Rodeo Kittens & Pups Fostered in Tucson Arizona

03/09/2025

Help us understand Steve K and Pima Animal Care Center
WHY continue to hide the need for pet nutrition for the
800 -1000 PACC pets that DAILY reside in Foster Caregiver's homes? Nothing in this "newsletter" acknowledges the life saving work of the unfunded PACC Foster Programs need for pet food and supplies.
Exploiting Fosters to pay for pet food is unfair and wrong.
1. Fosters House twice the number of PACC owned pets over the shelter.
2. Fostering saves pet lives, and saves the county hundreds of thousands of dollars each year.

There is NOT an annual budget for the Foster programs for staff, pet food, supplies, and we are unsure how the medical costs factor in. All PACC owned pets deserve to be treated equally no matter where they sleep.
PACC Director SteveK:
"One thing that’s consistent throughout the shelter is that all of our critters have to eat. Our animal census hovers around 500 daily for dogs and 100 cats. Food costs are a large portion of our annual budget – your support is tremendous and we are grateful for all of it."

Guess what SteveK
Foster housed PACC critters have to eat as well, and certainly should be provided for by Pima County

The "sometimes" share of public donations to Foster Caregivers is not adequate at all, the current policies stink.
Read the fluff:
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/AZPIMA/bulletins/3f0bbdc

Pima Animal Care Center continues to plea for Fosters - yet refuses to actually support the programs those Foster's give so much in home, heart, and also out of pocket costs.

Mom and 4 puppies cost Rodeo over $500. out of pocket even with friends also buying dog kibble and puppy pads.
PACC turned us away, blaming the community for not donating enough.
Budget for all PACC pets!
This situation created a real hardship for us, and to say no more fostering PACC puppies, it's simply to costly. WE cover housing, vet trips, caregiving, training, playtime, walks, the water bill doubled, devoted part of our home, also marketing, events & placement with adopters.
Is that dedication not enough PACC?

29/08/2025

Cat chatter at Labor Day.
Stop speeding up our lives!
It’s like 100 degrees outside!
Autumn is here 🍁
Too bad it’s over.
Happy Halloween 🎃
That’s not nice!
I have to get a turkey 🦃
Time is flying by 🚀

24/08/2025

Notes from the Pima Animal Care Center including my
Call to the Audience speech.
Screen Shots of the Volunteer and Foster report by Charlie.
Daily total 1524 PACC Owned Pets housed with Fosters and their families.
No word on a Foster representative after the vote.
Disappointing AC members were not prepared to discuss the New Mexico HEART ordinances, hopefully in September.
I was ready! I did the homework, member Mr Duffey said he researched.

Howdy!
I am NancyKate Grayson,
aka Rodeo Kittens & Pups Fostered in Tucson, Arizona
Fostering has been the #2 source of relief to the shelter overcrowding after adoptions. Asking for updated data please:
as Fostering numbers might be of equal measure with Adoptions now.
Pima Animal Care Center requires a realistic budget to provide
Pet Food & Supplies to Foster Caretakers for ethical and pragmatic reasons.
In reading from the July 2023 PACC AC minutes - 2 years ago.
Joey Fitzgerald:
Advocated for a seat at the table for fosters and the help they need.
She stated that Fosters are not provided with all the supplies they need.
Also that Fosters are an important, and vital part of PACC.
I agree with Joey.
Please know Joey is a selfless Foster / Vet Tech / Mentor to many.
Retaining, and respecting dedicated Fosters ought to be a priority.
FACT:
The UNFUNDED Foster programs house the largest number of PACC owned pets. AGAIN:
The UNFUNDED Foster programs house the largest number of PACC owned pets.
IN acknowledgement of the Foster Program's vital contribution in housing and saving PACC pets, I ask the Committee for a permanent agenda item for Fostering to be established.
Please FUND the Foster Programs in 2025.
Next
Friends of Pima Animal Care Center
is a Pima County contracted vendor.
Friends Of PACC is not magical,
our community that donates millions to PACC IS.

I ask publicly again for FRIENDS to disclose the agreement & payments made to former PACC directors: Monica Dangler and Kristen Hassen the "consultation". On record: I believe the Hassen/Dangler fees were $100,000.
Oversight is needed for this non-profit vendor handling PACC donations.
Congratulations to Torre & Laura in amending the contract.
Instead of placing a Friend's Board Member in the voting seat as the original contract stated, a work-around was devised.
Conflict of Interest always remains if paid Friend's PAID staff
has a seat here (PACC AC) & votes.
Accountability, and Trust in Friend's is Paramount.

