Santa Rosa County Animal Services

06/23/2025

🐾 Support Local Animals in Need! 🐾
Your donations help provide food, shelter, medical care, and love to every animal who walks through our doors. 💙

If you'd like to make a difference today, you can donate directly through our website:
👉 https://www.santarosa.fl.gov/399/Give

Every dollar helps—and no gift is too small. Thank you for being a part of our rescue family! 🐶🐱

06/22/2025

Prepare for July 4th with your furry friends in mind! 😁🇺🇸

06/21/2025

The Florida summer is here folks! ☀️ Let’s go over some tips on how to keep your furry friends safe during this heat wave.
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► Never leave your pet in a hot vehicle, not even for a few minutes.
The inside temperature of a car can quickly reach 120 degrees even with the windows cracked open. 🚗
► Exercise in the early morning or evening hours.
Limit exercise on hot days. 🐕🏃‍♀️
► Walk your pet on grass if possible.
If the pavement is too hot for the back of your hand, it's too hot for your pet's paw pads. 🐾
► If your pet is outside, make sure they have access to shade and plenty of cool water. 💧
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Heat stroke is a common problem for pets during warmer weather.
Dogs with short snouts, overweight pets, those with thick fur coats, and those with upper respiratory issues are especially prone to heat stroke.
Signs of heat stroke from your pet are:
◉ Heavy panting
◉ Inability to calm down, even when lying down
◉ Brick red gum color
◉ Fast pulse rate
◉ Difficulty getting up
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If you suspect your pet has heat stroke, take their temperature! 🌡
► If their temperature is above 105 degrees, cool them down. The easiest way to do this is by using a water hose. 💦 Stop hosing the animal when their temperature reaches 103 degrees.
►► Bring your pet to the veterinarian as soon as possible. Heat stroke can lead to severe organ damage and dysfunction. 👎
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Thank you for being a responsible pet owner! 👍

06/21/2025

🐾 Thank You! 🐾
We’re overwhelmed with gratitude for the outpouring of support we've received! Thanks to your generous donations, our furry friends have the cooling pads they need. 🐶

From the bottom of our hearts and paws, thank you for being a part of our shelter family. 💙

06/20/2025

🎉 ADOPTED! 🎉
After 287 days, our sweet Butterscotch has finally found her forever home! 💙 As our third longest resident, she waited so patiently for her perfect match — and today, her wait is over. 🐾
Our hearts are full knowing she’s now where she truly belongs. 🏡💕
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Congratulations, Butterscotch! 🐶

Sharing these dogs on social media definitely can change their lives. Butterscotch, AKA Sugar now, found her forever Mom after volunteer Liza P. fostered her & her daughter shared Butterscotch on their Nextdoor page. A lady saw her multiple times on there & contacted them. She was able to go to the shelter to meet her & take her out of the shelter for some fun. Originally she was going to wait to adopt her on June 30th because she was retiring in a week but after buying supplies for Butterscotch & preparing for her homecoming, she decided to retire a week early so she could go ahead & bring her home. This girl has been waiting in the shelter system for over 9 months for someone to choose her & she has been to countless adoption events as well. Today was finally her day. ❤️

06/20/2025

🐾 Today, we’re having a mini adoption event over at Alyssa's from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.!

Hope to see you there! 🐶

06/20/2025

We’re sad to say our Doggy Day Out program has been temporarily suspended for the next two weeks.

Thanks for your support!

06/19/2025

🐱✨ New Faces at the Shelter! ✨🐾
⁣We’ve got the cast of Indiana Jones here ready to find their furever homes. 🤠
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Stop by during our open hours or check out their profiles on our website to learn more.
Let’s help these kitties start their next chapter! 🏡🐾
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📞 Make an appointment: 850-983-4680
📋 Adoptable cats: santarosa.fl.gov/777/Adoptable-Cats

06/18/2025

One week until the Petco Love Florida MEGA Pet Adoption Event! We’re teaming up with Pensacola Humane Society and Escambia County Animal Welfare to help find our shelter animals their forever homes. 🏡
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Catch us over at the Hadji Shrine from 10 a.m - 1 p.m. on June 28! 🌴
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Follow Mega Adopt Florida and visit MegaAdoptFlorida.com for more info.

06/18/2025

[UPDATE: FOSTER FOUND]
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🚨 URGENT FOSTER NEEDED 🚨
We are completely out of space and need a loving foster home IMMEDIATELY for a sweet puppy who just came in. 🐶💔
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Jax is five months old, friendly, and just needs a safe place to rest and feel loved until we find her forever home. We provide everything—you just provide the love.
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Please call 850-983-4680
Time is critical. Please share 🙏

06/18/2025

🐾 Help Us Help Them! 🐾
Our shelter animals rely on the kindness of people like you so we’ve put together an Amazon Wishlist with the supplies we need most.
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If you’d like to send a little love our way, it’s as easy as clicking a link and shipping directly to our door! 📦🐶🐱

👉 amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3KGJPG31PE3G4?type=wishlist&filter=persistent_all&sort=priority&viewType=list
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Every item makes a difference. Thank you for supporting our furry friends! 💙

06/18/2025

We’re thrilled to share that we've officially completed 2,287 spay/neuter surgeries in the past twelve months—and 1,076 of those were done in 2025 alone! 🐾✨
We couldn’t have done it without our amazing team, and you—our supportive community. 💙

Here’s to a healthier future for our furry friends!