Who we are

Topanga Animal Rescue

Purpose
Topanga Animal Rescue provides fostering and placement services for lost or abandoned domestic animals in the Topanga area. It provides immediate medical field triage and treatment for domestic and wild animals in Topanga as well as providing local sliding scale spay and neuter clinics for domestic animals in Topanga. It fosters community education programs concerning the responsibilities of domestic animal care and ownership. This organization  also serves as center for training of volunteers and veterinary professionals in emergency animal handling and restraint through out the county.

Need
While Topanga Canyon is home to over 12,000 people it sits in the middle of over 11,000 acres of undeveloped State and Federal park land in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Topanga Canyon Boulevard is also a major route between the San Fernando Valley and the Coast. Over 20,000 cars per day travel in the canyon. The juxtaposition of people, wild animals and cars creates and an environment that endangers domestic animals. Over 200 domestic animals are hit by cars, attacked by wild animals and abandoned in Topanga. Much of this could be prevented by an effective spay and neuter program and domestic animal care education. For those incidents of animals injured and abandoned that cannot be prevented, an emergency medical triage and treatment program is essential to well being of these animals and the safety of the community.

History
For the past 20 years the Topanga Animal Rescue has operated as a loose coalition of veterinary professionals and concerned citizens delivering immediate medical triage and treatment to animals in Topanga. This dedicated group of volunteers saw a need to move beyond just treating injured animals to preventing these accidents. Topanga Animal Rescue is a 501c3 non-profit organization.

Services to be provided
• Immediate medical triage of injured animals
• Training for volunteers in emergency animal handling and restraint
• Community education in the responsibilities of domestic animal care and ownership