAnonymousMr. and Mrs. Eric ArbanovellaBank of AmericaMr. and Mrs. Donald P. BlackEmployees Community Fund

of Boeing CaliforniaDr. and Mrs. Donald M.

BrownThe California Community

FoundationChange of Life FoundationThe Child Share Program, Inc.Community Foundation of

Santa Clara CountyThe Zovinar Davidian TrustMs. Mary Bachman and

Mr. William DowningEstate of Barbara E. EdlundFidelity Charitable Gift FundGap Inc.Chris German Memorial FundMs. Florence M. GlassmanJohn and Hazel GriffinJewish Community

Endowment FundEstate of Margaret M. LasterMr. Donald J. LawrenceMr. and Mrs. Barry R. LipmanEstate of Elizabeth LippittThe Miriam H. Merin

Charitable FoundationMs. Miki MerinMicrosoft CorporationMr. and Mrs. Steven A.

NoroianFrancis S. North FoundationMr. William L. Olds, Jr.Ms. Christine A. RiedellMr. Richard H. SalzSan Francisco FoundationMr. Donald A. ShepherdSilicon Valley Community

FoundationEstate of Mr. Douglas R. SmithEstate of Aileen C. Tower

$2,500 - $4,999AT&T United Way Employee

Giving CampaignMs. Jennifer J. BaeBarclays Global InvestorsMs. Pamela BendichDenis Bouvier, M.D.Estate of Gregory D. BradyDr. and Mrs. David BradfordCatherine and Ned BrownCars 4 CausesThe Clorox CompanyShelley and Bunker DanielsMr. and Mrs. Richard E.

Dirickson, Jr.Estate of Ms. Frances B. DoyleGolden Gate Hearing ServicesMrs. Elaine A. HilpMr. Austin E. HillsIdea Resource SystemsMs. Ruth M. JohnstonKazan, McClain, Abrams,

Lyons, Farrise &Greenwood

Mr. and Mrs. Steven KazanMs. Patricia Layne

San Francisco SPCA DonorsJuly 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007

Annual Report of The San Francisco Society for the Prevention


The San Francisco SPCA found new homes for3,217 cats and dogs last year. Almost 3/4 of thoseanimals were originally sheltered by San FranciscoAnimal Care and Control, then transferred to TheSF/SPCA for rehabilitation and adoption. The part-nership between these two agencies, one public andone private, guarantees a home for every adoptabledog and cat in San Francisco and stands as a nation-al model. The adoption total for both agencies was4,409. Most of The SF/SPCA’s guests are cats, andour Cat Behavior Department works with the ani-mals and guardians to prevent or solve commonbehavior problems.

The SF/SPCA’s Spay/Neuter Clinic provided 6,500low-cost or zero-cost surgeries last year, includingfree services for 1,132 feral cats and 1,118 animalsat San Francisco Animal Care and Control.

Community Health CharitiesDrs. David L. and Rebecca E.

ConantMr. Robert A. CookCorporate Philanthropy ServicesMs. Kathleen G. CorreiaThe Council of Grand Dukes

and Grand DuchessesMs. Diane B. de ForestMs. Carolyn I. De PauwEstate of Alice DeLeonMr. Gregory DeVictorStanley J. DevincenziMs. Nikkie DillonThe Honorable Herbert

DonaldsonDouble Fine Productions, Inc.Ms. Nadra DouglasMr. Charles M. DowlingEstate of Alfred DulayEast Bay Community FoundationMr. David EldredMs. Marie L. EmersonMr. James EnglandEverything Audio Visual

Corp.Carol and Howard FineMs. Jessena L. FinnMrs. Christine A. FinsethMs. Cynthia M. FongMr. John M. FornoffMs. Diana L. FosterMr. David FosterMs. Claudine Friedberg and

Mr. Larry SchadtSteve and Cheri GalvanGenentech, Inc.Germaine Hope Brennan

FoundationMr. Salvatore J. GiambancoMr. Charles Gibbs, Jr.Estate of Kathleen GilbertMr. and Mrs. Paul GillisMs. Nina GoldMs. Jayme E. GoodaleMr. and Mrs. Richard W. Goss, IIH.M. Bitner Charitable TrustHilari Hardin and Timo BruckHewlett-Packard CompanyMr. and Mrs. William F. Heyd, Jr.Mrs. John HolmanMs. Christine HopkinsMr. and Mrs. Carl HorvitzMr. Arthur P. HowMrs. Dixie L. HuntI Do FoundationMs. Mari Iki and

Mr. Martin MagussMs. Gayle IngMr. and Mrs. David JamisonSusan and Blaine JaninMr. and Mrs. James T. JensenMr. and Mrs. Richard JeungJohn M. Bryan Family FundMr. David C. JohnsMs. Barbara S. JonesMrs. Lona JupiterJoan and Kenneth KaplanEstate of Wilma B. KeryMr. Michael H. KossmanMs. Monica M. KrickKRON-TVJordan and Tara KurlandMs. Diana M. LangloisLarry L. Hillblom Foundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Chuck A. LaueMr. James Laverty

Mr. and Mrs. PascalLevensohn

Macy’s WestMr. and Mrs. Fillmore C.

MarksEstate of Betty B. MohrMr. Les NataliMr. and Mrs. Edwin Newhall

WoodsEstate of Ms. Yvonne M.

O'GormanPG&E Corporation -

Campaign for theCommunity

Quota Club of Mountain View& Los Altos

Mr. and Mrs. J. Peter ReadMr. and Mrs. Zach ReadMr. and Mrs. Edward G.

RoachCharles SchwabEstate of Helen F. SheridanMs. Elisabeth SonntagMs. Kristine A. SoorianMs. Louise R. StrasbaughMr. and Mrs. David C.

TateosianThelen Reid Brown Raysman

& Silver LLPJ. and Marjorie TrimbleUnited Way California Capital

RegionWilliam G. Gilmore

FoundationYahoo! Inc.

