{"id":235428,"date":"2026-03-25T06:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T06:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/235428\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T06:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T06:34:13","slug":"hundreds-of-thousands-raised-for-animal-nonprofit-during-escondido-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/235428\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds Of Thousands Raised For Animal Nonprofit During Escondido Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ESCONDIDO, CA \u2014 Almost 1,200 animal lovers and about 600 dogs converged on Escondido&#8217;s Kit Carson Park Saturday morning for San Diego Humane Society&#8217;s 27th Annual Walk for Animals North County.<\/p>\n<p>The event raised almost $140,000 for lifesaving programs, including animal rescue, wildlife rehabilitation and essential community support, according to SDHS officials.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Walk for Animals is more than just a stroll through the park, it is a powerful demonstration of our community&#8217;s commitment to animals in need,&#8221; SDHS President and CEO Gary Weitzman said. &#8220;Every dollar raised helps us provide a second chance for homeless pets and injured wildlife across San Diego County.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The event included a scenic, two-mile walk, pancake breakfast and vendor village featuring local pet businesses. There was also live music, dog- friendly activities and a blessing of the animals.<\/p>\n<p>The SDHS will host a Walk for Animals in San Diego on May 2 at NTC Park in Liberty Station. More information is available at sdwalkforanimals.org.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Copyright 2026, City News Service, Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ESCONDIDO, CA \u2014 Almost 1,200 animal lovers and about 600 dogs converged on Escondido&#8217;s Kit Carson Park Saturday&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":235429,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[74,76,75],"class_list":{"0":"post-235428","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-diego","8":"tag-san-diego","9":"tag-san-diego-headlines","10":"tag-san-diego-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235428\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/235429"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}