Table Mountain Animal Center is Getting a Makeover
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When I think of a traditional city or county animal shelter, I almost get tears in my eyes. I envision rows of barking dogs and frightened cats lined up in tiny cages with dates on their cards. I automatically assume that unless it’s a “no-kill” shelter, these animals have specified euthanasia dates scheduled, and spend their days behind bars, with little chance of being adopted.
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A Place To Bark Animal Rescue
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A Place To Bark, established in 2001, is a small rescue saving dogs by the hundreds every year—but in a big way. They rescue pets from high-kill animal control agencies, puppy mill seizures, and police-confiscated cruelty cases. |
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Santa Cruz SPCA - Remembering Katrina
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As the fifth anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita draws near, a recollection of pain, loss, and despair resurge from the dormant corners of our memory; the place we store the moments of our lives we wish to forget. |
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SANTA CRUZ SPCA
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If ever there was a story of a little place that can do big things, this is it. The Santa Cruz SPCA is a private, non-profit rescue that operates out of a modest converted house. The exterior is in some disrepair, but I can tell by the picket fence adorned with pink wooden hearts, the shiny sign, and the laughter radiating from the open windows, that this place begs to be given a chance to show its true personality—much like the animals housed within.
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OLYMPIC ANIMAL SANCTUARY
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When Leroy escaped his pen at a boarding kennel and nearly ripped a dachshund in half, the owner of the facility wanted him dead. Even though the attack was a direct result of her failure to contain a 'red-nosed pit bull' with an unknown history apart from tell-tale scars indicating dog fighting, Leroy was the one held responsible—a "vicious, aggressive, bad dog." Fortunately for him, his rescuers weren't willing to write him off so quickly.
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Hope For Paws
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What do a dog, kitten, sugar glider, owl, alligator lizard, and screech owl have in common? They have all resided in our home as Hope For Paws fosters. Most people think we are a dog rescue, but we made sure to file as a rescue for all animals since we are located in Los Angeles, where the shelters can have anything from hamsters to horses.
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