Photos: Delta Pet Rescue in Acton, California
September 4, 2013
In this Aug. 29, 2013 photo, Leo Grillo poses with Chaos, a 3-year-old dog rescued from Anghanistan, at his DELTA (Dedication & Everlasting Love to Animals) Rescue complex in Acton, Calif. Nearly 35 years ago, Grillo thought he could get people to stop dumping dogs and cats in the forests and deserts of Southern California. After more than three decades, there is no end to the number of animals he finds discarded on the side of the road. Delta Rescue is now the largest no-kill, care-for-life sanctuary in the nation for abandoned pets, home to some 1,500 dogs, cats and horses with 50 employees, a state-of-the-art hospital with full-time veterinarian, and his own fire department. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) ( Pets Delta Rescue )
Leo Grillo, center, his former wife and veterinary assistand Stacy Grillo, and veterinarian Dr. Gaylord Brown chat in an exam room at the fully-equipped veterinary hospital at Leo Grillo's his DELTA (Dedication & Everlasting Love to Animals) Rescue complex in Acton, Calif. Aug. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) ( Pets DELTA Rescue )
Veterinarian Dr. Gaylord Brown examines Mickey, a cat with diabetes, at Leo Grillo's DELTA (Dedication & Everlasting Love to Animals) Rescue complex in Acton, Calif. Aug. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) ( Pets DELTA Rescue )
Two dogs stand atop shelters, built of bales of straw, plywood and stucco, at Leo Grillo's DELTA (Dedication & Everlasting Love to Animals) Rescue complex in Acton, Calif. Aug. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) ( Pets Delta Rescue )
Leo Grillo enters the cat complex at his DELTA (Dedication & Everlasting Love to Animals) Rescue complex in Acton, Calif. Aug. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) ( Pets Delta Rescue )
Veterinarian Dr. Gaylord Brown, right, and assistant Stacy Grillo examine Mickey, a cat with diabetes, at Leo Grillo's DELTA (Dedication & Everlasting Love to Animals) Rescue complex in Acton, Calif. Aug. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) ( Pets DELTA Rescue )
Leo Grillo pats one horse while another, Max, tries to sneak a treat from a bag at Grillo's DELTA (Dedication & Everlasting Love to Animals) Rescue complex in Acton, Calif. on Aug. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) ( Pets DELTA Rescue )
Leo Grillo plays with cats at his DELTA (Dedication & Everlasting Love to Animals) Rescue complex in Acton, Calif. on Aug. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) ( APTOPIX Pets Delta Rescue )
An overview of Leo Grillo's DELTA (Dedication & Everlasting Love to Animals) Rescue complex in Acton, Calif. Aug. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) ( Pets Delta Rescue )
Dogs have water in pools at Leo Grillo's DELTA (Dedication & Everlasting Love to Animals) Rescue complex in Acton, Calif. Aug. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) ( Pets Delta Rescue )
Leo Grilloposes with two of his firefighting rigs at his DELTA (Dedication & Everlasting Love to Animals) Rescue complex in Acton, Calif. Aug. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) ( Pets DELTA Rescue )
A cat walks on a, well, catwalk at Leo Grillo's DELTA (Dedication & Everlasting Love to Animals) Rescue complex in Acton, Calif. Aug. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) ( Pets Delta Rescue )
Leo Grillo sita atop one of dozens of dog shelters, made from bales of straw, plywood and stucco, at his DELTA (Dedication & Everlasting Love to Animals) Rescue complex in Acton, Calif. Aug. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) ( Pets Delta Rescue )
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