screens volunteers with their pets so they can visit pa- tients/clients in hospitals, nursing homes, hospice and physical therapy centers, schools, libraries and many other facilities. Find a local group or ways to start your own.
www.deltasociety.org
Paws 4 Healing (714) 542-9433
Members and registered pets provide animal therapy for assisted-living, convalescent homes, hospitals and shelters. R.E.A.D. program provides therapy animals to schools and libraries to in- crease literacy. Volunteers and volunteer animals of all kinds are welcome.
www.paws4healing.info
Pet Prescription Team (562) 694-8090
A volunteer organization dedicated to helping pet owners train their family pet(s) to become therapy animals. They provide therapy training classes, therapy certifi cation and AKC CGC testing for the purpose of visiting nursing homes, hospitals, special institutions, libraries and wherever else therapy dogs are needed. 1404 Dorothea Road, La Habra Heights.
www.petprescriptionteam.com
Orange County SPCA (714) 374-7738
The OCSPCA’s Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS) program offers volunteer/pet teams who visit children’s homes, hospitals, nursing and as- sisted living homes, rehabilitation centers and au- tism facilities throughout Orange County. Canine Literacy volunteer/pet teams visit schools to help children build self esteem by improving their com- prehension skills and teaching the joy of reading. Inquire about becoming part of their team. www.
orangecountyspca.org
shelters
Government, non-profi t or private animal shel- ters, commonly called “the pound,” provide shelter and care for stray, lost or abandoned animals. All shelters offer healthy animals for adoption; there is usually a fee. Animals are kept at the shelter until claimed by their own- ers, adopted to new owners, placed with a res- cue or adoption organization, or euthanized. Most shelters accept animals from residents of specifi c cities only. For animal control ser- vices, including found/stray animals, please see the listing under “Emergency Resources.” Also see “Adoption and Rescue.”
Euthanizing vs. Non-euthanizing Shelters Most city shelters perform euthanasia on animals. Animals that are euthanized typically have temper- ament problems, are unhealthy, or have exceeded the capacity of the shelter. Non-euthanizing shel- ters keep all healthy animals until adopted; how- ever, they do perform euthanasia on pets that are unadoptable. Sometimes these shelters are called pro-humane rather than non-euthanizing, but are similar. There are a few shelters that practice a true non-euthanizing policy—those that do, will turn animals away if their shelter is full.
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If you have found an animal and need to take it to a shelter, but you are concerned about the life of the animal, ask about the shelter’s policy before you take the animal in. Many adoption and rescue organiza- tions offer advice and/or referrals about found/lost/ stray animals (see “Adoption and Rescue” for a list of organizations). Most shelters provide pictures of adoptable and found/stray animals on their website.
Note: The following descriptions have been updated as of November 2011. Please inquire with each shelter as euthanization policies may change.
Animal Assistance League of Orange County 15102 Jackson St., Midway City (714) 893-4393
www.aaloc.com Non-euthanizing rescue kennel, also provides pet assistance and humane education programs to the community.
Harbor Animal Care and Control Shelter 957 N. Gaffey St., San Pedro (888) 452-7381
http://tinyurl.com/harborshelter Pro-humane shelter serves Carson, Gardena, Har- bor City, Lomita, San Pedro, Torrance, Wilmington and Watts. Owner relinquished pet fee is $25.
Irvine Animal Care Center 6443 Oak Canyon, Irvine (949) 724-7740
www.irvineshelter.org
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Pro-humane shelter provides for stray animals found in Irvine only. Pets available for adoption. Owner relinquished pet fee is $75-250, depending on spay/neuter and current vaccine status.
LA County Downey Animal Shelter 11258 S. Garfi eld Ave., Downey (562) 940-6898
www.animalcare.lacounty.gov This euthanizing shelter is a branch of the LA
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