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Partnerships for unhoused pet families
We are pawsitively happy with our 2023 partnership with The Street Dog Coalition (SDC) to provide pet wellness services to families experiencing homelessness. We have hosted three events so far. Our busy April 15 clinic took place in San Luis Obispo. On June 3, we...
Pet wellness on wheels!
Having access to veterinary care improves the lives of pets and their people. Yet, for many families, gaining that access is difficult, unless pet wellness services are brought directly to a family’s neighborhood, which is exactly what C.A.R.E.4Paws’ Mobile Community...
Would you like to foster a pet in need?
As our Safe Haven program grows, so does the need for safe, anonymous foster care and boarding for pets of domestic violence survivors. Studies show that survivors stay at least two years longer in a violent situation when family pets are involved. Together, we can...
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C.A.R.E.4Paws is proud to partner with the amazing youth at the United Boys & Girls Club of Lompoc to provide wonderful portraits of all types of pets while raising critical funds for our critical work. We received this fantastic feedback from our community! "What...
C.A.R.E.4Paws has received a $120,000 grant from PetSmart Charities!
Incredible news! C.A.R.E.4Paws has received a $120,000 grant from PetSmart Charities to improve access to vet care in Oceano, an underserved community in San Luis Obispo County that lacks pet wellness services of any kind. The funding will allow us to provide critical...
Care that keeps pets with the people who love them!
A one-of-a-kind nonprofit on California’s Central Coast, C.A.R.E.4Paws works directly in the community to provide critical services for pet families in need, improving pet family welfare, preventing suffering and saving lives! Check out our brand-new video, which...
Pet families share their Happy Tails!
Every year, C.A.R.E.4Paws assists thousands of pet families in need with critical services, ensuring animals stay healthy and with the people who love them. Here are heartfelt stories, or "happy tails," from families about how C.A.R.E.4Paws has made an impact in their...
Did someone say FREE microchips for dogs and cats?
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)....
Celebrating the Happy Tails!
Event raises record-breaking $170,000 for C.A.R.E.4Paws By: Santa Barbara New-Press, Annika Bahnsen Photos by Kenneth Song / News-Press Photos Published May 23, 2023 C.A.R.E.4Paws — a Santa Barbara County nonprofit that keeps animals out of shelters and improves...
Ava Vasquez’s successful foodraiser!
Our volunteer Ava Vasquez did it again—and some! 👏🥳 Just like last year in April, Ava coordinated a weeklong pet food drive at her former elementary school, Santa Barbara's Vieja Valley Elementary. She raised more than 800 lbs of food with the help of the school's...