Pets fill shelters after the holidays
Shelter of Hope store supervisor Kallista Arreola holds Parker, a dog the organization hopes will soon find a permanent home. December 28, 2019. Bobby Block / The Signal.

Pets fill shelters after the holidays

As the holiday season comes to a close and families take down holiday decor, shelters nationwide are filled with their own guests — actually they’re filled to capacity with surrendered…

Bridge to Home at capacity during rainstorm, donations sought as resources run low fast
FILE PHOTO Bridge to Home Shelter donations come from families, churches, scouts and businesses. Helping set up the sleeping quarters with blankets and towels are volunteers Haley (L) and Riley (C) Cabot and Resident Attendant Jayne Patafio (R). Photo Tom Cruze/For the Signal

Bridge to Home at capacity during rainstorm, donations sought as resources run low fast

The first storm of 2019 for Southern California has kept organizations like Bridge to Home in the Santa Clarita Valley busy providing for folks experiencing homelessness. The shelter, located at…

LA County celebrates National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week
FILE PHOTO: Audrey McConnell, 13, snuggles up to shelter dog Bear during the KLAWS Bark for Books event at the Castaic Animal Shelter on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

LA County celebrates National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week

Approximately 3,500 shelters across the United States serve the estimated 6 to 8 million homeless animals each year, according to the Humane Society of the United States. Some return to…

KLAWS returns to Castaic Animal Shelter with blankets, books
Castaic Middle School Seventh-graders Ashley Yomto, center, and Amie De La Rosa read the book "Lost in the Snow" to a one-year-old Siberian Husky during the after school club, Kids Loving Animals Within Shelters event called "Bark for Books" held at the Castaic Animal Shelter in Castaic on Tuesday. 092716 Dan Watson/the Signal

KLAWS returns to Castaic Animal Shelter with blankets, books

Castaic Middle School students are still doing their part to ensure that animals at the Castaic Animal Shelter are comfortable in their cages and are more likely to get adopted.…

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