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I hope to make people realize how totally helpless animals are, how dependent on us, trusting as a child must that we will be kind and take care of their needs...[They] are an obligation put on us, a responsibility we have no right to neglect, nor to violate by cruelty.
James Harriot, in a television interview
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Santa Barbara is home to many wonderful, caring individuals and groups
who strive to better the lives of animals in need. Following is a directory
of Rescue Groups, Humane Societies and Thrift Stores which benefit animals
in the Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Ventura, and Los Angeles County areas.
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Animal Shelter Assistance Program (ASAP)
Assisting cats and kittens at the Santa Barbara County Animal Shelter, PO Box 357, Santa Barbara, CA 93116, (805) 683-3368
Animali Farm - All volunteer organization
that rescues baby horses from slaughter, 3401 Tepusquet Rd.,
Santa Maria, CA 93454, (805) 938-0174, Animali@aol.com,
Bunnies Urgently Needing Shelter (B.U.N.S.)
B.U.N.S. volunteers care for bunnies at the County Animal Shelter.
PO Box 91452, Santa Barbara, CA 93190, (805) 683-0521, buns@silcom.com
California Turtle and Tortoise Club
Santa Barbara-Ventura-Fillmore Chapter
Adoption and educational resource for tortoises and turtles.
Contact: Betty Van Sickle, (805) 564-4842
The Canine & Adoption Rescue League
Rescue and placement of adoption dogs and puppies in Ventura County.
Pet Adoption Center: 3004 Telegraph Rd., Ventura, CA
Mailing Address: PO Box 5022, Ventura, CA 93005, (805) 652-1001, info@carlvc.org
C-CAPS
(Central Coast Animal Protection Society)
Dedicated to the promotion of animal welfare on the Central Coast.
PO Box 929, Pismo Beach, CA 93448, (805) 481-1433
Catalyst
for Cats
A non-profit organization dedicated to altering the future for stray
cats.
PO Box 30331, Santa Barbara, CA 93130, (805) 685-1563
Central Coast SPCA
Rescues animals from local high-risk facilities and educates the public on preventing animal cruelty.
P.O. Box 2952, Orcutt, CA 93457, centralcoastspca@yahoo.com
Channel
Islands Cavy Rescue
No-kill guinea pig shelter, rehababilitation, adoption center and sanctuary.
1430 Fathom Dr., Oxnard Marina, CA 93035-2333, (805) 985-9602, mullin@newsguy.com
Companion Animal Placement Assistance (CAPA)
All-volunteer group dedicated to helping animals in the Lompoc area. CAPA
has many wonderful cats, dogs, and bunnies in need of a special home.
1501 Central Ave., Lompoc, CA 93436, 737-7754
Dog Adoption and Welfare Group (DAWG)
Volunteer organization that cares for dogs and puppies. DAWG is located next door to the Santa Barbara County Animal Shelter at 5480 Overpass Rd. For information on becoming a DAWG volunteer, please email Volunteer@sbdawg.org or call (805) 681-0561
Dog
Rescue Network (San Luis Obispo/Atascadero)
(805) 461-8453, DRN@hotmail.com
The Equine Sanctuary of Ojai
(805) 453-4567, info@theequinesanctuary.org
The Feline Network of the Central Coast
An all-volunteer non-profit humane organization dedicated to spay/neuter, feral cat TNR, and rescue of abandoned cats and kittens. To volunteer, adopt, or to inquire about spay/neuter assistance: (805) 549-9228
Greyfoot
Rescue
Rescue and placement of adoption cats and kittens in Ventura County. Also
helping the public with transporting their cats or kittens to low-cost spay/neuter
clinics.
P.O. Box 310, Ventura, CA 93002, (805) 649-4840 or (805) 653-6196
HART (Homeless Animal Rescue Team)
An all volunteer, non-profit group on the Central Coast dedicated to the
rescue, neuter, fostering and adoption of abandoned and forgotten pets. Where cold noses meet warm hearts!
PO Box 1394, Cambria, CA 93428 (805) 772-HART or (805) 927-RESQ, coldnoses@slohart.org
Visit HART'S new Pet Rescue, Adoption and Supply Center located
at 1500 Main St. in Cambria, California.
K-9
PALS (K-9 Placement and Assistance Program)
K-9 PALS' volunteers care for the dogs and puppies at the Santa Barbara
County Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 60755 Santa Barbara, CA 93160, (805) 681-4369, k9palssb@yahoo.com
Lil Orphan Hammies Potbellied Pig Sanctuary
A non-profit rescue organization located in Solvang, California (near Santa
Barbara). Lil Orphan Hammmies is dedicated to the rescue of abandoned, abused,
neglected or just plain overwhelming potbellied pigs.
PO Box 924, Solvang, CA 93464, parky@silcom.com
National Disaster Search
Dog Foundation
Rescues dogs from local animal shelters and trains them for work in search
and rescue.
323 E. Matilija Avenue, #110-245, Ojai, CA 93023-2740, (888)
646-1242, rescue@ndsdf.org
PALS Humane
Society
Provides animal assistance in SLO and SB counties. palsfoundation@hotmail.com, (805)
544-0984
POUNCE (Pet Organization Urging Neutering,
Care & Education)
Aiding stray and abandoned cats in Los Osos and surrounding communities. POUNCE on the problem. Always spay or neuter
your pets!!
