• Joy Online – Fall 2024

    Joy Online – Fall 2024

    Joy is the quarterly magazine for Joybound People & Pets. With a gift of just $25 to Joybound, you can be added to our mailing list and receive Joy in your mailbox for one year! Inside This Issue From Our …

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  • Better Together: Strategic Plan 2023-2027

    Better Together: Strategic Plan 2023-2027

    Forming, Supporting, Elevating, & Celebrating the Bond Between People & Pets. Click here to download our Strategic Plan as a PDF. From Our CEO Better Together is more than a slogan; it’s a way of life and a reflection of …

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  • Your Cat’s Not Broken if it Can’t Catch Mice (via USA Today)

    Your Cat’s Not Broken if it Can’t Catch Mice (via USA Today)

    If your pet cat isn’t a little predator, that’s perfectly okay! Joybound’s Dr. Wailani Sung was recently interviewed by USA Today about feline instincts and what they mean for a cat’s personality. Check it out! Your Cat’s Not Broken if …

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  • Coming Winter 2024: Solo’s Play Yard Will Have Tails Wagging 

    Coming Winter 2024: Solo’s Play Yard Will Have Tails Wagging 

    About Solo’s Play Yard In a few short months, Joybound’s canine guests will have a place to romp under the redwoods and spread joy to all who enter our main building. Thanks to a generous supporter, this space will be …

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  • Do Cats Really Hate Water (via Scientific American)

    Do Cats Really Hate Water (via Scientific American)

    Of all the stereotypes about cats, their dislike of water is one of the most common. But why is that? Dr. Wailani Sung, Joybound’s Senior Director of Training and Enrichment, was interviewed by Scientific American about this misconception. Check it …

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  • Five Questions with Susan Lee Vick (via APPA)

    Five Questions with Susan Lee Vick (via APPA)

    What is Joybound’s Shelter to Service? Five Questions with Susan Lee Vick, CEO of Joybound People & Pets APPA Team In honor of September being Service Dog Awareness Month, we sat down with the CEO of Joybound People & Pets, …

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  • Miguel Abi-Hassan Joins Joybound as Chief Programs Officer 

    Miguel Abi-Hassan Joins Joybound as Chief Programs Officer 

    WALNUT CREEK, CA, August 19, 2024 – Joybound People & Pets welcomes Miguel Abi-Hassan as its next chief programs officer (CPO). In this role, Miguel will oversee Joybound’s animal and human wellbeing programs, expanding its beneficial impact on pets, their guardians, …

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  • Joybound Assists with Park Fire Animals

    Joybound Assists with Park Fire Animals

    42 Dogs and Cats Make their Way to Safety Joybound’s disaster relief team dove into action this week to assist Tehama County Animal Services, a partner shelter that was impacted by Northern California’s Park Fire. Sending a caravan of vehicles …

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  • An Update from Joybound CEO Susan Lee Vick

    An Update from Joybound CEO Susan Lee Vick

    Thank You for Everything You Do We’re just past the halfway point of 2024 and it has been a remarkable year here at Joybound. Our rescue and adoption work is flourishing, our innovative new programs for pets and their families …

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  • eNews Unleashed — July 2024

    eNews Unleashed — July 2024

    Our monthly eNewsletter provides updates on everything you need to know about the comings-and-goings at Joybound. Sign up to receive inspiring animal stories, information about upcoming events, opportunities to help, and more!  Welcome to Big Dog Summer Lightning & Robby: …

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  • Big Dog Summer

    Big Dog Summer

    This summer, we’ll be highlighting all the reasons why people LOVE their big dogs! Plus, every Wednesday we’re waiving adoption fees on all dogs weighing in at 50+ lbs.

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