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Helen Woodward Animal Center

SAN DIEGO ANIMAL SHELTER

Where People Help Animals, and Animals Help People

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GET INVOLVED

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Adopt a Dog

See all of our dogs and puppies currently looking for their forever homes.

View Adoptable Dogs

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Adopt a Cat

Get to know all of our adorable cats and kittens currently available for adoption.

View Adoptable Cats

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Volunteer

Learn more about volunteering at Helen Woodward Animal Center.

How You Can Help

Who We Are

Helen Woodward Animal Center, established in 1972, is an organization where “people help animals and animals help people.” This unique nonprofit organization benefits the community by providing educational and therapeutic programs for people, as well as humane care and adoption for homeless animals.

Helen Woodward Animal Center’s passionate belief that animals help people and people help animals, through trust, unconditional love, and respect, creates a legacy of caring. Sharing this philosophy with others, the Center inspires and teaches, locally and globally, the importance of the animal-human bond.

Learn More About Us

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Our Impact

2,805

Pets transported from shelters in 2023

2,938

Pets adopted in 2023

613,260

Pet food meals served by AniMeals 2023

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Your  Impact

Helen Woodward Animal Center would not have been able to make an impact in so many animal lives without your donations. See how each of your donations helps below.

$100

Provides Emergency Medical Care to Save a Pet’s Life

Donate $100

$75

Helps Transport a Pet From Another Facility

Donate $75

$25

Provides Life Saving Vaccines For Our Pets

Donate $25