Photos: “Santa Paws” photo night at Valencia Town Center
December 2, 2025
Guests had the opportunity to bring their pets to take pictures with Santa Clause at Westfield Valencia Town Center on Monday evening. Photos by: Kamryn Martell/The Signal
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American Cancer Society celebrates a pawesome ‘Howl-O-Ween’
October 28, 2025
The American Cancer Society hosted its annual Bark for Life “Howl-O-Ween” celebration with dogs in Halloween costumes, families playing and booths lined up from local shelters and resources for dogs
‘Birds of a feather’: Dream team helps hospital patients
September 14, 2025
Charlie Davis and Glory are the dream team who love to help people. But one thing about Glory is she is a green-cheeked conure, or small parrot, in other words.
Love at first lick: Dogs find homes following adoption event at Bridgeport
July 25, 2025
Dogs and cats may not be able to say “I love you” literally, but they show it when they greet their owners with a wagging tail, a lick to the
Castaic Animal Care Center to host pet adoption event Saturday
July 22, 2025
The Castaic Animal Care Center plans to host its “Summertime of Hope” pet adoption event between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday at the shelter, 31044 Charlie Canyon Road in
Local nonprofit races to rescue pets spooked by Fourth of July fireworks
July 1, 2025
Every Fourth of July since its founding, All Animal Search and Rescue of Santa Clarita receives reports of missing pets who seemingly run away from their homes due to the
Faces of the SCV: Duo saves Sundays for saving animals
May 30, 2025
Friends Jocelyn Bonilla and Danielle Dobrow have spent many of their Sundays of the past year at the Castaic Animal Care Center getting to know the dogs there, running around
Faces of the SCV: Dog lover goes from borrowed walks to therapy talks
May 2, 2025
When he was a boy, Ralph Steger would walk a number of dogs in his neighborhood for free. Neighbors would ask how much money he charged, but he’d just say
L.A. County ends pet surrender appointments, raising shelter concerns
April 25, 2025
The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control announced that as of April 16, pet owners are no longer required to make appointments to surrender pets at any
Service and guide dogs hop on buses for Transportation Day
April 8, 2025
One by one, puppies who are en route to becoming service dogs boarded, rode and exited Santa Clarita buses on Saturday in order to become familiarized with public transportation. As
Photos: Jo Anne Darcy Library hosts ‘Read to a Dog’
March 29, 2025
Dozens of children made their way to the Jo Anne Darcy Library on Thursday evening ready to practice their literacy skills and “Read to a Dog”.
Puppy love in Santa Clarita: families gather for storytime and pet adoptions
March 27, 2025
It was a “paw-ty” and families were raising the “woof” on Tuesday morning at Duane R. Harte Park in River Village for the launch of the city’s newest “Trail Tails
‘The Young and the Restless’ actor and others help Castaic animal shelter
March 18, 2025
Santa Clarita resident and actor J. Eddie Peck, known for playing Cole Howard on “The Young and the Restless,” along with members of the communities of Cool, California, and Joplin,
Evacuated animals return to Castaic shelter over weekend
February 3, 2025
The Castaic Animal Care Center is back up and running after animals that were evacuated to the Lancaster shelter due to the Hughes Fire last month returned to Castaic on
Animals evacuated from Castaic shelter might return next week
January 28, 2025
The animals from the Castaic Animal Care Center that were evacuated to the Lancaster shelter due to the Hughes Fire last week might be returning soon, shelter officials said. According
Photos: CHLA blood drive
December 20, 2024
The Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles held a blood drive in the parking lot of the Santa Clarita City Hall on Friday with a special visit from Makana, one of
Photos: Santa Paws at Valencia Town Center
December 3, 2024
Pet owners and their fur friends made their way to the Valencia Town Center on Monday to take photos with Santa Claus as part of the “Santa Paws” Pet Nights
Castaic Animal Care Center pairs vets with pets
November 10, 2024
The Veterans Day Adoption event on Saturday at the Castaic Animal Shelter aimed to pair vets with pets. According to center manager Paul Maradiaga, this was the first year they’d
American Cancer Society hosts annual ‘Bark for Life’
October 21, 2024
Dogs and dog owners were invited to the American Cancer Society’s “Bark for Life,” fundraiser on Sunday morning at the Canyon Country Community Center put on by Relay for Life.
How to protect pets during triple-digit SCV heat
September 5, 2024
As temperatures soar for the remainder of the week, Santa Clarita residents are advised to take precautions to protect not only themselves, but also their beloved pets. Residents are encouraged