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While toughing it out on the streets as strays, Bruce and Gidget joined an infamous kitten gang when they were mere tots. As part of their initiation, they found a loving foster home to live in. The goal was to gain the owner’s trust, steal their catnip, and make a…...

Halloween is coming, and you know what that means:  Monsters…scary costumes…haunted houses….and a VBAS Fundraiser! For the 28th year in a row, legendary Burbank Haunted House RottenApple907 is returning, and once again they have chosen the VBAS as their charity! Past haunts have featured a visit to the Unenchanted Forest,…...

All energetic, loving dogs need some dirt under their paws.  VBAS Happy Tails Hiking Program runs every 1st and 3rd Sunday morning for the shelter’s more active dogs and for some of our volunteers, it is the highlight of their month! Photo Credit: Molly Minard Each hike takes place in…...

Sunday, September 9th was a day filled with lots of pancakes, raffles and kisses from our loving Mia. The wonderful Deborah Dodge held a Pancake Breakfast at the Veterans of Foreign Wars social hall located at 1006 W. Magnolia Blvd in Burbank. A yummy breakfast including pancakes, eggs, bacon, fruit,…...

We’ve had some super adoptions recently! Bonded pair Jake and Portia (The Benefits of Bonded Pairs) found their forever home this month! Ok Mom and Dad, one more photo, now can we get in the car? And not to be outdone, Linus also found his new home! I’m more photogenic…...

Feral Cats Need Families Too! Not all cats adopted from the Burbank Animal Shelter are domesticated. Our Barn Cat Program is designed to place unsocialized feral cats who do not like humans into working homes where they can earn their keep as a natural rodent deterrent. Two Barn Cat Program…...

Summer time in Southern California is a classic American dream. Beaches, hiking and outdoor activities galore! VBAS volunteers are offering 5 friendly tips for hiking with your pet during these hot months. Miki, (just got adopted!!!), on a happy hike. Photo credit: Molly Minard       The Five Second Rule First and…...

We’re about to enter the home stretch of the 2018 kitten season…but we need to get through the second big wave of kittens that is arriving right now!   Each year we see two waves of kittens.  The first in April/May and the second in August/September.   We had 30% more…...

You might have heard the term “bonded pair”.  What does that mean? The term indicates a pair of dogs or cats that are strongly attached to each other, and become anxious when separated.  When bonded pairs are surrendered to the Shelter, we do everything we can to keep them together.…...

Having heard about the big kitten outing (Rockstar Kittens at the Starlight Bowl) our dogs got into the act and strutted their stuff at the Starlight Bowl on July 28th. Places everyone!  Pat McCauley, Mia, Christine Hatch, Nora Hui, Linus and Debbie Peterson right before the curtains went up!  (Photo…...