Pet Perspectives is a special online book club offered by the Palo Alto Library. On Saturday, April 13, from 3 to 4 p.m., Jennifer Ott Cameron from Project HumaneKind will lead a discussion on Zoom based on the book The Canine Commandments by Kendal Shepherd.
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Apr
Apr
Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority’s (SVACA’s) Outreach Coordinator Francesca Fioresi and Project HumaneKind’s advisor Leonor Delgado visited Stevenson Elementary in Mountain View
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Mar
Mar
The combined Animal Welfare and Environmental Clubs at Saint Francis High School in Mountain View welcomed John Hale and several of his rescued reptiles to two sessions focusing on the exotic pet trade and emphasizing the needs and care of reptiles saved from that trade.
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Mar
Mar
Our board member and Equine Behaviorist, Jennifer Ott Cameron, has been working with the San Mateo County Mounted Search and Rescue (SMCMSAR) volunteers at monthly training sessions sponsored by the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.
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Mar
Mar
Pet Painters at Jasper Ridge Farm—Part Two of the Latest from Pet Painters Students from Ms. Kogan’s fifth-grade art classes at Hillview Middle School in Menlo Park continued their journey through a new version of Pet Painters with a visit to Jasper Ridge Farm, a sanctuary for rescued farm animals in Portola Valley. The students…
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Mar
Mar
Here are the students’ statements about what they learned and the actions they can take to help farm animals:
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Feb
Feb
A captivating event unfolded at the Palo Alto Children’s Library as Rhea Sampson, accompanied by her two charming dogs, Shannon (a Golden Retriever) and Travis (a Rat Terrier Chihuahua mix), engaged a gathering of eighteen young children and their parents. The audience was enraptured by the reading of “Saving Travis,” a heartwarming tale that chronicles…
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Feb
Feb
We proudly introduce Creative Advocacy with an insightful video shedding light on the issue of puppy mills. Crafted by interns from Design Tech High School in San Carlos, this video combines striking imagery and imaginative cartoons with informative dialogue. It passionately encourages viewers to join the cause against puppy mills and promote adoption over shopping….
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Jan
Jan
Carole Hyde and Leonor Delgado met up with old friends and community partners at the Youth Community Service-sponsored Martin Luther King Day celebration at Mitchell Park Community Center in Palo Alto. Representatives from the Oshman Family JCC, Avenidas, Youth Community Service (YCS), and Palo Alto city government, among others, stopped by our table to greet…
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Dec
Dec
The kittens at Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority (SVACA), our shelter partner, had a fabulous time last Wednesday (December 6) getting to know the Brownies from Troop 60127 hailing from Los Gatos.