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C.A.R.E.4Paws fundraises for a confidential Pet Refuge
By Noozhawk|Four-Legged Friends and More|October 1, 2025 9:00 am| More than 10 million pets in the United States live in households affected by domestic violence, making them silent victims of abuse and often a critical factor in whether or not survivors can escape, C.A.R.E.4Paws reports. Because for many individuals facing violence at home, the fear of leaving a beloved animal behind becomes...
Training tails: La Posada launches pet program for residents in Santa Barbara
By: Patricia Martellotti | KEYT News Channel 3-12 | Published September 3, 2025 11:34 am | A new partnership is bringing pet-friendly training right here to La Posada in Santa Barbara. “You know, being unhoused and going to be housed, it’s stressful for an owner, let alone for the pets who can’t communicate like we can,” said Community Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator Priscilla Hernandez of...
C.A.R.E.4Paws hosts free spay and neuter clinic for local families
By: Grace Bennett | KSBY California's Central Coast | Posted 7:43 PM, Aug 17, 2025 and last updated 12:39 AM, Aug 18, 2025 | With the cost of veterinary care going up, two local agencies are teaming up to reduce shelter overcrowding on the Central Coast. C.A.R.E.4Paws and Santa Barbara County Animal Services (SBCAS) hosted a Spayathon and Walk-in Pet Wellness Clinic on Sunday at the SBCAS...
C.A.R.E.4Paws and Santa Barbara County Animal Services co-host a Spayathon and Pet Wellness Clinic
Santa Barbara Independent | Thursday, Aug 07, 2025 | 4:39pm | Santa Maria, Calif. —In a proactive effort to reduce shelter overcrowding and help pet families struggling to afford veterinary care, C.A.R.E.4Paws and Santa Barbara County Animal Services (SBCAS) will host a large-scale Spayathon and walk-in pet wellness clinic on Sunday, August 17, at the SBCAS shelter in Santa Maria at 548 W....
C.A.R.E.4Paws raises funds for a confidential pet refuge on the Central Coast
By: Crystal Bermudez | KSBY California's Central Coast | Posted 12:47 AM, Aug 04, 2025 and last updated 6:41 PM, Aug 04, 2025 | A Central Coast nonprofit, C.A.R.E.4Paws, is working to ensure that families facing emergencies don’t have to choose between their safety and the animals they love. C.A.R.E.4Paws operates throughout Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. They have launched a...
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...