CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIFORNIA – On Sunday October 23rd, at the Pacific Palms Resort, Fixn’ Fidos’ 2nd annual day of fundraising featured the same winning elements: a golf tournament, a talent show and a late afternoon gala featuring a red carpet and music by Trevan. This year, the event was attended by an even more intense fanbase of support for Kacey and Fixn’ Fidos.
The charity became an important fixture for Southern California since its inception in 2017, from LA to Orange County by providing financial assistance, not only for spay and neuter to low income SoCal residents, but helping with pet food and vet care for needy families in a strong effort to keep pets out of shelters and keep furry family members home. This has especially ramped up during our high inflation environment and rising costs of pet food.
While there were a variety of event sponsors from the Lakers to Subaru, Toyota and Chevrolet, one shining characteristic was Kacey’s depth of support. This included people from her KTLA team to her longtime childhood friends to important partners in the community.
Sandra Truelove of Dana Point-based RUFF (Rescuing Unwanted Furry Friends) is one of those partners and they help primarily with emergency vet bills, partnering with Fixn’ Fidos. She was one of the top auction winners and said, “I’m a huge personal supporter of Kacey and Fixn’ Fidos because she’s 100 percent dedicated.” She shares an exciting development as the next gala will likely be at the Waldorf Astoria in Dana Point, as RUFF and Fixn’ Fidos deepen their partnership.
I caught up with Kacey Montoya at the event for an exclusive interview. She encourages everyone to “keep spreading awareness on ‘adopt don’t shop’. We need to stop backyard breeders or accidental litters. We have so many dogs in shelters that die every year. [Let’s] raise awareness and teach people that there are amazing animals in shelters and rescues.”
She adds, “Spay and neuter will [keep animals out of shelters], but often pet owners relinquish their pets to shelters when they cannot afford to care for them. We want to help prevent that from happening. Just because you’re poor, doesn’t mean you can’t give an amazing home to an animal. Just because you lost your job doesn’t mean you have to give up your pet. Organizations like Fix’n Fidos can always help.”
Besides the golf tournament, there was also a dog costume contest will judged by Sheriff Alex Villanueva and his wife Vivian, animal rescue advocates. The LASD K-9’s also did a live demonstration.
I caught up with the Sheriff and he enthusiastically said, “Awesome charity, I encourage everybody to please donate on fixnfidos.com. LA County’s had a big problem with stray cats alone, about a million in a year. That’s enormous. One cat can become seven, it’s exponential. Always spay and neuter [to prevent] euthanization.”
Also in attendance were animal lovers, such as Cody, who adopted one of the beagles rescued from Anthony Fauci’s sandfly experiment, which I reported on about a year ago. Kacey’s charity is an example of charities done right: volunteer-driven, with true grassroots support and strong partnerships in the community. Donate today at fixnfidos.com
Marc Ang (marc@aib2b.org) is a community organizer in Southern California and the founder of Asian Industry B2B. He has been involved with charitable causes since before the inception of his organization and loves helping nonprofits that are mission-driven and well run, operationally. Marc’s book “Minority Retort” will be released on November 9, 2022 under Trinity Broadcasting Network.
(All photos by Marc Ang)
