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Shelter Hope Pet Shop Santa Clarita Gives Dogs, Cats Forever Homes

Shelter Hope Pet Shop Santa Clarita volunteers hope to help some furry friends find forever homes at the grand opening of the nonprofit pet shop in Valencia.


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“Theres just too many pets in our shelters,” said Dani Caouette, Shelter Hope Pet Shop Santa Clarita owner and director of marketing for the Shelter Hope Pet Shop nonprofit. “We can’t even blame our shelters — there’s just no room.”

Shelter Hope Pet Shop Santa Clarita officials are hosting a grand opening at their third location in the Westfield Valencia Town Center, near Red Robin, April 16 at 11:30 a.m. Shelter Hope Pet Shop Santa Clarita Gives Dogs, Cats Forever Hom

Shelter Hope Pet Shop is a nonprofit 501c3 pet shop where volunteers pull cats and dogs from local shelters and rescues.  The volunteers bring the pets to the shop where they are more visible.

“People come into pet shops and see puppies and kittens. We work shelters in Kern County, San Bernardino, Ventura and we hope to start working with the shelter Castaic,” Caouette said. “We take the pets and vet them, groom them. 

“Many people who would never consider going to shelter because, sometimes, it’s not a happy place. We take the pet shop warm, fuzzy feeling and put it with shelter pets.”

Caouette, who has lived in the Santa Clarita Valley since the 1970s and grew up with “puppy mill pet shops,” said she wants to “show people a different way to have a pet shop” and is “trying to change the way people think about pet shops.” 

The cats and dogs in the shop range from young to old, with most under 30 pounds, she said. 

“We work with trainers make to sure this puppy or kitten is going to be part of a family forever,“ she said. “We also have community service outreach to educate people about spaying, neutering, training. We go and speak at schools and do a lot of different things in the community.”

Shelter Hope Pet Shop officials offer discounts or waived fees on senior pets as well as discounts or waived fees to veterans looking for a pet, she said.

The Shelter Hope Pet Shop has fenced areas instead of glass boxes where the kittens and puppies can roam around, she said. Volunteers, known as puppy sitters, also sit in the fenced areas to play with the pets and watch over them.

At the end of the day, foster families bring the pets who haven’t been adopted yet home, she said. The foster families bring the pets back the next day for another chance at finding  a forever home.

Officials host a volunteer training orientation once a month. The first one is expected to be held Saturday, April 18 at 11 a.m. at the Santa Clarita location at Westfield Valencia Town Center, 24201 Valencia Blvd, Valencia, #1318.

“If you’re thinking about a pet, check us out,” Caouette said. “We desperately need volunteers, fosters, donations — toys, leashes, collars, anything like that. Shampoo, too. I’m staring at four dirty puppies right now. You name it we need it.”

Caouette has also set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds for the pet shop. Click here to visit the GoFundMe page.

There are also Shelter Hope Pet Shop locations in Thousand Oaks and Sacramento.

For more information about Shelter Hope Pet Shop or how to get involved, visit the website.

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Shelter Hope Pet Shop Santa Clarita Gives Dogs, Cats Forever Homes

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About Jessica Boyer

Jessica is an award-winning journalist, photographer, videographer and artist. She has worked with news organizations including NBC Los Angeles, KHTS AM 1220, and the Pierce College Roundup News. She is studying to receive a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism with an emphasis on Photojournalism and a minor in Communications at California State University, Northridge. She has studied and worked in many fields including filmmaking, journalism, studio photography, and some graphic design. She began her journalism journey at the Arroyo Seco Conquestador News Network and the Saugus High School News Network.