On October 21-22, our amazing “spayathon” team altered 131 cats and dogs, the most surgeries we’ve performed in two days in the history of C.A.R.E.4Paws. Four amazing surgery crews operated out of our mobile units and inside Santa Barbara County Animal Services’ shelter clinic in Santa Maria. Out of the pets fixed, as many as 97 were cats! We also hosted a walk-in vaccine clinic that helped dozens of pets. We thank our vets, techs and volunteers for a fantastic job and SBCAS for the pawsome partnership.

A very special thanks to ResQcats for generous grant funding to pay for so many of the feline spays/neuters performed during our big spayathon weekend. We appreciate the yearslong partnership and generous support!

C.A.R.E.4Paws’ annual event, Walk Against Abuse, raises funds and awareness for Safe Haven, a program that supports domestic violence survivors and their companion pets. Cohosted with Elings Park in Santa Barbara, our family-friendly event includes a dog walk through the beautiful park grounds, fun activities for kids and adults, food and great music. We share information about how Safe Haven prevents suffering and saves lives—and how the community can support this critical program!

On Sunday, October 1, we hosted our second annual Walk Against Abuse at Elings Park. Participants enjoyed fun activities, food, music and tours of our new mobile vet clinic. Many artistic pups painted their own portraits! A special thanks to our sponsors, partners and volunteers, including a big group of awesome families from Boys Team Charity, Santa Barbara League.

C.A.R.E.4Paws’ Walk Against Abuse Image Gallery