Kacey Montoya used a Thursday appearance on Fox 11’s Good Day LA to talk about Fix’n Fidos, the nonprofit she started to keep animals out of shelters and help pet owners handle unexpected veterinary bills. The former KTLA personality said the group began as a response to crowded shelters and later grew into a formal organization with a wider mission.
Montoya said she found the motivation to start Fix’n Fidos in 2018 after seeing how overcrowded animal shelters had become. The effort became official in 2019 and now provides spay and neutering services as part of its work to keep pets in homes. She also said she has been helping veterans with pets, extending the nonprofit’s reach beyond basic rescue efforts.
Her comments carried extra weight because Montoya’s last day on air for KTLA was last month, closing a run that had stretched across years and ended after she was announced in February as one of the station’s top talent to be fired. She had continued appearing on KTLA on weekends to finish out her contract after that announcement, and she was not the only familiar face caught up in the cuts. Anchors Ellina Abovian, Glen Walker and Lu Parker were also let go, along with longtime meteorologist Mark Kriski.
The layoffs were reportedly fueled by parent company Nexstar Media Group as it looked to finalize its acquisition of Tegna, a business backdrop that left the station’s talent shakeup tied to a much larger corporate move. Montoya and Good Day LA anchor Araksya Karapetyan also have a shared history: the two previously worked together in Portland, Oregon, 20 years ago, a connection that added a personal note to the interview.
Montoya said she was thankful for the experience and used the conversation to push her broader message about animal welfare into the public square. Asked about the political side of pet policy, she said, “Hopefully this election cycle we get people who care about pets and will fix it.” For now, her focus appears to be squarely on Fix’n Fidos, where the work is meant to keep more animals out of shelters and more families from losing pets over costs they did not expect.
