january | february 2014
pasadena humane society & spca
We’re Taking Animal Welfare to a New Level! It’s a new year and construction of the Animal Care Campus has finished. Our doors are now open to more animals than ever before. The Animal Care Center brings us one large step closer to our goal: zero euthanasia of placeable animals. Expanded
regardless of where they live. Open five days a week, the clinic will help us combat the tragedy of pet overpopulation. Weekly vaccination clinics and microchipping services are also available. To schedule an appointment, call 626.792.7151 ext. 138. “It’s an exciting time for us and especially for so many animals in need,” says Steve McNall, president and CEO of the agency. “Our new spay/ neuter clinic and many of our other services are open to all members of the public. You’ll receive the best, dedicated care possible.”
services and programs will help the Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA accomplish this goal. The new, leading-edge spay/neuter clinic is available to any pet owner who wants to spay or neuter their cat, dog or rabbit,
Additionally, the new Behavior & Training Center gives pet owners a place to strengthen the bond with their fourlegged friends with a variety of classes taught by expert technicians. Check the website for updates! (continued on back page)
compassion and care for all animals
leader of the pack It is 2014 and the Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA has taken animal welfare to a new level. PHS welcomes the City of Monrovia to our service area. Beginning January 1, 2014, PHS is partnering with the City of Monrovia to provide animal care and control for its animals and licensing for its dogs. We look forward to a successful partnership. The Animal Care Campus is now open to everyone and the programs that promise to keep animals in their homes and reduce euthanasia of placeable animals have begun. The Spay/Neuter clinic is open five days a week and appointments are no longer restricted to animals in our service area. Vaccinations for pets are available at affordable prices on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Providing preventative care for pets is very important to us. The Shelter Shop has moved to a new, larger space, right at the corner of Del Mar and Raymond. You will still find the high quality food, great toys, treats and everything you could want to keep your pet happy. Find your weekly store special in our e-newsletter every Wednesday. February will mark the beginning of training and fun and game classes and the launch of our dog daycare program as well. Our underground parking makes all of this easily accessible. So come visit PHS and the animals. Our doors are open! The Animal Care Campus is the tangible feature of our commitment to a humane community. By expanding our work to keep pets in their homes and out of animal shelters, to reduce the number of unwanted pets born, and to provide affordable options for animal care, PHS is working for a more compassionate future for all animals. Our donors and supporters share this commitment and belief in a more humane future. Your help and support are essential to our success. For the animals.
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Community heroes A Little Love Goes a Long Way You can find true love when you least expect it. For Jo Jardon, it happened the day she met Coco at the Pasadena Humane Society. After a whole month of daily and sometimes twice-a-day visits to PHS to find her animal companion, Jo just happened to steal a glance at Coco. He had just arrived at PHS with his left eye severely damaged and was on his way to receive immediate medical care. At this moment, Jo knew he was the one. She adopted him on the spot but had to wait another month to take him home, as he needed extensive medical care from PHS staff. His eye had to be removed and he needed extra special treatment as he recovered. The day he was ready to go home, Jo rushed over to pick him up. From there, the love affair blossomed. Four years later, Coco is fully recovered and can get around just fine with one eye. He has become a snuggler who loves his tummy rubbed, nightly treats and time with his companion, Jo. Nothing is more powerful than true love; it can change our lives and the communities we live in for the better. The love between Jo and Coco has inspired her to become a vital supporter of PHS and the animals in our community. Giving more than $1 million to the Campaign to Save Lives, her support was instrumental in ensuring the build-
ing of the new Animal Care Center became a reality. “I’m getting older and love animals so I thought it would be great to support the new building. It’s going to be a wonderful place and add to our city. It’s a beautiful building.” The Campaign to Save Lives has been funded mainly by support from individuals and community heroes like Jo Jardon. PHS is grateful for the overwhelming community support for the project and looks forward to a bright future for animals.
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behavior & training Q A Tips and Myths About Pets Q: I am interested in signing my dog up for your daycare. How will it differ from other dog daycare centers?
A: Our daycare center has indoor and outdoor play areas for your dog. We offer convenient pick up and drop off. Staff are specialized in dog behavior and training. Our daycare not only offers off-leash play for physical enrichment but also mental enrichment with specialized training each day. Mental enrichment includes working with your dog on agility equipment, teaching new commands, playing individually with your dog using mentally stimulating toys, and much, much more. It is important that your dog exercise not only the body but the mind as well. Mental exercise can be worth as much as 30 minutes of physical exercise. Our daycare makes sure your dog gets both while being monitored by expert staff. It’s more like sending your dog to school with recess rather than all day recess. With our new boarding area adjacent to the training center, you can make sure your dog has fun while you’re on vacation having fun! Best of all, the money generated from the daycare goes directly to help our shelter animals.
Q: A re you offering more classes in your new training facility? A: We are currently planning our 2014 classes and are excited by all the possibilities! Our plan is to offer our ever popular classes like Puppy Kindergarten, Basic Obedience and Reactive Rovers, as well as new classes and seminars. Whether your dog is a therapy dog in the making or shy and fearful hiding behind you for support, we will have a class for you. We will expand our Treibball class and be able to start teaching Agility classes again. Plans are underway to offer shy/fearful dog classes, therapy dog classes, and nose work classes. We will host more educational seminars for training professionals and dog owners who want to learn more about their furry family members. We have exciting seminars in store for cat owners too! It’s an exciting time at the Pasadena Humane Society so keep checking our website for the latest offerings.
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For more tips and information, please contact the Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA’s Behavior & Training Department’s helpline at 626.792.7151 ext. 155.
