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  • PATRIOTIC PAWS SALUTE THE U.S. MILITARY

    Kicking off this Veterans Day, Helen Woodward Animal Center salutes our military with an “Animals for Armed Forces 3-Day Event.” In partnership with Animals for Armed ForcesFoundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to uniting orphan pets with military heroes, adoption fees will be covered for approved military families, while supplies last.  The special adoption promotion takes place this ...

  • November Is Adopt a Senior Pet Month

    November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month and LA Animal Services wants you to know why adopting a mature orphaned cat or dog is a great way to add love to your life.

    Many people automatically think of a puppy or kitten when they contemplate adopting a pet. Kittens and puppies are cute and cuddly but they demand a lot of time, patience and energy to help them become well-mannered family members. Older...

  • Keep Your Furry Family Members Happy on Halloween

    Our friends at LA Animal Services shared these important pet safety tips.

    While many people of all ages look forward to Halloween each year, the holiday's festivities can be stressful and even dangerous for your pets. Even normally mellow pets can be confused and spooked by strange sounds and sights and unfamiliar people in costumes. Here are some tips to help keep your four-legged loved ones...

  • MEAT TRADE RESCUE - A Fairy “Tail” Ending for Cinderella and Leanne

    Helen Woodward Animal Center has been saving the lives of animals-in-need from Southern California and beyond for more than 40 years, but the “beyond” of the latest arrivals is further than ever before.  On Sunday, October 2nd, two female adult dogs named Leanne and Cinderella made the long journey from Thailand to Helen Woodward Animal Center in search of their forever homes.  Rescued from the...

  • CHAMILIA, A SWAROVSKI COMPANY, SUPPORTS HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL

    As part of its “Give With All Your Heart” program, Chamilia  a Swarovski company, announced the launch of a new charm that will support Humane Society International (HSI), one of the only international animal protection organizations in the world working to protect all animals—including animals in laboratories, farm animals, companion animals, and wildlife.

     

     

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  • STARS SHINE FOR REMEMBER ME THURSDAY® GLOBAL PET ADOPTION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

    This month, Helen Woodward Animal Center will once again unite with animal welfare proponents and organizations worldwide for the 4th Annual Remember Me Thursday®

    Honored on the fourth Thursday of September, the campaign asks pet lovers and animal rescue groups to create an unstoppable, integrated voice advocating for orphan pets to live in forever homes, not die waiting for them.  Grassroots...