Just a few days ago, we were honored to welcome Supervisor Kathryn Barger and Marcia Mayeda, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control, to our shelter. They presented us with a scroll recognizing Pasadena Humane’s continued commitment to providing animal care and control services for county areas like Altadena.

That recognition felt especially meaningful because, only a few weeks earlier, Pasadena Humane had the privilege of hosting dozens of animal welfare colleagues for a Mutual Assistance Summit. Organized by the DACC, the gathering brought together agencies and organizations committed to strengthening emergency preparedness across the region.

For me, one of the biggest takeaways from the Eaton fire was realizing that no shelter can respond to a disaster

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