Lange Foundation

[1][2] Founder Gillian Lange is a recipient of the City of Los Angeles St. Francis of Assisi Award in recognition of her work on behalf of abandoned and neglected animals since 1974.

The staff at the Lange Foundation have spent the majority of their lives working with animals in a rescue or veterinary setting.

The animals at Lange Foundation are housed in open enclosures, with room to walk, stretch, jump, and play.

To further this aim, Lange Foundation supports the trap–neuter–return policy, an effort to reduce the number of feral cats in LA county through sterilization.

Duties of volunteers include walking dogs, socializing cats, attending adoption events, and helping with the general upkeep of the kennel.

Lange Foundation tries to dispel the myth that a positive FIV status makes a cat unworthy of adoption.

[10] In an effort to counter this unfounded discrimination, the Lange Foundation website explains how black cats have often been viewed as sources of good luck throughout history.

[11] In addition to the kennel on Sepulveda Boulevard, Lange Foundation has established St. Bonnie's sanctuary, a 4.5-acre (18,000 m2) property located in the community of Canyon Country in Santa Clarita, California.