Fixin the Coast - Nonprofit

05/31/2026

05/30/2026

It takes a village!

What an incredible day for our community! 🐾❤️

We want to extend a huge THANK YOU to all of our amazing volunteers who dedicated their time, energy, and hearts to help make today’s vaccine event a success. Because of your hard work, we were able to provide services to over 200 animals in our community!

A special thank you goes to Fixin the Coast - Nonprofit and tireddogrescue for partnering with us and helping make this event run so smoothly. Your support and commitment to animal welfare made all the difference.

Events like these are only possible when compassionate people come together for a common cause. We are so grateful for every volunteer, supporter, and partner who helped us reach so many pets and their families today.

Thank you all for being part of something truly special! 🐶🐱💉

05/30/2026

It’s been a great day at the Long Beach Senior Citizen Center! 🐶 🐱

Do you want to help us with our spay/neuter initiatives for cats (feral and friendly) and dogs?! Click that donate button 🤎

05/30/2026

We'll see you guys in just a few hours!!

05/29/2026

The “vacuum effect” is a well-documented concept in population ecology; and it explains why removing animals doesn’t solve the problem.
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In animal welfare, we often see people trapping dozens of free-roaming cats to bring them into shelters or rehome them elsewhere. And while it may reduce numbers temporarily, it doesn’t address the underlying population dynamics.

In ecology, populations are regulated by resource availability - things like food, shelter, and territory.
When animals are removed from an area, those resources remain. This creates an ecological “vacuum,” and other animals will move in to utilize them. This has been observed across multiple species, not just cats.
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What happens when cats are removed:
🐾 Remaining or incoming cats have increased access to resources
🐾 Reproductive rates can increase
🐾 New, unaltered cats immigrate into the area
🐾 The population returns to its previous level (or higher)

This process is often referred to as compensatory population growth. TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) works with these natural systems instead of against them!
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By stabilizing the existing population:
✅ Cats are spayed/neutered, eliminating reproduction
✅ They continue occupying their territory, limiting immigration
✅ Behaviors linked to mating decrease
✅ Over time, the population gradually declines

When TNR is avoided, the same cats (or new ones) continue to cycle through intake, often leading to repeated strain on shelters and, in many cases, unnecessary euthanasia without ever addressing the source of the issue.
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If you’re experiencing a large number of free-roaming cats, look into TNR resources in your area. Here at YVAS, we offer assistance as our medical capacity and scheduling allows. 🐾

05/23/2026

We are excited to partner with For Pet’s Sake Rescue!

📣 We are proud to announce our next vaccine event at the Long Beach Senior Center on Saturday, 5/30/26 from 11:00am–1:00pm! 🐾

Spay/Neuter vouchers will be distributed by lottery. Please click on the link below to submit your entry.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSpckz6x3HgxALGlG-ctGAUQYizIHs0hHLUyIhFGU-ImGHQA/viewform?usp=header

A total of 100 free vouchers will be awarded:

🐶 Fixin the Coast will sponsor 25 vouchers
🐱 For Pets Sake Rescue will sponsor 75 vouchers

💉 Vaccine Information:
• Rabies Vaccines — $10 CASH
• FVRCP (Feline) — FREE
• DAPPv (Canine) — FREE
Thanks to Petco Love for their generosity providing vaccines.

🤩 Other Services:
• Microchips (sponsored by Fi) — FREE

🙋‍♀️ VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
We are currently seeking volunteers to help with this event. Volunteer hours will be from 9:00am–2:00pm.

If you are available to help, please email:
[email protected]

⚠️ Important Reminders:
• All dogs must be on leashes
• All cats must be in individual carriers.
• Puppies under 6 months must either be in a carrier or carried at all times

‼️ All animals must be friendly ‼️

Thank you for helping us keep our community pets healthy and cared for!

05/08/2026

💬“𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙠𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙.”
💬“𝙢𝙮 𝙣𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙗𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚.”
💬“𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢?”
💬“𝙞 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚.”
💬“𝙞 𝙘𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙞𝙩.”
💬“𝙞 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤.”

We hear these things every. single. day.

And truthfully?
That’s exactly where the problem starts.

Because everybody wants something done…until it requires THEM to do something.

Every single ear tipped cat you see?
⏰That took time.
💰 That took money.
💪🏼 That took effort.
That took someone getting up early, trapping in the heat or cold, coordinating appointments, transporting, recovering, educating, and showing compassion instead of just complaining.

Nobody has “extra” time.
People make time for the things they truly care about.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬:
𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞.

❌The source is NOT the shelter.
❌The source is NOT the rescue.
❗️𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘀.

You cannot breed your way out of this crisis.
You cannot dump your way out of this crisis.
You cannot remove your way out of this crisis.

SPAY. AND. NEUTER. is the ONLY solution.

People love to say:
“someone should do something.”

But community change starts when people stop passing the responsibility onto everybody else and finally decide:
“Maybe I should be part of the solution too.”

𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐭.

04/30/2026

Today reminds us that love is sometimes waiting in a shelter for us to find it 🐾

04/25/2026

Not all cats are pictured, but Fixin the Coast has been able to trap nearly 30 cats for TNR at one location! This means… no more birthing of homeless kittens.

Are you able to help us with the cost? If not, would you be able to share with your friends and family?