Our STORY
Two Neighbors Who Couldn't Look The Other Way
Lytle Creek is a small mountain town with a big heart, and more stray and abandoned animals than anyone can ignore. Travis and Clair started The Wanted Animal Project to give those animals a fighting chance.


Our Founders
Meet Travis and Clair
We've always been the people who take in strays, nurse injured animals back to health, and somehow find room for just one more. Having a dozen cats around isn't unusual for us, and there's always another animal that needs a helping hand.
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When you love animals as much as we do, it's hard to see one in need and simply walk away. Living in Lytle Creek, we've come to realize just how many animals in our little mountain community need help. Some have been abandoned, others have never known a home, and many are simply trying to survive. We've been doing what we can for years, but eventually we realized we could make an even bigger difference. That's where the idea for The Wanted Animal Project began.
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Lytle Creek is a special place, filled with people who care about their neighbors and the community around them. To us, that includes the animals who share this canyon with us. They deserve to be safe, healthy, and cared for, whether they have a family of their own or spend their lives outdoors.
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The Wanted Animal Project is our way of giving back to the community we love while doing what we've always done—helping animals. We're grateful for the neighbors, volunteers, and supporters who make it possible for us to reach more animals than we ever could on our own. We know we can't save them all, but we're going to do everything we can for the ones who cross our path.
Honors & Recognition
Lytle Creek's Hometown Hero
"For his incredible kindness for the castoff dogs & cats of Lytle Creek"
From Travis's Hometown Hero plaque, Lytle Creek Community Center.

On the Cover of The Canyon
The Canyon named Travis its Hometown Hero in the August 2026 issue. Beside him on the cover is Athena, a dog he rescued who now lives in her forever home. Small credit: 'Cover: The Canyon, August 2026.'

Recognized by the County
A Certificate of Recognition from Supervisor Dawn Rowe of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, presented July 9, 2026.

Voted Hometown Hero
Chosen by a vote of Lytle Creek's citizens and honored by the Lytle Creek Community Center for his leadership of its Animal Care Program. Presented July 9, 2026.