Napa Humane and PVAR Unite for a Successful Spay/Neuter Event

At Napa Humane, we are thrilled to collaborate with amazing organizations to make a real difference for animals. Recently, we had the pleasure of partnering with Pope Valley Animal Rescue (PVAR) to host a weekend spay/neuter event.  PVAR has long wanted to host spay/neuter days in their community for both owned pets and community cats. Keep Reading

Celebrating a Milestone in Napa Humane History!

34 years ago, in 1990, Napa Humane made a transformative leap by acquiring a fully-equipped veterinary clinic on California Boulevard in Napa. This pivotal moment allowed us to convert the facility into a high-volume, high quality, affordable spay/neuter clinic, significantly impacting pet overpopulation in our community. Today, the Napa Humane Clinic is staffed by licensedKeep Reading

Making a Difference This Kitten Season

As the days lengthen and temperatures rise, we at Napa Humane prepare for a critical time of year, kitten season. This period, marked by a surge in kitten births, brings challenges (and of course a little joy) to animal welfare organizations. Between 2021 – 2023, Napa Humane altered 2,506 Community Cats.  This year, Napa Humane’sKeep Reading

The PAS Initiative: Supporting Pets and Their Guardians

Though less than a year old, Napa Humane’s PAS (Pet Assistance and Support) initiative is already having an amazing impact on pets (and their guardians) of our unhoused community. Our PAS program is a partnership with Napa County Department of Housing & Homeless Services to provide services for the pets of the unhoused. Napa Humane’sKeep Reading

Enhancing Our Community Outreach: Meet our Bilingual Pet Education Associate Sofia!

We are thrilled to start an exciting new chapter for Napa Humane!  Thanks to The David and Jane Gotelli Family Fund, a Field of Interest Fund of Napa Valley Community Foundation, we have the funds to create an important new staff position – Bilingual Pet Education Associate. We are so excited to welcome Sofia Vargas,Keep Reading

Saving Lives and Opening Doors

Though less than a year old, Napa Humane’s new Shelter Medicine and PAWS initiatives are already having an amazing impact on local shelter animals and pets of our unhoused community. By stepping in to assist our most vulnerable furry friends, we are dramatically improving their lives as well as their human connections. Our PAWS programKeep Reading

A Month in the Life of Napa Humane

February may be the shortest month of the year, but you wouldn’t know it from all the activity at Napa Humane. Clinic Staffing We have hired a new Clinic Assistant Manager, Hayley, who comes to us with management and animal welfare experience. I am beyond excited to add this depth to the Clinic team, andKeep Reading

Napa Humane’s Big 3 from 2023

2023 was definitely one to remember. As Napa Humane celebrated 50 years – half a century! – of caring for animals in our community, we also launched three exciting new programs to serve our local pets. Dog training classes, shelter medicine, and case management for pets of Napa Valley’s unhoused now round out Napa Humane’sKeep Reading

50 Years: How Times Have Changed

A Golden Milestone in Compassion and Changes Animal Welfare In 1973, the year Napa Humane was founded, Richard Nixon was the President and a gallon of gas cost $0.39. How times have changed! Back then, dogs were rarely purchased or adopted – usually people just knew someone whose dog had puppies. Dogs often spent mostKeep Reading

Meet Napa Humane’s New Pet Education Manager

Meet Napa Humane’s New Pet Education Manager As we mentioned a while back, Napa Humane is launching a new dog training program to help address one of the leading causes of canine surrenders at the shelter: behavioral issues. Proper training makes it easier (and therefore much more likely) for dogs to get the exercise andKeep Reading