Greetings Volunteers, Brrr, baby it's cold outside! Last week, a Novato resident went to start his Prius, which was parked on Redwood Blvd., when he heard a suspicious mewing sound. We're so glad he took the time to check under the hood because, sure enough, there was an adorable little kitten hiding out in there! Perhaps the lil guy was trying to find a place to keep warm as the temperatures dipped dramatically at night. It took two Animal Services Officers and a member of our maintenance crew more than an hour (and a whole lot [...]

Greetings Volunteers, Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you get to visit with family, friends, and companion animals. It's a great time of year to soak in the spirit of thankfulness, giving, and gratitude. All of us on staff are beyond grateful to all the Marin Humane volunteers!! You amaze and inspire us every day :). Shelter update: We currently have 200 animals in our care: 61 animals in foster and 139 animals in the shelter/Kitty Corner. Our residents include: 17 dogs, 1 puppy, 45 cats, 34 kittens, 7 rabbits, 11 guinea pigs, 16 rodents, 3 reptiles, and [...]

Greetings volunteers! We hope everyone had a treat-filled Halloween! There were some fantastic adoptions this past week, but perhaps none as special as the adoption of Sassafras! Sassafras came into the shelter in July, and along with several other dogs, presented with distemper. Dr. Belinda Evans, our Director of Shelter Medicine, said this about Sassafras: “It is thanks to the very hard work of the Veterinary Assistants (Lizzie, Stephanie, Linda, and Barb) and Animal Care staff, along with the wonderful San Quentin handlers, that this girl (and the other distemper dogs which will hopefully be going up [...]