animal adoption

Grab your tissues because a 22-pound cat named Pancake was just adopted at the Inland Valley Humane Society.

“She’s the heaviest cat we’ve ever had at the shelter,” a worker at the Pomona shelter said July 12, 2022.

Tumble, leap, purr, cuddle: Local rescue organizations are encouraging people to adopt or foster this summer.

Southern California rescue groups are focusing on finding larger Fidos loving homes during the second part of January. Can you help?

The adoption fair will feature a host of adorable felines, including several rescued from a hoarding situation.

LA Animal Services’ shelters are nearing capacity, prompting an urgent call for resident to foster or adopt some of the animals.

A man from Walnut felt an instant bond the moment he saw a three-legged German shepherd at an animal shelter.

Adopting a pet can create a bond that lasts a lifetime. A man from Walnut witnesses this, the moment he saw his dog. Jonathan Gonzalez reports for NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Sept., 2, 2021.

The emotion is real: Adoption fees for cats, dogs, kittens, and puppies will be discounted through the Saturday before Father’s Day.

A dog who spent nearly two years at a Southern California animal shelter has finally found a home.

Melvin spent 667 days at a Southern California animal shelter. He found a new home in March 2021. Credit: spcaLA

A stray cat found injured on a Palmdale porch led to a reunion 15 years in the making.

LA Animal Services is hosting a weekend-long adoption event, which will include lower fees for dogs as well as free cat and kitten adoptions.

A weekend-long LA Animal Services event will feature reduced fees for dog adoptions and waived fees for cat and kitten adoptions.

Over the past three years, the island of Puerto Rico has faced mounting disasters – the devastating Hurricane Maria in 2017, several large earthquakes and aftershocks in 2020, and, most recently, the coronavirus pandemic. The disasters have left non-profit animal rescue groups like Animal Lighthouse Rescue with a big problem on their hands as the population of stray dogs, called…

Matt Beisner, host of National Geographic’s “Dog: Impossible” and founder of The Zen Dog, believes there’s no such thing as a bad dog — but it’s important to establish an atmosphere of trust and safety when you first bring home your new friend from the shelter. Here are Matt’s five tips to starting off on the right foot and giving...

Best Friends Animal Society hopes to bring people together around the world with a special benefit concert on July 22 called “Songs to Save Them All: A Benefit for Homeless Pets.” The event will livestream on Tiltify, Twitch, YouTube and Facebook as well as bestfriends.org/concert. The Best Friends Animal Society is a national animal welfare organization raising awareness to...

Animal shelters across the country are once again teaming up with NBC and Telemundo stations to find loving homes for pets in need with Clear The Shelters. To help individuals and communities continue to practice safe social distancing measures, the stations’ month-long “Adopt & Donate” effort will feature virtual pet adoptions and make it easy for people to donate online...

As you spend prolonged periods of time indoors, you may be considering adopting or purchasing a puppy