$1,000 - $2,500Ms. Karen A. AluiseAmerican Society for the

Prevention of Cruelty toAnimals

Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. AndersonMr. Warren E. AndersonMs. Tommy F. AngellAnonymous (4)AT&TAyco Charitable FoundationB.T. Rocca Jr. FoundationBabcock & Brown LPNicole Andris and Harrison

M. Bains, IIILee Anne and Mike BakerMr. and Mrs. Richard M.

BastoniMs. Suzanne BeckerMr. Richard M. BelesonRoberta and Fletcher BentonNicole Belytschko and James

SzafranskiMs. Karen M. BirksMs. Barbara BlairMr. and Mrs. Richard BoucherMrs. Germaine H. BrennanMr. and Mrs. Charles M. BrennanBridgewater Associates, Inc.Ms. Amanda A. BryanMr. and Mrs. Lyman H. CaseyThe Carl Jud FoundationEstate of Frieda L. CerdaChambers & ChambersMr. and Mrs. Steven ChaseChevronMr. David Clayton and

Ms. Gayle DeKellisThe CMB FoundationMs. Carole M. ColeEstate of Cleo M. CominoliCommunity Foundation

Sonoma County

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of Cruelty to Animals for the Year Ending June 30, 2007


United Way of Tri-StateUnited Way Silicon ValleyMs. Rita WaiolamaMr. Russell M. WalterMr. Alan WebsterWells Fargo FoundationWest End Management, Inc.Wiley X EyewearMr. Timothy K. WilliamsMs. Patricia Williamson and

Mr. Michael HerrickEstate of Evelyn M. WilsonMr. Paul J. WonnerWorking AssetsMs. Peyjen WuYou Lucky DogMr. and Mrs. Robert W. YoungMr. Alan M. Yurman

$500 - $999Anonymous (5)Adobe Systems Inc.Mr. Mario AlfaroThomas Allems, M.D.Ms. Jennifer L. AlvidrezMs. Janet ArgevitchMs. Anne BakerMs. Jessica E. BaldiMs. Karin H. BauerBay Area Rapid Transit DistrictMr. and Mrs. Adam BellamyDr. Lorel BergeronDr. and Mrs. Joseph M. BertinoGail and Bruce BettencourtDr. Joseph C. BeyerMr. Max BlechmanJenny and Ronald BolskyBloomingdale'sMs. Jennifer L. BordersChris BretzMr. Peter BrodiganJames W. Budke, M.D.Jonathan Bulkley - ArchitectMs. Theani L. CallahanMr. Michael CarolloMs. Nan M. CastleMs. Deborah CelleJulie Chaiken and Scott GrigsbyMr. Calvin V. ChanMs. Cheryl T. ChengMr. and Mrs. Edward A. CherryMs. Mary M. ChiaoMr. Brad T. ChilcoatM. David Cohen, M.D.Ms. Julia CookMr. and Mrs. Robert F.

Culverhouse, Jr.Mr. Patrick R. CurryDr. Anita F. DasMs. Doris DayMs. Barbara DemasMs. Becky M. DeMarcoMr. LeRoy DeSmidtMrs. Melissa S. DickersonMs. Patricia Swig DinnerMrs. Gertrude C. DittlerDonald and Carole Chaiken

FoundationMs. Diana A. DormasMr. Mark W. DoukasMr. and Mrs. William H.

Draper, IIIE. Richard Jones Family

FoundationAnne-Louise Edwards and

Dan DonovanMr. Cody Elkin

Ms. Leslie M. LavaLawrence Livermore National

LaboratoryMs. Jennifer R. LeedsDr. and Mrs. Jack LeibmanSusan Leong and Steven

SidenerLevi Strauss FoundationMr. Andrew LevinMr. and Mrs. M. D. LevinSherry Lindberg and

Edward GilbertsonMs. Dusty LombardoMr. and Mrs. James J. LudwigMs. Gerry E. ManningSandra and Albert MarinaiMr. Jeff MarshallMr. and Mrs. Charles D. and

Elizabeth J. MathewsMrs. Jane L. MaxwellBeverly and Fritz MaytagDr. Karen M. McIntoshMrs. Bernard MillerMs. Renita E. MockMorrison & FoersterMr. Christopher M. MurrayEstate of Jean MusgraveMs. Diana NaumanEstate of Edith R. NelsonNetwork for GoodNew World LibraryMr. and Mrs. Edward F. NewmanEstate of Mary O'BrienMs. Karen OffereinsMrs. Violet P. OrfansThe Palace HotelPet Food ExpressMr. William S. PopeMrs. Helen C. PratherMs. Susan K. PratherPro Trials Research, Inc.Ms. Kelly PurcellQuota International of CupertinoMs. Sonia A. RaeslyRaymond Family FoundationMs. Elizabeth K. RaymondMrs. Caroline J. ReadMr. Rick ReesMr. John P. RicchebonoMs. Courtney RobertsMs. Marion RossMs. Sheila SalomonSan Francisco GiantsSAP Labs U.S.Ms. Elaine J. SchneiderMs. Susan E. ShipleyMr. Rick A. SimonMr. David SpielbergMs. Anna L SpraungelEstate of Dale StancliffMr. Robert StevensonEstate of Ms. Emily Graham

StorrowMr. Thomas StrotherMr. Ted TaplinJames Taschetta and Kerry BitnerJennifer Taylor and Paul

WhiteMr. and Mrs. Calvin B. TildenMs. Adelle TiltonAnn and Charles ToothMr. and Mrs. Edward C.

TophamMr. Donald N. TornbergMs. Meredith TrombleUBSUnion Bank of California

Nurtured in the homes of volunteers until theycould be adopted, 803 underage, sick or injured ani-mals, mostly kittens, benefitted from SF/SPCA Fos-ter Care. The SF/SPCA supplied food, medicationsand veterinary care to animals looked after by 112foster parents.

The SF/SPCA’s Community Animal Hospital, grant-ed the highest possible ranking by the AmericanAnimal Hospital Association, provided veterinarycare to 19,700 cats and dogs. Well over 50% of ourhospital’s private clientele received financial aiddirectly from The SF/SPCA, including pet guardianswho are part of our Pet-A-Care, Emergency CareFund and Senior Partnerships programs.

