Animal center prepares for Remember Me Thursday
RANCHO SANTA FE – The Helen Woodward Animal Center is preparing to unite with animal lovers worldwide on Sept. 28 for the 11th annual Remember...
Helen Woodward Animal Center
New craft program for adult animal lovers
RANCHO SANTA FE — For the very first time, the Helen Woodward Animal Center is expanding its summer classes to include a craft program for...
Animal shelter donates to displaced Ukrainians and pets
RANCHO SANTA FE — The Helen Woodward Animal Center, along with supporters and friends, has helped raise over $356,000 to assist with orphan and displaced...
Forty years of meals for seniors and pets
RANCHO SANTA FE – Meals on Wheels of San Diego County celebrated its 40-year partnership with the Helen Woodward Animal Center, providing meals to both...
Rescued dog from Iran to undergo eyelid surgery
RANCHO SANTA FE — An abused and orphaned puppy from Iran that arrived at the Helen Woodward Animal Center earlier this month will undergo eyelid...
Animal center offers reward in abandoned dog incident
RANCHO SANTA FE — The Helen Woodward Animal Center offered a $5,000 reward today to anyone who can identify a person who abandoned a dog...
Dogs take the waves at Del Mar’s Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon
DEL MAR — Canine surfers from across San Diego County and beyond hit the waves at Del Mar Dog Beach on Sunday during the annual...
Helen Woodward Center starts Ukrainian pet support campaign
RANCHO SANTA FE — True to its mission of people helping animals and animals helping people, Helen Woodward Animal Center has started a Ukrainian pet...
Local rescue pups star in Puppy Bowls
Each year Rancho Coastal Humane Society, and Fox 5-San Diego, “draft” two teams of puppies who compete nose-to-nose during the Super Bowl Sunday Fox 5...
Surf dogs fundraise for Helen Woodward Animal Shelter
From left, a golden doodle with a mohawk, Derby, got the silver medal, with Scotty-dog Petey “First Overall,” and bulldog, Rothstein, in third at the...
Best-friend dog duo up for adoption
RANCHO SANTA FE — There is nothing that warms the hearts of movie audiences like a classic “buddy flick.” Something about witnessing two guys struggle...
Orphan kitten ‘Houdini’ pulls off miraculous escape
RANCHO SANTA FE — With the help of some friends, a two-month-old kitten pulled off an escape worthy of a Las Vegas magic act. The...
Bonded puppy siblings find forever home in Encinitas
A brother and sister puppy pair, whose adoption story went viral around the world, is settling in nicely at their new home in Encinitas. Star,...
Helen Woodward gives out free pet food to families impacted by COVID-19
RANCHO SANTA FE – With the spread COVID-19 leading to rampant job loss throughout San Diego county, many families and individuals are taking a hard...