Success Stories

Juno’s Next Chapter

At the start of 2025, a 14-month-old Terrier blend experienced an ordeal that no dog ever wants to live through — her owner passed away. In what seemed to be …

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Val’s Second Chance at Motherhood!

Val’s life went from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows all within a month. The year-old kitty had just escaped the overcrowded Los Angeles shelter system. The …

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All Star Finds Forever Fam!

Puppy Bowl athletes rarely have a tough time finding their forever homes. Everybody loves a superstar, and Helen Woodward Animal Center always sends its best to the world’s cutest game. …

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2000 Mile Rescue

Five dogs made a daring, cross country trip, this past March. Two bulldog dachshund blends, two terrier blends, and a Great Pyrenees blend all traveled from rural Tennessee to Ranch …

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Curly’s Great Recovery!

Three Doberman Pinscher-Terrier blends stared up at Helen Woodward Animal Center’s Adoptions’ staff with sad, chocolate eyes. They had lived hard lives in their six months of age. They had …

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Brown cat with black strips staring at camera.

Stevie’s Second Chance

The second Adoptions Director Kendall Schulz laid eyes on the emaciated cat that stretched before her, she knew his survival was on the line. The grey-brown tabby had been found …

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