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Charles W. McGuire, M.D.Ms. Nancy H. McManusMr. and Mrs. Edwin K.

McNinchMichael Karl Family

Charitable Income TrustMr. Matthew MilinacDennis Miller and

Teri Klein MillerMr. Ted MitchellMs. Tina MoreMorgan Stanley Annual

Appeal CampaignMs. Pamela E. MunnMs. Beverly A. NagelPaul and Susan NagataYukiko and Robert NakanoNational Philanthropic TrustNice VenturesMr. and Mrs. Raul A. NichoNorth Fresno LionsMs. Kerry A. OdellOpen Source Applications

FoundationMs. Dorothy E. OrolinMs. Olivia OrrEstate of Ms. Loretta A. PadillaMr. and Mrs. Stephen L. PattonMs. Cynthia L. PerryMs. Patricia W. PonteMr. Brian D. QuennellMs. Kathryn M. QuetelMs. Jennifer F. RaikeMs. Esther RebizzoMs. Emily RegaliaMs. Kathryn ReitmanMrs. Aimee S. RetzlerMs. Ashley L. RileyMr. and Mrs. Thomas RohlenMr. James B. RosenthalMs. Rosalie H. RowseyMr. David N. RussThe Ruth Smart FoundationMr. and Mrs. Ted SavetnickGudrun Scheufler and

Keith CoyneMs. Laurrette SchulerThe Schumacher GroupRebecca Schumacher and

Guido PiccininiMr. and Mrs. Edward SchultzMrs. Frances and

Ms. Janice SchwertfegerMs. Barbara S. SearsMs. Phyllis N. SewallMr. Richard ShapiroSilver Sage SamsEstate of Mrs. Amy M. SlatteryMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. SmithMs. Juanita F. SmithMr. Timothy SnyderMs. Mary G. SouzaMr. and Mrs. James F. SpesMs. Lisa StanzianoMs. Emily C. StaufferMr. Bryan StearnsMs. Carole SteinhauerJerri Brown and

Tracy SteelhammerThe Swig FoundationMrs. Violet S. TaaffeTAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc.Mr. Tony TariccoMs. Jean S. ThomasMs. Stefani ThorntonHans Peter TreuenfelsMs. Doris S. Tsai

Beverlynn and Steven ElliottMrs. Virginia M. ElmoreMs. Dolores FiscaliniMs. Gloria FongMr. Richard S. ForsterMrs. Agnes FrankMs. Judith B. FrankelThe Fremont GroupMs. Isabelle Fritz-CopeMs. Maija GallardoMs. Beverly H. GeorgeGideon Hausner Jewish Day

SchoolMs. Suzanne GoldMrs. LaVerne H. GordonMs. Sandra GordonMs. Kathleen GormanGrey San FranciscoMs. Sharon L. GuidiHafele America CompanyMs. Margaret L. HardyMs. Shelley S. HarrisonMs. Lois HaynMs. Karen HemerMs. Kathryn M. HenryMs. Michaeline HermanMs. Kathy HesterJill Hitchcock and Thor SjostrandMs. Kristin A. HiteMrs. Betty L. HoMs. Marcia J. HooperMs. Susannah Horstmeyer-

CooperMrs. Ulla B. HowesMr. Alec R. HughesKiska and Robert IcardInland Marine Industries, IncMs. Ellen A. JacobsJewish Family and Children’s

ServicesMs. Lauren JohannessenMs. Linnea JohnsonMr. Thomas D. JohnsonJessie and Donald JosephMr. and Mrs. William R. KalesMs. Susan Katz-SnyderMr. Jack L. KayMrs. Mary E. KayMs. Patricia H. KelsoMr. David Kerko and

Ms. Heidi HamiltonMs. Annegrethe KislingMs. Nancy Klokner and

Mr. David WisebloodMrs. Elfriede H. KnightMr. Neil H. KorisMr. Michael J. KuriharaMrs. Elizabeth G. LampenMs. Marilyn L. LapicolaMs. Erica L. LarsonMr. Paul N. LarsenMr. Nicholas LevensteinKenneth and Kathleen LeytemDeborah Lightfoot and

Andrew StoneMr. Raymond and

Ms. Diana LoeckleMs. Judy M. LogsdonMr. Suresh LokiahMachiah FoundationMs. Maria C. MackeyKarishma MainiAlison and Ara MalkhassianMrs. Edward H. ManoyanMr. William MartoranoMr. Thomas McConnell and

Ms. Latricia Turner

Community Veterinary Services__________________________Total: $5,188,209Outpatient Services

Community Animal HospitalInpatient Services

Low-cost Spay/Neuter ClinicShelter Animal Medical Care

Companion Animal Programs__________________________Total: $4,443,677

Adoption ProgramsBehavior and TrainingHearing Dog Program

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Financial OverviewTotal expenses for the year ending June 30, 2007: $13,324,182

Public Education Programs__________________________Total: $972,429

Humane EducationAnimal Assisted TherapyPublic Information

Support Services__________________________Total: $2,719,867

DevelopmentFinanceHuman ResourcesFacilitiesAdministration

Community Veterinary Services:

39%

Companion Animal

Programs:33%

Support Services:

21%

Public Education

Programs: 7%

Beyond the expense figures above, The San Francisco SPCA lastyear provided our community’s animals with charitable medicalservices worth $1,312,850.

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Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. FisherMr. and Mrs. William FisherMs. Nancy P. FreemanThe Bettye Poetz Ferguson

FoundationGaia FundMs. Gloria G. GettyMr. and Mrs. Paul GillisWilliam G. Gilmore FoundationMr. and Mrs. Harvey GlasserMr. and Mrs. David GoldenMs. Julie L. Goldman and

Mr. Robert M. RosnerGoodbyes Consignment ShopMr. and Mrs. Richard W. Goss, IIMr. and Mrs. Richard GriffithMrs. Charlene HarveyMs. Yuko HayashiMrs. Ann-Eve HazenMr. and Mrs. F. Warren HellmanMrs. I. W. HellmanHellman Family Philanthropic

FoundationMs. Ann M. HenningMr. Glenn L. HickersonMr. Austin E. HillsMs. Julie HoMr. James C. HormelDr. Edwin HymanThe Iams CompanyMs. Beverly JamesMr. and Mrs. David M. JamisonEstate of Russel G. JanesMr. Franklin JohnsonMr. Mark S. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Rupert H.

