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# Seeing red over Pinky
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/seeing-red-over-pinky-editor/
- Published: 2007-05-02T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T00:40:15.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Natali Herrador Santa Monica*

This letter is in response to the article titled “Poor Pinky needs a place to call her own” (April 28-29). I must say that it is great to see your publication taking interest in the misfortune that has plagued Pinky. I am a frequent visitor of the Santa Monica Animal Shelter (herein after “shelter”) since I adopted my pet back in early 2006\. I have come to know Pinky’s story very well through conversations with the staff as well as observing Pinky’s loving personality first-hand.

The only thing I found disconcerting about the article is the fallacy it portrays in regards to the care that Pinky has received. The K9 connection program... had no involvement with nursing Pinky “back to health.” It was the shelter staff who spent countless hours with Pinky, ensuring she was taken care of. They were the ones that nursed her, cared for her, socialized her with other dogs and made her adoptable.

It is very hard to see how the shelter and their staff worked so hard to rescue Pinky, only to have others take credit for their hard work. Once I read your article, I new that I couldn’t sit back quietly without trying to bring some recognition to the true heroes — the shelter staff.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on May 2, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/050207.pdf?ref=smdp.com)