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Category Archives: Volunteer

Thank You SPHS Cardinal Football Team

6-22-19 Talisa Garcia Thank you to the recruiting efforts of Alison Kusay, today we had the privilege of working with the Santa Paula High School Cardinal Football team for a kennel clean-up day! These young men were so hard-working, respectful and eager to help. They got so much work done and didn’t mind getting down […]

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Thank You Starbucks!

January 23, 2019 Marsha Moreland Starbucks completed their Community Day of Service at the CARL kennels today. These 10 strong and hard workers picked up heavy artificial turf and took it to the dumpster, sanded and painted a picnic table, pulled weeds and cut down a dead tree. Thank you Starbucks for picking CARL to […]

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Lowe’s HEROES Improving Our Communities

09-24-2016 It was a very hot and humid day, but Lowe’s HEROES of Simi Valley, came in on a Saturday to volunteer their time, expertise and donate materials to make improvements to our CARL’s Pet Care Center in Santa Paula. A much needed mister system was installed to help keep our dogs cool, our night […]

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CARL’s Pet Care Center Flooded by Recent Storms

1/6/2016 9:33 pm Today the facility was hit pretty hard by some heavy flooding. Staff and VCFD worked extremely hard to divert the water flow away from the kennels. All of the dogs are safe, dry and warm. The rain has slowed down and the water levels continue to recede. We are not in any […]

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GS Troop 62015

Thank you Girl Scout Troop 62015 for coming out to our kennel to help paint doghouses, assemble dog beds and fill Kongs with peanut butter. They put in a lot of time and worked extremely hard and were exhausted by the time they were finished. They were happy to help out and also donated dog […]

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SP Chemical Fire

VC Star Letters, Monday, December 8, 2014 On Nov. 18, a volatile chemical mixture exploded near Santa Paula. The resulting event trapped 71 dogs in their kennels at the Canine Adoption and Rescue League’s boarding kennel for 31 hours before evacuation could be accomplished. Because of incredible community support, we were able to safely evacuate […]

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Have HOPE!

Today is a day CARL is celebrating a special foster to adopt! HOPE is going home with Jennifer who plans to love her to pieces with her family and provide a great home for our dear Hope! Thank you! Do you remember the story of Hope? CARL got a phone call informing us that a […]

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The Joys of Fostering at CARL, Part 2 – Moving In Together

People enter the foster community in a variety of ways. A few have an interest of adopting “sometime” in the future, and fall head-over-heels in love the first day! Many are in the service of re-homing for the long run, and consider themselves more-or-less proprietors of a bed & breakfast for dogs. No matter how […]

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The Joys of Fostering at CARL , Part 1 – Getting Started

One of the greatest strengths of CARL is the flexibility to make a difference on YOUR terms. So if you have a specific desire to foster a particular breed, age range or size, we understand. From birthing of puppies to caring for seniors, all the aspects of foster care giving are covered. For example, we […]

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Thank You Eagle Scout Logan!

Thank you to Eagle Scout Logan Simmons and 39 members of Boy Scout Troop 225 of Camarillo United Methodist Church for choosing to complete his Eagle Scout Project at Canine Adoption and Rescue League’s Burnice Kraemer Sanctuary, part of CARL’s Pet Care Center in Santa Paula. The project included installing a grooming station, refurbishing an […]

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