Another senior dog at the Santa Clarita Valley Animal Care Center is hoping for a second chance. Sugar, a 12-year-old Shih Tzu, is currently available for adoption after being surrendered when her previous family could no longer care for her. Known at the shelter as Sweet Sugar (#A5777651), the small senior weighs approximately 20 pounds and has quickly earned a ...

Adoption season is in full swing – and there’s no better time to find your fur-ever friend. The City of Santa Clarita is excited to announce the return of the third annual Pet Adoption Week!  From October 27 to November 1, the City will cover all adoption fees for residents adopting an animal from the Castaic Animal Care Center, located ...

Described as a “gentle soul” by shelter volunteers, 5-year-old pit mix Barnaby’s affectionate, playful personality has quickly made him a volunteer favorite at the Castaic Animal Shelter. Barnaby first came to the shelter a few weeks ago as a stray, and has since come out of his shell with people and other dogs alike.  “Barnaby is what I call a ...

After surviving an attack by another dog in 2019, 5-year-old Rufus is now fully recovered with one lasting quirk: one of his eyes appears bigger than the other. The 7-pound chihuahua terrier mix was brought to the Palmdale shelter as a stray in need of emergency treatment after the attack, and St. Bonnie’s Sanctuary staff decided to step in and ...

Known as the “gentle giant” of the Castaic Animal Shelter, 6-year-old Harley has been waiting to find his forever home for more than a month. A unique mix of what shelter volunteers guess is labrador retriever and rottweiler, Harley was found as a stray roaming the streets, but no owners have come forward to claim him.  “He is around 85 ...

Out of nearly 120 pets spotlighted in the KHTS Adopt a Pet video feature series since 2016, eight of these adoptable animals are still waiting for their forever homes this holiday season. The series has seen 108 adoptions over the last three years, but some harder-to-place pets — and some highly adoptable ones too — have continued to be overlooked, ...

Volunteers from the Castaic Animal Shelter are urgently searching for an animal lover willing to open their heart and home to a 3-year-old special needs cat named Simon. Simon seems to be the perfect combination of playful and affectionate, but he has been overlooked time and time again because of a spinal cord issue that left him incontinent.  “He does ...

Chihuahua mix Ella may be six years old, but all she seems to want is to be held like a baby in the arms of someone who loves her. A tiny little lady weighing in at just four pounds, Ella is never happier than when she is being carried around Shelter Hope Pet Shop Santa Clarita by volunteers. “She loves ...

A  5-year-old dog featured in the “KHTS Adopt a Pet” series back in 2017 has returned to his foster home in Santa Clarita after travelling over 1,500 miles roundtrip with his rescuers in an adoption attempt gone wrong. Meatball, a pitbull from Tails and Scales Animal Rescue, has had little adoption interest over the last two years, but his rescuers ...

A 4-year-old pitbull named Shady has been at the Castaic Animal Shelter the longest of all the dogs, despite her mellow, affectionate personality. Shady found herself at the shelter about two months ago after her owner suddenly became unable to care for her, along with her two canine siblings and reptile roommates. “All of Shady’s friends have been adopted and ...