Tag archives: SB Humane

Turkeys with Angel Wings
By Richard Mineards   |   December 10, 2024

The Veterans’ Memorial Building, just a tiara’s toss from Stearns Wharf, was socially gridlocked when 600 needy guests descended on the oceanside locale for the fifth annual Thanksgiving lunch organized by Adam’s Angels, founded by Douglas Elliman realtor Adam McKaig. More than 350 pounds of turkey breast bought at Shalhoob’s found its way to the […]

FurBall Gets the Green Light
By Richard Mineards   |   September 17, 2024

It was paws for thought when Santa Barbara Humane hosted its second annual gala The Great Gatsby FurBall at the Hilton, with 250 guests raising around $200,000 for the 136-year-old organization which, in its illustrious history, has helped more than one million animals find homes and has provided low cost veterinary care, their two campuses […]

A Purr-fect Evening
By Richard Mineards   |   September 19, 2023

Santa Barbara Humane, founded in 1887 and the fourth-oldest animal welfare organization in the United States, went to the doge when it held its first-ever gala An Evening in Venice at the Hilton, attracting 267 guests and raising more than $250,000. The beastly bash, designed by local party planner Rebecca Gigandet and chaired by Susan […]

Talking TLC with SB Humane
By Joanne A Calitri   |   April 4, 2023

This week we visited with Kerri Burns, CEO of SB Humane and her team of CFO Paige Van Tuyl, and COO Dori Villalon at the Santa Barbara location on Overpass Road. The four-acre property holds a veterinary clinic and surgery center, food, lodging and training of dogs, a cat hotel, and offers shelter during local disasters […]