Johnson, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William R. KalesMs. Carolyn Kataoka and Mr.

Bob KaplanEstate of Eileen M. KingMr. Robert L. KnoxKoret FoundationDr. and Mrs. Bernard KramerMs. Dolly T. KringelThe Stanley S. Langendorf

FoundationMs. Leslie M. LavaMr. and Mrs. Pascal LevensohnMr. Daniel LiberthsonMr. and Mrs. John G. LilienthalMr. and Mrs. Barry R. LipmanMs. Donna M. LookMr. and Mrs. James J. LudwigMr. and Mrs. Peter K. MaierMs. Linda Y. ManiwaMr. and Mrs. Fillmore C.

MarksMs. Charlotte MarraMs. June Maselbas and Mr.

Raymond KatzMrs. Jane L. MaxwellMs. K. Ira P. McEvoyMr. and Mrs. Joseph

McLaughlinMr. and Mrs. Bruce McQuarrieMs. Anne G. McWilliamsMs. Muffie MeierMs. Jane NewhallMs. Nicola Miner and Mr.

Robert Mailer AndersonMs. Patricia Munter and Mr.

Jeff LoomansMrs. Judith H. NebenzahlMr. and Mrs. Leonard A. NewmanMr. and Mrs. Raul A. NichoMr. and Mrs. Frank NicholasMrs. Carrol B. Norman-Chrys

Vanguard CharitableEndowment Program

Mr. and Mrs. Stuart E. VaughnMr. Victor VidottoMrs. Tho Thi Ngoc VuMs. Melissa WagnerMr. Robert H. WagnerMr. and Mrs. William T. WalshWashington Women’s FoundationMs. Caryn R. WeissMs. Maria M. WennerMr. Keith C. WetmoreDeborah and Peter WexlerMr. and Mrs. James K. WongMr. Joseph Y. WongMr. Patrick ZetzmanMrs. Evelyn M. Zahler

The Leanne B.Roberts AnimalCare CenterMrs. Louise C. AdamsonMr. Brian AlbersMs. Mary AllenMs. Karen A. AluiseMr. Michael AnstadtMr. Philip R. ArnbergerMr. and Mrs. Michael D. AstinMr. Nicholas AugustinosEdward B. and

Gladys Z. Baker TrustMr. and Mrs. G. Leonard

Baker, Sr.Barker Family FundMrs. Jennifer P. BarkerMr. and Mrs. Richard C. BarkerMr. Guy BarbaroPeter Barbosa, M.D., Ph.D.Ms. Karin BauerMr. and Mrs. Joaquim BechtleMr. and Mrs. William R. BeechMs. Courtney Benoist and

Mr. Jason FishEstate of Dawn Y. BlackMr. and Mrs. Donald P. BlackMs. Barbara BlairMr. William Boeing, Jr.The Bothin FoundationDenis Bouvier, M.D.Dr. and Mrs. David BradfordMs. Denise Brakefield and Mr.

Robert LarsenDr. and Mrs. Donald M. BrownMr. and Mrs. Edward BrownMs. Amanda A. BryanJohn M. Bryan Family FundDr. and Mrs. Eric K. ButlerMr. and Mrs. Lyman H. CaseyMs. Colleen ChiangMr. Christopher CowenMr. and Mrs. Richard E.

Dirickson, Jr.Thelma Doelger Charitable

TrustThelma Doelger Trust for AnimalsDolby Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. P. D. DoyleMr. and Mrs. William EdwardsMr. and Mrs. Toby ElliottMs. Winnifred Ellis and Mr.

David MahoneyMs. Julia Engdahl and Ms.

Elea SutterThe Charles Engelhard

FoundationMrs. Lois A. EnslowMr. and Mrs. John J. Fisher

The SF/SPCA Animal Assisted Therapy Programbrought the gentle presence of animals to nursinghomes, psychiatric clinics, senior centers and specialschools throughout the city. Some 83 animal/personteams, nearly all of them volunteers, made morethan a thousand free visits, reaching 27,650 clients.

Under the direction of internationally known dog-training expert Jean Donaldson, The SF/SPCA Acad-emy for Dog Trainers graduated 40 more students.While enrolled in the Academy’s rigorous six-weekcourse of study, students coach dogs at Maddie’s PetAdoption Center to better prepare them for adop-tion. In addition, about 1,000 local dogs wentthrough classes taught by our Department of DogBehavior and Training. SF/SPCA trainers also reha-bilitated shelter dogs with behavior problems andworked with the dogs’ new adopters to ensure hap-py co-existence.

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Mrs. Charlotte E. BlackMr. and Mrs. Donald P. BlackMs. Catherine W. BlairMr. and Mrs. David BloomMs. Michele BluntMs. Gabrielle BoudreauMs. Marion D. BowlerMrs. Laurie BraceElizabeth and Paul BrennanMr. and Mrs. Ronald M. BrownMs. Mary BufordMs. Brenda BurchellMs. Bobbi BurdetteMr. John D. BurkeMs. Charlotte W. BurnettMr. John D. CalawayMs. Lisa CamozziMs. Mary E. CampbellMs. Paula Campbell and

Mr. John MeyerMrs. Nancy G. CareweMr. Eugene R. CarlesMs. Denzel M. CarliMs. Nan M. CastleMrs. Elaine ChaplaElizabeth and Edward ChapmanMs. Joan CinquiniKenneth and Shirley ClarkMr. Hal Coates and Mr.

