Tag archives: animal rescue

Atlas Animal Rescue
By Steven Libowitz   |   January 27, 2026

Atlas Animal Rescue appears in the new Santa Barbara Giving List book for the first time under the clever headline “A New Leash on Life.” But one can’t help wonder: What is a dog rescue agency located up in Paso Robles doing in a book connecting philanthropists with local nonprofits, especially when there are any […]

A Wild Night Out at the Rockwood
By Richard Mineards   |   September 17, 2024

The party animals were out in force when the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network hosted A Wild Night Out at the Rockwood Woman’s Club. 200 creatively garbed guests raised around $150,000 for the popular Goleta-based organization, which has an annual budget of $1.8 million. The fun fête, emceed by auctioneer Nick Di Nieri, also featured […]

Bandit, Ann, and Abe
By Gretchen Lieff   |   August 6, 2020

When you’ve been quarantined for weeks and a tree falls on your house, at least you’ve got your friends, and your dog Ferocious winds tore through Montecito that night, leaving a wake of damage and power outages. Forecasters blamed a strengthening ridge of high pressure and weak offshore gradients for producing the scary and destructive […]

The Animal Zone
By James Buckley   |   September 19, 2019

This show has become a local favorite in the two years it’s been on and is going national with a one-hour special that will be aired at 8 am on Saturday September 21 on Cox Cable Channel 4 and 1004. The Animal Zone special will feature highlights from the first two seasons including stories of […]