Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Leia Garcia celebrated her fifth birthday by collecting donations for the Madera County Animal Shelter...

For The Madera Tribune Leia Garcia holds a sign thanking those donating during her birthday fundraiser for the homeless last year. She...

Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune Lance Boyer, left, and Nick McBeath of Madera County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team display dog...

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...