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Helping Shelter Animals During the Palisades Fire
Joybound’s Life-Saving Rescue Runs On January 13, 2025, Joybound jumped into action to help animals in desperate need. With the Palisades fire sweeping through Los Angeles County, shelters were overwhelmed and struggling to keep up with the influx of displaced pets. So, when Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control called us for help, we…
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Wishing You Love, PAWS, & Joy This Holiday Season
This holiday season, our hearts are overflowing with gratitude for the incredible support of our wonderful Joybound community. Thanks to your generosity, we’ve been able to provide love, care, and second chances to so many deserving dogs, cats, and pet guardians this year. Whether you donated, volunteered, adopted, or simply shared our mission, you’ve made…
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2024 End of Year Video
Every December, we like to recap the past year in the form of a fun music video. In 2024, your support changed lives, connected hearts, and spread joy. This included: Please enjoy some of the happy faces you saved, the people you touched, and the milestones you helped us reach, set to the tune of…
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Jeff and Maddie Are Better Together
Joybound’s Shelter to Service training program (formerly Pets and Vets) heals and enriches lives far beyond those of the people and shelter dogs participating. Family and friends witness and also benefit from the joyful transformation. “My wife used to say she didn’t know which version of me would wake up in the morning,” says Jeff.…
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From Passion to Profession
How James Tran Turned his Love for Dogs into a Thriving Career By Bernie Machado, Director of Joybound’s Grooming Academy & Services M eet James Tran, an exceptional graduate of Joybound Grooming Academy’s inaugural class. Despite facing significant obstacles, his dedication to transforming his life through grooming is inspiring. His journey began when his Workforce…
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Joybound’s Northern California’s Park Fire Rescue
From Fire to Forever Families Picture this: Joybound’s disaster relief team racing to assist a partner shelter impacted by Northern California’s Park Fire this summer. Sending a caravan of vehicles to Red Bluff, CA, we returned from Tehama County Animal Services with 42 dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens who were looking for forever homes –…
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From Inspiration to Action
My Joybound Volunteering Adventure By Candy Kane Conrad, volunteer since 2017 Have you ever felt inspired to get involved after seeing a volunteer in action? That happened to me in 2017 when I saw a volunteer reading to dogs during a Joybound shelter tour. My husband and I had just discovered Joybound (formerly ARF) while…
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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 to Red Bluff, CA, we returned with 42 dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens who were…
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Adoption Update – Pine
After facing an uncertain future, Pine was given a second chance at a life full of love to share with his new family.
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Joybound’s Engelstad Grooming Academy Hosts First Aid Certification Course
Empowering Pet Care On June 13, 2024, the Engelstad Grooming Academy hosted a Pet First Aid and Certification Course led by Lori Garcia from CPR Marin. Joybound employees attended this event, which underscored our unwavering commitment to pet safety. Students learned essential skills such as performing CPR on pets of various sizes, managing choking incidents,…
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Meet the Fleet
Last week was another incredible week of pet adoptions! Thank you to everyone who adopted a new best friend. Adopters are invited to stay involved through events, programs, and more!
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Foster Spotlight: Mie & Ember
August 2024 Update: We’re pleased to announce that Ember has found a loving home! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Joybound People & Pets (@joyboundpeopleandpets) Since 2019, Joybound volunteer Mie has fostered 30 dogs. To her, fostering is a family affair along with the support of her dog-loving husband, Earl, and her…
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