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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
Email
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 BOSTON's adoption status with email updates.
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BOSTON

Belgian Malinois

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

American Pit Bull Terrier

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

Labrador Retriever/Husky

Male, 3 yrs 6 mos
Goleta, CA
We'll also keep you updated on RIVER's adoption status with email updates.
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RIVER

Belgian Malinois

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

German Shepherd Dog

Male, 7 yrs 1 mo
Goleta, CA
We'll also keep you updated on BATGIRL's adoption status with email updates.
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BATGIRL

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 3 yrs 8 mos
Goleta, CA
We'll also keep you updated on HENNESSY's adoption status with email updates.
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HENNESSY

Labrador Retriever/Husky

Female, 8 yrs
Goleta, CA
We'll also keep you updated on MEYERS's adoption status with email updates.
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MEYERS

Chihuahua

Male, 5 yrs 10 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

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

Hamster

Male, Senior
Camarillo, CA
We'll also keep you updated on BELLA's adoption status with email updates.
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BELLA

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 7 yrs 11 mos
Camarillo, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Joey's adoption status with email updates.
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Joey

American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, 2 mos
SANTA BARBARA, CA
We'll also keep you updated on TOBY's adoption status with email updates.
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TOBY

Pit Bull Terrier

Male, 4 yrs 1 mo
Ventura, CA
We'll also keep you updated on DORITO's adoption status with email updates.
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DORITO

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 4 mos
Santa Maria, CA
We'll also keep you updated on *REAV's adoption status with email updates.
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*REAV

Belgian Malinois

Male, 2 yrs 2 mos
Camarillo, CA

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