The lifesaving flight comes as Riverside County animal shelters are still overburdened with pets that need homes.
The donation will help the Animal Action League reach more pet owners who otherwise lack access to vital spay and neutering services.
Shelters remain overcrowded, forcing animal officials to relocate dogs across the country in search of new homes.
California's second annual free Adopt-a-Pet Day is coming to Riverside County, where shelters are over capacity with more than 1,000 dogs.
The county, which houses 35,000 pets per year, will start hiring dozens of positions to support the goal of a no-kill shelter community.
Plus, pet owners will get two freebies that could make it easier to reunite with lost pets.
Coinciding with both of the Coachella music festival weekends, the county is waiving fees for adoptions.
Riverside County will offer free dog and cat adoptions this Saturday at all three of its shelters.
Cooling centers provide a break from the October heat wave. Officials hope allowing pets will encourage more people to seek relief.
A zoo in Palm Desert helped care for dozens of animals after they were evacuated from Big Bear Alpine Zoo.
Cal Fire crews took in a pit bull they found wandering around a Beaumont command post, and he may be looking for a new forever home.
A committee was established to address concerns.
Riverside County shelters are currently very full, so many of the canines will likely be rehomed out of state.
The county is embarking on a "5,000 Cats Challenge" to increase "live outcomes" for the felines.
All pet adoptions are free on Saturday, Dec. 16, at three county shelter locations.
Riverside firefighters Saturday rescued a horse that fell into the Gage Canal off Jackson Street with its rider.
Prior to Friday's reopening, the animal campus had been shuttered since the first half of 2020.
Thursday's clinic is open to residents from all communities.
Angelo and Shelley Castellino were living in San Diego when their cat Butters wandered away from their property in 2011 and never returned.
The cats, which were living in an apartment, are healthy and in need of adoption or fostering.
Dog and cat lovers in the Inland Empire are invited to register for the Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Annual Pet Walk around Fairmount Park.
"Just seeing her look around on TV, it looked like she was looking for us still," said Segura. "It was heartbreaking."
An outbreak of the bacterial infection streptococcus zoopidemicus, or "strep zoo," began this month at RivCo's largest animal shelter.
The Jurupa Valley shelter has more than 175 dogs and more than 230 cats. The Thousand Palms facility has more than 180 dogs and 36 cats.
The dogs' owner, a Cabazon woman in her 80s, had been keeping all 72 of the small pooches inside her residence, RivCo officials said.
She thought her dog jumped on her in the night and reached to push it away. Then, it spread its wings.
The Coachella Valley-based Guide Dogs of the Desert is in need of potential foster families for puppies.
The Riverside County Animal Services centers were packed this week as residents and rescue groups raced to adopt red-listed dogs and cats.
The impounded dogs were on a 10-day quarantine following an attack and biting incident, officials say.
Nationally recognized nonprofit Jordan's Way will be at Banning's ARE Animal Rescue from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m Wednesday.
"This was not an animal cruelty situation ... but a situation where someone clearly was overwhelmed with unaltered dogs," officials say.
The event is part of the "Live Large" campaign that was launched by Best Friends Animal Society to promote the adoption of big dogs.
It took old-time ingenuity and a red bedsheet to get 6-month-old Rudy out of a Riverside County chimney.
"They're now ready to start their new lives in loving homes ... ."
The shelter at 2444 Charles Street officially opens July 1.
Although the dogs' elderly owners could have faced animal cruelty charges, cooperation for the sake of the animals was reached.
The starving animal didn't have a chance until the equestrian community came to her rescue.
An estimated three dozen wild burros in the region have died, and horse owners are warned to check in with their veterinarians.
The incident is a stark reminder of the hazards of fireworks.
The funding is to be used to help pet parents afford spay and neuter services, vaccination and microchipping.