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Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Overview

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Address:   1001 Rodriguez St, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

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The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is a joint powers authority that serves Santa Cruz County and the cities of Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, Watsonville, and Capitola. It is governed by a Board of Directors that has representatives from each of the participating jurisdictions.

A 24-hour animal rescue facility, the shelter is the county’s only full-service, open-admission animal shelter, which means no animal will be turned away. The shelter helps residents recover lost pets and adopt new companions, and its work is supported by volunteers and foster care families who assist staff members.

The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter opened in July of 2002 with offices in Watsonville and Scotts Valley.  In 2008, it moved into a new county-owned building in Santa Cruz at the corner of Rodriguez and Seventh Avenue. 

The Watsonville location, at 580 Airport Blvd., is open Tue.-Sat. 9:30am-noon and 1-5pm.

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California Local Pin Marker From Lookout Santa Cruz...

06/13/2023
Workers and volunteers at the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter have been stretched thin in recent years, and voiced their concerns to the shelter’s board of directors.

California Local Pin Marker From Santa Cruz County Sentinel...

06/29/2022
The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is looking for a new director now that Melanie Sobel, the director and program manager, is leaving to run the Denver Animal Shelter. The county plans a national search to find her replacement.

California Local Pin Marker From Good Times...

08/16/2021
Originally planned in 2020 but halted by the pandemic, a multi-phase expansion of the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter has finally begun. The first phase involves enlarging the on-site spay/neuter clinic, extending the rabbit room, and adding on a community cat room.

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