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In 2020, Helen Woodward Animal Center introduced a program called AniMeals Relief to offer a two week supply of dog and/or cat food for individuals that have been laid off due to the COVID-19 outbreak. As of June 2020, the program provided more than 42,000 lbs of food to more than 3,000 families in need within San Diego County.
San Diego Humane Society and SPCA was organized on March 10, 1880 by George W. Marston and George W. Hazzard, and is the oldest and largest humane society in San Diego County. 54 years later the organization signed a contract with the City of San Diego to run the shelter under the supervision of San Diego County Department of Health.
The Animal Protection and Rescue League (APRL) is an American grassroots animal rights organization, founded in 2003, based in California's San Diego and Orange Counties. APRL was founded in San Diego by animal rights activists Bryan Pease and Kath Rogers as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit national organization. [ 1 ]
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Petco originated when Walter Evans, a co-owner of a Missouri-based distributor of pet supplies and products [8] called United Pharmacal Company (UPCO), moved to San Diego County, California. In San Diego County in 1965, Evans initially set up a mail-order veterinary supply business with five associates. He became the company's first CEO. [9]
In 2019, Best Friends Animal Society and Southern Utah University began a partnership that included a new certificate program at SUU that included coursework on how to set up and run a no-kill animal shelter. [15] In 2020, NASCAR driver Alex Bowman added a Best Friends Animal Society paint scheme to his stock car to raise support for animal rescue.
Embery was inducted into the San Diego County Women's Hall of Fame in 2007. [8] Outstanding Celebrity Philanthropist – Rotary International, San Diego Chapter [9] Distinguished Alumna Award – Eastern Illinois University 1998 [10] Cool Women – Girl Scouts of San Diego 2012 [11] Women Who Mean Business Community Service Award – 2015 [12]
Calvin Coolidge Worthington (November 27, 1920 – September 8, 2013) was an American car dealer, best known in Southern California and other locations along the West Coast of the United States for his offbeat radio and television advertisements for his Worthington Dealership Group, a car dealership chain that covered the western and southwestern U.S. at its peak, and later for his minor ...