About Us

Much Love Animal Rescue is a 100% non-profit, no-kill organization dedicated to reducing overpopulation, abuse and neglect of domestic animals. Much Love is run entirely by like-minded professionals who volunteer their time and resources to help save the lives of these animals. Since 2000, we have successfully placed over 2,000 animals in loving homes.

We are a 501c3 non-profit. Our Tax ID# is 95-4765624.

Much Love is dedicated to the following goals:
  • Rescuing stray animals from animal shelters who have not been adopted and are scheduled to be euthanized. Much Love takes the animals who have been in the shelters the longest and will die unless rescued
  • Securing a no-kill facility where rescued pets can be safely sheltered without the threat of euthanization until we find adoptive parents for them (Goal for 2010)
  • Providing medical care to neglected, abused and injured animals
  • Rehabilitating hard-to-adopt animals and finding them loving homes
  • Promoting the importance of spaying and neutering pets in order to drastically reduce the number of unwanted animals on the street (It’s the LAW in Los Angeles to spay and neuter your pets!!!)
  • Educating children and adults alike on responsible pet guardianship

Why we do it
4 million animals are euthanized each year in the United States.
That is 300,000 a month
Over 11,000 each day
Much Love works tirelessly to decrease this statistic.

What we do
Our primary focus is finding safe, loving homes for unwanted, neglected and/or abused animals. We rescue dogs and cats from Los Angeles area shelters who could be loving pets, but are about to be put to sleep due to overcrowding, illness or disease.

Much Love spays or neuters every animal we take in, gives them required innoculations and microchips each animal to ensure if they are ever lost, we will always be contacted.

Much Love takes particular care in placing our animals, pure and mixed breed alike. Our screening process includes a three-page application, reference checks and a visit to the potential owner’s home to ensure the home and family is compatible with the pet’s needs and our requirements. We ask adoptive owners to sign a detailed contract obliging them to give the animal a loving home.

How we do it
Much Love is run entirely by volunteers who are dedicated to raising funds, fostering and caring for the animals and participating in weekend mobile adoptions until homes are found for these amazing pets.

Much Love also relies heavily on our foster program which introduces animals into a family environment and gives them the love they crave.  All of our cats are in foster homes and our dogs are either in foster homes or doggie daycares.

Much Love has weekly mobile adoptions for our animals where we show off our animal friends and interview potential parents.



FOUNDER
Niki Wior

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Nikki Ferraro
Ruthanne Secunda
Susan Hartling
Christine Ouimette
Stacy Bodell
Dr. Frank Lavac, D.V.M.
Dr. Erin Wilson, D.V.M.

MUCH LOVE COORDINATOR
Christine DeVera

BOARD OF ADVISORS
Dr. Phil Cauldwell, D.V.M.
Dr. Alexis Cox, D.V.M.
Dr. Dana DePerno, D.V.M.
Andrew Galker, Esq.
Dr. Karen Heard, D.V.M.
Theresa Macellaro
Cesar Millan
Dr. Kevin Schlanger, D.V.M.
Dr. Joseph Szanto, D.V.M.

HONORARY BOARD
Drew Barrymore
Lake Bell
Julie Bowen
Johnny Depp
Janeane Garofalo
Elon Gold
Pam Grier
Rachael Harris
Tea Leoni
Mary Tyler Moore
Kevin Nealon
Caroline Rhea
Bob Saget
Alicia Silverstone
Tori Spelling & Dean McDermott
Jonathan Silverman
Sherry Stringfield
Charlize Theron

GUARDIAN ANGELS
Peter Benedek
Diana & Kevin Cahill
Cindy Chvatal
Healy & Gary Cosey
Jacob Fenton
Tracey Jacobs
Lost Planet
Steve McPherson
Dean Michaels
Sue Naegle
Maria & Wolfgang Petersen
Andrea Pett Joseph
Cynthia Pett Dante
Mike Rauch & Becky Arntzen
Alex Tabibi
Tails of Santa Monica
Paige & Matt Tomach
United Talent Agency
Dana Walden
David Wirtschafter