Pet Assistance Foundation

05/29/2026

It's baffling that so many shelters believe there are rescues with endless good homes lined up for large dogs, or other pets for which supply so tragically exceeds demand. Good rescues are struggling just like shelters are. Shelter/rescue partnerships are crucial, but the reality is, insisting on lack of euthanasia as the only measure of shelter success without aggressively addressing the source of so many unwanted and unloved companion animals will continue to lead to tragedies like this. Accessible and affordable spay and neuter MUST BE the priority. Cal Animals Exposed Who Will Let the Dogs Out? San Diego Humane Society Exposed Sharon Buchan Fix Our Shelters ARF Harbor ShelterAnimals Rule Placement Foundation SNAP - Spay Neuter Action Project ALMA - Animal Lives Matter.Always Leslie Davies Bryan Pease

04/20/2026

THIS! This is what the public needs to know. Please like and share.🐶🐱

02/20/2026

Good information for those in cold climates.

As winter weather moved across a lot of the country yesterday, here's a reminder of smart steps to take if you find an animal in need.

Thank you for watching out for community cats and their welfare. We're all they have! 😻

02/18/2026

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, Bryan Pease, For 318, ALMA - Animal Lives Matter.Always, Paw Protectors Rescue, Social Compassion in Legislation Lost and found pets of North County Fix Our Shelters, Smittens Rescue, Fix Our Shelters, City of San Jose Animal Care & Services, ARF Harbor Shelter, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), Lucky Pup Dog Rescue. Changing Lives, One Little Dog At A Time.Cal Animals Exposed

Ask Me Anything #40 - Animal Politics with Ed Boks

02/18/2026

Just a reminder!

Kittens can go into heat at 4 months! They are just babies. Please don’t wait until it’s too late!

01/31/2026

This is an excellent article about animal hoarding, another tragic result of current shelter trends. We are so grateful that these issues are finally coming to light. In this piece, from his Animal Politics (on Substack),
Ed Boks describes clearly how the change from a focus on preventing pet overpopulation to a preoccupation with metrics such as live release rates has resulted in a "quiet pivot from solving the problem to managing its visibility."

Why managed intake without prevention breeds rescue hoarding, warehousing, and predictable animal suffering.

01/27/2026

SDHS Ordered to Pay More Than $500,000 for Violating Animal Cruelty Laws
On October 24, 2025, the Court heard Pet Assistance Foundation (PAF)’s motion for attorneys’ fees following its successful case against the San Diego Humane Society (SDHS) for violations of California’s animal cruelty laws.
The dispute concerned SDHS’s practice of abandoning healthy, friendly, adoptable cats brought to the shelter by the public unless staff determined there was “verifiable proof of ownership,” such as the animal being found in a box. The Court found this standard unreasonably high, issued a permanent injunction prohibiting its use, and imposed further restrictions to prevent SDHS from turning away stray and abandoned cats and kittens at the door.
Although the Pease & Ijadi firm represented PAF on a pro bono basis, California’s private attorney general statute requires defendants to pay market-rate attorneys’ fees when litigation confers a significant public benefit. The Court found that standard met here.

In a statement to the Court, a representative of PAF explained:
“I am no longer being contacted by distraught and grieving pet owners whose lost cats were denied legal holding periods and quickly and illegally euthanized or subjected to exploratory surgery, ear disfigurement, and abandonment by SDHS. Further, I am hearing that more kittens aged 3–6 months are now being given a genuine chance at a proper home than SDHS had previously been willing to provide.”

While SDHS argued that no public benefit was achieved, the Court disagreed and awarded full attorneys’ fees for more than four and a half years of litigation. This ruling ensures that future public-interest cases can be brought to hold agencies and nonprofits accountable when they violate animal protection laws. Bryan Pease NOAH - Not One Animal Harmed Social Compassion in Legislation Paw Protectors Rescue ALMA - Animal Lives Matter.Always Justice For 318 Fix Our Shelters Lucky Pup Dog Rescue. Changing Lives, One Little Dog At A
Erin Riley-Carrasco ARF Harbor Shelter San Diego, CA – Lost Dogs, Cats & Pets – PawBoost CommunityInland Empire Animal Coalition Animals Rule Placement Foundation

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01/26/2026

Extreme weather poses additional dangers to cats outdoors.

As the weather remains brutally cold, we want you to meet Zagnut, the cat we took in yesterday. This is what happens to cats outside in this weather, unprotected, undernourished and uncared for. If you dare let your cats outside, we hope Zagnut's picture changes your mind.

12/02/2025

Wishing you a joyful holiday season, and a happy and healthy 2026! Please donate or share if you are able to.

Wishing you a joyful holiday season, and a happy and healthy 2020! Please donate or share if you are able to.

11/13/2025

Need more love in your life? Check out Savanah and our other lovely adoptables!

Savannah is an adoptable Cat - Tortoiseshell searching for a forever family near Long Beach, CA. Use Petfinder to find adoptable pets in your area.