Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Foundation

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Meet Jasper, Obsidian and Marble!They just arrived back to the shelter after being in a foster home. Thanks to Abby for ...
11/30/2025

Meet Jasper, Obsidian and Marble!

They just arrived back to the shelter after being in a foster home. Thanks to Abby for fostering this trio and giving them lots of love and attention. They are looking for wonderful loving families. Come meet them today!

Jasper (A326663)
Secretly a cuddle bug, jasper loves to chase his favorite toy ball until he gets tired and curls up in your lap. He is a professional biscuit maker and purrs up a storm.

Obsidian (A326664)
Sidi (for short) is a sweet and playful little girl. She begs for attention and food, and can be very loud about it. She loves string toys and cuddles with her siblings.

Marble (A326665)
Marble is shy but give him some time and some treats and he will come out of his shell. He loves to wrestle with his siblings and play with crinkle toys.

The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is open to the public from 11am to 6pm every day (except county holidays) and located at 1001 Rodriguez Street at the corner of 7th Avenue in Santa Cruz, CA. Our telephone number is 831-454-7200. Last meet and greet ends at 4:30 pm. Visit our website at scanimalshelter.org or click on link in Bio.

Adoption fee includes vaccinations, deworming, flea preventative, microchipping, licensing (dogs), and spay/neuter surgeries.

Thank you for your support! The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is an open admission—or open door—animal shelter. This means that we will not turn away any animal that comes to our doors.

Congratulations to Mira now Willow who was adopted and went to her yesterday🐶🥳♥️We wish them the best as they begin ne...
11/30/2025

Congratulations to Mira now Willow who was adopted and went to her yesterday🐶🥳♥️

We wish them the best as they begin new adventures together.

Did you know we include a training voucher called Pawsitivity Bucks in every dog adoption package? This $200 training voucher is a way for newly adopted canines and their guardians to connect with local positive reinforcement based behavior consultants and get their relationship started off on the right paw! Thanks to our partner the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Foundation for making this possible!

Visit our website at scanimalshelter.org to view all of our adoptable animals.

Happy 😻Meet Scarlet! This 4-year-old brown tabby beauty has a history of being indoors with occasional outdoor access,...
11/29/2025

Happy 😻

Meet Scarlet! This 4-year-old brown tabby beauty has a history of being indoors with occasional outdoor access, although she preferred to be indoors with her people primarily. She had been the only pet in the home. Scarlet was reported to be friendly with adults in her previous home but would get spooked by rambunctious children. She has become a volunteer fav⭐️

Scarlets’ adoption fee is sponsored by the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Foundation thanks to “Leave No One Behind fund” – designed to adopter’s eyes towards animals who have been in the Shelter’s care a little longer than average waiting for the right adopter.

The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is open to the public from 11am to 6pm every day (except county holidays) and located at 1001 Rodriguez Street at the corner of 7th Avenue in Santa Cruz, CA. Our telephone number is 831-454-7200. Last meet and greet ends at 4:30 pm. Visit our website at scanimalshelter.org or click on link in Bio.

Thank you for your support! The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is an open admission—or open door—animal shelter. This means that we will not turn away any animal that comes to our doors.


Meet Benny, the 13-week-old pug mix puppy! Benny came to the Shelter via a good samaritan who almost saw him get hit by ...
11/29/2025

Meet Benny, the 13-week-old pug mix puppy! Benny came to the Shelter via a good samaritan who almost saw him get hit by a car! Lucky for Benny, the good sam took him into safety and even brought him to the vet to get some basic vaccines prior to coming to the Shelter. Benny recently went on an overnight with a volunteer who reports: “Benny was a very sweet overnight guest. He is unsure about new things but gains confidence quickly. Very playful, goofy, loving, affectionate. Was fine being around my cat. They shared space several times. Really wants to play with the other dogs on property, but was responsive to their boundaries they set with him. Loves to fetch balls and plush toys. Gets the zoomies inside and outside. Rode well in the car. Did pretty well with potty habits especially considering he acted like he hadn’t been in a house before. He will need fine tuning once in a routine but responded really well to positive reinforcement in a short period of time.”

Benny will be at shelter this weekend. Come meet him and see if you are a match!

The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Foundation is now offering “Pawsitivity Bucks” with every dog adoption. This $200 training voucher is a way for newly adopted canines and their guardians to connect with local positive reinforcement based behavior consultants and get their relationship started off on the right paw!

