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After Working with VFTA and Last Chance for Animals, Commander Andrew Smith of the LAPD “Puts a Muzzle on Illegal Animal Sales”
Listen to and read the NPR Story, Sept. 2011
Listen to an Interview with VFTA Founder/ Executive Director Melya Kaplan on PetLife Radio

Melya Kaplan Speaking on MSNBC about the Foreclosure Crisis
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Lily Tomlin Stands Up for Animals
Bark Magazine, May 2009
Zoo’s 42m Plan Turns into Great White Elephant
The Independent (London), Dec. 2008
Working Cats Program Helps Save Ferals
petside.com, Mar. 2008
Melya Is a Voice for the Animals
The Argonaut, Feb. 2008
Housing Market Crash Takes Toll On Family Pets
Daily News, Sept. 2008
LAPD Puts Cats on Patrol
Los Angeles Times, Dec. 2007
Voice for the Animals Fights for Elephants at Los Angeles Zoo
American Chronicle, Dec. 2007
Crossroads Students Denounce Animal Acts on Promenade
The Lookout, June 2007
Feral Cats Put to Work
Daily News, Aug. 2004
Who Let the Cats Out?
Daily News, Aug. 2003
Rat Patrol: Feral Cats Nip a Problem in the Flower District
Los Angeles Times, Aug. 2002
Digital Dissection
The Outlook, Oct. 1997
California Cats Now Employed
Alley Cat Mews






