C.A.R.E. - no-kill cage-free Sanctuary for abandoned cats & dogs in Southern California near Palmdale.   www.care4pets.org

Our mission is to shelter and provide the cats and dogs who have come under our stewardship with a quality life via spacious living quarters, good food, veterinary care, love and gentle handling regardless of age or health or handicaps. We strive to carefully seek new loving homes for all cats and dogs, provide quality lifetime care for those who are not yet adopted, support individuals who have rescued homeless dogs or cats, educate the public and pet owners about spay/neuter, behavioral counseling, counseling on any issues that might arise and public outreach toward a more loving, responsible and permanent relationship with pets. Without sanctuaries such as C.A.R.E.’s, and the commitment and generous support of individuals and organizations, the “Save Them All” movement would only be a sweet dream.  



C.A.R.E. aka: Cat/Canine Assistance, Referral & Education

We take discarded, abused, and forgotten lives into our own, healing them and gently placing them back on a path toward a new life

The "REAL" in our Team name stands for:

RESPONSIBLE - ETHICAL - ANIMAL - LEAGUE.

We are prideful that we are trusted as a group that does not shy from big challenge, nor overwhelming odds. Each case is unique. And every one of them is an HONOR.

We are at our finest as a collective…and that is the place we serve THEM best. We know that they need our help, just like we need YOUR Help. That is why we remain community facing. To educate, negotiate, support, empower, and enable individuals to better help their own companion animals…and then assist others.

Real Bark

We are a 501(c)(3) organization that provides funding, food & supplies to other animal rescues in need.

We are a 501(c)(3) organization so all your donations and support are tax deductible! We will provide funding, food and supplies to other animal rescues in need. Through our efforts, dedicated rescues can be alleviated of fundraising burdens thus allowing time to better assist the thousands of animals they rescue, care for and find forever homes for.

Rescue Dogs

Pet adoption, animal hospitals, pet boarding, teaching children to love animals and more can be found at www.animalcenter.org .

"Where people help animals and animals help people."  Helen Woodward Animal Center's passionate belief that animals help people and people help animals through trust, unconditional love, and respect, creates a legacy of caring.  Sharing this philosophy with others, the Center inspires and teaches, locally and globally, the importance of the animal-human bond.

Helen Woodward Animal Center was founded as the San Dieguito Animal Care and Education Center in 1972 with its primary focus on pet adoption and humane education.  In 1986 the Center was renamed after its founder, Helen Woodward, and program offerings were expanded to include Pet Encounter Therapy, Therapeutic Riding, and AniMeals. These programs helped further our goal of serving as a place where “people help animals, and animals help people” by bringing people and animals together for the mutual benefit of both.  In 2017, the Center added Pets Without Walls to provide no-cost vet care to the pets of the homeless population in San Diego. Since then, we have added additional services including a top-rated boarding facility, a state-of-the-art equine hospital, an affordable small animal hospital for the public, and a designer resale store. 
Helen Woodward herself would be proud of the over 10,000 pets and more than 90,000 people these programs touch each year, and that the Center continues to teach and provide programming for all of San Diego County, across the nation, and globally the importance of the human-animal bond.