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Helping Our Community

Pets Lifeline Los Angeles Wildfire Rescue Mission

Saturday, January 18, 2025

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Last week Pets Lifeline teamed up with Flying Tails to plan a rescue mission. Our goal was simple, fly dogs impacted by the Los Angeles Wildfires from L.A. to Northern California to find forever homes. Pets Lifeline worked with L.A. City Animal Services, Best Friends of Los Angeles, Flying Tails, Humane Society of Sonoma County, North Bay Animal Services, and Nevada Humane Society to coordinate the safe transfer of 12 dogs from Los Angeles to Petaluma and Sacramento. 

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Flying Tails Founder, (and Pets Lifeline Board Director) Ken Wayne, rounded up five airplanes and pilot crews for the rescue mission. All departed Northern California on the morning of Friday, January 17, bound for Van Nuys to transfer the 12 dogs. L.A. City Animal Services and Best Friends of Los Angeles helped with the transfer on the tarmac. By 3pm, all pilots and pups were on their way to Petaluma and Sacramento. 

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Ken Wayne touched down at the Petaluma Municipal Airport with Max, Looney, and Thunder. Pets Lifeline took in Max and Looney, while Sonoma County Humane Society was happy to welcome Thunder to their shelter. All pups now await their forever homes. 

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Pets Lifeline will quarantine both Max and Looney for 7-days before they both go to loving fosters homes. All pups will be up for adoption soon on the Pets Lifeline website. 

 

If you are interested in becoming a foster with Pets Lifeline, please sign up below today. If you'd like to support our L.A. Wildfire Rescue Fund, click below to make a donation. 100% of proceeds go toward support for animals impacted by the fires.

 

Thank you all for being advocates for the voiceless--together we are making a difference. â€‹

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Our

Impact

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Since 1982, Pets Lifeline's impact has

filled a critical community need.

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For more information, please contact

Pets Lifeline CEO Olivia Kristiansen at olivia@petslifeline.org or

707.996.4577 x102

20,000

Animals were provided with shelter, care and protection

12,121

Cats & dogs found forever homes

7,148

Lost and frightened pets were returned to their worried families

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Approach to Animal Welfare

Our mission is to protect and improve the lives of cats and dogs in need in Sonoma Valley through sheltering, adoption, youth education, and community programs.

Community Outreach

Since 2010, the Pets Lifeline Feral Program has provided medical care including spay/neuter and vaccinations for 842 Community cats.

Since 2018, ​our Tender Loving Paws program has assisted 49 senior citizens with financial assistance for pet care totaling over $11,000.

Since 2019, our new Pet Food Pantry has provided 3,733 orders of free pet food to those in need.

 

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Investing in Community
Programs & Education

Free Spay and Neuter Programs to low-income community (2,683 pets Since 2010).

Summer Camps after school camps for kids to learn about animals and pets in our lives (839 kids since 2013).

Youth Education programs in the schools about pets and responsible ownership.

Dog training classes for different levels and ages.

Low cost
Microchipping Program
 

The Greater Good

2005

PLL transferred 12 dogs and 5 cats from Hurricane Katrina who were later reconnected with their owners or found local homes.

2016

PLL transferred in a shipment of street dogs from Thailand and rehomed them in Sonoma Valley.

2017

PLL managed a major relocation of dogs and cats due to the wildfires in Sonoma Valley.

2021

PLL participated in the Tulsa Transport to transfer in dogs from a hoarding situation in Oklahoma.

Responsibility

Participating in annual audits according to CA state law.

Recognition from Guidestar's
PLATINUM SEAL OF TRANSPARENCY

Using solar panels, water reclamation, and the only septic vermiculture systems in the area.

While being a 501(c)3 non profit, PLL pays property taxes, employee taxes, and sales taxes to support our community.

Funded completely by donations from our amazing community—receiving no funding from any govt. agency.

 

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PARTNERSHIPS

Sonoma County Animal Services
Sonoma Police Department
Marin Humane Society
Jameson Humane
North Bay Animal Services
Napa Animal Control
Humane Society of North Bay
Rohnert Park Animal Shelter
Contra Costa County Animal Services
Lake County Animal Care and Control

Mendocino County Animal Care Services
Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter
SPCA of Clearlake
San Francisco SPCA
City & County San Francisco Animal Control
Humane Society of Tulsa Oklahoma
1 Lucky Dog
British Columbia Chihuahua Rescue
​Compassion Without Borders
Family Dog Rescue

Forgotten Felines
Golden Gate Lab Rescue
Haley's Rescue
Little Paws Kitten Rescue
Muttville
​PAWS Companion Animal Shelter
Purebreds Plus
SNAP CATS
Whiskers Tails & Ferals

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