There is new hope for stray animals in Citrus Heights, where city leaders approved a proposal to create a new veterinarian clinic that offers low-cost care.

The City of Citrus Heights purchased a vacant school building on Old Auburn Road last year. It has one very distinctive feature.

"There is a dragon on top. His name is Spike," said Makenna Gwaltney, executive director of FieldHaven Feline Center.

The nonprofit group FieldHaven Feline Center came forward to the city council with a proposal to turn the building into an animal care clinic.

"It will be a high-quality spay and neuter clinic for cats," Gwaltney said.

After more than two hours of discussion and debate, the Citrus Heights City Council unanimously voted to approve a $1 lease with FieldHaven. The new clinic is hoping to ope

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