Press Coverage
C.A.R.E.4Paws fundraises for anonymous Pet Refuge
By: Edhat |Published July 26, 2025, 7:16am | To keep pet families together through critical life events, including escape from domestic violence and deportation. In response to the growing number of families forced to choose between personal safety and the welfare of their beloved pets, local nonprofit C.A.R.E.4Paws is launching an urgent fundraising effort to establish an anonymous boarding...
Pop-up clinic offers low-cost care for pets in the community
By: Grace Bennett | KSBY California's Central Coast | Published 10:22 PM, June 22, 2025 | C.A.R.E.4Paws hosted a Pet Wellness Clinic at the Minami Community Center in Santa Maria on Sunday, offering low-cost vaccines, flea treatment, and several other services to local pets. Sunday's clinic also offered free microchipping ahead of the 4th of July holiday, provided by Santa Barbara County Animal...
Local volunteers organize mobile vaccine clinic for unhoused pet families inside Santa Maria riverbed
By: Reece Coren | Santa Maria Sun | Published June 12, 2025 | Santa Barbara County | Walking along dirt paths in the Santa Maria Riverbed, there’s not much to see but dry brush and the occasional jackrabbit. In the distance, a group of people appear among the bushes. A man in bright mint green scrubs with a stethoscope around his neck rips open a bag of plastic syringes and grabs a small, clear...
Student-led donation drive raises 1,230 pounds worth of pet food
By: Madeline Slogoff | The Santa Barbara Independent | Tuesday, Jun 10, 2025 2:54pm | C.A.R.E.4Paws Volunteer Ava Vasquez Finds Success In Her Fourth Annual Drive! Last month, student volunteer Ava Vasquez wrapped up her fourth annual pet food drive at Santa Barbara’s Vieja Valley Elementary, collecting an impressive 1,230 pounds worth of pet food donations for C.A.R.E.4Paws’ Companion Pet...
C.A.R.E.4Paws’ Happy Tails Celebration raised record funds for Central Coast pet families in need
By Edhat | Feel Good News | Published May 27, 2025, 7:03am | On May 4, C.A.R.E.4Paws hosted its fourth Happy Tails Celebration & Fundraiser at Santa Barbara’s Cabrillo Pavilion, raising more than $250,000 to assist animals and pet families in need. The event marked the nonprofit’s 16th year of working in underserved communities on the Central Coast to keep pets healthy, out of shelters and...
Wagging tails and open hearts: C.A.R.E.4Paws on a mission to support pet wellness
By Noozhawk | Special to Four-Legged Friends and More | May 21, 2025 1:28 pm | Discover how C.A.R.E.4Paws is reshaping animal care through outreach, education, and life-saving resources Our Four-Legged Friends and More is Back — and Better Than Ever! Noozhawk is thrilled to bring back this beloved special section, dedicated to celebrating the pets — and the people who love them. Whether they...
Society Matters: C.A.R.E.4Paws raises funds to help pets in need
By: Gail Arnold | The Santa Barbara Independent | Monday, May 12, 2025 2:37pm | Mobile clinics services expand to serve more pets! On May 4, about 200 supporters of C.A.R.E.4Paws gathered at the Cabrillo Pavilion for the annual Happy Tails event, celebrating this treasured nonprofit and raising $210,000 for the veterinary services, food, and other assistance it provides to low-income and...
Society Invites: It’s Happy Tails at the organization’s fundraiser
By: Joanne A. Calitri | The Montecito Journal | Published May 8, 2025 | Volume 31 - Issue 19 | The C.A.R.E4Paws organization held a "Happy Tails Celebration and Fundraiser" event on Sunday, May 4, at the Cabrillo Pavilion. The event focused on celebrating the organization's establishment 16 years ago this May, its mission, and the work it does for pets and their owners on the Central Coast....
C.A.R.E.4Paws celebrates National Pet Day by sharing budget-friendly tips for affordable pet care
By: Christa Kurkjian | KEYT News Channel 3-12 | Published April 11, 2025 10:18 am | Santa Barbara, Calif. — Friday is National Pet Day and as wonderful as pets are, it is now increasingly more expensive to own and care for a pet in California. C.A.R.E.4Paws Executive Director Isabelle Gullö stopped by the Morning News with an adorable dog to provide budget-friendly tips for affordable pet care....
C.A.R.E.4Paws Pet Wellness Clinic offers reduced pet healthcare in Paso Robles
By: Grace Bennett | KSBY California's Central Coast | Published March 16, 2025 9:49pm | On Sunday, pet owners in Paso Robles sought out care for their animals during the C.A.R.E.4Paws Pet Wellness Clinic's first-ever visit to North County San Luis Obispo. The non-profit's community-focused event brought essential services to pets in need. Owners were able to get vaccinations, flea treatments,...