EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

July 30th, 2009

***FRIENDS OF LONG BEACH ANIMALS CELEBRATE SERVING THE ANIMALS AND THE COMMUNITY FOR 20 YEARS***

Friends of Long Beach Animals received three prestigious awards at the 20th Anniversary Membership Meeting:

“Impact Award” from City Prosecutor Tom Reeves for making an impact to the City of Long Beach.

“Too Many Award” from Long Beach Animal Care Services for our 20 Years of Service to the community, presented by John Keisler and Michelle Quigley.

“Recognition Award” from Assembly Office of Bonnie Lowenthal, presented by Tim Patton.

PAST EVENTS:

Thanks to all who attended our “Sabrina Fair ” Benefit at the Long Beach Playhouse on April 16, 2009, making it the most successful of all our annual fundraisers at the Playhouse. Thank you to all our guests and participants who helped make the evening a great success for the animals.

The winner of the dine out was
Christine Ulrd in Long Beach

The two door prize winners were
Alphons Santy of Long Beach
and Carmen Flores of Huntington Beach.

Honored at this even was Dr. Loren Eslinger:

Friends of Long Beach Animals names Dr Loren Eslinger, DVM, ABVP, 2009 Hero to Animals

Dr. Eslinger has been chosen as our Hero to Animals 2009 because of her many years of dedicated service to the animals of Long Beach and Signal Hill. In approximately 1992, when the Animal Shelter was still located on Willow Street, Dr. Eslinger organized the veterinarian community to take turns coming to Long Beach Animal Control on a daily basis to administer rabies vaccinations and do health checks on animals in their care. California State Law required all pets over 4 months of age to have a rabies vaccination and, up until that time, many owners who had lost a pet would have to wait a couple of days for the vaccines before taking them home. Dr. E. served on the Long Beach Board of Health as the city’s veterinarian for some time and also owned a very successful veterinary practice, Belmont Shore Animal Hospital for many years. In 2008, when Long Beach Animal Care Services faced some exceptional challenges, Dr. E stepped forward to handle their veterinary needs. Her outstanding veterinary skills, along with her compassion for the animals and her love of Long Beach make it clear to us that has earned the title of Hero to Animals.