8th Annual Pet Days: Learn about caring for pets; receive information on procedures like spaying, neutering and microchipping; and maybe find your next best friend. 9 a.m.-3 Sunday, Jan. 21. Orange County Marketplace at the Orange County Fair & Expo Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. $2 admission will be waived with a donation of items to help animals and get free admission. Items include paper towels, bleach, cat litter, potty pads, gift cards, cash and fresh, new pet food (nothing opened or human). ocmarketplace.com
Dine and donate: Help shelter pets at spcaLA while enjoying a meal. Thursday, Feb. 8: Twenty percent of your bill will be donated to the shelter. Show flyer (available at spcaLA.com) electronically or printed.
- 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25. California Grill, 6751 Painter Ave., Whittier
- 6:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8. Polly’s Pies, 3464 Katella Ave., Los Alamitos
Valentine at Subaru Loves Pets Valentine Adoption: Find your next best friend at this event presented by 95.5 KLOS and hosted by spcaLA. Frosty’s Dogs Rock Walk is a fun, 1.5-mile stroll through the shelter and El Dorado Park, just across Spring Street. Following that are pet adoptions, fun booths, prizes, giveaways and more! Register for Frosty’s Dogs Rock at spcala.com. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 (walk, 9 a.m.; adoptions, 10 a.m.), P.D. Pitchford Companion Animal Village and Education Center, 7700 E. Spring St., Long Beach
Order a tile, help a pet (or several): Buy a tile that will be installed at one of spcaLA’s shelters (P.D. Pitchford Companion Animal Village and Education Center, 7700 E. Spring St., Long Beach; and the South Bay Pet Adoption Center, 12910 Yukon Ave., Hawthorne). Proceeds from tile sales help the shelter’s animals. If you’d like a tile that will be installed in 2018, your order must be placed by Wednesday, Jan. 31. Tiles can honor a loved one, a beloved pet or given as gifts. Prices range from $50 to $500. Order at spcala.com.