All six LA Animal Services centers are open (by appointment only)
Southern California is home to numerous rescue groups, including those that focus on specific breeds
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They number in the thousands, if not the millions, but far fewer ballads are written about the magical and heart-true moment when you lock eyes with an animal in need.
If you were to pen such a poochful paean, you might somehow work May 20 into the lyrics, for that s the day when we paws, er, pause to think about rescue dogs, the pups in shelters and other places that can t be defined as their permanent homes.