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Connecting with PHS More Ways to Interact with Your Humane Society It’s easy to connect with the Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA! Our website, pasadenahumane.org, has a breadth of resources for pet owners. It is updated hourly, so pet owners can look for a lost pet or for adopt-
Watch training videos, or construction of the Animal Care Campus on YouTube. View Vine and Instagram for snippets of our adoptable animals and a behind the scenes look at the shelter. Tweet us on Twitter for
able animals. Animal lovers looking to give back can learn about volunteer opportunities and apply to the volunteer program. Learn about other services and programs including our affordable spay/neuter clinic, vaccination and nail trimming clinics, licensing, humane education, as well as wildlife. You can also register for special events, download dog licensing forms, report animal cruelty, view the Mobile Outreach Unit’s calendar, read blogs, view behavior and training class schedules, and much more. Don’t forget to sign up for our weekly e-newsletter for important shelter updates, as well as weekly specials from the Shelter Shop.
updates on where the Mobile Outreach Unit will be during the week, as well as special announcements. Find us on Facebook for tips on caring for pets. Check in on foursquare or Yelp for the latest Shelter Shop specials. Check out Pinterest for do-it-yourself pet projects and neat gift ideas from the Shelter Shop. We always enjoy hearing from our fans so take advantage of these opportunities to share your stories.
Looking for a different way to connect? The Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA is very active in social media.
Better yet, visit us in person at 361 South Raymond Ave. Check pasadenahumane.org for our new hours. Park in the new underground parking structure and take look at the Animal Care Center during your visit. You can always call 626.792.7151 to speak to a staff member. We look forward to your visit!
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help us “grow” PHS Continue the Legacy As the new Animal Care Center is opening, the financial support of community has never been more important. Please consider making a gift in support of the Campaign to Save Lives today. Your gift, in an amount, is vital to our success and can be made by:
• Writing Campaign to Save Lives on the enclosed envelope and return to PHS with your gift
• Visiting www.pasadenahumane.org/
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• Calling our Campaign Office at 626.792.7151 ext. 109 We also welcome pledges, which may be spread out for up to five years on any schedule you choose. We can even charge your credit card automatically, if you wish. Stock/securities, real estate or other appreciated assets are also welcome and make it possible for you to have more impact on the campaign, than you thought possible. Special recognition opportunities start at the $10,000 level. For more information, please call 626.792.7151 ext. 109.
When you donate to the Pasadena Humane Society, you help animals in Arcadia, Glendale, La Cañada Flintridge, Monrovia, Pasadena, San Marino, Sierra Madre, and South Pasadena. The Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA is not part of any national animal organization. All of the funds you contribute to PHS stay locally. Donate to the Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA and help the animals in your community. pag e 6
event round-up Doglegs, Birdies and Eagles to Benefit PHS On Monday, April 21, 2014, the Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA will host its 15th annual Doglegs, Birdies and Eagles Golf Benefit at San Gabriel Country Club. Tickets are now available for the notto-be-missed awards dinner, featuring gourmet fare, a helicopter ball drop raffle, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, and live and silent auctions. The reception begins at 4:00 pm with hors d’oeuvres, silent auction, no host bar and the gorgeous view of the San Gabriel Country Club. Witness the exciting helicopter ball drop at 5:00 pm with buckets of numbered golf balls spilling over the fairway. The lucky winner receives a percentage of the total ball sales — up to $10,000! Head Chef Edward Ungrue will serve a delicious gourmet dinner while guests enjoy a new video of the life-saving work of the Pasadena Humane Society and an exciting live auction.
Dinner tickets are $90 per person. Balls can be purchased for $25 for 2, $50 for 5 or $100 for 12. Ball drop tickets can be purchased at www.pasadenahumane.org/balldrop . Proceeds from Doglegs, Birdies and Eagles will support Pasadena Humane Society programs such as animal care, adoption services, affordable spay/ neuter, humane education, and so much more. For more information, to purchase tickets, or to find out about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Milena Warns at 626.792-7151 ext. 167.
Save the Date! The San Marino Motor Classic will be held at Lacy Park in San Marino on Sunday, June 8, 2014. The exhibition will feature a broad array of motorcars that span more than a century. More than 200 vehicles will be on display.
General admission tickets are $25, in advance. Proceeds from the event will support the Pasadena Humane Society, Petersen Automotive Museum and the Rotary Club of San Marino. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.sanmarinomotorclassic.com.
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Non-profit Organization U.S. Postage
PAID Pasadena, CA Permit No. 1142
361 South Raymond Avenue Pasadena, CA 91105
New Animal Care Campus Our new dog daycare center offers a safe, enriching environment where canine companions can learn new tricks and meet new friends as their owners run errands or go to work. Going out of town for awhile? Leave your dog with us in our new dog boarding facility. Our expanded pet store, the Shelter Shop, makes shopping easy and convenient with a wide variety of food, toys and accessories. Better yet, proceeds from sales go back to the animals and shelter programs. Visiting PHS is con-
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venient, too, with our new underground parking structure. Although the brick and mortar expansion is done, community support is of the utmost importance to continue caring for the animals. Consider donating to the Campaign to Saves Lives at www.pasadenahumane.org/savelives. Our mission remains steadfast and the future is very bright for the animals!
Facility Hours
The Shelter Shop Hours
Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri 9 am—6 pm Sat 9 am—5 pm Sun 11 am—5 pm
Mon-Fri 10 am—7 pm Sat 9 am—5 pm Sun 11 am—5 pm
Adoption Hours
www.pasadenahumane.org
Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri 9 am—5 pm Sat 9 am—4 pm Sun 11 am—4 pm
24 hour Emergency Service please call 626.792.7151. Glendale residents please call toll-free 818.240.9100 The Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA is a private, non-profit, open door, animal welfare agency serving the communities of Arcadia, Glendale, La Cañada Flintridge, Monrovia, Pasadena, San Marino, Sierra Madre and South Pasadena.