Elyse Mize

When we launched Fix Our Shelters, our mission was straightforward: advocate for lawful, transparent, and compassionate municipal animal shelters. We believed communities deserved shelters that followed California law, treated animals humanely, and earned the public's trust. That mission has only grown stronger. If you've been following us this year, you already know one thing: We don't believe advocacy should only happen on social media. Real change happens through public records requests,...

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗮, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼’𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘂𝗺. This is a big win for our community. Julie has been one of the driving forces behind Fix Front Street and Fix Our Shelters, pushing for transparency, more spay & neuter, open intake, better care, and real...

As we celebrate Thanksgiving with our loved ones, we are reminded of the many shelter animals who are still waiting for a forever home....