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 https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/10/25/goldstein-investigation-la-county-animal-control-workers/

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!

501(c)3 that flies large-scale transports of at-risk pets from disaster areas & overcrowded shelters.

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

03/02/2017

The Friends of the Baldwin Park Shelter are pleased to announce that Ethel has been rescued with her sister Theresa and her canine companion Buddy!!!

A5035586 Ethel is a demure three year old brown tabby female Domestic Shorthair cat who was forsaken at the Baldwin Park Shelter with her sister Teresa (A5035586) and her canine companion Butch (A5035580) on February 22nd after he former owner was left homeless. Weighing eight pounds, Ethel is well socialized and gets along beautifully with other cats and canines. She is a little overwhelmed at being left in a loveless and stressful shelter, but she shows her loving personality to anyone who gently pets her. Ethel is a marvelous indoor companion for any individual or family.

03/02/2017

The Friends of the Baldwin Park Shelter are pleased to announce that Butch has been rescued with his feline companions Theresa and Ethel!!

A5035580 Butch is a darling five year old white male Poodle who was brought to the Baldwin Park Shelter on February 22nd with his two feline companions Teresa (A5035585) and Ethel (A5035586) after his former owner died and there was no one to care for them. Weighing twelve pounds, Butch has a medium energy, walks perfectly on leash and is most likely housebroken. He was obviously a pampered and treasured pet – which he so much deserves due to his fabulous loving personality. He is great with other dogs and of course with cats, and we are sure he will be fine with children. Butch is a perfect, “bombproof” lapdog and indoor pet for anyone.
To watch a video of Butch please click here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8b8Dvo43-I

03/01/2017

The Friends of the Baldwin Park Shelter are pleased to announce that Teresa has been rescued, with her sister Ethel and her canine companion Butch!!!

A5035585 Teresa is an affectionate three year old brown tabby female Domestic Shorthair cat who was forsaken at the Baldwin Park Shelter with her sister Ethel (A5035586) and her canine brother Butch (A5035580) on February 22nd when her former owner became homeless. Weighing eight pounds, Ethel likes getting petted and is quite chatty with a conversation made entirely of purrs and meows. She is dog and cat friendly and a joy to be around at all times. Teresa is a sensational indoor pet for anyone.

02/28/2017

The new Baldwin Park Shelter networking list is out featuring 55 dogs and cats who urgently need your help is out. Anything you can do to help these pets by adopting, rescuing or networking them is appreciated and urgently needed. www.ricbrowde.com/dogrescue

02/27/2017

The kill happy Baldwin Park Shelter are only giving the fabulous Lee (A5030279) five days to find either a rescuer or adopter before they kill him - because he has kennel cough - which is easy and inexpensive to cure. This highly deserving dog is loving, cute and highly deserving. Don't let him join the 46 percent of pets that walk through the door that are killed by this poorly managed shelter. Anything you can do to help by adopting, rescuing or networking Lee is appreciated and urgently needed.

A5030279 Lee is a good-natured seven year old blond male Dachshund mix who was forsaken at the Baldwin Park Shelter on February 2nd because his former owner claimed he could no longer take care of him. Overweight at twenty-six pounds, Lee has a medium energy level, walks well on leash and is most likely housebroken. He is suffering from kennel cough and the Baldwin Park Shelter would prefer to kill him rather than to cure him – and are consequently giving him only five days to find either a rescuer or adopter. He has a loving disposition, is good with other dogs and we think he will be splendid with children. Lee is an outstanding and loving indoor pet for any family or individual.
To watch a video of Lee please click here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3FVj4Q8xwU

02/20/2017

Please stop pet over-population and lower the number of pets being killed each day in shelters by taking advantage of the free spay/neuters available on February 24th.

02/17/2017

The official statistics are back on line and we're number one...and it totally sucks! Baldwin Park is officially the highest kill shelter in Los Angeles County with a 49 percent euthanasia rate. It is due to poor management plain and simple from the shelter's manager to the head of Los Angeles County Department of Animal "Care" and Control Marcia Mayeda. Please come save Baldwin Park Shelter pets from the grim reaper! http://file.lacounty.gov/dacc/currentyear.pdf

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02/05/2017

The Friends of the Baldwin Park Shelter are pleased to announce that Beatrice has been rescued!!!

A5026982 Beatrice is an outstanding four year old cream Norwich Terrier who was found without either a collar with attached identification tags or a microchip in San Gabriel on January 19th and brought to the Baldwin Park Shelter. Weighing seven pounds, Beatrice has a medium energy level, walks capably on leash and is most likely housebroken. She has a charming and affectionate disposition, gets along well with other dogs and we are sure she will be a child’s best friend in a blink of an eye. Beatrice is the perfect lapdog and ‘move-in-ready’ indoor pet for anyone.
To watch a video of Beatrice please click here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4YmY-A8F_I

02/05/2017

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

A5026685 Ralph is a snuggle one year old white with tan markings male Terrier puppy who was found without either a collar with attached identification tags or a microchip in La Puente on January 18th and brought to the Baldwin Park Shelter. Weighing sixteen pounds, Ralph has a medium energy level and no discernible training. He is very shy in the noisy shelter environment but we are sure his true loving personality will emerge once he gets into a safe and secure place. Good with other dogs, we imagine Ralph will be good with children. Ralph is a fabulous lapdog and indoor pet for any family.
To watch a video of Ralph please click here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZgExhOZiL0

