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Santa Barbara County Animal Services - Santa Barbara Shelter

Animal shelter in Goleta, CA

Our Mission: To ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the animals and people we serve through proactive intervention, effective enforcement, collaboration, education, and the compassionate care and rehoming of sheltered animals.

Santa Barbara County operates two shelters in the County: Goleta/Santa Barbara & Santa Maria.

Contact shelter staff
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Address
5473 Overpass Road
Goleta, CA 93111
Donation Tangible donations for the care and enrichment of the shelter dogs are always welcome. Drop off at the shelter and ask for a tax-deductible receipt:

Wishlist

--Costco jerky treats
--EasyWalk(r) Harnesses (medium and large)
--NEW tug, soft, or squeaky toys of all sizes to be included in gift bags going home with adopted dogs
--Polyester Blankets (no fringe, no electric)
--Jackets and Sweaters
--Kongs of all shapes and sizes
--Treat-dispensing wobbler Kongs (large)
--Rope Toys

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Meet their adoptable pets

5473 Overpass Road

Goleta, CA 93111

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 Santa Barbara County Animal Services - Santa Barbara Shelter

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

American Bulldog

Male, 4 yrs 5 mos
Goleta, CA
We'll also keep you updated on CAIN's adoption status with email updates.
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CAIN

American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, 3 yrs 9 mos
Goleta, CA
We'll also keep you updated on SHINZY's adoption status with email updates.
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SHINZY

German Shepherd Dog/American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 5 yrs 1 mo
Goleta, CA
We'll also keep you updated on OLIVER's adoption status with email updates.
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OLIVER

Husky/American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, 11 mos
Goleta, CA
We'll also keep you updated on BRUCE's adoption status with email updates.
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BRUCE

American Staffordshire Terrier

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

German Shepherd Dog

Male, 2 yrs 8 mos
Goleta, CA
We'll also keep you updated on ABIGAIL's adoption status with email updates.
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ABIGAIL

Labrador Retriever

Female, 1 yr 2 mos
Goleta, CA
We'll also keep you updated on MELLA's adoption status with email updates.
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MELLA

Other/Unknown

Female, 2 yrs 2 mos
Goleta, CA

Shelter FAQs

Santa Barbara County

Additional adoption info

Please review our adoptable animals before making an appointment to meet one of our dogs. The shelters do their best to have a posting of photos of dogs in foster and dogs temporarily away from the shelter.

You may visit our shelter at 5473 Overpass Road, Goleta, CA Monday - Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m with adoption hours from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Our shelters are closed for lunch from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Our volunteer adoption counselors or staff will be happy to show you any available dog for your consideration.

We also welcome out of town or out of state adoptions.

A dog adoption from the Santa Barbara Animal Shelter is $110 and includes a spay/neuter certificate, current vaccinations, rabies, health records, transition food, loaner items, goody bag, and a coupon for 4 free dog behavior training sessions which is funded by donations to K-9 PALS for the promotion of life-long homes for dogs. Dog license fees for your city or county are additional.

We are committed to being a resource for you for the life of your pet. You may contact our knowledgeable volunteers at any time with questions or reference needs for behavior modification, etc. We want your adoption to be "Fur-Ever."

Adoption application

https://www.countyofsb.org/1386/Adoption-Procedures

Pets at shelters & rescues near Santa Barbara County Animal Services - Santa Barbara Shelter

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Ojai, CA 93023

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402 Bryant Street,
Ojai, CA 93023

Cold Noses, Warm Hearts

5758 Hollister Ave,
Goleta, CA 93117

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

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 5 yrs 9 mos
Lompoc, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Palomo's adoption status with email updates.
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Palomo

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 9 yrs 3 mos
Santa Barbara, CA
We'll also keep you updated on tiny Turnip Wow BEFORE & After's adoption status with email updates.
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tiny Turnip Wow BEFORE & After

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 10 yrs 1 mo
Camarillo, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Arnold's adoption status with email updates.
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Arnold

Nebelung

Male, 7 yrs 8 mos
Camarillo, CA
We'll also keep you updated on *CLAPTON's adoption status with email updates.
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*CLAPTON

Husky

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

German Shepherd Dog/Labrador Retriever

Female, 5 yrs 10 mos
Camarillo, CA

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