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Halloween is the season for ghosts, ghouls, goblins… and animals! As the Halloween décor takes over our neighborhoods, you’re likely to see some furry, hairy and feathered creatures among the jack-o-lanterns and skeletons. Have you ever wondered why certain animals are associated with this spooky holiday? Here are a few of the most iconic Halloween […]
Like most of us, I watched the news in horror as the wildfires ripped through Maui in August. It is hard to fathom the losses the people of Lahaina have experienced. According to Pasadena Humane Animal Control Officers, James Garcia and William Van Stralen, nothing prepares you for witnessing the tragedy first-hand. Garcia and Van […]
Oscar and Felix, peanut butter and bananas, Tobias and Penelope… what’s that? You’ve never heard of Tobias and Penelope? These two rescue pups are the latest “odd couple” taking the world — or at least our world at Pasadena Humane — by storm. At first glance, Tobias and Penelope (or Toby and Penny for short) […]
It’s amazing to see collaboration, one of our core values at Pasadena Humane, in action throughout our organization every day. We see collaboration both in teamwork between the 140 employees and 1,000 volunteers within our organization, as well as in our many community partnerships. I’d like to highlight a special event this weekend where we […]
At Pasadena Humane, we are fortunate to have a beautiful shelter where our dedicated team of staff and volunteers provides top-notch care to our community’s homeless animals. But, by its very nature, a shelter can never replace a home. We work as hard as we can to find new homes quickly for animals in our […]
After all my years of working in animal shelters, I’m still shocked when animals are abandoned on our doorstep. It’s hard to forget the terrified face of Belle, a black lab tied tightly to our gate on Del Mar Boulevard with a box of puppies at her side. Or the two Pomeranians, Enzo and Mochi, […]
At Pasadena Humane over the past year, more than 3,000 pets have been adopted into wonderful new homes. We are fortunate to have a robust adoption program. Yet, at our shelter and those around the country, some pets take longer to be adopted than others. We call these “long-stay” animals. You might think that senior […]
I remember the first time I saw my father cry. I was 13-years-old. Daddy was sitting cross-legged on our front porch holding Moses, who was dying. Moses, a husky German shepherd mix, had lived a long, loyal and much-loved life. It was his time to go, and he passed away peacefully in Daddy’s arms. After […]
If you spend a morning at the Del Mar dog beach, you will find it shocking that all dogs are descended from wolves. Our family’s recent vacation in San Diego gave me newfound appreciation for pooch variety. Of course, I see many different types of dogs at the shelter every day. But rarely do I […]
With our recent “hurriquake” in Southern California and the devastating fires in Maui, we have been reminded of the importance of having an emergency plan for both ourselves and our pets. But, even with emergency plans in place, some disasters — like Maui — happen so quickly without warning that tragic loss of life occurs. […]
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