1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (533+ words) Every September, it feels like we find ourselves facing a similar challenge. Animals continue arriving at the shelter at a steady pace, but adoptions begin to slow. Summer break is over. Schools are back in session, vacations have ended, and…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (167+ words) An unconscious dog was rescued from a smoke-filled Pasadena home where a fire broke out in a bedroom, authorities said Thursday. The fire was reported about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at 495 Michillinda Ave., according to Lisa Derderian, spokeswoman for the Pasadena Fire Department,…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (619+ words) Back when I was growing up in La Cañada Flintridge, there was one thing I looked forward to every year without fail — summer break! And now that summer vacation is here, it’s an exciting time at the shelter. We are…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (558+ words) At Pasadena Humane, our shelter medicine team is no stranger to trauma. Much like with human emergency medicine, they urgently treat animal patients with a variety of life-threatening illnesses and injuries. In March, a two-month-old puppy—later named Peanut—arrived…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (604+ words) Last week, we marked an important milestone at Pasadena Humane. Artemis — the final animal in our care displaced by the Eaton fire — was adopted. Artemis first came to us for emergency boarding after his family lost their home. They hoped…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (629+ words) Bootsie came to Pasadena Humane as a stray after the Eaton fire. She was only 9 months old and found just a few blocks from a neighborhood that had burned down. Thankfully, she showed no signs of injury and her puppy…...