The Amanda Foundation, a Los Angeles non-profit organization, derived their name from the Latin meaning of “Amanda”: worthy of love. As such, they “believe that all dogs and cats are worthy of love and protection.”
Since 1976, the Amanda Foundation has rescued from Los Angeles city and county shelters, accumulating a wide array of animals with different ages, histories, and medical needs. Essentially, they don’t discriminate by simply choosing “the young and healthy” pets. Despite an animals’ background, the Amanda Foundation believes they are “ready to love” regardless. Under their care, “the young, the old, the ill and abused” are granted a “safe haven while waiting to be adopted.”
All adoptable cats and dogs are displayed on their website and Instagram account @AmandaFoundation. And let me just say, they are all absolutely adorable.
Moreover, the Amanda Foundation is the only non-profit animal organization in Los Angeles to own and operate a veterinary practice--Dr. Shipp’s Animal Hospital--which is located at 351 Foothill Rd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. From the very beginning of a pet’s time with the Amanda Foundation, they are left under the care and supervision of veterinarians, Dr. Antje Hinz, Dr. Briana Mirchel, and Dr. April Rogers. The practice is not limited to strays either; anyone may bring their pet to receive medical attention at Dr. Shipp's Animal Hospital. The doctors’ expertise in addition to the “state-of-the-art veterinary equipment” leaves the animals “happy and healthy.”
The Amanda Foundation agrees that “medical bills should never be the reason a pet ends up in a shelter,” exhibiting the charity’s compassion and benevolence. For this reason, they offer low-cost, and often free, service to veterans, seniors, low-income patients, disabled patients, and other rescue groups, in a cumulative attempt to “keep dogs and cats out of shelters to begin with.”
Currently, they are trying to build a new hospital that will allow them “to save more, cure more, and teach more.” In hopes of reaching this goal, donations are accepted via their website. Visit https://www.amandafoundation.org/veterinary-hospital & https://www.amandafoundation.org/new-hospital-campaign for more information about the hospital.
In addition, the Amanda Foundation recognizes that “impounded pets” typically come from low-income areas. As a result, The Amanda Spaymobile travels to these neighborhoods, offering free spay/neuter procedures and vaccinations to pets in need. Over the past year, they have performed over 5,000 spay/neuters; with their logic, if these animals would have had a litter of 6, then they saved over 30,000 animals from an “uncertain fate” such as homelessness. Unfortunately, though, due to COVID-19, the Spaymobile has not been able to operate, but should definitely keep an eye peeled for any updates. Visit https://www.amandafoundation.org/spaymobile for more information about the Spaymobile and the importance of spay/neutering.
Further, the Amanda Foundation also runs an education program, aiming to strengthen “the bond between humans and animals” and generate a “lifelong respect for the lives of all animals.” According to their website, “caring is a learned concept,” and that’s exactly what they do: teach people how to properly care for their animals. Accordingly, they designed “Creating Compassion” to educate children, specifically, about animals and their needs.
In essence, the Amanda Foundation is an incredible, impassioned organization whose love for animals is evident through their various mediums of charity. From the animal hospital to the Spaymobile to the education program, the Amanda Foundation has made it their mission to keep all animals out of shelters and into forever homes. Thus, please donate and follow their social media @AmandaFoundation to support those who dedicate their lives to saving and nurturing animals in need.
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