I really do love animals. For most of my life, I have been a dog person, but my husband and I have cats. Why? Because he loves cats. He...

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Chelsie Burkhalter, left, and Diana Frazier of Friends of Madera Animal Shelter are informing the...

Some of Chuck Doud’s most popular articles were the ones about his cat. People love cat stories, and I always say that there is nothing...

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune The Salas family visits with, Henderson, during the Clear the Shelter event at the Madera Animal...

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Madera County Animal Services director Cindy Avila holds Goldie, one of the dogs available for...

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Elena Robles, left, and Mercedes Gonzalez of Madera FFA bathe Bruno at the dog grooming facility at...

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune The Davis family from left, Brenda, Loretta, Katelyn and Claudia are reunited with their beloved...

Choose your partner, skip to m’lou, Choose your partner, skip to m’lou, Choose your partner, skip to m’lou, Skip to m’lou, my darlin’. —...