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Ringo is a big and gentle teddy bear with a thick and very soft powder puff coat. Ringo is pretty calm for a young dog, especially a husky. He was happy to bury his head under a volunteer’s arm while the volunteer petted and talked to him. Ringo loves to…...

All energetic, loving dogs need some dirt under their paws, and the VBAS Happy Tails hiking program gets our dogs out of the shelter and on hikes on the first and third Sundays of each month. Check out some hiking stats from 2023! Our Happy Tails hikes run on donations…...

Several months ago, I lost my baby girl Stassi to kidney disease. I’ve had kitties all my life and I knew there would come a time that I would want to adopt again, but I was heartbroken and not ready. A good friend of mine volunteers at the Burbank Animal…...

I moved to LA in the Fall of last year – an exciting yet daunting decision. The first few weeks were hectic with moving, setting up the apartment and settling in. I was riding the high of moving to a new city, adulting and living away from home. However, the…...

Mark your calendar!  Dine at Barragan’s on Thursday, February 29th, and mention the VBAS and Barragan’s will donate 20% of your check to the Volunteers of the Burbank Animal Shelter. See you there!...

Frida is a super curious, energetic and outgoing six month old kitten. She is partially blind but navigates her surroundings beautifully, in spite of her visual impairment. One of her favorite things to do in the world is to play with her tassel wand toy. She also loves to play…...

This young girl has a ton of energy and a lot of love to match. She’s got wiggly pup energy so she’ll appreciate regular exercise like long walks or hikes. In fact- she’s a superstar on our Happy Tails hikes! She needs to learn some basics in her etiquette and…...

Adele is a very sweet and gentle but slightly anxious young kitty, looking for her fur-ever emotional support human. She likes to spend most of her day sitting on her foster mom’s desk and she is the best work buddy! At night when her other foster mom plays video games,…...

Milo the Schnauzer was having a rough day when he arrived at the shelter.  His hip was broken and he needed help. We sent him to a specialist to surgically repair the hip, and then we placed him in a foster home to recover. His first follow up visit with…...

We have an update on Bones, our special little cat with the broken femur.   (See Bones Gets His Leg Fixed). He went in for another checkup, and X-rays showed the bone hasn’t fully healed yet, so he’ll stay in foster for another month or so.  All the stitches from the…...