CARE4PAWS INC
PO BOX 60524, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93160 care4paws.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: C.A.R.E.4PAWS' MISSION IS TO REDUCE PET OVERPOPULATION, KEEP ANIMALS OUT OF SHELTERS AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PETS AND PET OWNERS IN NEED IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY.

SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 2009, C.A.R.E.4PAWS HAS PROVIDED A RANGE OF CRITICAL INTERVENTION PROGRAMS TO LOW-INCOME, SENIOR, DISABLED AND HOMELESS PET OWNERS IN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CONTRIBUTING SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE DRASTIC DECLINE IN ANIMAL SHELTER INTAKE NUMBERS AND INSPIRING A GREATER SENSE OF COMPASSION AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE COMMUNITYS COMPANION PETS. THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSES MAINLY ON SANTA BARBARA COUNTYS MOST AT-RISK COMMUNITIES, WHERE THOUSANDS OF PET OWNERS LIVE IN POVERTY AND STRUGGLE TO ACCESS EVEN THE MOST BASIC PET CARE. THIS INCLUDES SANTA MARIA VALLEY, LOMPOC, NEW CUYAMA, ISLA VISTA AND SANTA BARBARA'S EAST AND WESTSIDE.IN 2019, C.A.R.E.4PAWS PROVIDED A RECORD NUMBER OF SERVICES TO PET OWNERS IN NEED, ALL WITH THE GOAL TO PREVENT SUFFERING AND KEEP ANIMALS IN THEIR HOMES.THROUGH ITS MOBILE COMMUNITY MEDICINE & SPAY/NEUTER OUTREACH PROGRAM, C.A.R.E.4PAWS PROVIDED 1,300 FREE SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES AND ASSISTED 1,100 PETS WITH FREE AND LOW-COST VETERINARY CARE. MOST OF THE ANIMALS WERE HELPED IN THE ORGANIZATIONS MOBILE VETERINARY CLINIC. AS PART OF ITS MOBILE CLINIC OUTREACH, C.A.R.E.4PAWS HOSTED A RECORD-NUMBER OF LOW-COST VACCINE EVENTS (140 TOTAL), HELPING MORE THAN 6,000 PETS WITH VACCINES, MICROCHIPS, FLEA TREATMENT AND OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, C.A.R.E.4PAWS COMPANION PET ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HELPED DOZENS OF PET OWNERS IN NEED WITH PROVISION OF PET FOOD AND SUPPLIES, GROOMING, FOSTER CARE, ANIMAL TRAINING AND MORE.C.A.R.E.4PAWS CONTINUED TO WIDEN ITS REACH COUNTYWIDE AND FOCUSED MORE THAN EVER ON COLLABORATIONS, NOT ONLY STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTERS, RESCUE GROUPS, COUNTY/CITY ANIMAL CONTROL AND PET-SERVICE PROVIDERS, BUT ADDING AS ITS PARTNERS MANY MORE SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING HOMELESS SHELTERS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ASSISTANCE AGENCIES, TRANSITION HOMES, HOSPICE CARE PROVIDERS, AND SIMILAR GROUPS. PAWS UP FOR PETS, THE ORGANIZATIONS HUMANE EDUCATION INITIATIVE, KEEPS EXPANDING ANNUALLY AS WELL. THIS PROGRAM ENGAGES LOCAL YOUTH TO HELP PROMOTE COMPASSION FOR ANIMALS AND EMPATHY IN THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. PAWS UP FOR PETS WORKS MAINLY WITH AFTERSCHOOL-CARE PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE UNITED BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS, THE YMCA AND GIRLS, INC. CHILDREN EARN BADGES AND BECOME ANIMAL AMBASSADORS AS THEY PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM AT FOUR DIFFERENT LEVELS. AS PART OF ITS EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, C.A.R.E.4PAWS BEGAN TO OFFER PET EMERGENCY TRAINING FOR FIRST RESPONDERS IN OCTOBER 2019, PARTNERING WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY VETERINARY CLINIC PROFESSIONALS AND DOG TRAINERS. C.A.R.E.4PAWS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SOLUTIONS (DVS), ALSO PLANNED FOR THE JANUARY 2020 LAUNCH OF SAFE HAVEN, A PROGRAM TO ASSIST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS AND THEIR PETS. PET OWNERS EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CAN SEEK EMERGENCY SHELTER WITH THEIR COMPANION ANIMALS THROUGH DVS, AND C.A.R.E.4PAWS WILL ARRANGE FOR IMMEDIATE, ANONYMOUS FOSTER CARE OR BOARDING FOR THE PETS.IN OCTOBER, C.A.R.E.4PAWS HOSTED ITS MOST SUCCESSFUL WAGS N WHISKERS FESTIVAL YET. HAVING GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY EVERY YEAR SINCE 2009, WAGS N WHISKERS IS NOW THE LARGEST ANIMAL AND ADOPTION FESTIVAL ON CALIFORNIAS CENTRAL COAST, GATHERING 50-PLUS LOCAL SHELTERS, RESCUE GROUPS AND PET-SERVICE PROVIDERS AND INSPIRING DOZENS OF FOREVER HOMES FOR DESERVING PETS. THE 11TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL BROKE BOTH ATTENDANCE AND ADOPTION RECORDS.

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