Donate to The Amanda Foundation
For over 30 years, The Amanda Foundation has been rescuing dogs and cats from city and country shelters around Los Angeles and finding them loving homes. The organization is a safe haven for homeless dogs and cats, where they receive the care and love they deserve, as well as the medical attention so many so often need. Support the Amanda Foundation so that they can continue offering incredible care and finding amazing homes for their shelter animals. Visit their website to make a donation.
Sponsor a Special Needs Dog at The Brittany Foundation
The Brittany Foundation houses many special needs dogs at their sanctuary. Most of these dogs are available for adoption, but due to age, medical issues, or emotional issues, it's unlikely that they will be placed. These dogs are expected to spend the remainder of their lives at the sanctuary. Veterinary expenses for these dogs are significantly higher than average. Sponsoring these dogs is a great way to offer direct help to their special needs pups, even if you can't adopt right now. To make a one-time or recurring monthly donation in support of these dogs please visit their website.
Need a Hug? Love Cows? Book a Cow Hug with the Gentle Barn
Come heal with The Gentle Barn! Cow Hug Therapy offers a chance to heal and find hope in the embrace of one of our gentle giants. While resting your face against the cow’s warm frame, your mind is cleared of worry, you are centered and grounded in the present time, your heart slows down to the beat of the cow’s heart, and your body gently rises and falls with their breathing, and you feel vulnerable, humble, open, and full of infinite possibilities. Cow Hug Therapy is a rare opportunity to feel like a newborn against a large, protective, and loving frame. It is where healing starts. Each Cow Hug Therapy session is an hour long, is perfect for anyone suffering from depression, anxiety, loneliness, grief, or who simply needs a good hug, and can be used either in tandem with or outside of traditional talk therapy.
Love Horses? Book a Horse Therapy Session with the Gentle Barn
Need to build confidence? Do you want to work on leadership and life skills? Are you looking to create more self awareness and learn how to connect more deeply with others? Do you want to find you own inner strength and courage? Equine therapy allows us to practice confidence and leadership skills. In this program, you will learn how to hold your body, transmit your intention, and convey your energy to become a gentle leader. Each equine therapy session is an hour long, is perfect for anyone looking to expand their inner strength, courage, leadership, and voice, and can be used either in tandem with or outside of traditional talk therapy.
Love Farm Animals? Book a Barnyard Therapy Session with the Gentle Barn
Need to find joy? Have you lost your smile and forgotten how to laugh? Are you stressed out and need to feel like a kid again? Do you just need to forget about your responsibilities for a while and just have fun? The Gentle Barn's barnyard animals can help! Barnyard therapy is a safe place to check your life at the door, interact with small and delightful animals, and realize that no matter what you have gone through, you can move forward and find joy. Many of us have had to grow up way too soon and carry the weight of the world on our shoulders. In this program, you will cradle chickens in your arms, cuddle turkeys, give pigs belly rubs, pet goats and sheep, flirt with emus, kiss llamas, and surround yourself with rescued animals who have gone through trauma and have recovered to find love, create families, and find their happily ever afters. They will bring out your inner child and remind you to laugh, smile, and keep moving forward toward joy. Each barnyard therapy session is an hour long, is perfect for any individual looking for hope, joy, fun, and connection, and who wants to feel lighter, and can be used either in tandem with or outside of traditional talk therapy.
Donate to the Gentle Barn to Support Formerly Abused Animals
When you donate to The Gentle Barn you become part of a family of people, who support animals and children and became a voice for the voiceless. Consider donating so that the Gentle Barn can continue doing their work of providing sanctuary for formerly abused animals. Visit their website to donate directly to them.
Sponsor a Special Animal Today at the Gentle Barn
Save a life and sponsor an animal! Animals recovering from abuse and neglect need something to live for—medical attention alone is not enough. Love and companionship complements vet care and healing and helps animals recover faster. This is why, when the Gentle Barn rescues animal families or friends, they keep them together or encourage them to build new families at The Gentle Barn. Your support enables the Gentle Barn to continue saving and caring for some of the most vulnerable and neglected animals. Through animal sponsorships, they can provide our rescued animals with the proper vet and animal care, food, and lots of love and attention. You can pick and choose the animals you sponsor! Visit their website for a full list of their animals and to get started on your journey as an animal sponsor.
Contribute Some Wish List Items to The Gentle Barn
When you buy a wish list item for The Gentle Barn you become part of a family of people, who support animals and children and became a voice for the voiceless. Consider donating so that the Gentle Barn can continue doing their work of providing sanctuary for formerly abused animals. Visit their website to find their wishlist.
Help The Gentle Barn with Healing & Feeding Animals
Spring has arrived, and it's the most expensive time of the year here at The Gentle Barn! Our 200 rescued animals have everything they need (and more!) all year long, but each spring, we take extra measures to ensure that they stay happy and healthy in the coming season. The sheep need shearing, the llamas need haircuts, the horses and donkeys need dental care and vaccinations, the cows and pigs need hoof trims, the horses and cows need fly and sun protection, everyone needs deworming, and the straw in the barns must be replaced with cool sand. On top of all that, each of our animals still needs the same organic grass hay and organic fruits & veggies that keep them nourished and healthy all year long! If you'd like to help, please visit their website and donate.
Donate to Help Africa’s Great Apes and Monkeys With The Pan African Sanctuary Alliance
The Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA), the largest association of wildlife centers and sanctuaries in Africa, includes 23 organizations in 13 countries which are securing a future for Africa’s primates and their habitat. Help them save endangered species like chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos, and monkeys. Your gift will support vital rescue, rehabilitation, and conservation efforts across Africa. Create a brighter future for Africa's great apes and monkeys today!