Jerome WolfeMs. Donna S. CohenBeth Colombe, Ph.D.Ms. Kristi CourtoisMs. Friedericka A. DalbeyMs. Cheri DaubertJoyce and Douglas DaveyMs. Alia DaweMs. Angel K. DominguezMs. Margaret DowningMs. Dale I. DunnMs. Celine L. EhrlichMs. Laura Jean EllingsenMs. Marlene Enderlein and

Mr. Robert OvaninMs. Marylee EngelhartMr. Guy EntrikenMs. Mary E. FabianMs. LaVerne M. FaheyMs. Daisy D. FickMrs. Mary Lou FinkMrs. Christine A. FinsethMrs. Dorothy K. FischerMs. Mary E. FistoleraMs. Mary FlynnMr. Charles FullerMs. Patricia FullerMs. Shelley GabrielMs. Charin J. GarciaMr. Michael GemmetMs. Rosemary A. GilbertMr. David A. GillMs. Edith H. GoldenMs. Juanita GonzalezMs. Elaine GoolsbyMs. Nina GoriginMr. and Mrs. Lavon GravesMs. Katherine W. GrayMrs. J. D. GreeneMs. Ruth H. GriffinMrs. Beverly J. GuardinoMs. Anya-Malka HaleviMs. De Etta M. HallMr. and Mrs. Robert F. HappMs. Silvia Harris-PayneMs. Judith HedbergMs. Ina D. HendersonMs. Nancy L. Henry

Estate of Mary O'BrienThe Robert And Helen Odell

FundMr. William L. Olds, Jr.Mr. Robert W. PickardMr. and Mrs. Gary Stuart

PinkusMs. Karin L. PolliMr. William S. PopeMs. Sonia A. RaeslyMr. Peter ReadThe Roberts FoundationMs. Courtney RobertsMr. and Mrs. Eric B. RobertsMr. George R. RobertsMr. Mark RobertsMs. Wynn RobertsMrs. Margaret RocchiaMs. Hazel-Louise and

Ms. Alice RogersMr. and Mrs. Jonathan M.

RutledgeMs. Lisa Salamone and Mr.

Anthony PisacaneGeorge H. Sandy FoundationMs. Susan Sangiacomo and

Ms. Diana PelliccioneMs. Angie SareMr. Edwin SayresMr. James H. Schwabacher, Jr.Estate of Henry SintonMr. Robert M. SmelickMr. and Mrs. Mark SquierMs. Louise R. StrasbaughMr. and Mrs. Robert StarzelSub-Zero Refrigeration Inc.Swish Japan IncMr. and Mrs. Merlin Taber, IIIDr. Ingrid D. TauberMs. Kat TaylorMs. Janet A. TedescoMs. Nancy Thompson and

Mr. Andy KerrMr. Craig Tighe and Ms. Ann

CoulsonMr. and Mrs. Calvin B. TildenMr. Steven WestlyMrs. Diane B. WilseyMr. and Mrs. William Wilson IIIThe Woodheath Foundation, Inc.WWW FoundationMr. and Mrs. Robert W. YoungMr. Albert ZadnikMr. Doug Zeghibe

The Legacy SocietyMrs. Marilyn R. AbbottMs. Margaret B. AdamsMs. Linda Z. AdlerMr. John C. AllanMs. Mary AllenMr. and Mrs. Henry AlpersMs. Penny L. AltonMs. Eleanor AndersonJack Armstrong and

Kenneth MooreMr. John W. ArndtMs. Lori BaileyMs. Joyce BakerMs. Melinda Bascone and

Mr. Jon SuzukiMs. Judith A. BasoloMs. Karin H. BauerMs. Jane E. BellMiss Ethel BergmanMr. and Mrs. Mark D. BermanMrs. Vicky BerolGail and Bruce Bettencourt

The SF/SPCA’s Humane Education Programreached thousands of young people via school visits,field trips, animal-related community service proj-ects and workshops. Some 140 lucky youngsters,chosen by lottery, took part in weeklong, animal-intensive Summer Camps.

Recruiting homeless dogs from animal shelters allover Northern California, The SF/SPCA HearingDog Program taught the canines to respond toeveryday sounds and placed them with deaf andhearing-impaired people, essentially without charge.Since inception, the Program has trained and placed799 dogs.

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Ms. DeEtta Raymond andHenry Buttles

Ms. Jacquelin F. RhodesMr. Don RiceMrs. Dorothy M. RichMr. and Mrs. Edward G. RoachMs. Mary Elsie RobertsonMr. Jerry E. RobinsonMs. Judith A. RomleyDorothea RossMs. Vivienne RoweDelia and Frances SalcedoMr. Allen SanfordMr. and Mrs. Thomas N. SaundersDr. Pat SaxMs. Lois SchwalenbergMs. Cora SchweitzerMrs. Frances SchwertfegerMs. Janice SchwertfegerMs. Georgiana J. ScottMrs. Margaret SeneshenBernard Shandler and Roger

ChristensenMs. Margaret G. ShapiroMai and James ShieldsMs. M. Lynne ShimekMs. Cheryl ShimentiMs. Nazzi ShishidoMr. Robert G. ShultzMs. Natalie ShuttleworthMr. and Mrs. William H. SilcoxMr. and Mrs. Gary E. SlaytonDr. Norma J. SmithMr. and Mrs. Ricardo J. SosaMs. Joan M. SpauldingMs. Leslie SpellmanMs. Roberta StacyMs. Becky StaupMr. Michael Louis SteingraberMs. Patricia S. SterlingMs. Shirley Ann SternMr. and Mrs. Donald J. StevensMs. Marlene L. StonerMr. and Mrs. Hubert SydowDinah and Joseph SzanderMr. and Mrs. Merlin Taber, IIIMrs. Betty H. TerryMs. Nancy Thompson and Mr.

Andy KerrMs. Gabrielle ThormannMr. Curtis B. TibbalsAudrey Tillmann, M.D.Mrs. Muriel TimossiMr. and Mrs. Mike ToenjesMs. Michele H. TordoirMs. June TorneyMr. W. Carroll TornrothMr. and Mrs. James P. TuthillMs. E.J. Van BeijmerwerdtMr. and Mrs. Stanley R.

