Joybound was thrilled to be able to assist a partner shelter in Los Angeles County in the midst of the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire. For some insight into what these disaster relief efforts look like, and how this came to be, take a moment to check out Nicole Becchina’s recent article in The Press.

Animal Shelters Urge Area Families to Adopt for Holidays

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More than a dozen animal shelters in Alameda and Contra Costa counties are encouraging East Bay families to consider adopting a pet for the holidays.

East Bay shelters have continued to see an increase in rescued animals since the COVID-19 pandemic, including purebred and mixed-breed dogs and cats, according to the Valley Humane Society (VHS) in Pleasanton.

VHS notes that pets adopted from a shelter receive medical checkups and have already been vaccinated, spayed or neutered, and microchipped… (Read more)

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