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Kindness at every meal 🌱Vegan
Dog boarding• Board & Train
Dog/Cat Home Consultant
Animal advocate & Shelter Volunteer
Art, Nature & Movement lover

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Lady (#A2272701) is an affectionate, gentle 8-year-old girl. She arrived at the shelter un-spayed with a male dog friend. Ace has already been fostered, and we sure hope Lady’s ticket outta’ here will come soon! Lady was evaluated by a professional trainer and passed a behavioral assessment that allows her to participate in a training program with children. We encourage you to attend her K9YA (@k9youthalliance) graduation tomorrow (Friday 7/31) or watch the recording of Lady with her young trainer. In training sessions with other dogs about 8’ away, Lady maintains focus on her handlers and is not reactive. Lady is so friendly and mellow and would make a wonderful companion in a house or apartment.

Lady has participated in multiple DPFL playgroups without issue. However, she has also engaged in a dog fight (no injuries) that required handlers to intervene. She would benefit from a home that is able to keep her separate from other dogs, at least while she decompresses and we learn more about her. As a K9YA graduate, she is eligible for a free 90 min session with K9YA’s highly qualified trainer.

🩷 Please share, offer to foster for a rescue, or pledge. If you’re interested in adopting Lady and giving her the love and care that she needs, come to @friendsofnorthcentralshelter and ask a volunteer to meet her.

Lady #A2272701
8 years old, female not spayed, 85 pounds
Owner surrender 5/14

Please note: This is a volunteer networking page. The shelter does NOT provide transport. Public must come to the shelter to adopt, or work with a rescue to foster, and arrange their own transport. Thank you!
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OPEN TO THE PUBLIC:
Tues thru Friday 8-5;
Sat & Sun 11-5.

📍North Central Animal Services Center – 3201 Lacy Street, Los Angeles, CA 90031
For more info ☎️ 888-452-7381 or laanimalservices.com
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#northcentralshelter #seniorshepherd #seniordog

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This DOG! He is unreal and looking for his forever home. I’ve fostered him for about a month now and am totally in love but know it wouldn’t be fair for me to keep him when I go back to work.

He is super small (10lbs)
loves to cuddle
Super smart (he can sit on command now)
Does wonderful in his crate during the day and in the car.
Loves to play with other dogs (1 on 1 is his fave.)
Enjoys a nap (like 5 a day)
Takes his chew stick around the yard to show it all his spots.
Enjoys sleeping in and going back to bed after his breakfast.

His name is Goalie and you can adopt him through @maedayrescue !! Please share! DM me if you’re interested and I’ll send you the application.

#shitzu #shitzulovers #adoptdontshop❤️ #maedayfostergoalie #dogsofinstagram

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UPDATE: Titan was ADOPTED 🎉🎉There are absolutely fantastic dogs that sit for months in our shelters. Unfortunately, this has been the fate of sweet senior boy Titan. He is now one of our longest residents. Over fourth of July a kind human gave Titan a week break from the shelter. Thank you to his foster! She was able to give us a lot of information on how Titan is in a home, and it was what we thought— he’s an absolute treasure.

His foster mom said he is the sweetest boy and loves to be near his person. He is an excellent adventure buddy— he will run with you, hike with you, ride in the car with you, but he will also sit with you while you binge watch your favorite show. He has a medium energy level and loves fetch but gets tired after a few bouts. He only knows ‘sit’ and ‘paw’, but he is smart, treat motivated and eager to please and has the potential to learn more! He can pull on the leash, but it seems to come more from excitement. Because he has been so responsive, leash work would be something that would benefit him and he would probably enjoy. Titan does struggle with separation anxiety, fortunately he is just a vocal baby and is not destructive, but we would like him to be in a home with people who have experience with the husky breed or have helped a dog through separation anxiety before.

Titan has been a model citizen at the shelter, he has been given the ‘rockstar’ designation in playgroup, is tolerant, social, and his play style is ‘gentle dainty’ and ‘push-pull’. Volunteers love him, our liaisons love him, and we know someone out there is going to love our Titan as much as we do. Please share this post so Titan can find his person.

