Best Friends Animal Society in Los Angeles is a community outreach and advocacy program. Silva and Francis Battista, two of the original founders of the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah launched L.A. Programs in 1991. From those first grassroots steps, which included assistance to animal victims of fires, riots and the Northridge earthquake, Best Friends - L.A. Programs has grown to become one of the most influential and effective animal welfare organizations in the L.A. area. Best …

New Meetup! Volunteers Wanted for this Newly Forming Group! **Currently focusing on support for the Moreno Valley Animal Shelter** Mission We aspire to aid all Inland Empire animal shelters in becoming "No Kill" facilities. Vision We are volunteers, advocates and community allies who support animal shelters, shelter staff and the humane treatment of animals within the Inland Empire. We strive to assist local shelters with increasing pet adoptions, expanding volunteer programs, excellerating pet …

Welcome! This group is designed for professional animal lovers in the positive, "green" and non-aversive, pet care services and products businesses. Please read to the bottom of this page and then JOIN US there, or read to the bottom of the page and click on the red JOIN US button in the upper right-hand corner. If you put animal welfare at the top of your agenda AND demonstrate that through your business, practice or group, we welcome your application. Here are some of the benefits to your busi …

We are a group of local people who help homeless dogs and cats find good homes. We coordinate with city shelters and local rescue groups to provide foster homes, adoption assistance, medical services,etc, for local animals in need. We are a 501C3 nonprofit organization. Our members each contribute in their own special way based on thier skills and interest. We find our work to be very rewarding. It's great to see animals and their new owners live richer lives as a result of our efforts.

Our Lesbian group is intended for members to meet like minded women (and those who love us). We embrace, support & respect each other in whatever way that we each choose to identify: Butch, Stone Butch, Transgender, Femme, Stone Femme... what's YOUR label? We celebrate our fabulous Lesbian energy that all encompasses that lifestyle. Singles & couples are welcome. This group is all inclusive no matter how you identify. We will strive for a variety of events: picnics, brunches, wine tasting, dinne …

Are you a young (20s and 30s) resident of eastside LA? Loving Los Feliz, excited about Echo Park, dominating Downtown, salivate for Silverlake..I could go on and on, but you get my point, right? If you (and your friends) live in or just love the eastside of LA and are looking to meet other fun young people, you're in the right place! We started this meetup group for a number of reasons: We love our neighborhood and all of the eastside neighborhoods because they have so much to offer! It can nev …

Über Mammoth Ski & Board, a skiing & snowboarding group, is a new online MeetUp community of active skiers and snowboarders (primarily southern California) interested in enjoying the best of coordinated condo-sharing weekends plus at Mammoth Mountain, our favorite winter resort. READY? If your idea of fashionable winter attire includes a powder skirt, gore-tex®, goggles, layers, and a season pass, then you've found your people! MEMBERS: Via MeetUp and word of mouth, we are building a core grou …

We are a group of Beagle lovers in the Los Angeles and Orange County areas. We like to visit our local dog parks and hike our dog-friendly trails and canyons. Beagles, other canine friends and humans throughout SoCal are welcome to join in the fun. Expect beagle meetups in various cities in and around LA/OC. Always looking for assistant organizers to help organize a beagle meetup in your city!

This meet-up is open to all; those who are new or experienced on the shamanistic path.  It is a group that merges the wisdom of the past with the desires of the present day to connect with something deeper.  We gather to practice shamanism, natural spirituality, and bring back our connection with a sacred Earth. This is an open-hearted group of folks who perhaps have heard about shamanism or have been hearing the Earth's spiritual call, or perhaps have had training and seek to gather with others …

Our Butch-Femme group is intended for members to meet like minded members that embrace the Butch-Femme dynamics (and those who love us). We embrace, support & respect each other in whatever way that we each choose to identify: Butch, Stone Butch, Transgender, Femme, Stone Femme. We celebrate the Butch-Femme dynamics and the fabulous energy that all encompasses that lifestyle. Singles & couples are welcome. This group is all inclusive whether you identify as male or female (Butches, Trans & Sto …

CAPS Mission Statement Founded by President Deborah Howard in 1992, the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS) is the only national nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to protecting companion animals from cruelty in pet shops and puppy mills. CAPS actively addresses the abuse and suffering of pet shop and puppy mill dogs through investigations, education, media relations, legislative involvement, puppy mill dog rescues, consumer assistance and pet industry employee relations. What i …