By: Christa Kurkjian | KEYT Morning News Guest Segment | Published October 17, 2024 12:00 pm | Santa Barbara County |

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and local nonprofit C.A.R.E.4Paws created its Safe Haven program in 2020.

C.A.R.E.4Paws’ Executive Director Isabelle Gullo stopped by the Morning News to talk about the Safe Haven Program and the mission of the nonprofit.

C.A.R.E.4Paws volunteer Chris LaBossiere feeds wet cat food to cats that belong to an unhoused resident staying in the Santa Maria Riverbed.

Safe Haven is a Santa Barbara Countywide program that assists domestic violence survivors and their companion animals. C.A.R.E.4Paws helps facilitate free, anonymous refuge for animals so that an owner can leave an abusive partner without fearing for the safety and well-being of a family pet.