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Press + Editorial Resources | November 2026

A home is a promise

Editorial support from Healthcare for Homeless Animals

A November story about gratitude, thoughtful adoption, our local shelter animals, and the community that helps give them another chance.

Roxy, a tan and white senior dog, looking up at the camera on the grass at Agoura Animal Care Center
Roxy, 8, waiting for a home
Editorial Direction

Gratitude begins with the animals who trust us.

November is a natural time to reflect on gratitude, including the animals who share our homes and trust us with their lives.

A pet is not an object or an impulse purchase. Animals form attachments, learn our routines, depend on us for safety and care, and become part of our families.

Adoption should begin with thoughtfulness, patience, and a commitment to the years ahead.

Life can change in ways no one plans for, and people facing a real hardship deserve compassion, not judgment. This story is about choosing with care at the start, and about a community that steps in when an animal needs another chance.

At the same time, wonderful dogs and cats continue to wait at Agoura Animal Care Center for families of their own.

Acer, a gray and white senior cat, resting at Agoura Animal Care Center
Acer, a 10-year-old cat waiting at Agoura Animal Care Center.
Background to Write From

Story highlights

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    Healthcare for Homeless Animals has been helping the shelter animals at Agoura Animal Care Center since 1996.

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    Healthcare for Homeless Animals is a 100% volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

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    We fund medical care for shelter animals through local veterinary partners, including exams, diagnostics, medication, dental care, surgery, specialty treatment, and recovery support.

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    Medical needs, age, or an unexpected setback should not erase an animal’s opportunity to find a loving home.

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    Senior animals and animals with medical conditions can be especially easy to overlook. Medical care can improve both quality of life and adoption opportunities.

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    Animals are living beings who form bonds and depend on us. Bringing one home should be a thoughtful, long-term commitment.

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    Every adoption can create space for another animal who needs the shelter.

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    Healthcare for Homeless Animals depends on volunteers, donors, veterinary partners, adopters, fosters, shelter staff, and the surrounding community.

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    This November, we are especially grateful for the animals themselves and for every person who chooses to show up for them.

At the shelter right now

Agoura Animal Care Center continues to have many wonderful dogs and cats waiting for homes, and available kennel space can change quickly.

Suggested Editorial Lines

Words you may use or adapt

  • When we welcome an animal into our family, we become their whole world.

  • Every adoption changes two lives: the animal who goes home and the next animal who now has a safe place to land.

  • Medical needs, age, or an unexpected setback should not erase an animal’s chance at a loving home.

  • This November, we are thankful for every person who chooses to show up for them.

  • Animals give us their trust so completely. That trust deserves thoughtfulness, patience, and commitment in return.

These are optional editorial lines, not quotes from an individual. Please do not attribute them to a named person.

Organization Information

About Healthcare for Homeless Animals

Healthcare for Homeless Animals is a 100% volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit that funds medical care for shelter animals at Agoura Animal Care Center through local veterinary partners. Since 1996, community support has helped animals receive exams, diagnostics, surgery, dental care, medication, specialty treatment, recovery support, and greater opportunities to find loving homes.

Founded
1996
501(c)(3)
EIN 95-4588697
Model
100% volunteer-run and donor-supported
Mission
Healthcare for Homeless Animals funds medical care for shelter animals at Agoura Animal Care Center.

How to describe our work

  • Healthcare for Homeless Animals funds medical care. Local veterinary partners provide the treatment.
  • Healthcare for Homeless Animals is not a rescue and does not take in animals.
  • Agoura Animal Care Center is a Los Angeles County shelter. Healthcare for Homeless Animals does not operate it.
  • Please write the name in full: Healthcare for Homeless Animals.
Available for Adoption

Meet five animals waiting for home

Three dogs and two cats whose medical care was funded by Healthcare for Homeless Animals. All five are available for adoption through Agoura Animal Care Center.

Slim, a red-brown young dog, sitting on the grass and smiling up at the camera Available for adoption

Slim

ID A5782995 · Male · Pit Bull Mix · 1 year, 8 months

Gentle, cuddly, playful, and treat-motivated, Slim loves time with his volunteer friends. He arrived severely underweight and is now stronger, healthier, and ready for a family of his own.

Care fundedUrgent veterinary evaluation, diagnostics, hospitalization, skin treatment, neuter surgery, a dental extraction, and recovery care.
Slim’s Adoption Profile View Animal + Photos
Roxy, a tan and white senior dog, standing on the grass with a wide smile Available for adoption

Roxy

ID A5784478 · Female · Pit Bull Mix · 8 years

A charming senior who shows everyone how special older dogs can be. Roxy would thrive in a warm, calm home where she can be spoiled and loved.

Care fundedA dental procedure, surgery to remove an uncomfortable eye growth, hip dysplasia management, medication, and recovery care.
Roxy’s Adoption Profile View Animal + Photos
Max, a young black and tan German Shepherd, sitting on the grass with his tongue out Available for adoption

Max

ID A5782344 · Male · German Shepherd · 1 year, 9 months

Young, healthy, and full of energy, Max has his whole life ahead of him. He would thrive in an active home with plenty of space to run and grow.

Care fundedTreatment for a respiratory infection, X-rays, medication, and care for a leg fracture that healed so well surgery was no longer needed.
Max’s Adoption Profile View Animal + Photos
Acer, a gray and white senior cat with green eyes, looking up at the camera Available for adoption

Acer

ID A5783264 · Female · Domestic Shorthair · 10 years

A lovely senior lady who carries herself with quiet grace. Acer deserves a soft bed, a sunny window, and a family who will cherish her.

