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Helen Woodward Animal Center is located in Rancho Santa Fe, in San Diego county. We love our city!

Climbing Spider and Web – Halloween Craft for Kids

October 1, 2020by Helen Woodward Animal Center Leave a comment

Not only will kids and parents have fun making this cute Halloween-themed craft, they’ll also gain a greater respect for spiders.

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Humane Education

Comic Craft: Captain America Shield

July 2, 2019by Helen Woodward Animal Center Leave a comment

Kids, make this fun Captain America shield craft to help you protect and defend rescue pets!

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Humane Education

Unboxing a Puppy Foster Starter Kit

March 14, 2019by Helen Woodward Animal Center Leave a comment

Each time our pet foster volunteers take on a new assignment, they receive a box filled with all the supplies needed for their furry charges. Let’s see what’s inside!

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Help For Pet Parents, Our Amazing Volunteers

Meet a Pet Foster Family

February 24, 2017by Helen Woodward Animal Center Leave a comment

Considering pet fostering? Here’s why you should give it a try.

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Help Pets and People

San Diego Military Pet Adoption

June 24, 2015by Helen Woodward Animal Center Leave a comment

For many military families, moving is a way of life. Relocating with pets can be a challenge, especially if that move is overseas. But Helen Woodward Animal Center believes that not only can pets fit into military life, they can make the lifestyle even better.

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Help For Pet Parents

San Diego Fires – Helen Woodward Animal Center

May 16, 2014by Helen Woodward Animal Center Leave a comment

On May 13, 2014, when the Bernardo Fire threatened Helen Woodward Animal Center, over 400 animals were safely evacuated in less than three hours, all thanks to the help of dozens of volunteers, local businesses and organizations.

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Our Amazing Volunteers

Abandoned Dog Takes in a Needy Puppy as Her Own

January 21, 2014by Helen Woodward Animal Center 5 Comments

After Dream lost one of her two puppies, this courageous mother poodle took in another needy puppy as her own.

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Adoptable Pets, Happy Tails

Abandoned Christmas Eve Kitty

December 24, 2013by Helen Woodward Animal Center 6 Comments

In the early morning hours, on Christmas Eve, Helen Woodward Animal Center staff stumbled upon a tiny, furry, Christmas Eve guest. A cat had been abandoned on the Center’s doorstep.

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Adoptable Pets

Helen Woodward Animal Center Offers $5,000 Reward for Arrest of Animal Abuser

August 29, 2013by Helen Woodward Animal Center Leave a comment

A darling spaniel blend puppy named Pongo is recovering from a shocking recent past of abandonment, malnourishment and mutilation. Thrown into a dumpster with his three canine siblings, Pongo was left for dead with his ears cut off in brutal fashion.

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Happy Tails

Puppies Run in the Kentucky Derby

April 29, 2013by Helen Woodward Animal Center Leave a comment

Crazy hats. Oodles of dog cookies. Playful puppy mayhem. It’s that time again for Helen Woodward Animal Center’s quintessential Spring event: the Ken-Barky Derby, where puppies “run for the noses!”

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Adoptable Pets

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