ABOUT US
Pasadena Humane is more than an animal shelter; we are a community-supported animal resource center providing compassion and care for all animals. Since 1903, Pasadena Humane has offered lifesaving programs and services for animals and the people who love them in the Greater Los Angeles Area. At our Pasadena campus, we provide shelter, dedicated care and new beginnings for thousands of our community’s most vulnerable animals every year. In addition to pet adoptions and foster, we focus on programs and services aimed at helping people care for and keep their pets, such as free and low-cost spay/neuter and vaccines, a pet food bank, and an animal support call center. In 2022, Pasadena Humane helped nearly 40,000 animals through adoptions, wildlife rehabilitation, lost & found, veterinary services, and surrender prevention assistance.
Pasadena Humane is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Our tax ID number is 95-1643344.
MISSION STATEMENT
To lead the way toward a compassionate and caring community for all animals.
OUR VISION
Companion animals reside in loving homes. Communities respectfully coexist with wildlife.
Pasadena Humane HISTORY
Pasadena Humane was founded in 1903 by a local Methodist group as “The Pasadena Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and Dumb Animals.” Like many turn-of-the-century humane societies, Pasadena Humane worked to ensure the humane treatment of draft animals, as well as rescuing and rehoming orphaned and abused children. Companion animals gradually replaced working animals as Pasadena Humane’s main focus, as working horses were retired in favor of modern machines.
In 1914, we purchased the property where today’s shelter is located on Raymond Avenue. The oldest building at our shelter dates back to 1929 and is located behind the modern-day dog kennels. The historic building on Raymond Avenue, which currently houses our adoptions office and animal resource center was completed in 1932, and provided a source of employment to local families during the Great Depression.
In the post-war years, Pasadena Humane expanded its number of dog kennels, built new cat housing and additional storage facilities. In 1984, Pasadena Humane was recognized as a Cultural Heritage Landmark by the City of Pasadena.
The shelter remained essentially untouched until a major renovation was completed in the mid-90s, which greatly expanded onsite animal capacity in a park-like setting and created a dedicated space for humane education activities.
In 2014, Pasadena Humane doubled in size with the opening of the Animal Care Center. This new campus includes a low-cost public spay/neuter clinic, behavior and training center, updated dog boarding kennels and expanded retail store. In 2015, the Neely Cat Center and Critter House opened, providing cats, rabbits and other critters an inviting, dedicated space of their own. In 2021, our wild friends moved into the Sandra J. Goodspeed Wildlife Center, which includes an intensive care unit for critically ill and injured animals, a separate incubator room to care for orphaned babies, and outdoor space to prepare orphaned, growing wildlife for release back into the wild.
Over the last decade, Pasadena Humane has adopted progressive sheltering practices focused on increasing adoptions, providing outstanding care, and helping to keep animals in the home through shelter prevention programs.
Animal Care & Control Service Area
Pasadena Humane provides animal care and control services in Altadena, Arcadia, Bradbury, Glendale, La Cañada Flintridge, La Crescenta-Montrose, Monrovia, Pasadena, San Marino, Sierra Madre, and South Pasadena. If you need immediate assistance with an animal located in one of our 11 animal control service areas, call our animal control dispatch at 626.792.7151 ext. 102.
Learn more about our animal care & control services.
DONOR PRIVACY STATEMENT
Pasadena Humane will always work to protect the privacy of our donors. We hold all donor information in strict confidence and will not sell or exchange any donor information to any other organization. We will only use your information to contact you regarding your donation, to update you on our progress, and inform you of any upcoming Pasadena Humane related events or fundraising campaigns. Please let us know at any time if you would like to receive fewer communications from us or no further communications and we will honor your request.
Website Photography
The original studio photography on this site is the work of the amazing L.A.-based pet photographer Sorrell Scrutton. All pets photographed were adopted from Pasadena Humane.
Additional photography provided by Gary Krueger and the very talented Pasadena Humane volunteer photographers. Special shout out to volunteer Glenn Camhi whose stunning photos are featured throughout the site.
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