Love At First Sit® Initiative
The Love At First Sit® Initiative was created with one mission in mind…
…to take the initiative to help prevent animals from being relinquished or returned to animal shelters, support the rescue, rehabilitation and placement of homeless pets into forever homes, and help the people who love them. We do this by amplifying the voices and movements of those that seek to advocate for people and pets.
Whether our team has boots on the ground volunteering, partnering with charities, donating, fundraising, or using our skills and resources to further these causes collectively, we seek to contribute to their ability to fulfill their mission championing for animals and people in need. In this way, we join a movement to advocate and protect animals and people alike, helping to provide them with the opportunity to live happy, healthy, and meaningful lives that they deserve.
We want to hear from you!
We are always seeking ways to lend a helping hand! If you would like to partner with us, know a group that could use our help, or you want to join our initiative, please contact us!
How We Initiate
Fundraising Events
Community Dog Training Classes
Our ongoing Community Dog Training Classes are offered on Saturdays at Virginia Ave Park in Santa Monica. Class Proceeds are donated to various charities for people and animals, and animal shelters and rescues!
Past Beneficiaries:
Canine Companions, Beagle Freedom Project, The People Concern: k9 Connection, Pet’s Landing, Sojourn
“Donation Day, Every Day”
Fundraising Event
Love At First Sit Initiative’s “Donation Day, Every Day” community fundraising event that hosts a variety of family fun activities. Local businesses and organizations join us in helping us to raise awareness, funds, and accept donated goods for worthy causes that advocate for people and animals!
To become a sponsor, contact us!
Coming soon! Check back for official event dates and details.
Volunteer at Animal Shelters & Rescues
Santa Monica Animal Shelter
As volunteers, we provide the shelter animals with day-to-day care, enrichment, rehabilitation, and dog training to help place adoptable animals into appropriate forever homes. We also feature the shelter’s adoptables in our column “Pet of the Week” in the Santa Monica Daily Press, and provide mentoring to dog training students from Animal Behavior College to teach them to train the shelter’s dogs.
“The Santa Monica Animal Shelter is a dedicated animal shelter that continually strives to strengthen the welfare of animals by promoting humane care and treatment.” -Santa Monica animal Shelter
EZ Heart & Soul Rescue & Sanctuary
Our many volunteer efforts include marketing, publicity, fundraising, grant writing, and social media management to support the sanctuary dogs, and place the adoptable dogs into appropriate forever homes.
EZ Heart and Soul Rescue is a 501(c) 3 non-profit animal rescue and sanctuary for at-risk dogs, young to mature, with special needs or undesirable behaviors that make their re-homing options a challenge.
Partnerships With Charities
Canin Companions
We donated proceeds from our community dog training classes!
“Canine Companions — a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization — is a national organization that enhances the lives of people with disabilities by providing highly trained service dogs at no charge to the recipient.” -Canine Companions, canine.org
The Beagle Freedom Project
We donated proceeds from our community dog training classes!
The Beagle Freedom Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit animal rescue organization whose mission is to:
“EDUCATE. LEGISLATE. LIBERATE. Beagle Freedom Project is the world’s leading organization for rescuing and rehoming animals used in experimental research. Since 2010, we have liberated thousands of animals while working to end their abuse through education, advocacy, and legislation. Together, we are moving closer to a world without animal testing!” - Beagle Freedom Project
The People Concern
We donate goods, create hygiene kits, and we donated proceeds from our community dog training classes!
The People Concern is a 501(c0(3) nonprofit organization that works “to address the effects of homelessness, poverty, mental and physical illness, abuse and addiction.” Their programs include Sojourn, “providing shelter and support services to adult and child survivors of domestic violence” and the K9 Connection’s Pet Landing. A project that “provides essential care to the pets of people experiencing homelessness.”
Meals On Wheels West
We volunteer delivering meals to people in need in the Santa Monica community.
Meals on Wheels West is a 501(c) nonprofit organization providing more than just meals to the West Los Angeles California communities:
“Meals on Wheels West provides community based services that nourish and enrich the lives of our homebound neighbors of all ages by providing nutritious meals, and other services that promote independent living and wellbeing. Keeping People and Pets Together program provides pet food and emergency veterinarian treatment to the pets of our low-income clients.” - Meals On Wheels West
Union Solidarity
We support unions!
We congratulate the SAG-AFTRA and WGA unions for reaching their deal in achieving fair wages, fair contracts, and protection against AI for it’s members, ending the 118 day strike.
In solidarity and Union Strong, during the strike, we offered exclusive discounts to SAG-AFTRA and WGA members.