Humane Society of Silicon Valley Oohs and Awes

Whew! It has a been a busy few weeks, and more to come with Thanksgiving & Christmas! I hope you will all forgive us for not being able to keep up.

On that note, we attempted to start our Christmas shopping last weekend in Los Altos. We visited a European Lifestyle store called Maria's. The store is filled with fun antiques, dinnerware, bedding from France, England & Italy. We did not end up purchasing anything but did speak with the wonderful owner. Her two dogs, a Terrier and a white dog (perhaps a Maltese) were barking in Italian, greeting all who approached them as they guarded the cash register.

November Events

Check out all the upcoming events!

Pets In Need

Fabulous Feline Fridays!Starting June 25th, each Friday all adoptions for kittens and cats up to three years old will be half off, and cats over three years old will be FREE!

Adoption Hours:
Thursday through Saturday 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Sunday 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM


Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA

Shelter Hours

11 am to 7 pm, Monday through Friday
11 am to 6 pm, Saturday and Sunday
Closed all major holidays

Winter Warmth

Hello Fabulous friends,

Fall is here and soon enough we will all be reminded on how chilly it can get! (and how desperately we wish for those summer days to come sooner) We were thinking about Fall, the holidays, snow, etc. and was reminded of an entry we've read on the Be the Change for Animals website.

With the winter season coming up, we wanted to let everyone know about a great way to get rid of old blankets, towels, pet beds, pet toys... Instead of throwing those items away, donate them to your local animal shelter!

Black Cats & Halloween Superstitions

Depending on where you are in the world, black cats can be considered bad luck or good luck. Growing up in California, superstitions have influenced us to believe that a black cat crossing your path was a sign of bad luck. This belief doesn't strictly apply to California. Movies and television shows portray these ebony colored felines as creatures of the night, pairing them with halloween, witchcraft, demons and the list goes on to associating them with being symbols of evil. 

Yup, pretty scary.

Halloween decor is not complete until you have the traditional arched-backed, hissing black cat on your lawn.  While doing a quick Google search on “Halloween black cat décor,” it yielded a result from the Oriental Trading Company with the items' decription: “Send chills down your guest's spine with spooktacular black cat decor.”

To that I say, What a Shame.

October is National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month!

We were excited to find out that this month is dedicated to shelter dogs to find homes! Thank you to the American Humane Association for promoting awareness for all the beautiful dogs waiting to be adopted.

If only we could adopt a dog :( Definitely once we move into a house where our dog can have enough space to run or just lay around. We want to make sure we are ready for the responsibility and will be able to provide him/her with all the love, care and joy we can provide.

Kitties Everywhere!!

Over the weekend we met the wonderful Lucy from Humanimal Connection. She has been working with the organization for a few years now, has adopted five cats of her own and dedicates a lot of her time and love to help the kitties under their care. With over 57 cats, it can be overwhelming to take care of them all but with the help of volunteers they are able to keep the kitties in good spirits as they wait for their families to find them.

"I didn't know they had kittens here"

A couple of weeks ago, Nick and I walked into the San Mateo Pet Supply for kitty litter when we made our discovery. We've been there a few times before and never ever noticed that they had kittens waiting to be adopted! If we knew about this place when we were looking to adopt, it definitely would have been a great place to take a look.

This place has the CUTEST kitties I've ever seen! Humanimal Connection, a nonprofit, no-kill organization houses their kittens at San Mateo Pet (and Petco on 520 Woodside Rd in Redwood City). There's a pair of Russian Blue kittens that are just precious and I could not believe that they were still waiting in their cage when we went back two weeks later.

Instead of me rambling on about how cute their kittens are, you can check them out for yourself!