Eagle Valley Humane Society

Established in 1976, Eagle Valley Humane Society (Eagle, Colorado) is located in the Eagle County Animal Control & Shelter (ECAC). For several years, ECAC and Eagle Valley Humane Society have worked together to achieve a high adoption/reclaim rate and prevent overpopulation. The Eagle Valley Humane Society offers many programs for the community, including: Spay and [...]

Read Full Post »

Dumb Friends League

The Dumb Friends League (Denver, Colorado 80231) provides shelter and care for more than 28,000 lost and abandoned animals every year. Founded in 1910, the Dumb Friends League is a national leader in providing humane care to lost and abandoned animals, rescuing sick, injured, and abused animals, adopting pets to new homes, helping pets stay [...]

Read Full Post »

Every Creature Counts

Every Creature Counts (Byers, Colorado 80103) works to find each dog and cat a loving, permanent home, where he or she can be part of a loving household. Over two thousand homeless animals saw their luck change in 2009 through the adoption program at Every Creature Counts. This is a very significant number, when you [...]

Read Full Post »

Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation

Baseball manager Tony La Russa and his wife, Elaine, co-founded Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation (Walnut Creek, California 94598) in 1991, after he rescued a terrified stray cat that ran onto the field during an A’s-Yankees game. From its humble beginnings, ARF has grown quickly, so that it is now able to rescue and [...]

Read Full Post »

Compassion Without Borders

Compassion Without Borders (Woodland, California 95695) was founded in 2001 by Christi Payne and Juan Ramon Camblor. The main focus of Compassion Without Borders is to alleviate the suffering of unwanted companion animals in Mexico and other low resource regions through international rescue efforts and extensive spay/neuter campaigns. The CWB board is made up of [...]

Read Full Post »

Tehachapi Humane Society

Tehachapi Humane Society (Tehachapi, California 93581) offers low-cost spay/neuter vouchers and low-cost vaccination clinics as well as pet placement assistance. The purposes for which the Tehachapi Humane Society was formed are: to help provide a low-cost spay/neuter program to aid and assist local animal shelters; to provide, publish and distribute educational materials and information concerning [...]

Read Full Post »

Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation

The Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation (Toluca Lake, California 91602) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating abused, neglected, and abandoned animals from the harsh streets of the Los Angeles area, as well as from the overcrowded and overwhelmed city and county animal shelters. The Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation is a unique safe [...]

Read Full Post »

San Diego Animal Support Foundation

The San Diego Animal Support Foundation (San Diego, California 92169) is a private, volunteer dependent, non-profit (501c3) organization dedicated to improving the welfare of animals in overburdened, underfunded local shelters and rescues. Its mission is to actively promote the proper care and treatment of animals, as well as encourage the adoption of shelter/rescue pets with [...]

Read Full Post »

CAPE (Center for Animal Protection and Education)

CAPE (Scotts Valley, California 95067) is an organization whose goal is to actively educate people about the plight of animals in society today. In its Foster Care Program, CAPE provides sanctuary for rescued animals who are older, injured, or recovering from an illness. Every animal CAPE rescues is placed into a new, loving home through [...]

Read Full Post »

Woods Humane Society

Woods Humane Society (San Luis Obispo, California 93405) is a private non-profit organization that has been serving the homeless animals of San Luis Obispo County since 1955. Woods Humane Society is a limited admissions facility, accepting only owner-relinquished cats and dogs for adoption. Feline adoptions include spay/neuter; microchip and registration; FeLV/FIV Test (four months and [...]

Read Full Post »