Titan
#A2253122
8 years old male
56 lbs

Visit the shelter!
OPEN Tues through Friday 8-5; Sat & Sun 11-5.
For more info ☎️ 888-452-7381 or laanimalservices.com

📍North Central Animal Services Center – 3201 Lacy Street, Los Angeles, CA

Rescue partners please contact Jaclyn.Kirkman@lacity.org and Aimee.Rousey@lacity.org
Shelter Supervisor: Mario.Ochoa@lacity.org

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#huskylove #adoptdontshop #bestfriend

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Caltrans has allowed many homes along the 710 Corridor to deteriorate to the point that rodent infestations have become an ongoing problem in some properties. No public agency that claims to serve California should tolerate conditions that threaten the health and safety of tenants and neighboring families. Empty and neglected homes have become breeding grounds for rats and other pests, creating hazards that extend far beyond the abandoned properties themselves. This is not responsible stewardship of public assets—it is the predictable result of years of deferred maintenance and neglect. Californians deserve better than an agency that allows taxpayer-owned homes to fall into conditions that endanger the very communities it is supposed to protect. Governor Newsom, hold Caltrans responsible NOW. Tenants in the 710 corridor deserve better. Taxpayers deserve better. UTC demands that a moratorium be placed on all sales in the corridor until the California State Audit is completed and AB2329 is inacted into law.

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ADOPTED 7/31🎉🎉

🆘UPDATE 7/30: NOW EUTH ALERTED‼️Needs adoption/foster/rescue by TUES 08/04 EOD‼️

8 months is too long to wait by a kennel door for a family that is never coming back😢

Gunner should be someone’s cherished companion. He is the type of dog who will wait eagerly at the door for your return, ready for head scratches, a game of fetch, or to gently place his paw in your hand when you just need a little comfort.

Sadly, this 2-year-old chocolate & caramel boy has been waiting at the shelter for nearly 8 months- surrendered in November ‘25 - when his family moved and couldn’t take him, and kennel confinement is wearing heavily on our friend.
The stress has caused him to lose weight, and he seems to beg every passing person to please look his way.

Gunner was raised with kids and other dogs since he was a puppy. His previous owners shared that he was house-trained and crate-trained. He lived mostly outdoors and was protective when strangers approached. His favorite hobby was playing with a basketball🥹

Gunner, who we have come to know and love, is a connected, friendly, and trainable boy who loves rolling in the grass with a toy and splashing in the doggy pool.
In shelter playgroups, he is social and enjoys rowdy and chase play, with female dogs especially. He can be less tolerant of some male dogs, but is noted to be steerable.

We adore Gunner and hate seeing him passed over for so long when he deserves so much better! ❤️‍🩹 Please help him to leave kennel life behind for a loving home! DM us to meet him or visit North Central today!
Please SHARE and repost so his person can finally find him💛

Gunner #A2241610
2 yrs old, 64 lbs, neutered
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📍North Central Animal Shelter
3201 Lacy Street, Los Angeles, CA 90031
888-452-7381; laanimalservices.com

OPEN Tues - Fri 8AM- 5PM
Sat & Sun 11AM- 5PM
Closed Mondays
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#fyp #savealifeadopt #shepherdmix #adoptyourbestfriend

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Tonight, we ask the City of Pasadena to formally advocate for the removal of Caltrans and Veterans Realty Group from the sale of Caltrans-owned homes and to support a moratorium on all sales until pending litigation is resolved and the intent of AB 2329 can be fully implemented.

For more than 60 years, Caltrans has failed the residents of these neighborhoods. During decades of ownership, many properties have suffered from neglect, deferred maintenance, prolonged vacancy, and deterioration. These actions have contributed to blight and instability in communities that should have been protected and invested in.

Today, tenants continue to face uncertainty, harassment, and a lack of transparency throughout the sales process. Health and safety concerns remain unaddressed, critical questions go unanswered, and residents are being asked to make life-changing decisions without clear information or meaningful protections.

