Baldwin Park Shelter

12/21/2022

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/3-month-old-puppy-accidentally-euthanized-at-baldwin-park-animal-care-center/
This is merely the tip of the iceberg. We are sorry to report - as long as the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors allow current Director, Marcia Mayeda, who earns $378,000 per year of taxpayer money, to mismanage the Department of Animal "Care" and Control into the ground, this will continue to happen again and again and again.

Two supervisors said that a county employee "erroneously authorized the euthanasia" and ordered an investigation into the incident.

12/16/2018

The Friends of the Baldwin Park Shelter mourn the passing of lead volunteer Roke D'Amico, whose exemplary life embodied grace, dignity and compassion couched in one of the most humble, loving people ever. We were blessed to have her in our lives1

10/26/2018

Congratulations to David Goldstein of Channel 2 exposing the lack of leadership and supervision at Los Angeles County's Department of Animal Control. Marcia Mayeda the head of Animal Control makes over $378,000 a year in salary and yet the pets suffer and often die at Baldwin Park

Multiple Los Angeles County Animal Control employees were caught on duty sleeping like a baby or lifting weights in the gym – all while not lifting a finger for taxpayers.

06/30/2018

If you ever wonder why the Baldwin Park Shelter and all of the Los Angeles County Shelters are short on staff and provide inadequate care - look at the attached contract they just signed to build a $729.380 fence around Baldwin Park's Building 4. This fence would cost any private individual less than $5,000 to build. Pets suffer and die - while government officials get rich. http://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/bos/supdocs/123882.pdf

04/26/2018

The Friends of the Baldwin Park Shelter are pleased to announce the forever departure of shelter manager Sheri Koenig - who has been assigned to twiddle her thumbs and spend the rest of her soon to be over employment at the Pat "Google Me" Claerbout memorial desk at DACC headquarters. Goldilocks will never (mis)manage a shelter again!. One hopes that this will lead to a more humane, rescue friendly shelter!

Wings of Rescue is a 501(c)3 charity that flies at-risk pets from shelters and disaster areas to safe havens.

03/19/2018

Attention Pasadena residents - you can get your pet spay/neutered for FREE on March 24th courtesy of our friends at the Bark Avenue Foundation!!! Please share widely!

07/22/2017

Baldwin Park has a tremendous selection of cats and kittens for adoption at all times due to the shelter serving several economically and educationally challenged communities where spay/neuter laws often do not apply to cats. During kitten season it is not unusual for the shelter to receive seventy kittens in a day and the shelter has only 100 cat kennels and the shelter's feline kill rate is over 75 percent. The pictures contained in this album are only a small representation of the amazing cats available for adoption at the Baldwin Park 'Shelter.' Please check the website www.animalcare.lacounty.gov to see the full list of adoptable cats.

06/19/2017

Our friends at the Downey Shelter's new networking list is out - anything you can do to help by adopting, rescuing or networking these fabulous pets is appreciated and urgently needed! www.ricbrowde.com/dogrescue

05/26/2017

05/18/2017

The Friends of the Baldwin Park Shelter are pleased to announce that Bailey has been adopted!!!

Bailey is a Hallmark card cute five month old white and tan male Chihuahua puppy who was found without either a collar with attached identification tags or a microchip in West Covina on May 9th and brought to the Baldwin Park Shelter. Weighing eight pounds and likely to grow to fifteen pounds, Bailey has a medium puppy energy level, and seems to understand the concept of walking on leash. He has all the attributes that endear puppies to everyone - he is kissy, playful and mischievous. He is good with other dogs and we think he will be great with kids. Bailey is a marvelous lapdog and indoor pet for any individual or family.
To watch a video of Bailey please click here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPvb2N3Kt6I

05/16/2017

The Friends of the Baldwin Park 'Shelter' are pleased to announce that Natasha has been adopted!!!

A5057807 Natasha is a gorgeous eight month old cream and copper spayed female purebred Siberian Husky puppy who was found in Baldwin Park on May 6th and brought to the Baldwin Park 'Shelter'. Weighing thirty-one pounds and likely to grow to forty pounds, Natasha has a medium energy level and walks surprisingly well on leash. She has a fabulous and engaging disposition. She is good with other dogs and we are sure she will be great with kids. Natasha is a spectacular indoor pet for an active family living in a private home.
To watch a video of Natasha please turn off the sound and click here:

05/16/2017