Wallis Annenberg PetSpace

Tune in to our Instagram Live on Thursday, as we Check-In with Allison Cardona of County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control. Dr. J.J. will be discussing the work that LA County is doing to support the community, especially through the challenges of COVID-19.

Happy Love Your Pet Day! The team at Annenberg PetSpace certainly loves our adoptable pets and critter ambassadors. They know you will too. Take a look at some of our favorites and learn more about them on our website.

Registration is open for PetSpace Kids Camp Online Spring and Critter Camp editions! These popular week-long sessions offer an educational and fun virtual experience for young animal lovers. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3s0AdsS

Our next Mutt Manners workshop will teach you how to properly keep your dog's teeth clean and their nails trimmed. Watch as our trainer, Katie, shares a few tips. Be sure to register for Sunday's class for more guidance. https://bit.ly/2ZnVDny

Hello Heidi! This curious young girl would love to give you her full attention. Set up an adoption appointment to meet her soon.

Are you setting up your pets for success at the groomer? We want them to look and feel their best. Join our partners, West Coast Grooming Academy and their very own Master Groomer, Jessica Johnson, as she presents a free online workshop this Saturday. Register here: https://bit.ly/3raypNN

PetSpace alum Ricky and his family recently decided to take in foster pup Pickles. Pickles quickly won everyone over with his sweet demeanor and cuddly personality that they couldn't help but make him a permanent member of the family! Congrats to our latest foster fail!

Wallis Annenberg PetSpace is proud to share the first publication from Kerri Rodriguez, Harold Herzog, and Nancy Gee in our second class of Leadership Institute Fellows, via Frontiers in Veterinary Science. Read more about "Variability in Human-Animal Interaction Research" here: https://bit.ly/3sslI24

As we look back on a challenging year, we are thankful for one positive theme of 2020: So many of you opened your hearts and homes to pets in need! Thank you to everyone who adopted or fostered with us. Here are just some of the many who gave a dog or cat a forever home this year. We look forward to connecting even more people and pets in 2021.

The PetSpace Pals are counting down to 2021 with a special puppet show on New Year's Eve! Young viewers can watch Wally and his friends plan their resolutions and join a Q&A session too. RSVP for free here: https://bit.ly/3n5sIhs

Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions! We’re so proud of our home team!

Hoping for a Los Angeles Dodgers win tonight! Junior Mint is ready to sing Take Meowt to the Ball Game!

Get to know Michael and Dwight a little better, thanks to our friends at ASPCA! These two are ready to find a forever home... are you ready to adopt a bonded pair of fun-loving boys?

Big news! Thanks to your support, we were named "Best Pet Adoption Service" for two years in a row in The Argonaut's Best of the Westside! We are proud to continue connecting people and pets, especially during these challenging times. Read the issue here: https://bit.ly/3dQ2VHh

We are proud to partner with Games For Change to provide a theme for their 2020-2021 G4C Student Challenge. "Advocating for Animals," will explore the interconnected relationship between humans, animals and the environment. Read the full release here: https://bit.ly/2HqixVL

It's Vet Tech Appreciation Week and we're as thankful as ever for Claudia and Juan! Their hard work and dedication allows us to provide medical care to the many adoptable animals that we take in from the LA County care centers.

Do you think you're a dog person or a cat person? Dr. Mikel Delgado is studying that very topic. Read the Popular Science article below for more and then register to join her online Animal Matters session with us on Saturday: https://bit.ly/33TPYIU

Thanks to We Rate Dogs for helping us show off how cute Danny Dogvito is! He certainly deserves that very special 14/10 rating, wouldn't you agree?

We're ready for tomorrow!

"Our companion animals give us as much as we give them They keep us joyous and active and fully present." In a special guest column for Los Angeles Magazine, Wallis Annenberg explores the powerful benefits of pet fostering during the pandemic and beyond: https://bit.ly/3lkGZpY

Thanks to the hardworking team at the County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control for their lifesaving work during the recent wildfires. Annenberg PetSpace and The Annenberg Foundation are honored to help support their emergency evacuation and sheltering efforts for both large and small animals.

You may have spotted our adorable pet illustrations in our space or online. We have illustrator, Doggie Drawings by Lili Chin, to thank for those! She is about to release a fun and informative new book, Doggie Language: A Dog Lover's Guide To Understanding Your Best Friend. Learn more and order a copy here: https://bit.ly/3mSpeA1

Join us tomorrow at 2pm PT, as we check in with Living Free Animal Sanctuary. We’ll discuss their work with adoptions and innovative mental health programs for veterans. Don’t miss this Instagram Live session!