This holiday season, we're encouraging families that are thinking about getting a puppy to start by exploring the incredible pets waiting for homes at local shelters and rescues! By adopting, you’re giving a pet a second chance while also making room for another animal in need. Plus, every pet adopted from a shelter is already microchipped, vaccinated and spayed or neutered! Choosing adoption also ensures you aren't supporting puppy mills or irresponsible breeding. An investigation by the LA Tim

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San Diego Humane Society Rescues 40 Dogs From La Mesa Apartment Amid Shelter Capacity Crisis La Mesa, Calif. — Humane Law Enforcement officers with the San Diego Humane Society have rescued 40 dogs and puppies from an apartment in La Mesa following a welfare check by police, at a time when local shelters are already operating far beyond capacity. The rescue began on the evening of December 29, 2025, after the La Mesa Police Department conducted a welfare check on a tenant facing eviction. Author

This holiday season, you can give the greatest gift to animals in need: a second chance. Right now, hundreds of homeless pets are in our shelters, just waiting for loving homes and a brighter future. And more vulnerable animals are coming through our doors every single day. Your gift on Facebook or at https://secure.sdhumane.org/site/Donation2?df_id=25652&mfc_pref=T&25652.donation=form1 will change their lives — and it will be matched up to $500,000 by our friends at the Resource Partners Founda