Graphics Editor Sean Michaels

Making a Difference: Project HumaneKind’s Impact

Since 2023, Project HumaneKind has fostered awareness and respect for animals. With your support, we have reached nearly 3,000 Students and Community Members through:

• Humane Education 
• Advocacy programs
• Emergency Pet Assistance

Collaborations include organizations such as: Pets In Need, Jasper Ridge Farm, and Pink Paws For The Cause, as well as local schools and businesses such as the Sheraton Palo Alto. For a list of our wonderful donors and sponsors, click here. 

Paws, Paints, and Kids

Registration is now open for “Paws & Paintbrushes with Project HumaneKind,” starting Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at the Saratoga Recreation Youth Center! This six-session program for kids aged 8–12 combines art and animal advocacy, allowing young artists to meet shelter animals and create beautiful paintings or sculptures inspired by their furry friends. With guidance from talented art teachers Vandana Pawar and Zohreh Safdari, participants will learn the value of compassion and empathy for animals through creative expression. Don’t wait—secure your spot today! Register here.

Farewell, Perry - A Very Special Palo Alto Donkey

Memorial Service Sunday, February 2, 2:00 p.m. at Bol Park

Perry, a donkey who spent many of his thirty years at Bol Park in Palo Alto, has died. Children and adults alike had the pleasure of getting to know Perry during his weekly Sunday outings at the park. The community embraced this special donkey and his gentle presence.



Perry came to fame as the model for Donkey in the animated Shrek movies, a wildly successful franchise. Perry has been featured in the New Yorker magazine and the New York Times.

Though he was paid a small bit for his modeling work for the movies, he has been unacknowledged officially on screen, and Stanford students have attempted to get the movie makers to provide a screen credit. Come on, DreamWorks—pony up! In the meantime, Perry may be blissfully grazing a heavenly fare, sharing a pasture with his other departed equine friends somewhere in the sky.