Care fundedA dental procedure with five extractions, urinary treatment, a prescription diet, medication, and follow-up monitoring.
Acer’s Adoption Profile View Animal + Photos
Mosaic, a young dilute calico cat, sitting on a wood floor in her foster home Available · In foster care

Mosaic

ID A5766726 · Female · Dilute Calico · 1 year

Sweet, adventurous, and playful, Mosaic loves chasing toys, exploring, and curling up under her foster mom’s chin. She is healing in foster care while she waits.

Care fundedExtended hospitalization, specialist care, respiratory treatment, a dental procedure, medication, and recovery care.
Mosaic’s Adoption Profile View Animal + Photos

More dogs and cats are waiting.

Read every story, see more photos, and find current adoption details on our Meet Our Animals page.

Meet All Our Animals

Availability, Animal IDs, ages, and sexes were checked against the Los Angeles County Animal Care listings on October 7, 2026. Availability can change at any time, so please confirm shortly before publication.

Approved Photography

Photo options

Images from Healthcare for Homeless Animals and Agoura Animal Care Center. Every image on this page may be used with the story. Images marked Illustration are created artwork, not photographs, so please credit them as illustrations. For original high-resolution files, email us and we will send them right away.

A veterinary team member examining Max, a young German Shepherd, during a visit
Veterinary careMax at a veterinary visit funded by Healthcare for Homeless Animals.
Two volunteers smiling together at the 30th Anniversary Fundraiser, one in a blue Healthcare for Homeless Animals shirt
VolunteersVolunteers at the Healthcare for Homeless Animals 30th Anniversary Fundraiser, September 2026.
Three volunteers in blue Healthcare for Homeless Animals shirts smiling together at the 30th Anniversary Fundraiser
VolunteersVolunteers at the Healthcare for Homeless Animals 30th Anniversary Fundraiser, September 2026.
Nine Healthcare for Homeless Animals board members standing together in front of blue, white and green balloons
Our boardThe Healthcare for Homeless Animals board of directors at the 30th Anniversary Fundraiser.
Illustration of a gray and white dog asleep in a blue blanket on a person’s lap
Foster program · IllustrationHealthcare for Homeless Animals funds follow-up medical care and medications for shelter animals recovering in foster homes.
Slim lying on the grass in the play yard, chewing a pink plush toy
Shelter lifeSlim with a favorite toy in the play yard at Agoura Animal Care Center.
Four volunteers in blue Healthcare for Homeless Animals shirts standing together by the lake at the 30th Anniversary Fundraiser
VolunteersVolunteers at the Healthcare for Homeless Animals 30th Anniversary Fundraiser, September 2026.
Illustration of a gray and white dog with a bandaged paw resting under a blue blanket
Foster program · IllustrationHealthcare for Homeless Animals funds follow-up medical care and medications for shelter animals recovering in foster homes.
Healthcare for Homeless Animals board members holding a recognition from the City of Agoura Hills
30 years of serviceHealthcare for Homeless Animals recognized by the City of Agoura Hills.
Nine Healthcare for Homeless Animals board members standing in a row, all dressed in black
Our boardThe Healthcare for Homeless Animals board of directors, all volunteers.
Illustration of a volunteer in a green Healthcare for Homeless Animals shirt holding a bin of plastic bottles for recycling
Recycling program · IllustrationThe Healthcare for Homeless Animals recycling program turns donated cans and bottles into funds for medical care.
How to Help

Help make the next second chance possible.

Healthcare for Homeless Animals is powered by a community that chooses to care.

One-time gifts help fund medical needs such as exams, diagnostics, medication, dental care, surgery, and recovery support for shelter animals at Agoura Animal Care Center.

Monthly support is especially meaningful because it gives Healthcare for Homeless Animals a dependable foundation to respond when animals need care throughout the year.

Become a Monthly Supporter Make a Donation
Meet the Animals

There are many ways to help

  • Make a one-time gift
  • Become a monthly supporter
  • Adopt
  • Foster
  • Volunteer
  • Visit the animals at Agoura Animal Care Center
  • Share their stories

Every gift, every adoption, every foster home, and every person who shares an animal’s story helps move another shelter animal closer to home.

Optional Reader Call to Action

Copy for your story, if space allows

Want to help? Healthcare for Homeless Animals is a 100% volunteer-run nonprofit that funds medical care for shelter animals at Agoura Animal Care Center. One-time and monthly gifts help fund exams, diagnostics, medication, surgery, dental care, and recovery support. You can also make a difference by adopting, fostering, volunteering, or simply sharing an animal’s story.

healthcareforhomelessanimals.org

Media Resources

Logos + approved brand assets

Official Healthcare for Homeless Animals logos, colors, organization descriptions, photography guidance, and media resources are available through our Media + Brand Kit.

Download Logos + Media Assets View Our Animals
Before You Publish

Editorial notes

Official name
Healthcare for Homeless AnimalsPlease use the organization name in full in published editorial copy.
Shelter
Agoura Animal Care CenterHealthcare for Homeless Animals is an independent nonprofit and does not operate the shelter.
Medical care
Healthcare for Homeless Animals funds medical care through local veterinary partners.
Availability
Animal availability may change at any time. Please confirm featured animals shortly before publication.
Photos
Please use approved Healthcare for Homeless Animals and Agoura Animal Care Center photography only.
Press Contact

Need anything else?

If you need another photo, additional background, an animal story, or anything else for your story, we’re happy to help.

Healthcare for Homeless Animals hhaagoura@gmail.com https://www.healthcareforhomelessanimals.org
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