Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is a full scale animal shelter and animal control facility. We are an open door shelter which means we accept any domestic animal, whether stray or owner surrender.
We regularly adopt out dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, rats, mice, and from time to time we have birds, exotics, even barn animals.
We offer LOW COST Spay/Neuter Certificates to low income residents, as well as low cost Microchipping.
We also offer Required Licensing Services, as well at Trap Rentals, and we offer Educational Training Classes.
VOLUNTEER!
http://www.scanimalshelter.org/volunteer
Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.
1001 Rodriguez Avenue, Santa Cruz
580 Airport Blvd, Watsonville
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.
Santa Cruz County, Watsonville, Scotts Valley, Aptos, Soquel
Additional adoption info
Adopters must be 18 years of age to Adopt an animal. Fill out an Adoption application at our facility, or Download one on our Website.
Please bring proof of home ownership, or permission from your landlord to have an animal.
Adoption fees for Dogs:
Adoption application
http://www.scanimalshelter.org/sites/default/files/Adoption%20application%201-27-18_fillable_0.pdf
PO Box 891,
Santa Cruz,
CA
95061
Menlo, CA 94026
P. O. Box 70101,
Sunnyvale,
CA
94086
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