Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Feral Cat Assistance
Feral cat trap, neuter, return education and assistance.
Spay/Neuter
Actors and Others subsidizes spay/neuter surgeries for low income in five counties.
Emergency Medical
Actors and Others for Animals subsidizes veterinary fees for owned pets of low income guardians who qualify in five Southern California counties.
Pet Assisted Therapy and Humane Education
Volunteers and their pets visit patients in care facilities. Staff member teaches humane education in schools, libraries and similiar venues.
Where we work
External reviews

How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
The MISSION of Actors and Others for Animals is to eliminate pet over-population, ensure good care and protection for pet companions and provide referral and financial support for economically-challenged pet guardians. We serve low income, and many times homeless, pet guardians in five Southern California counties with spay/neuter and veterinary care: Los Angeles, Ventura, San Bernardino, Riverside and Orange. Our help is financial, and done over the phone. We do not deal hands-on with the pets we serve as we do not have a veterinary clinic. We partner with lower costing veterinary clinics in the counties we serve.
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Suggestion box/email, other websites,
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals,
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
We received concerns from applicants we helped regarding one veterinary clinic in particular. More than several applicants reported that they were treated offensively, were not allowed to receive answers to their questions such as when their pet would be seen/and or be able to return home causing additional stress and anxiety. Although we don't have control on how our partner veterinarian clinics operate their business, we were troubled by the multiple complaints and stopped using the clinic.
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
Our staff, Our donors,
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How has asking for feedback from the people you serve changed your relationship?
We ask pet guardians that we work with to relate their experience by providing voluntary feedback on the Great Nonprofits website. Some also email us directly. We share many of these experiences in our communications with our donors.
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.),
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback,
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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ACTORS & OTHERS FOR ANIMALS
Board of directorsas of 03/09/2022
JoAnne Worley
No affiliation
Term: 2007 -
Loretta Swit
No affiliation
Susan Taylor
Actors and Others for Animals
Cory Carter
No affilation
Clara Tortomasi
No affiliation
Jackie Joseph Lawrence
No affiliation
Maria Dales
No affiliation
Sherry Miller
No affiliation
Betty White
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Lily Tomlin
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