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Ventura County Animal Services

Animal shelter in Camarillo, CA

Ventura County Animal Services (VCAS) is an open admission, life-saving, municipal animal welfare agency in the County of Ventura. The Camarillo Shelter, the main shelter, is located between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara Counties and houses the Administrative Offices and Veterinary Hospital. The Camarillo Shelter has a 400-animal capacity which can increase to over 900 during declared natural disasters.

The Simi Valley Animal Shelter is smaller facility located three miles from Moorpark College and can house up to 40 animals. The Simi Valley Shelter, however smaller, offers many of the same services and opportunities as the Camarillo Shelter, such as the intake of stray and surrendered animals, pet adoptions, pet licensing, the reclaim of lost animals, and volunteer opportunities.

VCAS offers a wide array of programs and services to the residents and animals of Ventura County. These services include animal sheltering, pet adoptions, lost & found, field services, cruelty investigations, pet licensing, TNR surgical services, low-cost vaccination clinics, volunteer/foster opportunities and emergency disaster response.

VCAS provides contract services to the residents of Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Simi Valley, Ventura, and all unincorporated areas of Ventura County. VCAS is dedicated to improving the lives of the animals in their care, and to safeguard the community through rabies suppression and the sheltering of stray animals.

Contact
Address
600 Aviation Drive
Camarillo, CA 93010
Donation Credit/Debit Card: https://www.vcas.us/donate Venmo: https://www.vcas.us/venmo PayPal: https://www.vcas.us/paypal Amazon Wish list: https://www.vcas.us/AmazonWishList
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Meet their adoptable pets

600 Aviation Drive

Camarillo, CA 93010

Hours of Operation

Sunday: 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Wednesday: 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Thursday: 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Friday: 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Saturday: 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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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 *BOROMIR's adoption status with email updates.
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*BOROMIR

Husky

Male, 5 yrs
Camarillo, CA
We'll also keep you updated on *COOLWHIP's adoption status with email updates.
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*COOLWHIP

German Shepherd Dog/American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 1 yr
Camarillo, CA
We'll also keep you updated on *KINGFISHER's adoption status with email updates.
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*KINGFISHER

Belgian Malinois

Male, 1 yr 5 mos
Camarillo, CA
We'll also keep you updated on *STRIDER's adoption status with email updates.
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*STRIDER

Husky

Male, 6 yrs
Camarillo, CA
We'll also keep you updated on *REX's adoption status with email updates.
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*REX

Border Collie/Australian Cattle Dog

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

German Shepherd Dog

Male, 4 yrs 2 mos
Camarillo, CA
We'll also keep you updated on *HAMMY's adoption status with email updates.
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*HAMMY

Belgian Malinois

Male, 4 yrs
Camarillo, CA
We'll also keep you updated on QUEEN's adoption status with email updates.
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QUEEN

German Shepherd Dog/Labrador Retriever

Female, 9 yrs 7 mos
Camarillo, CA

Shelter FAQs

Ventura County Animal Services provides contract services for the cities of Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Simi Valley, Ventura and all unincorporated areas of the county. Anyone can adopt. Visit www.vcas.us/adopt to learn more.

  • 1. Visit the Facility and Find a Pet
  • 2. Meet the Pet
  • 3. Submit Application
  • 4. Pay Fee
  • 5. Take the Pet Home

Additional adoption info

Visit www.vcas.us/adopt to learn more about our adoption process and to view fees and promotions, including discounts for seniors (55+) veterans.

Adoption application

https://www.vcas.us/adopt

Pets at shelters & rescues near Ventura County Animal Services

Red's Rescue

16060 Ventura Blvd., Suite 105, #183,
Encino, CA 91316

The Dexter Foundation

318 Avenue I #354,
Redondo Beach, CA 90277

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

Domestic Longhair

Female, Adult
Pasadena, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Puggy Pie *special needs*'s adoption status with email updates.
Special Needs
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Puggy Pie *special needs*

Pug

Female, 5 yrs 2 mos
Gardena, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Kamden's adoption status with email updates.
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Kamden

Cattle Dog/Corgi

Male, Puppy
Lancaster, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Rory's adoption status with email updates.
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Rory

Harlequin

Male, Young
Los Angeles, CA
We'll also keep you updated on King's adoption status with email updates.
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King

Boxer/Cane Corso

Male, 2 yrs 3 mos
Van Nuys, CA
We'll also keep you updated on McCabe-Adoption Pending's adoption status with email updates.
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McCabe-Adoption Pending

English Springer Spaniel

Male, Adult
Los Angeles, CA

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