EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR   Norm Minson   BOARD OF DIRECTORS   Dick Powell President   Gordon Knott  Vice President   Barbara Roe Secretary   Cathy Garner Treasurer   Shirley Brinker   John Brechmann   Evan Hammer   A. Padmanabhan, MD   Vivian Vidoli   HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS   HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS,   POSTHUMOUS   Harold Zinkin   Bes Lewis, Sr.   EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMERITUS   G.L. "Gib" Rambo   PAST PRESIDENTS   Barbara Westerfield   Frank J. Creede, Jr.   O.J. Woodward   Richard Z. Lamberson   Jack H. Welsh   John Willey   David E. Peckenpah   G.L. "Gib" Rambo   M.O. Haworth   Louis J.B. Lampe   C.C. Johnsey   E.H. Jorgensen   Joseph Dale, Jr.   LeRoy Combs   Robert C. Kempen   Evan W. Hammer   John Brechmann   Bob Florence   DeWitt "Pete" Peters   Bud Pope   Fred Biglione   Chet Raypholtz   Frank J. Creede, Jr.   TELEPHONE (559)   Shelter 233-SPCA   Hospital 237-1125   Education 233-0115   Thrift Shop 485-5335   Grooming Parlor 485-2655   ADDRESS   103 S. Hughes   Fresno CA 93706-1299   WEBSITE www.ccspca.com   E-MAIL Humane Education l education@ccspca.com   The society was incorporated in Fresno, California in 1946 under  the laws of the State of California. The name was changed to The  Central California Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals  in 1958 with provisions that no other organization may use the former  name, Fresno County Humane Society, Incorporated. Since the incorporation in June of 1946, The CC/SPCA has operated continuously  and vigorously for the protection of animals. For 40 years the CC/SPCA  has remained faithful to the objective implicit in its name:  the prevention  of cruelty to animals. The CC/SPCA has kept pace with changing times, revising  its programs to serve current animal needs. The basic state anti-cruelty laws which still protect animals from harm were sought and obtained by the CC/SPCA, as were the specific laws that abolished the great cruelties of the 19th century such as bullfighting, dogfighting and cockfighting.  State Humane Officers appointed by the CC/SPCA, and approved by the Superior Court of California County of Fresno, trained in rescue of animals and investigation of complaints of abuse, have power to arrest in cases of cruelty to animals. Such authority, statewide, is used judiciously after all other corrective measures fail. Free ambulance service  and shelter is provided for lost or stray animals, or those owned but temporarily without homes because their owners can no longer keep them. Painless euthanasia is given to animals when necessary,  due to age, injury, or sickness beyond medical aid, or if unable to place in a new home. No charge is made for these services in order to encourage the public to take advantage of humane facilities and to discourage abandonment of animals. However, contributions are appreciated and accepted.  The CC/SPCA owns its own land, buildings and equipment purchased with  privately donated funds. The CC/SPCA also assumes responsibility by contract to perform the Animal Control and Leash Law services for the City and County of Fresno dating back to September 1951. The modern facilities and caring staff offer safe refuge, nourishment, medical care and love to every stray and unwanted animal in our community. View Larger Map