VaughanHerman and Shirley Wilson

VictorMs. Jane E. WalkerMrs. Jeannette WeberMr. Alan WebsterMr. Gregory WhitfieldMs. Denise Y. WilsonJames and Mary Lou WilsonMrs. Betty J. WinkelmanMrs. Opal WoodhouseMs. Millicent WrightMr. Richard Wright

Ms. Michaeline HermanMs. Olive HildebrandMs. Nancy HolahanMrs. John HolmanMs. Roni J. HowardMs. Meridie G. Hughes-GamesMrs. Cynthia C. HunttingMrs. Eleanore HurleyMs. Bernice ItkinMs. Phyllis L. JacobsenMr. and Mrs. David JamisonSusan and Blaine JaninMs. Elizabeth M. JensenMs. Adrienne H. JonasMs. Mary KaidashMs. Patricia KaneMs. Debora M. KimMs. Betty Jo King and

Ms. Barbara BurdetteMs. Anna M. KlinkMr. James KortanMrs. Barbara A. KozlowskiMr. Richard J. KrauseMs. Consuelo F. LarrabeeMr. and Mrs. Edward LaughlinMrs. Renee A. LeavyMs. Helen J. LewisonMs. Martha LindbergSherry Lindberg and Edward

GilbertsonMs. Louisa R. LindowMrs. Frances A. LittleJoyce E. Lively and Ron Kar-

donMr. Mitchell LoebelMs. Sue K. LongH. and Ellen LundieMr. and Mrs. William B.

MacColl, Jr.Mr. Michael T. MaciaMs. Beverly K. MackLois M. MaggentiMs. Louise M. ManginiMr. William A. MarkhamMrs. Jane L. MaxwellPaul May and Frank SteinMr. George E. McGuireMrs. Roberta G. McKeeMr. and Mrs. Raman J. MenonMs. Fabienne MezeiMr. Arv MillerMs. Laura A. MillerMs. Cecilia MinalgaMs. Anne B. MitchellMs. Wilma MittelbergMs. Chris MontalbanoDr. Lois B. MooreRobert and Josephine MorettoMs. Dorothy B. MortensenMs. Barbara J. MortensonMr. and Mrs. Marvin BrookMs. Sally F. MurchisonMr. Charles W. MurphyMs. Shirley L. MyersMs. Judith H. NebenzahlMs. Jane NewhallMs. Stevanie J. OlsonMrs. Violet P. OrfansMrs. Kerlene A. PadillaMr. Alan P. PardiniMs. Jann M. PetersonMr. and Mrs. Richard L. RaderMs. Sonia A. RaeslyMs. Jennifer F. RaikeMs. Rose L. RandolphMs. Susan L. Rankin

Serving throughout the organization, hundreds uponhundreds of SF/SPCA volunteers donated 114,314hours to dog and cat behavior counseling, fostercare, adoption counseling, Animal Assisted Therapy,Humane Education, feral cat assistance and medicalcare. The SF/SPCA would not be what it is withoutthe priceless help of volunteers.

For the 89th year, The SF/SPCA Police HorseRetirement Ranch provided quiet sanctuary for allhorses retired from active duty. The animals receivelifetime accommodations (indoors and outdoors),food and medical care at no cost to the city.

The SF/SPCA Public Information departmentworked with local media to publicize available petsand to disseminate animal knowledge, replied toanimal-related inquiries from the public, maintainedthe popular SF/SPCA Web site, gave tours to peoplefrom all over the world, and put on special events.

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Good for You! And for Animals!Welcome to The San Francisco SPCA’s Land of Easy Giving

Your second-hand stuff – clothing, toys, col-lectibles, record albums, furniture and officeequipment – can do great things for animals.

Donate your used, salable goods to the CommunityThrift Store, and when the store sells them, part ofthe proceeds will go to The San Francisco SPCA.

It’s a whole lot easier than a garage sale, and youget a tax deduction for your donated items. Plus,it’s a fantastic deal for the animals. During onerecent year, The SF/SPCA’s homeless cats and dogsgot $14,000 this way.

For details, contact San Francisco’s CommunityThrift Store directly (open 7 days a week), and tellthem you want your stuff to fetch funds for TheSF/SPCA. The store is at 623 Valencia St.

Your used goods will do great things for animals!Call the store today at (415) 861-4910.

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can redeem the tickets, andspend the money caring foranimals. Deposit your tinytickets in the special jars atThe SF/SPCA or use the enve-lope at page 16. Every little bithelps when an animal is look-ing for a ticket to a new home!

Stock

TIPDon’t sell stock or mutu-

al fund shares. Rather,transfer them to The

SF/SPCA. There is no capitalgains tax, the full amount isalso tax-deductible, and moreof your money goes to workhelping our animals. Anothertip: When you do this, pleasetell us. We’ve recently receiveda few gifts of stock, but wehave no idea from whom!

Call Eliza Edelman at The SF/SPCA, (415) 554-3549 or [email protected].

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the Road Home

Donate your car toThe San Francisco SPCA

Call 1-866-473-7722.

Our car donation agency,Car Program LLC, will

help make your tax-deductible car donation toThe SF/SPCA quick andeasy. Your car doesn't haveto be in working order and itgenerally can be picked upat any location. Call 1-866-473-7722 toll-free.(Problems? Contact Claire St.Romain at (415) 554-3072 [email protected].)

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There are people who areOK with cats, and thereare true cat people.

To find out what kind of catperson you are, take this per-sonality test: Imagine it’s abeautiful, quiet weekendmorning and you have theSunday paper spread out onyour dining room table. Alongwith the satisfying hot cup oftea (or coffee or cocoa) thatyou sip periodically, shafts ofsunlight soothingly enter theroom from a window, andyou’re immersed in an articleabout scuba diving in tropicalCosta Rica. The captivatingdescriptions have you swim-ming along in bathtub-tem-perature water where schoolsof fish assume ever-changingfantastic forms while you driftthrough an enthralling andundulating world burstingwith sharp hues of silver,blue, orange –

Suddenly the cat jumps upon the table. You’re startledout of your underwater rever-

ie as the animal’s fuzzy tailquickly brushes your face, andin only a moment the cat hassettled down on top of yournewspaper. What do you do?