Adoption fee includes vaccinations, deworming, flea preventative, microchipping, licensing (dogs), and spay/neuter surgeries.

The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is open to the public from 11am to 6pm every day (except county holidays) and located at 1001 Rodriguez Street at the corner of 7th Avenue in Santa Cruz, CA. Our telephone number is 831-454-7200. Last meet and greet ends at 4:30 pm. Visit our website at scanimalshelter.org or click on link in Bio.

Meet Ryker, the short basset mix! This energizer bunny is looking for an active adopter to meet his match. He enjoys run...
11/28/2025

Meet Ryker, the short basset mix! This energizer bunny is looking for an active adopter to meet his match. He enjoys running around with other dogs during playgroup and may enjoy a canine companion in his next home after some “speed dating” at the Shelter prior to adoption. Ryker has successfully escaped his previous guardian’s yard when left outdoors unattended so his next family should plan for him to be safely indoors when left unattended and on a leash with his family when outdoors. Ryker’s previous guardian reported that he has shown prey drive towards rats in the previous home so a home with small animals and/or cats is not recommended. Ryker is 1 year 8 months old.

The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Foundation is now offering “Pawsitivity Bucks” with every dog adoption. This $200 training voucher is a way for newly adopted canines and their guardians to connect with local positive reinforcement based behavior consultants and get their relationship started off on the right paw!

The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is open to the public from 11am to 6pm every day (except county holidays) and located at 1001 Rodriguez Street at the corner of 7th Avenue in Santa Cruz, CA. Our telephone number is 831-454-7200. Last meet and greet ends at 4:30 pm. Visit our website at scanimalshelter.org or click on link in Bio.

Adoption Update🐈‍⬛A couple months ago our Animal Control team rescued this kitty after a shooting that had occurred at a...
11/28/2025

Adoption Update🐈‍⬛

A couple months ago our Animal Control team rescued this kitty after a shooting that had occurred at an encampment and became known as “crime scene” kitty. He came into our care and thankfully was not injured. One of the crime scene investigators from adopted the kitty once he became available for adoption. We received these photos and below update to share of Rio🐈‍⬛

“I’m so so so happy to share that I was able to claim crime scene kitty and he is totally rad. I named him Rio, since I found him near the river. He took almost no time at all to settle in with my family, including our two kids (ages 6 and 2) and our other cat, Crosby, who is just over a year old. I attached some pictures 😊🖤”

Thank you for your support! The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is an open admission—or open door—animal shelter. This means that we will not turn away any animal that comes to our doors.


Thanks to volunteers Kirsty and Nathan for taking adoptable Mochi out on a hike and picnic today. Check out the photos a...
11/28/2025

Thanks to volunteers Kirsty and Nathan for taking adoptable Mochi out on a hike and picnic today. Check out the photos and below report.

“Just wanted to send a little write-up about Mochi. We had a lovely time with her, she was wonderful on the harness, did great in the car, and absolutely adored rolling around in the grass. She even had a little nap while we had our picnic.“

If interested in meeting Mochi, read her bio on our website and come visit us on Saturday, 11/29 when we reopen to the public.

Adoption fee includes vaccinations, deworming, flea preventative, microchipping, licensing (dogs), and spay/neuter surgeries.

The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter is open to the public from 11am to 6pm every day (except county holidays) and located at 1001 Rodriguez Street at the corner of 7th Avenue in Santa Cruz, CA. Our telephone number is 831-454-7200. Last meet and greet ends at 4:30 pm. Visit our website at scanimalshelter.org or click on link in Bio.

Meet our Pet of the Week - Flufferface🐈‍⬛Cozy season is here, and it’s the perfect time to warm your home—and your lap—w...
11/26/2025

Meet our Pet of the Week - Flufferface🐈‍⬛

Cozy season is here, and it’s the perfect time to warm your home—and your lap—with a new furry friend! Flufferface and his three equally handsome brothers arrived at the shelter as tiny, sickly stray kittens in July. After treatment for colds and fleas, they spent several weeks in a wonderful foster home gaining strength. When they returned for boosters and neuter surgeries, we discovered they had ringworm—a harmless but contagious fungus—so back to foster they went for successful treatment. Now healthy, sweet, and a little bored, they’re ready for real homes. Flufferface is affectionate, gentle with children, good with cats and dogs, and a perfect litter-box user. The mostly-black brothers can be adopted separately or together, with adoption fees reduced thanks to the Bogey Fund.

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Santa Cruz, CA
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