LANGE FOUNDATION

KENNEL AND SANCTUARY THE FOUNDATION'S KENNEL IN LOS ANGELES AND SANCTUARY IN CANYON COUNTRY SERVE AS HALFWAY HOMES FOR DOGS AND CATS RESCUED FROM LOS ANGELES COUNTY'S 26 OVERCROWDED PUBLIC ANIMAL SHELTERS. THE FOUNDATION IS THE ONLY RECOURSE FOR MANY OF THE DOGS AND CATS IT RESCUES THAT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE. PRIOR TO PLACEMENT, THE FOUNDATION'S PETS RECEIVE EXCEPTIONAL MEDICAL CARE AND BEHAVIORAL TRAINING, IF NEEDED. ONCE ADOPTED, THEIR PROGRESS IN THEIR NEW HOMES IS CAREFULLY MONITORED. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE ANIMALS IT RESCUES EVEN AFTER THEY FIND LOVING HOMES. DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024, 422 NEW RESCUES JOINED THE FOUNDATION'S MORE THAN 100 PREVIOUSLY RESCUED ANIMALS, AND 76 OF THE NEW RESCUES REQUIRED IMMEDIATE MEDICAL INTERVENTION.

THE FOUNDATION REMAINS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE SHELTER INTERVENTION MOVEMENT, DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE MEANINGFUL ALTERNATIVES TO PET IMPOUNDMENT FOR OWNERS FACING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. THESE INITIATIVES ARE DESIGNED TO KEEP PETS WITH THEIR FAMILIES BY OFFERING SUPPORT WHEN A LACK OF RESOURCES MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO AFFORD FOOD, VETERINARY CARE, OR REDEMPTION FEES. THE FOUNDATION EMPLOYS DEDICATED STAFF MEMBERS STATIONED WITHIN THE LANCASTER, PALMDALE, AND SAN BERNARDINO ANIMAL SHELTERS TO DELIVER DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO PET OWNERS IN NEED. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024, THE FOUNDATION COVERED REDEMPTION FEES FOR 62 PETS, ENABLING THEIR OWNERS TO RECLAIM THEM AND AVOID SURRENDER. DURING THIS SAME PERIOD, THE FOUNDATION ALSO FACILITATED VETERINARY SERVICES, INCLUDING LIFESAVING SURGICAL PROCEDURES FOR 150 PETS, AND PROVIDED FOOD AND ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES FOR 52 PETS BELONGING TO INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THROUGH THESE TARGETED INTERVENTIONS, THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO ADVANCE ITS MISSION OF REDUCING SHELTER INTAKE, SUPPORTING RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP, AND PRESERVING THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES.