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That's right! Now through July 2, we provide free chips at all Pet Wellness Clinics through our partnership with Santa Barbara County Animal Services, Lompoc's CAPA and San Luis Obispo County Animal Services (we cohost a big clinic with SLO animal services on July 2).... read more

Wow! Our first Pet Wellness Clinic cohosted with San Luis Obispo (SLO) County Animal Services in SLO City was incredibly busy from start to finish. We helped 175 pets with critical services, such as $5 rabies vaccines and low-cost spays/neuters and medical... read more

Every hour of every day in the United States alone, hundreds of people and their companion animals suffer abuse. Animal cruelty is strongly correlated with violence against people, and pets are often used as “pawns” in domestic violence situations to prevent family... read more

Happy 2023! We’re excited for what’s ahead this year and also about our record-breaking 2022. We have: Spayed/neutered 2,300 dogs and cats, up from 2,025 in 2021! Assisted 1,700 pets with veterinary care. Provided 18,000 vaccines, flea treatments, deworming... read more

Our Howliday Donation Drive-Thru on Saturday, December 3 was a huge success! We raised more than ONE TON of pet food and $25,000 in monetary gifts, including $20,000 toward the purchase of a brand-new mobile clinic from our longtime supporter Lyn Proctor. We have also... read more

“C.A.R.E.4Paws and I share a commitment and drive to make a difference! There are many animal organizations in our area, but what drew me to C.A.R.E.4Paws in the organization’s infancy was cofounders Isabelle Gullö and Carlos Abitia and the dedicated group of... read more

With your help, we keep pet families healthy and together! C.A.R.E.4Paws has had another record year assisting animals and pet families in need. The demand for help is greater than ever as thousands of community members still struggle to make ends meet in the... read more

In 2022, C.A.R.E.4Paws expanded our mobile pet wellness services to San Luis Obispo (SLO) County through Snip & Chip SLO, a community-based program developed alongside SLO nonprofits Animals in Need Fund and Animal Shelter Adoption Partners. The only initiative of... read more

The youth at United Boys & Girls Club in Lompoc continue to amaze us with their pet portraits, which they create from photos of beloved pets. Portraits are $50 and the money raised supports C.A.R.E.4Paws’ critical programs. Order your portrait today, whether it’s... read more

October 22 and 23 was a big weekend for C.A.R.E.4Paws! For the first time in our 13-year history, our clinic team traveled to Palmdale and Subaru Antelope Valley for a big spay/neuter weekend with Karma Rescue. We altered 54 dogs and cats, making a dent in the area’s... read more

On Sunday, September 18, C.A.R.E.4Paws, Domestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County and Elings Park hosted the inaugural Walk Against Abuse. More than 200 people and almost as many dogs came out to support Safe Haven, a program that assists pet families... read more

In the fall of 2022, we loved having Jayden volunteer with us during a clinic day in Santa Maria. He’s planning to become a veterinarian when he grows up, and maybe he will come work for C.A.R.E.4Paws! We also had animal lover David Dominguez come to visit our clinic... read more

A big thank you to our microchip sponsors: Santa Barbara County Animal Services and Lompoc’s CAPA. We microchipped 400 pets for free from June 1 through July 6! This means 400 dogs and cats now have a permanent ID if they ever get lost.

Thanks to everyone who donated and a special thank you to TV Santa Barbara (TVSB) for hosting a pet food drive for C.A.R.E.4Paws and families in need in our community from April 18-30, 2022. We are grateful for the opportunity to partner up for this successful drive. TVSB has also helped C.A.R.E.4Paws through their great video services.

On the first Thursday of each month, we provide baths for homeless community members with A's Dog Grooming at Santa Barbara's Alameda Park. We have spent every Thursday at the park since the beginning of summer, distributing pet food, blankets, pet beds, flea... read more

C.A.R.E.4Paws is truly grateful to our partners and donors, who contribute food and also collect pet food donations for us. This includes awesome businesses and nonprofit friends such as Montecito Pet Shop, Dioji K-9 Resort & Athletic Club, Foodbank of Santa... read more

On March 6 and 7, our C.A.R.E.4Paws crew transported 22 shelter dogs and one cat from Texas in a collaboration with Santa Barbara County Animal Services (check out the KEYT video!). Winter storms have left Texas shelters beyond overcrowded and these agencies have to... read more

Every week, we host multiple Pet Wellness Clinics, assisting hundreds of dogs and cats in need with vaccines, flea treatment, dewormer, nail trims, microchips, and emergency pet food distribution, in addition to and free and low-cost spays/neuters and critical medical... read more

On May 26, we co-launched two new Pet Resource Centers at Santa Barbara County Animal Services' shelters in Lompoc and Santa Barbara. This adds to the center launched in 2020 at SBCAS’ Santa Maria shelter and the 10 centers that we have operated with other agencies... read more