I believe in the PACC Foster Programs, which have enriched my own life.
My name is NancyKate Grayson,
please catch my Rodeo page at Facebook for additional advocacy.
Thank you for your kind consideration.

24/08/2025

These TWO❣️adopt or foster
Please share,
together let’s find Sarah & Abraham a soft landing together.
Rodeo will donate two cozy new pup beds to their adoptive family.
Thank you Cathy for your endless efforts for bonded pairs. 💗

💕 Sarah A877679:
11 year old spayed female tan Chihuahua 16.2 pounds
💕 Abraham A877680:
11 year old neutered male tan Chihuahua 12 pounds
Located at Pima Animal Care Center in Tucson, Arizona

Please meet Sarah and Abraham. These little sweeties recently arrived at PACC from our partner shelter in Ajo and they are without a home due to no fault of their own. Their person became too ill to care for them any longer and they’d sure appreciate the chance to be loved again.

We were told these two pals have been together all their lives and are extremely bonded and do everything together. They are a little timid but do much better with each other. We also learned they are easy to leash and walk; they are receptive to treats (Abraham even does a little dance for them); they are house trained; they are loyal and affectionate; and they are even registered as emotional support dogs!

Understandably, these small seniors are feeling nervous and overwhelmed in their new surroundings. Volunteers and staff say they are very sweet but shy – however, they do warm up easily with slow and easy interactions. (Sarah has been known to give out a few barks and growls before she gets to know you but once she trusts you, she’s receptive to soft pets and gentle handling.) They are both quiet, calm, tolerant, mild-mannered pals who crave someone with these same qualities.

Sarah and Abraham are sharing a group kennel with several other dogs their size and they get along well. They are both appropriate and curious when meeting other dogs but mostly they like to keep to themselves.

These two tender-hearted friends need someone patient and understanding to help them build confidence and trust, and they deserve a home filled with softness and comfort to help their little hearts heal. Adopting best friends may actually mean less work than adopting a single pet — they keep each other entertained; they give each other stability and comfort; they adjust more quickly to new situations; and they provide you with twice the amount of love.
Please save them together.

23/08/2025

Hanna! aka Kitten Lady
Well said 🩵 the love for kittens and cats can also include hands on, and also advocacy.
Hearts feeling to hands doing saves pet lives.
The Kitten Lady

19/08/2025

Pug Love❣️
The Pug Ranch in New Mexico highlighted.
Great mission, and having fostered a couple of pug mixes Rodeo is hooked on these cuties.
Follow:
https://www.facebook.com/share/19bz5MEDaQ/?mibextid=wwXIfr

09/08/2025

Update no discussion today at PACC AC as only 1 member reviewed the HEART ordinances on the agenda
Do the homework people! PACC pets depend on action not inaction.
We did out due diligence 🤠
August agenda is up / Pima Animal Care Center Advisory Committee.
Meeting ZOOM on Thursday 8-14-2025 4PM
We will post links top attend and or speak on this page.
One topic listed for discussion is a recently approval HEART ordinance in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Please give a read: Second link in comments.

I am glad to see this for many reasons:
Is My Animal Required to Have a City License?
City of Albuquerque residents are no longer required to obtain a City Pet license, but are still required to have their dogs or cats vaccinated, microchipped, and spayed/neutered

https://www.cabq.gov/pets/animal-protection-services/heart-ordinance-information

08/08/2025

Summer holiday humor with our friends at Mutts.
🌊🏝️🏄‍♀️ - 👋&👋

27/07/2025

Peace Of Mind in Pacific Grove, California is a favorite of Rodeo.
Volunteers at PACC currently are nearly the only hope for Senior pets.
Thank you volunteers for going far beyond for senior pups & kitties.
Pima County PACC & Friends of PACC used to support Senior PACC pets in funding & a program. Now it’s on a whim for Public Relations. Donations skimmed from the top - 💵 money for donated for
Pima Animal Care Center annual contract - Friends take : 15% and Friends Board of Directors and leadership also control 40% of individual donations. No over site.
Audit EYES by Pima County admin and Supervisors would be a prudent & a wise effort.
Reminder of ’s greed and power corruption aided by Friends of PACC.
Friends is an annually contracted Vendor non profit organization hired by Pima County. The Friends leadership holds a conflict of interest voting seat at the Pima Animal Care Center Advisory Committee.
Does Pima County allow other vendors to participate and vote on other county advisory committees?
Doubtful.

Supervisor Rex Scott

Sherri Franklin used business skills learned as a hairstylist to help launch her nonprofit startup Muttville Senior Dog Rescue