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By Jean Schanberger If you like friendly dogs on the exotic, eye-catching side, look no further than Tiger (A059458) and Sharkie (A059459), our bonded pair of 5 year old neutered male Pit Terrier mixes. Not only are these two energetic love bugs spectacular to look at, they are good natured,…...

Say hello to Bo, the big tuxedo cat with the wide curious eyes! Bo is super sweet and his favorite thing in the world is cheek scratches. He might look nervous, but if you scratch his cheeks he will melt into a puddle. He absolutely loves it. He’s also known…...

By Jean Schanberger We want to tell you about an extra special big dog who needs a wonderful home, but first indulge us a little Ancient Greek history and onomastics (a big word for naming). Anastasius in Ancient Greece meant resurrection, or literally “up standing.” The feminine form of Anatasius…...

Talk about Thanksgiving traditions! For the 6th year in a row, a team from The Volunteers of the Burbank Animal Shelter will hit the pavement early Thanksgiving morning at the Burbank Turkey Trot!  This is our biggest annual fundraising event of the year, and this year we’re running to hit…...

Cali and Christian are a bonded brother/sister pair who have been in foster care since March. They’ve each had a birthday with us at this point! Cali is smaller, but the older one at 3 yrs old. She loves to play with her favorite toy- a full size tennis ball,…...

Alyia is a sweet 7 month old girl with amber eyes. Alyia came to the shelter at three months old.  She was sick, skinny, and didn’t know what to think of people.  She wasn’t a happy camper.  After some TLC in our Kitten Foster Program, she’s made tremendous strides.  She…...

Remember Batman?  (A Great Week for Adoptions) Well, he’s the star of his own movie now!  Check out Batman’s Journey....

According to the American Kennel Club, American Staffordshire Terriers are smart, confident, and good-natured companions – and Janie fits that bill! Her beautiful brown and white brindle coat make her stand out from the crowd, and her personality makes her memorable. She may take a bit to warm up when…...

We had some great adoptions this month! Bruce and Gidget (Meet Bruce and Gidget) were adopted together! Ribbons are the best! It took a little while, but now our super smiley senior friend Brownie has even more to smile about!  He found his forever home too! I’m a very happy…...

Halloween is right around the corner and that means there are only three nights left to see RottenApple907’s Haunted House! Geppetto is hard at work in his toyshop…but rumors have it he’s not making his toys out of wood anymore.  No one is quite sure what he’s doing, but from…...