The OK-with-cats persongently shoos the cat away orpicks up the cat and puts theanimal on the floor, saying(with only a hint of bemusedimpatience), “Oh, you sillycat, do you really need to sitdown right now, right here ontop of what I’m reading?”

In contrast, the true cat per-son reacts in a completely dif-ferent way. The true catperson, though plucked fromthe warm waters of an imagi-nary vacation, is nonethelessdelighted by this interruptionand not only massages the catbehind the ears and under thechin (hoping to elicit a purr),but then, after an appropriateinterlude of softly cooing atthe cat and gently stroking theanimal, allows the cat to restright there on the Travel sec-tion, and (this is the kicker)finds something else to do –but nothing so noisy that itwould disturb the cat’s peaceand quiet.

Yes, a true cat person differsfrom the average human.

A true cat person pays closeattention to a cat’s body lan-guage, noting not just the tailbut the cat’s posture and facialfeatures: ears, eyes and evenwhiskers.

The true cat person accom-modates him- or herself to thecat. Always eager to pet orplay with a feline, a true catperson nevertheless gives theanimal plenty of “space” andknows instinctively not to

approach the cat but to let thecat take the initiative. Thetrue cat person displayspatience that many peoplesimply don’t comprehend –for example, adopting a shyadult feline and waiting threemonths for the animal to feelcomfortable enough to emergefrom under the couch.

Perhaps most important, atrue cat person is actuallyattracted to “difficult” felines.Such a human finds an aloof,timid, or scared feline intrigu-ing, even inviting.

True cat people often lookafter feral cats, for instance.Feral cats readily accept andconsume scrumptious serv-ings of canned cat food aslong as no one is nearby. Thetrue cat person offers thesemeals over and over formonths until one day whenthe feral cat’s behaviorchanges ever so slightly. Theanimal does not immediatelybolt upon seeing the person,but lingers and eats – con-stantly looking up suspicious-ly – despite the humanstanding 15 feet distant. Forthe true cat person, that’s thereward. Not that the catshows gratitude or affection.Just that the cat displays bare-ly enough trust that it doesn’trun away. For a cat person,that’s enough. In fact, a catperson takes that as a compli-ment.

Confronted with a sociallyreluctant feline, true cat peo-ple seem to say to themselves,“No matter what you do, I’mgoing to win you over.” It’s akind of acceptance and indul-gence and determination – a

Taking Care A tale of two kitties, some cat people and a dash of San Francisco SPCA karma.

BY CHRISTINE ROSENBLAT WITH PAUL GLASSNER

Kali, a bit ofa bossy cat


form of love, actually, mysteri-ous and immeasurable, yetreal.

It was in November of 2000that Elizabeth Bernardcame to The San Francisco

SPCA to adopt a cat. She meta tortoiseshell cat named Kali,soon fell in love with her andadopted her without amoment’s hesitation. A long-time resident of San Franciscoand a teacher in the OaklandSchool District at the time,Elizabeth says that Kali was avery special cat, who “justsort of ruled.” Even so, Eliza-beth adored her temperamen-tal kitty. “She’d be purringhappily, suddenly chomp myarm, and continue purring,snuggled next to me,” Eliza-beth laughs wryly.

Only a true cat personwould talk this way – or toler-ate such behavior.

Kali needed that kind ofadopter because she wasn’tjust for anybody. She wasalmost suitable for nobody.Around five years old whenshe arrived at The SF/SPCA,Kali was named after Kali-Ma,in Hindu mythology a fearful-looking goddess associatedwith death and destruction.An imperious goddess in herown right, Kali remained atThe SF/SPCA for 11 longmonths.

And Kali’s SF/SPCA tenuremight have been even longerwithout the extraordinarywork of SF/SPCA volunteerLoretta Padilla.

Loretta began volunteeringat The SF/SPCA not long afterher employer, Western Air-lines, merged with Delta Air-lines, giving Loretta thechance to take early retire-ment, which offered her thetime to do something she real-ly enjoyed – working withanimals. Loretta quickly estab-lished herself as a committedvolunteer in The SF/SPCA Cat

Behavior Department. She took as much training

as possible so she couldadvance to working with morechallenging and special-needskitties, and she excelled at hervocation. Loretta did prettymuch everything. Besidesworking one-on-one with the“tough” cats, she helped thebehavior staff evaluate catsand even taught classes to lessexperienced volunteers. Shewas completely at ease withthe public, so the role ofadoption counselor fit herwell, too.

Loretta also had a soft spotfor “torties” and Kali quicklybecame Loretta’s favoritefeline at the shelter. (Needlessto say, only a true cat personwould select such a favorite.)Loretta spent a great deal oftime working with this strong-minded feline, soothing andsmoothing her unpredictabletraits, and Loretta might haveadopted Kali herself exceptthat she already had a special-needs feline at home.

Kali actually loved atten-tion, but only on her terms.Loretta visited the cat week

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after week, quietly, softly, gen-tly, slowly making incrementalprogress with Kali’s behavior.While this coddling andaccommodation may seemunusual, in fact all homelesscats and dogs at The SF/SPCAreceive similar, customizedtreatment. It’s all part of thegrand plan for each animal atMaddie’s Pet Adoption Center.The longer an animal stayswith us, the more adoptablethat animal becomes.

Still, everyone knew thatonly a very special someone –a true cat person – could takeon Kali and her commandingpersonality. So when Elizabethadopted Kali, everyone in thecat realm of The SF/SPCAsighed with relief, thoughprobably no one else felt asense of satisfaction as deep asLoretta’s.

A few years passed.

In October of 2004, twoyoung cats were brought toThe San Francisco SPCA

by a rescue group as part ofthe Society’s collaborativearrangements with otherregional animal welfare organ-

izations. The siblings, a tortiefemale (torties are nearlyalways females) and aSiamese-mix male, were for-mer feral kittens whom therescue group had not beenable to successfully socialize.And by then, they were about6-8 months old, past the pointof no return for domestica-tion.

