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Darcy is a true survivor cat and a living example of a cat with 9 lives! Darcy was brought to the shelter as a stray kitten and spent some time in a foster home before coming back to the shelter to be part of our Cat Socialization Program. Now, he’s looking for…...

Tour For Life Our volunteers, dogs and cats had a day out on the town on March 31st when the North Shore Animal League’s adoption van visited Burbank for Tour for Life.   Parked on the Burbank AMC citywalk, our pups strutted their stuff on their big day out and…...

Our big goofy Mastiff, Billy Bob, found his forever home!  His new family heard about Billy Bob from Susie’s Senior Dogs on Instagram and fell in love. They packed up their other two pups, Rocky and Zara, and drove up from San Diego to meet him! They love Mastiffs and…...

A Fundraiser, adoptions, a word from an Alumn, and The Tour For Life! Pups & Pints On March 1st, Gordon Biersch in Burbank graciously hosted our first Pups & Pints fundraiser.  Over 100 animal lovers joined us in the Bier Garten to enjoy beers, brats, and raffle with a ton…...

This big, lovable guy arrived at the Burbank Animal Shelter back in October of 2016 and is long overdue to find the right home to call his own. Bruno is a sweet, old-soul of a pup with no shortage of personality to share with his new family. His expressive eyes…...

This just in! Burbank household pet limit increased to four! Effective immediately, the number of pets permitted per household in Burbank has been increased from three to four! We’re super excited by the news! This means Burbank residents who were at the limit can now bring home one more furry…...

Babs the Beagle arrived at the shelter a few weeks ago.  This super friendly and outgoing 6 year old gal won the hearts of everyone she met at the shelter, but the poor girl had a case of cherry eye.   Cherry eye is a protrusion of the 3rd eyelid…...

Do you shop at Amazon or Ralphs? Does your employer match donations or give grants for hours volunteered? Do you post on Facebook? Read on to learn ways to raise funds for the animals *for free*. AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support your favorite charitable…...

Little Cricket didn’t know it at the time, but the day she arrived at the Burbank Animal Shelter turned out to be the best day of her life.    Cricket was a stray.  She and her litter of kittens were living rough in the Burbank Hills.  When brush fires broke…...

Most shelters have quite a few dogs labelled “pit bull,” and the Burbank Animal Shelter is no exception.   Why so many pit bulls?  The answer is complicated, but there are a few factors: Sky says “Read all about it!  Then come adopt me!”. “Pit bull” is not a breed, it’s…...