The people who have preserved these homes and neighborhoods are not Caltrans or its contractors. It is the tenants. For years—and in many cases decades—residents have maintained these properties, cared for their communities, and kept these neighborhoods alive while Caltrans allowed surrounding homes to sit vacant and deteriorate.

With pending litigation, unresolved concerns regarding the sales process, and AB 2329 moving forward, now is not the time to rush these sales. Now is the time to pause, reassess, and create a process that is transparent, fair, and accountable to the residents who have been the true stewards of these homes.

We respectfully ask the City Council to stand with the residents of the 710 Corridor by advocating for the removal of Caltrans and Veterans Realty Group from the sales process and supporting a moratorium on all sales until these issues are fully resolved.

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Half way through the year, highlights and documentation

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Dobby has never had a real home. He entered the shelter as a puppy, and became the longest resident, watching other dogs leave while he stayed behind. When he was finally rescued, it seemed like his life was about to change… But the homes he thought were his kept disappearing. Four months with a Foster who had to step back. Then one year in boarding. Now three months with a foster who can only keep him for JUST ONE MORE WEEK! The sweet boy has done nothing wrong. Dobby is happy, affectionate, good with people and other dogs, crate, trained, potty, trained, leash trained, and has worked with professional trainers. He just needs someone who won’t give up on him. Adopt, Foster, or share to help him finally find the home he has never had. For the perfect home, the rescue will adopt him within a 12 hour round-trip radius of Santa Clarita. Rescue: Sadie Rae and Mattie Mae’s Revolution - All Animal Rescue Squad March 22, 2026 To contact, email Sadierae.mattiemae.revolution@gmail.com @srmmr_all.animal.rescue.squad

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ADOPTED 🎉🎉🎉

🚨 JELLY'S DEADLINE 3/24 TUESDAY (EOD)‼️
Jelly is a 2-year-old who brings a smile just like the sweet, whimsical dessert he’s named after! 💛🧡💙

He came to the shelter as a stray in December and has been showing signs of kennel stress. Who could blame him?
For that alone caused him to be scheduled to lose his life 💔

Jelly is a young pup - playful, affectionate and incredibly smart!
He’s been selected as a participant in @k9youthalliance Enrichment Training, which just recently began.

***VIDEO CORRECTION: During assessment for K9YA Enrichment Training, Jelly was tested for: Unexpected touch, Unexpected sound, Handling of paws and ears, Restraint, Treat motivation, behavior on leash with another dog present at as close as 6 feet away, and others.

In playgroups with other dogs at the shelter, his descriptions include "social, playful with social dogs, mellow, jumpy, mouthy, steerable, appropriate corrections, appropriate greetings". He did AMAZING when tested with a SMALL DOG.

Sadly...
Not only Jelly will NOT get to complete his K9YA training, he's scheduled to lose his life this TUESDAY 3/24 (end of day) 💔

How to help Jelly? 🙌
• SHARE: Let's have Jelly be SEEN!
• COMMENT: Leave a comment to help boost his visibility!
• PLEDGE: Rescues need financial support when rescuing a dog. A pledge is a promise to donate a specific amount if a rescue pulls the dog from the shelter. It's a donation made AFTER the dog leaves the shelter with a rescue (usually rescues post a freedom-post)
• OFFER TO FOSTER FOR A RESCUE: Provide a temporary home while the rescue works on Jelly's next chapter!

Jelly deserves a whimsical chance at LIFE! 💛🧡💙

Jelly #A2249323
2 yrs old, 52 lbs, male (intact)

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📍 North Central Animal Shelter – 3201 Lacy Street, Los Angeles, CA 90031
⏰ Tues–Fri 8 AM–5 PM
Sat & Sun 11 AM–5 PM
☎️ 888-452-7381
laanimalservices.com

Rescue partners ONLY: Jaclyn.Kirkman@lacity.org & Aimee.Rousey@lacity.org
Shelter Supervisor: Mario.Ochoa@lacity.org

#adoptdontshop #fosteringsaveslives #Jelly

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RIP💔so very sorry, friend

🆘Handsome Gizmo is EUTH ALERTED and needs adoption or rescue by SAT 3/21 EOD at North Central LA shelter‼️

Gizmo is a soul who is struggling & URGENTLY needs our help. Volunteers have been working with him and seen improvement! He barks when you approach his kennel, but if you talk to him, he calms and will sit upon request. The shelter is overwhelming for this young boy, and now due to his behavior in the kennel, he is EUTH ALERTED and has a very short time to make it out!

