Many animal shelters provide welfare for animals such as keeping their vaccinations up to date while they are in the shelter and to animals that already have homes. They train their animals, do foster care, provide therapy to people with the animals, fight pet homelessness and rescue animals in the wild and animals in in homes that are not taken care of. San Diego Humane society is one of the shelters in San Diego that strive to help animals.  According to the San Diego Humane Society, "San Diego Humane Society, an open-admission shelter, is creating a more humane world by inspiring compassion and advancing the welfare of animals and people.Our lifesaving safety net has helped San Diego become the largest city in the U.S. to keep healthy and treatable animals from being euthanized." 
	Helen Woodward is also a shelter whose goal is to help animals find homes and protect them from being eunthanized. According to the Helen Woodward Animal Center, "Helen Woodward Animal Center, established in 1972, is an organization where “people help animals and animals help people.” This unique nonprofit organization benefits the community by providing educational and therapeutic programs for people, as well as humane care and adoption for homeless animals."

Animal Shelters