02/05/2017

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

A5026684 Lefty is an adorable two year old tan and white male Chihuahua who was found without either a collar with attached identification tags or a microchip in La Puente on January 18th and brought to the Baldwin Park Shelter. Weighing nineteen pounds, Lefty has a medium energy and no discernible leash skills, although he did show signs of being housebroken. He has a gentle disposition and gets along splendidly with his kennelmates. He has the classic Chihuahua personality trait of being initially shy when meeting new people, but if you give him a moment to get to know you, he quickly warms up into a delightful and affectionate lapdog. Lefty is a magnificent indoor pet for any family or individual.
To watch a video of Lefty please click here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gwOC_6-qCQ

02/05/2017

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

A5023371 Sleepy is a dapper one and one half year old tan and white male Chihuahua puppy who was jettisoned at the Baldwin Park Shelter with his companions D***y (A5023368), Zira (A5023369), Radcliffe (A5023372) and Tillie (A5023373) because his former owner had more pets than their community’s law permits. Weighing eight pounds, Sleepy has a medium energy and sort of understands the basics of walking on leash but could use some additional training. He has the classic Chihuahua personality of being initially shy when meeting new people, but once he gets to know you – which only takes a few moments, he is all love and affection. He is good with other dogs and we think he will be fine with children. Sleepy is a superb lapdog and indoor pet for any family.
To watch a video of Sleepy & Radcliffe please click here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRjK1ifx1eo

02/05/2017

The Friends of the Baldwin Park Shelter are pleased to announce that Ivy has been rescued!!!

A5021312 Ivy is an enchanting one and one half year old copper and black female Coonhound puppy who was found with her sister Jambalaya (A5021311) and brought to the Baldwin Park Shelter on December 24th. Weighing fifty-four pounds, Jambalaya has a medium energy level and no discernible training. She is quite overwhelmed in the noisy shelter environment and most likely has spent her entire life neglected in someone’s backyard. She is gentle and cooperative and quite devoted to Jambalaya. We would like to see them adopted together. Ivy will need some work with socialization, but we have the feeling that she will respond quickly to kindness and reward her new family with love and devotion. Ivy is a wonderful indoor pet for an active family living in a private residence.
To watch a video of Ivy & Jambalaya please click here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mXnEyxXJiE

02/04/2017

The Friends of the Baldwin Park Shelter are pleased to announce that Petunia has been rescued!!!

A5021213 Petunia is a charming four year old white and black spayed female Chihuahua who was jettisoned at the Baldwin Park Shelter on December 23rd because her former owner had more dogs than the law permits. Weighing eighteen pounds, Petunia has a medium energy level and walks well on leash. Like many Chihuahuas in the a noisy shelter environment, she is shy when initially meeting new people – however if you give her a few minutes she warms quickly and becomes quite the loving lapdog. She loves to run and play when she is in the exercise pen. She is good with other dogs and we think she will be accepting of children. Petunia is a wonderful indoor pet for any individual or family.
To watch a video of Petunia please click here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OJHQYNta5Y

02/03/2017

The Baldwin Park Shelter has notified us that they will only hold Peluas (A5026394) an affable eleven year old female Pomeranian/Corgi mix until February 8th before they will kill her. Anything you can do to help this amazing dog by adopting, rescuing or networking her is appreciated and urgently needed.

A5026394 Peluas is an affable eleven year old brown and white female Pomeranian/Corgi mix who was jettisoned at the Baldwin Park Shelter on January 17th because his former owner claimed she did not get along with the other family pet. Weighing fourteen pounds, Peluas has a solid medium energy level, walks well on leash and shows signs of being housebroken. She has a loving disposition – even though she shows signs of being neglected. She was observed with a child at the shelter with whom she got along famously! Peluas is a charming lapdog and indoor pet for anyone and would be an awesome companion for a senior citizen.
To watch a video of Peluas please click here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSU4cRdJ5Hg

02/02/2017

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

A5027026 Lucy is a charming one and one half year old apricot female Terrier mix who was forsaken at the Baldwin Park Shelter on January 20th because her former owners moved and were either too lazy or too inconsiderate to find a safe place for their puppy. Weighing fourteen pounds, Lucy has a medium energy level, knows how to walk on leash and according to her former owners is housebroken. They also disclosed this cute little girl is good with kids and we have seen that she is good with other dogs. Lucy is a marvelous lapdog and indoor pet for anyone.
To watch a video of Lucy please click here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV25hd0hDWg

02/01/2017

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

A5028487 Eddie is a scintillating two year old red neutered male Pomeranian mix who was found without either collar with attached identification tags or a microchip and brought to the Baldwin Park Shelter on January 26th. Weighing eight pounds, Eddie has a medium energy level and walks well on leash. He has an awesome outgoing disposition and loves absolutely everyone. He is great with other dogs and we think he will be fabulous with kids. Eddie is a perfect ‘bombproof” lapdog and indoor pet for any family or individual.
To watch a video of Eddie please click here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5duLufQgKXc