Press and Media

It’s the middle of the 2019 kitten season and a kitten tsunami is sweeping through Burbank! We have way more kittens coming in than usual, and our Kitten Foster Program is bursting at the seams! If you have a little space and a little time to spare, please consider fostering…...

It seems we have a real-life whodunnit at the shelter – or rather who-didn’t-do-it – which has us baffled. Here are the facts of the case: Hope you all had a happy 4th.  We did! —Tiger and Sharky are bonded 5-year-old Pit Terrier mixes who love each other very much. …...

Abby and Sweetums came to the shelter in March as (big) scared kittens. Abby was the most scared so she went to socialization foster while Sweetums was pregnant and went to kitten foster. Now that Sweetums’ kittens are grown up and adopted, they’re both in foster together and have gone…...

Our furry friends at the shelter had a special 4th of July this year.  Shelter volunteers spent the evening at the shelter comforting the animals and taking their minds off of all the loud noises outside. Everyone pulled up a chair and settled in for the evening. Stories were told,…...

Hello there! How would you like to hang out with the coolest cat in town? Darla is a quiet, chocolate and white Siamese mix. She is very calm and naturally reserved. Some people might say she is shy, but they just haven’t gotten to know her yet! Still life with…...

We had more GREAT adoptions last month! Super senior Olive was matched with a wonderful veteran looking for a companion pet he could show off from his scooter’s basket. During his adoption screening Shelter staff helped Olive into the basket and he rode around the play yard to make sure…...

The kittens are here! It’s only the end of June, and the 2019 kitten season is already one for the record books. May was our busiest month ever with our Kitten Foster Program taking in 73 kittens. That’s 50% more than our previous high! Fostering gave me a second chance.…...

Cleo says she has a funny bent ear, that’s how you can tell them apart! Benji and Cleo are a super sweet and well mannered pair of bonded German Shepherds.  Benji is a 8 year old male, and Cleo is a red 5 year old female.  These two adore each…...

Hurry up with that camera.  We want pets! Have there ever been 2 sweeter brothers? Smitty and Tux are both massive love bugs with different techniques for getting attention. Smitty is the big orange outgoing one. He meows for attention from everyone who passes by. He loves pets so much…...

Meet Susie–again! Susie is a graduate of our Cat Socialization Program. Cats in the Socialization Program are typically scared or skittish and we work with them to help them get used to people and learn that humans can be trusted. We’ve mentioned Susie before, but she’s come so much further…...