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C.A.R.E.4Paws at Police Activities League's Safety Fair
On Saturday December 3, C.A.R.E.4Paws participated in a Public Safety Fair with the Santa Barbara Police Activities League (PAL). Here are some photos from our Pawsitive Thinking booth and of our fabulous shelter dogs for adoption.
The 2011 Wags n' Whiskers Festival On Sunday August 28, C.A.R.E.4Paws hosted its third annual Wags n' Whiskers Festival at Girsh Park in Goleta. The event—the largest adoption festival in Santa Barbara County—featured adoptable dogs, cats and bunnies from more than 20 animal shelters and rescue groups and showcased a wide range of local pet service providers and animal welfare groups. The festival inspired as many as 27 dog and cat adoptions, with many more in the works. Click here to find more details about the festival. And stay tuned for adoption updates and more photos from the event!
C.A.R.E.4Paws hosts a Spay Dayat Your PalsPet Hospital On Sunday August 21, C.A.R.E.4Paws hosted a Spay Day for 21 dogs at Your Pals Pet Hospital in Summerland. A majority of the dogs were pit bull terriers and chihuahuas, which are the type of dogs you see most of in local shelters. A big thank you to owners Dr. Bonnie Franklin and Bill Braastad for letting C.A.R.E.4Paws use their wonderful clinic, and to Dr. Tom Thompson and Dr. Amanda Lumsden and their tech teams for working so hard to make the spay day successful.
Our wonderful vet team outside Your Pals Pet Hospital on August 21.
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C.A.R.E.4Paws hosts another Project ResponsiBull workshop
On Saturday July 30, C.A.R.E.4Paws hosted a hugely successful Project ResponsiBull workshop at the Santa Barbara Humane Society for 10 dogs and their owners. The class was taught by long-time trainer Kev Brown and a team of C.A.R.E.4Paws volunteers.
Our wonderful group of ResponsiBull owners and pups at the end of class.
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C.A.R.E.4Paws celebrates shelter dogs and pit bull terriers at Pacific Pride Festival On July 9, C.A.R.E.4Paws participated in Pacific Pride Festival at Leadbetter Beach with adoptable dogs from the Santa Barbara County Animal Services shelter. We also did a special tribute to the pit bull terrier, at our C.A.R.E.4Paws booth and on stage.
Above right, dog trainer Kev Brown takes the stage to give a tribute to the pit bull terrier and its history, and above, ambassador "Petey" gives kisses on command (for a small donation). See more images >>
A successful C.A.R.E.4Paws adoption event in Carpinteria On July 2, as part of Carpinteria's First Saturday and 4th of July celebrations, C.A.R.E.4Paws hosted two dog adoption events at Lemos and The Ark pet stores, featuring dogs from the Santa Barbara county shelter. Not only did the event spread awareness about shelter dogs, but Gunnar, one of the shelter's long-timers, got adopted. Plus, dogs and volunteers alike had fun exploring the city and interacting with locals and visitors.
Our fantastic shelter dogs and volunteers outside
Lemos pet store! See more images >>
C.A.R.E.4Paws has lost an amazing ambassador On Saturday June 4, C.A.R.E.4Paws sadly and suddenly lost its beloved therapy dog, Lillie. As part of Pawsitive Thinking, sweet Lillie visited schools countywide alongside mom Karen Perkins and inspired everyone in her path. In her lifetime, Lillie faced challenge after challenge, and yet, she always persevered. Lillie, wonderful friend, you are loved by so many. We are all lucky and honored to have known you. Mom Karen, know that we're thinking of you. You and Lillie made a wonderful team!
Lillie, thank you for being such an inspiration to all of us. You are dearly missed!
C.A.R.E.4Paws at Valley Pets Animal Festival
On Saturday May 21, C.A.R.E.4Paws took part in the grand opening event at Valley Pets in Buellton alongside local rescue groups, shelters, vet clinics and pet service providers. Another big draw was the low-cost vaccination and microchipping clinic with Vet's Here and Santa Barbara County Animal Services. A great day with lots of people and several dog adoptions!
Pawsitive Thinking at Washington School for Science Night
On May 12, C.A.R.E.4Paws brought its Pawsitive Thinking program and special animal science projects to Santa Barbara's Washington School for the 2011 Science Night. The exhibit included "guess my breed" and spay and neuter displays and a science project in which students got to search for objects in a dog's belly (made up by a stuffed dog and a water melon) with an endoscope. They also got to learn about and interact with shelter dogs and therapy dogs.
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C.A.R.E.4Paws and ASAP launch spring spayathon for cats C.A.R.E.4Paws joins forces with ASAP (Animal Shelter Assistance Program) and local pet clinics to launch a Spring Spayathon For Cats. The plan is to fix 100 cats between April 10 and May 31, with the ultimate goal of preventing thousands of animals from ending up in shelters this year and in the years to come. Participating clinics include CARE Hospital, Animal Medical Clinic, Vet's Here, Cat & Bird Clinic, Buellton Veterinary Clinic, Adobe Pet Hospital and St. Francis Pet Clinic. We recently hosted a spay day with Vet's Here in Santa Ynez and CARE Hospital in Santa Barbara, fixing a total of 25 cats (click here to see the the Newspress.TV video). Thank you ASAP and participating pet hospitals for your great community support! Download the spayathon press release >>
Pawsitive Thinking at Adam's School in Santa Maria
On Saturday April 9, C.A.R.E.4Paws brought its Pawsitive Thinking educational program to Adams School in Santa Maria to talk to students about animals and compassionate pet care. Students also got a tour of Orcutt Veterinary Hospital. The workshop was done in collaboration with Santa Barbara County Animal Care Foundations's Camp Hope.
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C.A.R.E.4Paws live on national blog show On March 2, C.A.R.E.4Paws was featured on Trusted Pet Partners' live blog show, "Behind the Curtain."
C.A.R.E.4Paws hosts spay days for cats and dogs
On Sunday June 12, C.A.R.E.4Paws hosted two Spay Days in Santa Barbara. We fixed 12 cats at Adobe Pet Hospital and 11 dogs at St. Francis Pet Clinic. A big thank you to the vets, vet techs and volunteers who donated their time and talents to make this happen!
The talented spay/neuter team at St. Francis Pet Clinic.
C.A.R.E.4Paws, ResQcats & local vets join to fix 100 cats On October 3, thanks to the work of Dr. Ruth Corbo, Dr. Brenda Forsythe and the wonderful team at Orcutt Veterinary Hospital, C.A.R.E.4Paws and ResQcats (the sponsor) reached our Cat Spayathon goal of fixing 100 cats in three months. Also part of the amazing Spayathon effort was Santa Barbara's Adobe Pet Hospital and Cat & Bird Clinic, Animal Medical Clinic in Carpinteria, Buellton Veterinary Clinic and Lompoc's Village Veterinary Clinic. Truly a countywide collaboration!
