Michelson Found Animals (MFA) is honored to be recognized by our esteemed partners, the Community Animal Medicine Project (CAMP), at their 2024 gala on October 23, 2024. Founders and co-chairs Dr. Gary K Michelson and Alya Michelson received the Pioneer Award...
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Alya and Gary Michelson Honored by CAMP Clinics at 2024 Pet Gala
Dr. Gary K. Michelson and Alya Michelson were recently honored at an event hosted by the Community Animal Medicine Project (CAMP). Along with the Robert and Erika Brunson Fund, the Michelsons received the prestigious Pioneer Award at CAMP's inaugural Pet Gala in Los...
LA’s Animal Shelters Need Immediate Relief. A Back-to-Basics Approach can Provide It
Op-ed originally published via Los Angeles Daily News on September 24, 2024 Animals waiting for adoption at the West Valley animal shelter in Chatsworth on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) By Gina Knepp, National Shelter...
The 2024 Pets & Housing Awards: Watch the Full Show
Michelson Found Animals and the Pet-Inclusive Housing Initiative recently held the 2024 Pets & Housing Awards. The virtual event celebrated the housing operators and organizations who are making their properties more pet-inclusive, ensuring people and pets are not...
Leap Venture Studio Demo Day Features Cohort 8 Pet Startups
Leap Venture Studio welcomed its eighth cohort of pet startups to its accelerator program. The program concluded with Leap’s annual Demo Day on June 13, 2024. Along with $200K in venture capital funding, each startup receives expert guidance in growing their business...
The NAVC and Michelson Found Animals Introduce Compass
The North American Veterinary Community (NAVC) and Michelson Found Animals Foundation (MFA) Chart New Course to Define Future of Animal Health and Pet Care in 2035 and Beyond NEWS PROVIDED BY North American Veterinary Community Global veterinary industry leader NAVC...
Opinion: Why California’s Housing Crisis Has Serious Consequences For Pets As Well As People
A dog at the Chesterfield Square Animal Services Center in Los Angeles. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) By Brett Yates (Originally published in the LA Times) Animal welfare advocates gathered in Sacramento recently to lobby for legislation to limit property owners’...
Boyle Heights Pet Wellness Day: 300 Pets & Families Served
Video credit: Michelson Found Animals Michelson Found Animals Foundation (MFA) recently held a Pet Wellness Day in Boyle Heights. The event, which was hosted alongside Assemblymember Miguel Santiago and Senator Maria Elena Durazo, offered free wellness services and...
Listen to Found Animals CEO Brett Yates on the PetSpace Podcast
Michelson Found Animals Foundation CEO Brett Yates recently appeared on the Wallis Annenberg Petspace Podcast. In the episode, Yates reflects on his journey into the field of animal welfare and describes initiatives the foundation is working on, including the...
Nominations Are Open for the 2024 Pets & Housing Awards
Is your multifamily housing property pet-inclusive? The Pet-Inclusive Housing Initiative is accepting nominations for the 2024 Pets & Housing Awards! The Pets & Housing Awards will honor multifamily housing operators across seven categories. Housing operators...
Better Neighbor Project Hosts First Pet Wellness Day of 2024
“It’s a comfort to us to know that these services are available for the community, especially for residents that are hard-pressed right now with the cost of living so high”. - LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis Video credit: MFA - Check out the video for highlights...
Dr. Gary K. Michelson’s Low-Cost Solution to L.A.’s Animal Shelter Crisis
By Dr. Gary K. Michelson (Op-Ed was published on the dailybreeze.com) Last week, individuals and organizations advocating for animals rallied at Los Angeles City Hall and asked our city leaders to do more to fix the overcrowding crisis afflicting our local...