Pet Resources in Los Angeles, California
Animal Services Businesses
Animal Shelters
Blogs
Discussions
Government
Los Angeles City
Los Angeles County
- Los Angeles County
Department of Animal Care and Control. "The Los Angeles County
Department of Animal Care and Control is one of the largest and most
progressive animal control agencies in the United States. Our six animal
shelters serve all unincorporated County areas and 50 contract cities.
We cover more than 3,200 square miles of cities, deserts, beaches, and
mountains; from the Antelope Valley in the north to the Palos Verdes
Peninsula in the south; as far east as the border of San Bernardino
County and west all the way to Thousand Oaks. We provide animal control
and rescue services 24 hours a day, seven days a week in our service
area.
Our shelters offer a wide variety of potential pets for you and your
family to choose from. Most of our animals are either strays or pets
turned in by owners no longer able to keep them. The many benefits of
adopting from a County Animal Care Center include; low-cost spaying and
neutering, a free veterinary check-up, and the knowledge that your new
pet has already received initial vaccinations against contagious
diseases.
Besides patrolling busy streets, backroads, beaches and canyons for
lost, injured and abandoned animals, our animal control officers also
sell dog licenses, conduct humane investigations whenever cruelty to
animals is suspected, provide emergency rescues during natural
disasters, and enforce all state and local animal control laws.
If we can ever assist you in the months and years ahead, please don’t
hesitate to call your nearest County Animal Care and Control Center."
Housing
Organizations
Parks & Beaches
- San Pedro
- Peninsula Dog Parks, Inc.
"Peninsula Dog Parks, Inc., was organized in 1998 by concerned dog
owners in the San Pedro/Palos Verdes Peninsula area who saw a need for
an off-leash dog park. We are an all-volunteer, non-profit group
governed by a six member Board of Directors. PDPI has worked closely
with government officials and local agencies to make this park possible.
While the Port of Los Angeles has been extremely generous in
establishing the park, other needed supplies will be provided on an on
going basis through our fund-raising efforts of PDPI. In August of 2003
Knoll Hill Off-Leash Dog Park became a reality due to the dedication and
hard work of individuals and agencies committed to creating a safe and
secure area where the community’s canines can exercise off-leash
including: Councilwoman Janice Hahn and the Port of Los Angeles."
- Huntington Beach
- Huntington Dog Beach.
"Huntington Beach, CA, with a population of 200,000 is located 37 miles
south of Los Angeles and 89 miles north of San Diego. Dog Beach is
located on Pacific Coast Highway between 21st St. and Seapoint St. in
the beautiful city of Huntington Beach (about 10 miles from Disneyland
in Anaheim). One mile of golden sands and the exciting Pacific Ocean
have made Dog Beach a paradise for dogs where they can frolic in the
water and taste a sense of freedom--rarely found elsewhere.
- Long Beach
- Long Beach
Recreation Dog Beach. "The city has opened a portion of the
beach as an off-leash exercise area in Belmont Shore as part of an
one-year pilot project. (See a bird's-eye view of the designated area.)
The Dog Zone encompasses nearly 3 acres at water's edge between Quincy
and Argonne avenues."
- Long Beach Recreation
Dog Park. "The association, established in 1995, is a
nonprofit organization to raise funds to maintain and improve an area of
Recreation Park and the Dog Zone at the beach where pet dogs can be
exercised off-leash.
- Redondo Beach.
- Redondo Beach Dog Park.
"'Friends of the Redondo Beach Dog Park' is dedicated to preserving and
expanding safe, responsible, off-leash access for dogs. 'Friends' works
with the city of Redondo Beach location to develop and maintain a safe,
off-leash recreation area.
We organize and sponsor park activities and are strong advocates of
responsible dog ownership. All of our work is done by volunteers and our
elected board members."
Publications
Rescue Services
- Ace of Hearts. "We are
a 501c-3 dog rescue foundation dedicated to rescuing dogs, the day they
are to be euthanized, from various Los Angeles shelters and placing them
in loving homes. We do NOT take dogs in... we rescue only from shelters.
The Ace of Hearts Foundation is in memory of "Ace", a wonderful American
Bull dog who was rescued from death, and touched the lives of many!
(Especially founder Kari Whitman!) We rescue all breeds...and don't
discriminate against any!"
- Adopt-A-Chow L.A. "We Rescue chows (& mixes) and help 0wners who
can no longer care for their dogs. We re-home saved dogs through our
'outreach' program and by posting our dogs on 3 additional websites. We
provide options (kennels, pet friendly housing info, open adoptions to
attend, etc.) as a humane alternatives to putting dogs in kill shelters."
- Akita Buddies. "Akita Buddies Akita Rescue is committed to
locating loving permanent homes for the canine friends who come into the
organization’s care. Akita Buddies works hard to become an important
information center to current and potential owners of Akitas so that they
can raise healthy, socialized, and happy Akitas.
Akita Buddies Akita Rescue has a outdoor kennel that is dedicated to
rescue, training and boarding of Akita’s and are available to respond to
inquiries for information and assistance for Akita owners. Volunteers
donate their time for shelter checks, temperament evaluations,
transportation and foster care as well as financial donations for
veterinary bills, supplies and food.
We rely heavily on donations to support our rescue efforts. Many of the
Akita’s that come here are from California Animal Shelters or Humane
Societies. Others come from Arizona and Nevada facilities and from owners
who can no longer care for them. Some have just been abandoned.
- Animal Network of Orange County. "Animal Network was founded By
DiAnna Pfaff-Martin, who also founded, Community Animal Network a
non-profit vet medical rescue 501.3C that rescues local death row shelter
and abandoned animals.
Network placement dollars protect Community Animal Network's donated
dollars by taking all operations debt. Community Animal Network's donated
dollars go only to vet services and medical supplies, food and care of the
rescue animals."
- Animals Rule. "Animals Rule Placement Foundation was founded in
2003 by Stephanie Crawford. We are a group of non paid volunteers who have
come together to rescue and foster animals in need of adoption. We believe
in the spay & neuter of all animals, regardless of breed, in order to aid
in the prevention of pet overpopulation. We strive to help decrease the
number of dogs being euthanized in our local animal shelters by providing
basic training for those dogs that have behaviors which need to be
modified. We also make sure sick or injured animals receive veterinary
care and necessary rehabilitation. Our dogs come to us from a variety of
different sources. Some dogs are rescued from our City and County
Shelters, most are strays, neglected, abandoned or abused dogs, and others
are from our Community Outreach Program which helps to rehome family
pets."
- Family Additions.
"We have many abused and abandoned kittens, cats, and dogs looking for
good people to adopt them. Won't you help us?"
- PAL
Rescue & Adoption. "We are a nonprofit organization working to
place abandoned and unwanted pets in safe, permanent homes."
- Pet
Pro Life. "Pet Pro Life benefits the community by providing the
following services:
- Assisting owners in finding new homes
for their pets.
- Referrals to low cost spay/neuter and
vaccination clinics as well as to animal welfare groups.
- Spaying or neutering every animal
placed by Pet Pro Life, which helps alleviate the over population of
animals in our community.
- Educating the public about animal
welfare issues.
- Encouraging the adoption of shelter
animals and rescuing "Death Row" animals."
