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Albus Fund matching gift challenge
As veterinary care gets more and more expensive, many pets don’t make it to a vet clinic unless they receive financial assistance—which is where C.A.R.E.4Paws intervenes with a contribution as often as we can to prevent suffering and help save lives. In 2024 alone,...
Improving access to affordable care
Pets are essential to our lives. Yet, sadly, millions of families across the U.S. struggle to access care for their beloved companion animals, which leads to suffering and shelter overcrowding. This is where C.A.R.E.4Paws steps in! Since 2009, we have provided...
PetSmart Charities joins us in Oceano!
C.A.R.E.4Paws has provided pet wellness servies in Oceano since August 2023, thanks to an Access to Care grant from PetSmart Charities. On November 3, our grant reps from PetSmart Charities joined us for our monthly Sunday Pet Wellness Clinic in Oceano, and we had a...
Protect your puppy from parvo!
Puppies count on us to keep them healthy and safe from diseases like parvo, which is rampant on the Central Coast right now! Parvovirus is a serious, highly contagious condition that can be fatal for many dogs, particularly puppies and unvaccinated adult dogs. Please...
More resources for the unhoused
This #WorldHomelessDay on October 10, 2024, C.A.R.E.4Paws and Santa Barbara Rescue Mission celebrated the reopening of a joint Pet Resource Center at the Rescue Mission’s 535 E. Yanonali Street shelter. Here, unhoused families can access food, supplies and wellness...
Outreach in the Santa Maria riverbed
Since August 2024, C.A.R.E.4Paws has done outreach in the Santa Maria riverbed to assist pet families affected by undergoing clearings, which are happening in riverbeds across California. In collaboration with Good Samaritan Shelter, 5Cities Homeless Coalition and...
Compassionate care for senior pets
Taking care of senior pets when you live on a fixed income can be challenging, as Alicia De Paco, a senior resident of Santa Barbara, CA, can attest to. Alicia has two adorable pups, Cricket and Molly, whom C.A.R.E.4Paws’ has assisted with veterinary care in its...
Stay Pawsitive with C.A.R.E.4Paws Summer Apparel
Limited-edition Stay Pawsitive swag available in festive summer colors!Our Stay Pawsitive Summer Apparel fundraiser features great shirts, tank tops and hoodies in fun colors, with part of the sales sponsoring wellness services for pet families in need. There's also...
A microchip can keep you and your pets together!
June is National Microchip Month! Studies show that when lost, pets with microchips are much more likely to be returned to their families. To help pets find their way home—especially during the July 4 holiday—C.A.R.E.4Paws has partnered with Santa Barbara County...
What an amazing Happy Tails Celebration & FUNdraiser!
Our Happy Tails event on May 18, 2024, at the Music Academy was a big success with $165,000 raised to assist pet families in need! At the same time, we celebrated C.A.R.E.4Paws’ 15-year anniversary. We loved the pawsitive energy and can’t thank our donors, sponsors,...