Mercer Clinic for the Pets of the Homeless Content / Mercer Clinic for the Pets of the Homeless Content for °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ¿â Davis en Mercer Clinic Preps for Holiday Gifts to Pets of Homeless People /news/mercer-clinic-preps-holiday-gifts-pets-homeless-people <p><span><span><span><span>The long-running Mercer Veterinary Clinic in Sacramento is helping bring holiday joy to pets of people who are homeless, and you can help.</span></span></span></span></p> November 21, 2023 - 1:45pm Cody Kitaura /news/mercer-clinic-preps-holiday-gifts-pets-homeless-people HOLIDAY HELPING: Food Drive and Warm Pets /news/holiday-helping-food-drive-warm-pets <p>°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ¿â Davis staff and retirees are running two holiday collections again, taking each drive into milestone territory: 15 years of gathering donations for local food banks, and 25 years of gathering food, treats and coats for pets belonging to homeless people.</p> November 19, 2019 - 1:00am Dave Jones /news/holiday-helping-food-drive-warm-pets HOLIDAY HELPING: Pet Project, Food Drive, Turkey Trot /news/holiday-helping-pet-project-food-drive-turkey-trot <p><strong>HOLIDAY PET BASKETS — </strong>°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ¿â Davis’ Mercer Clinic elves have issued their annual appeal for food and treats, toys and brushes, and coats and sweaters for dogs and cats belonging to homeless people.</p> <p>The basket project is an all-volunteer effort started 23 years ago by staff members of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ¿â Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. Most of the original Mercer elves are still at it — even those who have retired — and newer staff members have joined in.</p> November 06, 2018 - 1:05pm Dave Jones /news/holiday-helping-pet-project-food-drive-turkey-trot Warm Up the Holidays for Mercer Pets /news/warm-up-holidays-mercer-clinic-pets <section class="wysiwyg-feature-block "> <h3 class="wysiwyg-feature-block__title">HOW YOU CAN HELP</h3> <div class="wysiwyg-feature-block__body"> <p>Contributions to Mercer Clinic Holiday Pet Baskets, including coats and sweaters, can be made online or by check. All donations are tax-deductible.</p></div></section> November 13, 2017 - 10:54am Dave Jones /news/warm-up-holidays-mercer-clinic-pets HOLIDAY HELPING: Toy Drive, Pet Baskets and T-Day Food Run /news/holiday-helping-toy-drive-pet-baskets-and-t-day-food-run <section class="wysiwyg-feature-block "> <h3 class="wysiwyg-feature-block__title">Food Drive Total</h3> <div class="wysiwyg-feature-block__body"> <figure role="group" class="caption caption-drupal-media align-center"> <div class="media media--type-sf-image-media-type media--view-mode-default"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/news/campus-news/2016/nov/food-drive_0.jpg" width="600" height="800" alt=" Mail bins filled with food." typeof="Image"> </div> <figcaption>Mail Services provided this photo of a portion of this year’s 2,213-pound collection i</figcaption></figure></div></section> November 27, 2016 - 1:57pm Dave Jones /news/holiday-helping-toy-drive-pet-baskets-and-t-day-food-run