Donate to The Real Bark
The Real Bark has been taking discarded, abused, and forgotten lives into their own – healing them – and gently placing them back on a path toward a NEW protected + celebrated life. THOUSANDS to date, from the Streets, the Shelters, even other Countries. There is daily urgent need for Rescue in our world. And with the recent wildfires, The Real Bark needs your help now more than ever! Please consider donating to their Gofundme page.
Adopt a Sloth Through the Sloth Conservation Foundation
The Sloth Conservation Foundation (SloCo) is a registered non-profit organisation dedicated to saving sloths in the wild through research and conservation initiatives. Founded on the idea that every single person has the ability to make a positive difference, the Sloth Conservation Foundation aims to stimulate progressive change through the education of local communities and lobbying for change at a government level.100% of all proceeds from their adopt a sloth program go towards funding their sloth conservation programs. You can choose between a virtual or physical adopt a sloth package. If you choose the virtual option all adoption materials will be emailed to you, while physical adoption packages include everything being sent to you in the mail – perfect as a gift!
Contribute Some Wish List Items to The Sloth Conservation Foundation
The Sloth Conservation Foundation (SloCo) is a registered non-profit organisation dedicated to saving sloths in the wild through research and conservation initiatives. Founded on the idea that every single person has the ability to make a positive difference, the Sloth Conservation Foundation aims to stimulate progressive change through the education of local communities and lobbying for change at a government level. You can help by donating a specific item that they urgently need for one of their unique sloth conservation programs. Just follow the links below to order the item and have it delivered directly to SloCo headquarters at the following address: The Sloth Conservation Foundation, Bank Vale Barn, Bank Vale Road, Hayfield, Derbyshire, SK22 2EZ, United Kingdom. If you would prefer to order the item for delivery within the United States, they can arrange this – please just email [email protected] to get the delivery details.
Donate to Toucan Rescue Ranch
The Toucan Rescue Ranch (TRR) mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and release Costa Rica wildlife. TRR works with a model that focuses on conservation, education, and research to ensure a brighter tomorrow for Costa Rica wildlife. Toucan Rescue Ranch is a charitable organization that solely depends on donations - they do not receive any government funding. Get involved with various campaigns, crowdfunding projects, unique donation programs, and volunteer opportunities by checking out ther website.
Volunteer with Toucan Rescue Ranch
The Toucan Rescue Ranch (TRR) mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and release Costa Rica wildlife. TRR works with a model that focuses on conservation, education, and research to ensure a brighter tomorrow for Costa Rica wildlife. Volunteers assist with daily activities such as providing proper diets to various wildlife, as well as contributing to the overall success and culture of TRR. As a volunteer, you may also play a key role in other important activities such as assisting with animal husbandry, helping coordinate events for their education program, or working to improve animal enclosures and giving enrichment.
Adopt an Animal at Toucan Rescue Ranch
The Toucan Rescue Ranch (TRR) mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and release Costa Rica wildlife. TRR works with a model that focuses on conservation, education, and research to ensure a brighter tomorrow for Costa Rica wildlife. Have you visited the Toucan Rescue Ranch while you were in Costa Rica? Maybe you have read their RESIDENTS page or social media and fell in love with an animal? Perhaps you’re looking for that perfect gift for a family member or friend - Consider symbolically adopting at the Toucan Rescue Ranch! By adopting a character or species, you will be helping with their overall care.
Donate to Support TreePeople
Consider donating to the amazing organization that is Tree People! They host many volunteer opportunitites and help spread awareness of the importance of urban conservation and urban planting. They are keeping Los Angeles green, and they always appreciate a little help!
Donate to Support Veterans Canine Intelligence Academy
Veterans Canine Intelligence Academy is a non-profit 501(C)(3) organization that rely on public support to continue to assist disabled military veterans and their families in the Southern California area. Your generous donation will be used to provide disabled military veterans in the Southern California area free of charge with the following: Service Dog training classes and testing, Training equipment, Service dog training handouts, ADA handout material pertaining to service dogs, Field trips for public access training, Group support, and more! Thanks to generous supporters like you, Veterans Canine Intelligence Academy can continue to help veterans with disabilities free of charge regain their independence. The tasks and support their service dog provide to the disabled veteran are life-changing. Veterans Canine Intelligence Academy and the veterans are grateful for your support!
Donate to Support Westside German Shepherd Rescue
Westside German Shepherd Rescue of Los Angeles is a non profit 501(c)3, no kill rescue committed to saving all types of German Shepherd Dogs from high kill shelters and adopting them to loving, qualified homes. If you would like to support their mission, consider donating!
Donate to Agoura’s Animal Care Center Amazon Wishlist
Please consider making a donation through one or more of their Animal Care Centers wish lists through Amazon.com Your donated item(s) will help bring comfort and care to the furry visitors at their seven care centers. Whether you choose to donate kitten formula, animal toys, treats, beds or leashes, all donations are much appreciated and will be put to good use.
Featured Projects
Get Your Pet Portrait Taken with Big Sunday
Big Sunday,
[email protected],
(323) 549-9944
Bring your pet by Big Sunday headquarters to have their portrait taken (for FREE!) by a professional photographer. The portrait can include people (e.g., you) or just be your pet. For every portrait we take, Big Sunday will donate 5 cans of dog food or cat food (your choice!) to our Wild & Woolly Pet Food Collection! Please Note: This is a limited capacity event. Please sign up for the event if you would like to attend. All ages welcome!