ABOUT
After being closed to the public for almost a year, we are excited to have visitors back to our center.
We are now open to the public for tours on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am – 2 pm. Reservations, face coverings, and social distancing is required.
Tours are free and a $5 donation is recommended per person.
We are located at:
3601 South Gaffey Street, #8
San Pedro, CA 90731
(310) 548-5677
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Animal viewing and Parking — ALWAYS FREE.
We rehabilitate animals rescued from all Los Angeles County beaches
MMCC Los Angeles serves Los Angeles County by providing in house medical care to injured or sick seals and sea lions that strand on the 70 miles of beaches from Malibu to Seal Beach. In 2018 alone, we treated 389 animals recovered our beaches.
Our mission is important to the health and safety of all of Los Angeles County beachgoers because there are no protected beaches where sick or injured seals or sea lions can rest and heal away from people. MMCC Los Angeles is the only 24/7/365 safe haven for these animals in Los Angeles County. Without our rehabilitation and conservation work, these animals would be left to die on our beaches.
Dr. Lauren Palmer, DVM
Director of Hospital Operations
Amber Becerra,
President and CEO
Lori Olsen,
Husbandry Manager
VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers are the backbone of our operations. A regular spotlight on our more than 150 volunteers is coming soon!
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Amber Becerra
Elizabeth Kendrick Galowich
Donna Dutcher
Liz Schindler Johnson
Dr. Tammy Da Costa Gomez
CELEBRITY MAMMALS
Click on our Celebrity Mammal photos to watch their PSAs for MMCC
WORLD-RENOWNED “WATERMAN” LAIRD HAMILTON
Laird is known as the guiding genius of crossover board sports, and is largely considered the primary influence behind many surfing innovations, including tow-in surfing, stand-up paddle boarding, and hydrofoil boarding. Surfer Magazine has labeled Laird as, “the sport’s most complete surfer, displaying almost unnerving expertise in a multitude of disciplines, and flat out surfing’s biggest, boldest, bravest, and the best big wave surfer in the world today, bar none.”
Laird has his own surf wear line (Laird Apparel), beverage boosters (Laird Superfood), XPT Extreme Performance Training with his wife Gabby Reece, and Golf Board. Laird’s affinity for the ocean includes a love of all the creatures in it and a passion for ocean conservation.
Photo: Laird at Teahupoo 2000 by Tim McKenna
A CHAMPION ON AND OFF THE COURT, GABBY REECE
Gabby is a professional beach volleyball legend, New York Times bestselling author of My Foot Is Too Big for the Glass Slipper, Nike’s first female spokesperson, model, wife, and mother. Gabby is known, in part, for her thoughtful perspective on strength, beauty, and redefining our relationship to our body.
Together with her husband, surfing legend, Laird Hamilton, Gabby is an avid proponent of empowering people to take responsibility for their own health, plus a truly authentic example of healthy living. Gabby has become a role model to women worldwide regarding how to achieve peak fitness, good health, and overall well-being for themselves and their entire family.
Gabby and Laird live in Malibu with their two daughters Brody and Reece. Gabby works and plays in the waters we share with the seals and sea lions treated by MMCC Los Angeles.
Photo: Gabby by Nicola Majocchi
WORLD WILD VET DR. EVAN ANTIN
Star of Animal Planet’s Evan Goes Wild, Dr. Evan Antin puts his life on the line to save wild animals. From diving in the deep blue with sharks to saving rhinos from poachers in Africa and now releasing our harbor seal patients off the California coast — this wildlife veterinarian has dedicated his life to animal conservation.
Millions follow Dr. Evan Antin and his wildlife adventures through social media, and now in his first book, World Wild Vet, Dr. Antin takes us along for the adventure and shares his deep love for the wild around us.
His passions lie in exotic animal medicine and interacting with wild animals in their native habitats around the world. As a practicing veterinarian at Conejo Valley Veterinary Hospital, he also lends a helping hand to animals located here in Los Angeles County. Bonnie and Clyde, two of MMCC’s harbor seal patients, were the lucky recipients of Dr. Antin’s care and are now living wild and free in their ocean home.
CANADIAN-BORN ACTOR DAVID JAMES ELLIOTT
David is best known for his starring role in the CBS series JAG, playing lead character Commander Harmon “Harm” Rabb Jr. (1995 to 2005), which often shot in San Pedro. David attended Ryerson University in Toronto and then auditioned for the Stratford Shakespearean Festival in Ontario. He was accepted and later won the Jean Chalmers Award, as most promising actor in 1983.
A star of stage, television and film, David makes his home in Los Angeles with his wife Nanci Chambers, their two children Stephanie and Wyatt, two dogs, two rats, and a lizard. David and Nanci have a beverage company, IndiCoco, that manufactures coconut water-based drinks which are nutritious, healthful, and hydrating. David is a vegan and animal lover and supports many animal causes.
Photo: David at White Point Royal Palms Beach by Davis Bonner
LOCAL MERCHANT PARTNERS
More info coming soon! In the meantime, please click on the images below for a few of our partnerships.
Dedicated MMCC Mosaic Wall Tile
$25+ donation
Bonfire Apparel
$5-12 per item
Nair & Bjorn
20% of this bracelet
Alice Frost Studio:
20% of sales through 8/31
Esplanade Brand
$1 per item
Cover 4 a Cause:
10-30% of sales
Flower Power
50% of profits
Moustache Coffee Subscription $2 for every bag
Bonfire Apparel
$5-12 per item
