Cesar's Dog Kennels

A fenced kennel area once surrounded the kennel shed.

NPS photo

Quick Facts

MANAGED BY:

National Chavez Center

Amenities

2 listed

Audio Description, Wheelchair Accessible

When Cesar's two German Shepherds, Huelga and Boycott, weren't roaming the fenced area around his home, they stayed in kennels that were at this spot. A fenced area used to surround the shed building but is now gone.

The dogs provided personal security for Cesar and his family, but he was also very attached to them. They went with him almost everywhere, including on the road when he travelled by car, and deepened his belief that all lives are valuable, with no exception. The dogs helped deepen his commitment to vegetarianism, and he asked to be buried near them in what is now the Memorial Garden.