Thank You, Stevenot!

Four paws up to the awesome folks at Stevenot Winery! They made a donation of an eye-popping $1,000 last week from their recent snack and beverage sales. On behalf of the animals, we thank you, Stevenot! Your kindness is going to help a lot of pets in need.

Quite a Year!

2023 was a wonderful whirlwind for us! We are deeply grateful for the generous support of our donors, whose gifts allowed us to accomplish so much. Here are just a few highlights from the year: • We placed hundreds of dogs, puppies, cats, and kittens in need in our immediate area into loving new homes. […]

Many thanks!

A big shoutout to the good folks at the Calaveras Winegrape Alliance for choosing us as one of the beneficiaries of the proceeds from this year’s Calaveras Grape Stomp event. We are grateful for your generosity, and on behalf of the animals, we thank you.

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

A spectacular year-end number to share! We transfer in kitties from our friends at Calaveras County Animal Services whenever space allows. We are proud to share that we’ve been able to take in and place 28% of their adoptable kittens and cats this year. How’s that for some awesome teamwork?

He’s Back!

He’s back! We’re so pleased to welcome Fun Gus, our shelter elf, for a third season of holiday adventures. Every year, Gus gets an up-close look at what life is like behind the scenes in our shelter. We’re pretty sure he reports back to Santa about what we’re up to, and we do our very […]

Giving Tuesday Success 2023!

We are humbled to announce that not only did we reach our overall Giving Tuesday goal, but we received thousands extra in generous gifts via your donations here on Facebook and on our website, for a grand total of just over $6,000. That desktop engraver we’re seeking will be ordered ASAP, so that all adopted […]

Coming Soon!

Giving Tuesday (the Tuesday after Thanksgiving) is a big fundraising day for us. We’d be honored if you’d consider including us in your donations that day. We’ll be sharing more posts leading up to the event, and of course we welcome “earlybird” gifts. You can make those here. This year, we’ll be seeking to raise […]

Photo Event Success!

What fun we had Saturday 11/4 at our sold-out Winter Pet Pawtraits photo event! Dozens of adorable pups and kitties came and had their delightfully festive shoots with photographer Ash Gelhaus of Tigerlily Creative. One hundred percent of the day’s proceeds went to our organization to help us help the animals. Many thanks to everyone […]

Read All About It!

A profile of our executive director is featured in the October 12 edition of the Calaveras Enterprise. Check it out here.

Winter/Holiday Pet Photo Event

Appointments available now for our November 4 Winter Pet Pawtraits photo event! Gorgeous, professional pics of your pet with a variety of whimsical, winter- and holiday-themed options. Photographer Ash of Tigerlily Creative strives to capture a truly special moment that showcases your pet’s unique personality. We have a new set every year, so even if […]