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Amazing Daisy and her brother Stevie are looking for their forever home. Zooming around the house, chasing Stevie up and down the stairs, and playing with her toys. It’s just another day in the life of Daisy the Kitten. You’d never know Daisy is blind. Daisy, Stevie and a group…...

Kittens from the the Volunteers of the Burbank Animal Shelter’s Kitten Foster Program (KFP) rocked out to some great tunes July 14th at the Burbank Starlight Bowl! The Starlight Bowl hosts a series of outdoor evening concerts every summer, and the VBAS was lucky enough to be invited to attend…...

This just in: the VBAS at the Best Friends National Conference 20 VBAS volunteers joined over 1,6000 attendees at the Best Friends National Conference from July 19-21 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown LA. Each day was packed with informational and inspirational animal welfare seminars where we learned about…...

     Kitten season has arrived and we need more kitten foster parents!   We need your help! Kitten season (April to October) is here and this year Southern California has been hit harder than usual.  Shelters and rescues are seeing record numbers of kittens coming in and Burbank is no…...

Everybody needs a brother, otherwise who are you going to compete with? Tiger and Sharkie are no different! The only thing these 4-year-old bonded boys might love more than each other is racing to fetch the ball. Okay, so Tiger is a little better at that game, but Sharkie doesn’t…...

Two-year-old kids like attention, and this almost 2 year old sweet kitty is no different. Except she’s the opposite of the terrible twos. . . we’d say she’s the touchy-feely-come-pet-me-and-gaze-into-my-eyes twos. That’s Eve, a beautiful brown and white domestic shorthair tabby who is approximately 1 year 10 months old and…...

Sky is beautiful Pit Bull Terrier mix with a goofy smile.  She’s also a graduate of the VBAS Adult Dog Foster program (ADF). Sky first came to the shelter when her previous owners lost their home last year.  This active, regal, and fun lady had a very difficult time adjusting…...

Puddy, our most senior feline resident started the summer off the right way: he found his forever home! This sweet and distinguished 13 year old shelter favourite with the gift of gab was quite talkative the moment he arrived at the shelter.  He would love to regale visitors and give…...

The VBAS would like to say a heartfelt thank you to Burbank resident Don Burgess.  In addition to adopting bonded pair Bailey and Piper (formerly Chiquis and Yumma), this year Don turned his birthday birthday into a fundraiser for the Volunteers of The Burbank Animal Shelter.  Don has a tradition…...

So you want to join the “Traveling with your pet” craze this summer? GREAT! You might save money on a pet sitter and have your best friend with you to enjoy your vacation too. But if you’re bringing Fido or Fluffy along, please take some time to get them ready…...