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It’s the night when San Diego’s animal lovers gather for a party that saves lives. Your Rancho Coastal Humane Society’s “Celebration of Second Chances” was held on Saturday evening, October 22nd at the Del Mar Country Club at 6001 Country Club Drive in Rancho Santa Fe. This year’s theme was “Planning for the Future – […]

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One night each year San Diego’s animal lovers gather for a party that saves lives. Your Rancho Coastal Humane Society is once again hosting the “Celebration of Second Chances.” This year’s event will take place on Saturday evening, October 22 at the Del Mar Country Club at 6001 Country Club Drive in Rancho Santa Fe. […]

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Recent flooding in Louisiana has left families and their pets homeless. A partnership of San Diego animal rescue organizations is scheduled to receive an estimated 40 to 70 of the Louisiana flood dogs on Friday, September 23rd in an operation called “Flooded With Love.” The dogs will leave Lafayette, Louisiana aboard a “Wings of Rescue” […]

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Hart is the Carmel Valley Life Pet of the Month at your Rancho Coastal Humane Society. He’s a 3 year old, 67 pound, Belgian Malinois mix. The volunteers in the kennels describe Hart as a “free spirit.” He’s a dog that would love to take you on lots of adventures and explore his surroundings. Hart […]

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Darla is the Carmel Valley Life Pet of the Month at your Rancho Coastal Humane Society. She’s a 3 month old, 3-1/2 pound, Domestic Short Hair kitten with a Calico coat. Darla is a typical, playful kitten. Without warning she might break into “kitty zooms” all around your house. Five minutes later you could find […]

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Cora is the Carmel Valley Life Pet of the Month at your Rancho Coastal Humane Society. She’s a 6 month old, 8 pound, Dachshund / Terrier mix. Cora is still a puppy. She was living in a home with several other dogs. Her family realized that she wasn’t getting the time and attention that a […]

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38,625 pounds of donated Nature’s Recipe donated puppy food was delivered to your Rancho Coastal Humane Society (RCHS) at 389 Requeza Street in Encinitas on Friday, July 8th. The food will be distributed to animal rescue groups throughout southern California. “This is the largest pet food donation in the 56 year history of your Rancho Coastal […]

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There’s nothing independent about Independence Day for a family whose pet runs away. Your Rancho Coastal Humane Society is reminding owners that more American pets run away on the 4th of July than any other day. “Prevention is the key,” says RCHS spokesman John Van Zante. “Fireworks are loud and confusing. The noise echoes. No matter […]

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Please be aware of the heat danger to pets and humans during this current heat wave. Since I knew we had a hot week ahead, I put a thermometer in my pickup truck this weekend here at your Rancho Coastal Humane Society. We’re about a mile from the beach in Encinitas. It leaped from 80 to […]

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Kali is the Carmel Valley Life Pet of the Month at your Rancho Coastal Humane Society. She’s a 7 year old, 8-1/2 pound, Domestic Short Hair Calico. Kali was found living in a cat colony, but it was clear that she was a house cat that had recently been dumped there. She wasn’t able to […]

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