“Between four and sevenweeks old is ideal,” explainsDilara Parry, Cat BehaviorProgram coordinator at TheSF/SPCA. And between theages of two and four months,you can still “convert” a feralkitten to a domestic life.Thereafter, things turn dra-matically uphill. Between theages of four and six months,“It’s still possible, but it’ll be aproject,” she warns. “You’llmake some progress, but youcan’t expect significantchange.”

And yet, as Dilara consid-ered these two anti-socialfelines who were decidedlyunfit for adoption, somethinginside her didn’t want tothrow in the towel. “Sixmonths is kind of young togive up on a cat,” she rational-ized to herself. Spoken like atrue cat person.

So she personally took upthe challenge, and brought thesister and brother to her ownhome to foster. As if she hadnothing better to do. Dilaraworks full-time, so does herhusband, and the couple havetwo young children plus pets,of course. Dilara put each catin a room by itself and for thenext several weeks bribedthem in every possible way.

No loud noises. No suddenmovements. Every visit fromany person in the householdwas calm, predictable, quietand gentle. Dilara fed the catsbaby food (a cat who turns upits nose at shrimp or tunaoften succumbs to human

baby food). Dilara’s eight-year-old daughter took part, offer-ing interactive toys. Basically,every time a human appeared,something delicious, affection-ate or fun happened.

The young boy cat madedramatic progress. He wasquite feisty at first, says Dila-ra; if you approached him, hewouldn’t run away (the typicaluntamed cat’s response tohumans), he’d attack. Butafter two months of concen-trated effort, he turned into analmost mellow little fellowand was soon adopted.

No such luck with his sister,named Oni, who remained onthe shy and scared side.Unlike her brother, Oni wasnever aggressive – she wouldeven approach to be petted –but she never allowed herselfto be picked up.

After two months, Dilarafelt she had done all shecould. And she had succeed-ed: both cats were now full-grown, yet they were ready tomove into Maddie’s Pet Adop-tion Center. Oni had calmeddown; still, she would requirea knowledgeable and patientadopter.

By then, Loretta Padilla,whose previous cat had passedaway nearly a year before, wassearching for another homecompanion.

Loretta was captivated bythis dainty tortie girl with thestriking yellow and green eyesand adopted her on December23, 2004. The two bondedvery deeply, and although Oninever liked to be picked up,she would practically hurlherself in front of Loretta totry to prevent her ever leavingher apartment!

Another couple of yearswent by.

Then in March, 2007, theunthinkable happened. Loret-ta, only in her sixties and stillfull of energy, passed away

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quite unexpectedly.The staff at The SF/SPCA

and her many volunteer col-leagues were shocked and sad-dened. They banded togetherto purchase a memorial tilefor her to be placed in TheLeanne B. Roberts AnimalCare Center when it is com-pleted. But their most imme-diate concern was Oni andwhat this loss would mean toher.

Fortunately, Loretta, withgreat wisdom, had enrolledOni in The SF/SPCA Sido Pro-gram, a service that finds newhomes for companion animalswhose guardians predeceasethem (see sidebar). Withindays of Loretta’s death, thebewildered, now four-year-oldOni was back at Maddie’s PetAdoption Center, and back, soto speak, in the adoption mar-ket. Volunteers went to workto help the traumatized catrecover from the loss of herentire world. It was a lengthyprocess but, gradually, Onibegan to blossom again underthe gentle persistence of manycaring volunteers.

Oni had been at TheSF/SPCA four months when aself-described “tortie person”came looking for a new felinecompanion. The woman hadlost her much-loved kitty todiabetes – as a testament tothis human’s devotion andcareful nursing, the cat hadlived past the age of 12 – andthough she grieved for thefeline companion she hadrecently lost, the woman“knew” she needed anotherkitty.

Clearly, another serious catperson had arrived on thescene. Sure enough, shetoured the adoption centerand after some time managedto narrow the field to five can-didates: two tabbies and threebeautiful tortoiseshells.

She then set about learning

more about each of thesefeline finalists. She learnedthat Oni had been there a longtime. Then she was told thatOni’s previous owner, Loretta,had died. Then she found outthat Loretta had been anSF/SPCA volunteer and hadworked with a cat named Kali.

And that particular piece ofinformation sealed the dealbecause Kali’s adopter, Eliza-beth Bernard, had come backto The SF/SPCA looking forthe perfect cat, and now shewasn’t leaving without Oni.

“That did it!” remembersElizabeth. “It seemed some-how very symmetrical, verykarmic.”

Oni is now happily livingwith Elizabeth and learning totrust again. Oni still disap-pears under furniture if some-one new visits, but when she’salone with Elizabeth, sheplays happily with her toys orruns up and down the hallwayor lies in the sun in the frontroom watching the traffic out-side. There’s strong evidencethat the love and attention catpeople Dilara and Lorettainvested in Oni gave this cat

the head start she needed instarting over: On her very firstnight in her new home, Oniemerged from under the bedwhere she had taken refugeand snuggled up beside hernew person. Elizabeth says it’sbeen that way ever since. Y

For someone who doesn't have a trusted friend or rela-tive to act as custodian for their pet, The SF/SPCA’sSido Program provides safe passage for cats and dogs

who outlive their guardians, minimizing emotional disrup-tion in the animals' lives and putting the pets on the fasttrack to adoption into hew homes. For pets that come intogether, The SF/SPCA makes every effort to adopt themout together.

Sido was a sweet, 11-year-old dog left behind when a SanFrancisco woman died in 1979. Fearing that no one wouldproperly care for the dog after her death, the woman stipu-lated that Sido be put to sleep. But The SF/SPCA refused tocarry out the will's directive, fighting for the dog's life inthe courts and the state legislature. Sido was saved andlived another five years with a new family.

A free brochure explains how the Sido Program worksand the requirements (for example, The SF/SPCA requestsan annual donation of at least $25). For a copy of thisbrochure or more information, contact Katy Volz at TheSF/SPCA, [email protected] or 415-554-3027.

SF/SPCA volunteerLoretta Padilla atHoliday Windows,1998.

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