La Cañada Flintridge Cat Shelter's Anonymous Donor Inspires Copy-Cat Generosity

PASADENA, CA — Days after a mystery benefactor dropped $8,000 in cash into a Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA donation box, another anonymous donor followed suit, quietly slipping the society another $2,000, officials said Tuesday.

According to the society, somebody called the organization Saturday and advised its staff to check the donation box. When staffers checked, they found a white envelope with $2,000 inside.

The anonymous gift came with a note, penned on a Starbucks napkin, that read: "Got the inspiration last week — Please save the animals, for some of us it's all we have left."

Related: Mysterious Benefactor Drops $8,000 in Collection Box at Animal Shelter for La Cañada Flintridge

The note was an apparent reference to a headline-grabbing gift the Humane Society received last Wednesday. On that day, somebody walked into the society's Neely Cat Center and dropped $8,000 into a collection box. The donation came in the form of a pile of crisp-looking $20 bills.

There's still no word on who made either donation.

The shelter rescues 12,000 animals a year on a budget of about $10 million. The shelter takes in cats, dogs and critters from nine cities including Arcadia, Bradbury, La Canada, Monrovia, Glendale, Sierra Madre, Pasadena, South Pasadena, and San Marino. Donations can be made through the Pasadena Humane Society website.

City News Service; Photos courtesy of the Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA