Donation aids Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA adoption campaign

The Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA recently completed a $20-million capital campaign called the Campaign to Save Lives, which funded the animal shelter’s Animal Care Center, a 35,000-square-foot addition to the society and SPCA that opened last year.

The campaign was closed thanks to a $4-million donation by the estate of the late Remy Louis Chatain Jr., a Pasadena resident since 2004, according to society officials. Chatain, a Los Angeles native, inherited his family’s design firm, C.W. Stockwell. The company is known for its hand-printed wallpapers and fabrics.

Chatain loved animals and had a special bond with dogs, according to society officials. He adopted three small dogs that he found in the alley behind his company’s warehouse in Los Angeles. Chatain told friends that he would leave part of his estate to a humane society because he wanted to make a difference for more animals.

Chatain’s donation joins the more than 315 other donors that led to the construction of the Animal Care Center. The humane society’s board of directors was among the campaign’s donors, as was the city of Glendale.

Since opening, the Animal Care Center has provided more than 6,000 free or low-cost spay and neuter surgeries, 11,000 pet vaccinations and implanted 1,800 microchips, according to society officials.

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Mark Kellam, mark.kellam@latimes.com

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