$7.5 million Maricopa County grant will help build new shelter, housing units in Phoenix

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved $7.5 million for the City of Phoenix Office of Homelessness to provide emergency shelter, temporary transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing to individuals experiencing homelessness. . Senior Bridge will develop and operate temporary transitional housing and permanent supportive housing to support seniors ages 55 and older who earn […]

Head of L.A. Animal Services steps down amid shelter troubles

The Los Angeles City Commissioner who oversees animal shelters is resigning, according to a city email sent Monday to animal shelter volunteers and rescue groups. Stacey Daines resigned effective Nov. 30, assistant general manager Annette Ramirez wrote in an email reviewed by the Times. Ramirez wrote that he was appointed interim general manager by Mayor […]

A look inside Maricopa County’s new animal shelter in Mesa

Mesa (AZ Family)– Maricopa County just reopened a new 84,000 square foot animal shelter in Mesa. The new center has 346 kennels and 21 yards and replaces the former East Valley Shelter, which closed late last month. It was located right off Loop 101 and the Rio Salado Parkway. Simone Cucurullo’s family from Arizona met […]

Critics Slam Lily Allen For Returning Dog To Shelter

Lily Allen has infuriated critics after admitting she had to return her dog to a shelter after it ate her passport. The famous singer and actress revealed that she gave up her family pet. “Miss Me?” Podcast On Thursday, she told fans that she was upset because her dog had chewed up her passport, so […]

Maricopa County shelter took in 233 lost dogs over holiday | News

MaAlicopa County Animal Care and Control rescued 233 stray dogs over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, a time when dogs typically end up on the streets after feeling threatened by loud fireworks. About 55 of the pets taken in from July 3 to 7 were surrendered to the county's new East Animal Shelter at […]

Maricopa County receives no–kill shelter recognition for 7th year

Due to efforts to avoid euthanasia of animals, Maricopa County Animal Care and Control has been certified as a no-kill shelter for the seventh consecutive year. Best Friends Animal Society, a nonprofit that has worked with animal shelters across the country for decades, considers an animal shelter to be “no kill” if it has a […]

New York City Hotels Score Big With Taxpayer-Funded Migrant Shelter Deals: REPORT

New York City taxpayers are reportedly set to pay more than $1 billion to house illegal immigrants and asylum seekers who cross the southern border into the United States. Of the 193 shelters being used to house migrants, about 153 are hotels, motels and inns, according to the New York Post. These facilities reportedly house […]