Gizmo was surrendered on Feb 18th. His owner cited aggression as the reason, but left no notes. If you saw his original intake photo, you would see a terrified boy abandoned in this unfamiliar place.
Volunteers who’ve worked with Gizmo, have found him to be independent- he enjoys exploring the yard and pool time- but also very treat motivated and eager to show off his ‘sit,’ ‘shake,’ & ‘down’ for treats! He has started to welcome gentle pets and will sit near his handler.

Gizmo has only been in a couple playgroups at the shelter (he has been under treatment for diarrhea recently). Noted to be anxious and wary in his 1st playgroup, but in the 2nd playgroup he had bouts of play with social dogs. Noted to be hard to steer when sexually motivated also (not yet neutered). Slow, monitored intros always suggested when introducing dogs.

Unfortunately, we don’t have any more time to help Gizmo to cope here. He needs an experienced adopter or foster-for-rescue who will give him a safe place to decompress and continue to open up. We believe in the right home, Gizmo has so much potential to grow and thrive. Please help him!❤️‍🩹

Please SHARE!
DM US & visit to meet him!
Please Pledge towards Rescue!

Gizmo #A2257264
3 Years Old, 63 lbs, Unaltered Male

*This is a volunteer run page. DM US with any questions. Thank you!
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📍North Central Animal shelter-
3201 Lacy Street, Los Angeles, CA 90031

⏰Tues - Fri 8AM- 5PM
Sat & Sun 11AM- 5PM
888-452-7381; laanimalservices.com

Rescue partners (only) contact:
Jaclyn.Kirkman@lacity.org & Aimee.Rousey@lacity.org
Acting supervisor: Marissa.Rangel @lacity.org

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Rex is ready for his new BFF…are YOU? Rex has spent 7 months in foster care waiting for the right person to scoop him up forever. This 2 year old, 70 lb, German shepherd mix is a dream. Dog, cat, and kid friendly, Rex will be there for you when you’re ready to run a mile…or take a 3 hour nap 🏃‍♀️😴 We can’t believe this sweet boy hasn’t gotten ANY attention. People have failed Rex time and again, from his prior owner who dumped him on the streets of Los Feliz, to the five separate people who ghosted after wanting to adopt him (yes - you read that right). Rex’s journey hasn’t been easy, but we’re convinced it’s because the universe is saving this extra special boy for an extra special person. Could that person be you? DM me for more information about Rex and to learn how to apply to adopt him! #shelterdog #rescuepup #adoptdontshop❤️ #germanshepherd #fosteringsaveslives❤️🐶

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ADOPTED 🎉🎉🎉
A sweet dog with so much potential sits behind an odd kennel door, going unnoticed. Help us get Gotti, one of our longest residents, the visibility he deserves ❤️

He was found as a stray still wearing his (former) owner’s information, but no one ever came for him.. He's been at the shelter since July 2025.

Gotti is a smart, sweet, high-energy boy who LOVES fetch 🥎
In playgroups with other dogs at the shelter, he's described as "gentle, dainty, playful with females, less tolerant of males, stiff greetings, steerable"

🏠 The ideal fit for Gotti would be an active home

Gotti #A2182336
2 yrs old, 43 lbs, male (neutered)

Come meet Gotti at the shelter! 💙
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📍 North Central Animal Shelter – 3201 Lacy Street, Los Angeles, CA 90031
⏰ Tues–Fri 8 AM–5 PM
Sat & Sun 11 AM–5 PM
laanimalservices.com

Rescue partners ONLY: Jaclyn.Kirkman@lacity.org & Aimee.Rousey@lacity.org
Shelter Supervisor: Mario.Ochoa@lacity.org

#adoptdontshop #fosteringsaveslives #Gotti

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