The Humane Society of Ventura County is a compassionate care shelter and non-profit organization dedicated to the protection and adoption of animals in need throughout Ventura County.
Good morning friends, and thank you all for your continued support and encouragement. Again, for anyone out there who has an animal in our care, please know that they are in good hands and being well cared for. We will continue to care for your animals as long as need be so please take care of yourselves and each other.
On November 13th, the Humane Society of Ventura County Animal Emergency Rescue team picked up the two horses who had been rescued off a burnt down property from Humphrey Giacopuzzi & Associates Equine Hospital and transported them back to the shelter. The two horses had originally been escorted out of a burned down home in Malibu by HSVC Equine Specialist Christie Tracy, and HSVC Animal Rescue Emergency Volunteer Bennie Scorsur. The horses were transported down to Zuma beach where they were transferred to animal rescue workers, Allie Tashnek DVM, Chris Weber, and Chloe Willems, who took them to Humphrey Giacopuzzi & Associates Equine Hospital for immediate care.
Yesterday the Humane Society of Ventura County Animal Emergency Rescue Team went back out into the field to try to track down two horses who had been spotted out in Trancas Canyon in Malibu earlier this morning. Another horse from the same property had been rescued a few days ago by the Humane Society and staff hiked back nearly 2 miles into the canyon searching for the other two horses to no avail. With heavy hearts, staff turned around and hiked back out of the canyon to let the owner know that his horses could not be found.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for the outpour of support we have received. Our hearts go out to all those who have been affected by the fires, and we remain committed to helping those animals and their families during this time.
The Humane Society of Ventura County was deeply humbled today by a $100,000 donation from Sandra Bullock and family. Our efforts for rescuing and caring for evacuated animals from the Hill and Woolsey fires had caught her attention and her team reached out to the shelter to show their support. Sandra Bullock and her family have reached out to other nonprofit organizations both during this incident and in the past. However, this time she wanted to contribute to those on the frontline rescuing animals in peril and hope others will choose to do the same.
Thank you to Senior Humane Officer T. Vail and Humane Officer K. Winwood for their hard work and dedication to animals in need. These two outstanding Officers spent part of the day at Zuma beach in Malibu helping to monitor and care for the animals that were evacuated from their nearby homes. While heartbreaking to see, please remember there are so many kind and generous organizations and individuals on scene working around the clock to make sure these innocent animals are being cared for and will be reunited safely with their families.
MORNING UPDATE: Thank you all for your support during the Hill and Woolsey fires. Your generosity and kind consideration ARE what allows us to offer 24/7 emergency services for those impacted by the fires.
Big shout out to Ventura County Animal Services Animal Rescue Team for transporting 6 horses from Malibu to our facility in Ojai for safekeeping. There were so many wonderful people involved in this rescue and at this time we do not have all their names. Please know that we appreciate you and are so grateful to live in such a caring community. Thank you!