In an effort to make room for animals displaced or rescued from wildfires, shelters in the broader Bay region are accepting dogs and cats who were previously kept in shelters in the Los Angeles region.
In order to assist overburdened shelters in Los Angeles County, a group from the East Bay SPCA headed early on Sunday morning to the Los Angeles County Animal Care Center in Lancaster. They returned with ten canines, nine of which were huge and one small.
“Every kennel counts in a crisis like this,” East Bay SPCA vice president of operations Karalyn Aronow said. “We’re glad this transport could create space for more animals and relieve some of the pressure on neighboring shelters.”
The East Bay SPCA’s Oakland location will begin accepting adoptions of the Los Angeles dogs on Wednesday. According to officials, they are ready to accept additional pets from Southern California if necessary.
In recent days, the SPCA Monterey County has also transported pets from the Los Angeles region. The shelter’s staff traveled to Southern California on Saturday and has already taken in 11 animals, including four puppies, five dogs, one cat, and one kitten.
Scott Delucchi, president of SPCA Monterey County, stated, “Given our recent experiences here, we know all too well how disasters can impact pet owners, and we are here to do anything we can to help the shelters who are working so hard to rescue and care for animals.”
The Monterey County shelter has taken in a 1-year-old terrier mix named Lyle, a 14-week-old tabby kitten named Ben Jr., a 1-year-old pug named Winter, and a 4-month-old pit bull-mix puppy named Gemma.
It is anticipated that the animals will be up for adoption on Tuesday.
A trained animal rescue crew from SPCA Monterey County is also available to help in the fire regions upon request.
Following a contact from the Los Angeles County shelter coordinator, another organization, Peace of Mind Dog Rescue of Pacific Grove, made the trip to Los Angeles early on Saturday morning.
Adoption Coordinator Emily Termotto and co-founder and advisory board member Monica Rua of the group brought four dogs back from their visits to four shelters.
Thankfully, a large number of the shelters they visited had already provided foster care or other shelters or rescues with numerous dogs.
“Several times they were ready to load dogs in the POMDR van and someone adopted them right out from their arms!” based on an announcement from the company.
“It was heartwarming to see so many organizations and individuals step up to help,” Rua stated.
Late on Saturday evening, the van belonging to the group returned to their clinic.
“After being fed and walked, the puppies were put to bed for the night. This week, they will all be placed in foster homes and offered for adoption,” she stated.
The websites of Peace of Mind Dog Rescue and the East Bay and Montgomery County SPCAs have additional information about adoptable pets.
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