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Ventura County Animal Services

Animal shelter in Camarillo, CA

Ventura County Animal Services (VCAS) operates two shelters within the county. The large main shelter in Camarillo houses over 400 pets and the administrative offices. Our smaller facility in Simi Valley houses nearly 40 pets at a time.

Each year, Ventura County Animal Services cares for more than 10,000 animals. Our goal is to reunite lost pets with their owners and find life-long homes for as many animals as possible, while providing proper care during their stay.

Contact
Address
600 Aviation Drive
Camarillo, CA 93010
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Meet their adoptable pets

600 Aviation Drive

Camarillo, CA 93010

See every new pet that comes to this shelter!

Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.

Adoptable pets at Ventura County Animal Services

We'll also keep you updated on *LINK's adoption status with email updates.
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*LINK

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 3 yrs
Camarillo, CA
We'll also keep you updated on *COL MUSTARD's adoption status with email updates.
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*COL MUSTARD

German Shepherd Dog

Male, 2 yrs 2 mos
Camarillo, CA
We'll also keep you updated on *PRINCESS MINDY's adoption status with email updates.
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*PRINCESS MINDY

German Shepherd Dog

Female, 2 yrs
Camarillo, CA
We'll also keep you updated on GEMMA's adoption status with email updates.
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GEMMA

Husky

Female, 8 yrs 9 mos
Camarillo, CA
We'll also keep you updated on DR. DRE-DIEL's adoption status with email updates.
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DR. DRE-DIEL

Husky

Male, 10 mos
Camarillo, CA
We'll also keep you updated on *MAX's adoption status with email updates.
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*MAX

Dachshund

Female, 10 yrs
Camarillo, CA
We'll also keep you updated on *DELTA's adoption status with email updates.
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*DELTA

Border Terrier

Female, 7 yrs
Camarillo, CA
We'll also keep you updated on A857610's adoption status with email updates.
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A857610

Other/Unknown

Female, Adult
Camarillo, CA

Shelter FAQs

Anyone can adopt by visiting our shelters in person. Ventura County Animal Services provides contract services for eight cities within our community: Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Simi Valley and Ventura.

  • 1. Visit the Facility and Find a Pet
  • 2. Pay Fee
  • 3. Take the Pet Home

Additional adoption info

If you would like more information or to adopt, visit our pets in person at either shelter location in Camarillo and Simi Valley. We are not able to take requests to hold or reserve an animal.
Adoption Fees:
$110 Dog
$80 Cat
Adoption fees for small animals (rabbits, hamsters, iguanas, guinea pigs, rats, etc.) vary depending on species.

Pets at shelters & rescues near Ventura County Animal Services

Infinite Love Animal Rescue

14929 S NORMANDIE AVE, Suite 2,
GARDENA, CA 90247

Delaney's Dog

Van Nuys, CA 91406

Tails To The Wind

Los Angeles, CA 91344

We'll also keep you updated on ROCKET's adoption status with email updates.
Needs Home Fast
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ROCKET

Hamster

Male, Adult
Los Angeles, CA
We'll also keep you updated on BAMBI's adoption status with email updates.
Needs Home Fast
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BAMBI

Husky

Male, 1 yr 1 mo
Los Angeles, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Blaze's adoption status with email updates.
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Blaze

American Pit Bull Terrier/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 1 yr 5 mos
SANTA BARBARA, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Pops's adoption status with email updates.
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Pops

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 5 yrs 3 mos
Los Angeles, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Tom's adoption status with email updates.
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Tom

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 3 yrs 3 mos
canyon country, CA
We'll also keep you updated on MEADOW's adoption status with email updates.
Needs Home Fast
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MEADOW

Husky

Female, 1 yr 6 mos
Van Nuys, CA

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