Tag archives: Santa Barbara Humane Society

Breaking Ground, Saving Animals
By Richard Mineards   |   August 26, 2025

Santa Barbara Humane, which was founded in 1897, truly had paws for thought when three rescue dogs were brought to the 3.98-acre site to break ground on a new $18 million addition, the first since the 1960s, which will include a new behavior center. In two years’ time, Phase Two will begin, which will quadruple […]

Pup Party
By Richard Mineards   |   September 6, 2022

Billionaire Rick Caruso’s Rosewood Miramar went to the dogs when dozens of canines invaded the tony hostelry’s Great Lawn to celebrate International Dog Day. With pet owners paying $250 to enter, all proceeds benefited the local animal shelter, Santa Barbara Humane – which has two campuses in Goleta and Santa Maria – with judges looking […]