Sam Bernardo

Now entering its second year, Santa Anita-based Free Animal Doctor, a non-profit that provides free veterinary services to dogs and cats, has paid out more than $300,000 in veterinary care on pets based in Southern California and throughout the United States. Additionally, Free Animal Doctor will have spayed or neutered approximately 825 dogs or cats by year's end and will have vaccinated and/or micro-chipped more than half of them. Free Animal Doctor (FAD), conveniently located in Santa Anita's parking lot 7, opened its doors to the public Sept. 15, 2020....

Santa Anita will provide a home for the not-for-proft Free Animal Doctor, which will provide free veterinary surgeries for at-risk animals. Officials at Santa Anita are working with Free Animal Doctor to make the organization's services available to the track's backside community and other community groups at no or low cost. "There is a need for this type of small animal veterinary assistance locally and nationwide," said Santa Anita's Aidan Butler, Acting Executive Director, CA Racing Operations for The Stronach Group. "We are well positioned to provide the assistance needed...