PO Box 6075, Los Osos, CA 93412-6075, (805)
528-7326, (805) 528-2917, or (805) 528-1529
Pound
Pirates Animal Rescue
San Luis Obispo/Atascadero, (805) 543-8830, dcongalton@charter.net
Pug Rescue of Santa Barbara,
(805) 564-7202, pugrescuesb@hotmail.com
RESQCATS
A non-profit sanctuary dedicated to the rescue, care, and adoption of abandoned
cats and kittens in the Santa Barbara area.
PO Box 3852, Santa Barbara, CA 93130, (805) 563-9424, resqcats@aol.com
Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary
A wild horse educational organization and sanctuary working to preserve
the rights of wild horses.
PO Box 926, Lompoc, CA 93428, (805) 737-9246, email@returntofreedom.org
Santa
Barbara Animal Care Foundation - Working to raise funds for the Santa
Maria Animal Shelter, PO Box 86, Goleta, CA 93116-0086, (805)
929-1444
Santa Barbara
Animal Rescue - A non-profit organization devoted to the rescue
and placement of unwanted dogs and cats through a pet-matching service.
651 Romero Canyon Road, Montecito, California 93108, (805)
689-6407, sbarinfo@sbar.org
Santa
Barbara County Animal Shelter
Tax supported agency dedicated to caring for stray animals. Within the
agency, there are three volunteer groups: For dogs, it's K-9 PALS,
for cats, it's ASAP Cats, and for bunnies, it's BUNS.
Santa Barbara Branch: 5473 Overpass Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93111, (805) 681-5285
Santa Maria Branch: 548 W. Foster Road, Orcutt 93455, (805) 934-6119
Santa Maria Valley Humane Society
The SMV Humane Society is the only "no kill" animal control facility in the area and is committed to helping the community find safe, loving homes for unwanted pets and to reducing the population of unwanted animals through its spay and neuter education program.
*The SMV Humane Society benefits from a volunteer-run thrift store that operates out of a booth at the Nipomo Swap Meet on Saturdays and Sundays. Donations can be dropped off at the shelter.
751 Black Road, Santa Maria, CA 93458, (805) 349-3435.
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department
Animal Services Division
Lost pets found ANYWHERE in SLO County are brought
to: Department of Animal Services, PO Box 3760,
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-3760, (805) 781 4400, asd@co.slo.ca.us
Santa Barbara Equine Assistance & Evacuation Team
Assisting horses during an emergency such as injury or fire.
Call 805-692-3262 (pager) or
Kathy O'Connor (805) 969-4969. Strictly
for Emergency, call 911.
Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
Assisting songbirds, seabirds, shorebirds, hawks, owls, and small mammals.
Physical Location: 139 N. Fairview Ave., Goleta, CA 93117
Mailing Address: PO Box 6594, Santa Barbara, CA
93160, (805) 966-9005, fday@sbwcn.org
Also available: Deer Rescue. Contact: Julia DiSieno
at (805) 686-8550
Second Chance Cocker Rescue
Foster-based organization that takes in abandoned Cocker Spaniels and adopt
them out to loving homes.
Contact: Elizabeth Mazzetti, (805) 687-4674, elizabeth.mazzetti@cox.net
Second Chance
at Love Humane Society
North County's ONLY no kill organization for dogs
PO Box 396, Templeton, CA 93465, (805) 434-3982 or (805) 786-0728
Southern
California Labrador Retriever Rescue
Main address: PO Box 4859, Irvine, CA 92616-4859, 1-888-55-4ALAB, sclrr@sclrr.org
Spay/Neuter Animal Network (SPAN)
Raising public awareness of the pet over-population problem as well as providing
financial aid for people to spay or neuter their pets in the Ventura/Ojai
areas.
PO Box 622, Ojai, CA 93024, (805) 646-1919
Turtle Dreams, Turtle rescue
and sanctuary, Santa Barbara, CA, (805) 969-5128
Volunteers for Inter-Valley Animals
(VIVA)
VIVA is a humane organization dedicated to better life for all animals.
VIVA, an all volunteer organization founded in 1981, has a no-kill cat shelter
where cats are available for adoption every Saturday from 10:00 am to 4:00
pm or by appointment.
VIVA also has a retirement home for cats called Sylvester House.
People can make financial arrangements in their will and with VIVA for their
cats to come to Sylvester House when they are no longer able to care for
them. VIVA also has a dog program to help place dogs in new homes.
133 North D. Street, Lompoc, CA (805) 735-6741, shirleycram@juno.com
Westside German Shepherd Rescue of Los Angeles
Adoptions in the Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles areas, Contact: Robin Jampol, (310) 202-SAVE
Wild
Horses Foundation (Foundation for Horses and Other Animals)
PO Box 30905, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, (805) 964-0406
Wildlife
Information, Literature, Data & Education Service (WILDE)
Learn to co-exist with wildlife through WILDE's many informative brochures.
(805) 687-9980 (messages); (805)
887-3574 (pager)
Humane Society of Ventura County
Assisting animals in Ojai and all of Ventura County.
402 Bryant Street, Ojai, CA, (805) 656-5031
Ojai
Humane Society
402 Bryant Street (in East Village), Ojai, CA, (805) 646-6505
North County Humane Society
A no-kill shelter located in Atascadero. Adoptions, lost & found and humane education. Open Monday-Saturday 10:00 - 5:00 PM.
2300 Ramona Road, Atascadero, CA, (805) 466-5403
Santa
Barbara Humane Society
Privately supported agency dedicated to the welfare of all animals. Animals
are RELINQUISHED BY THEIR CAREGIVER so background
information on each pet is available.
5377 Overpass Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93111, (805) 964-4777
Santa Ynez Humane Society
Assisting animals in need in the Santa Ynez Valley.
111 Commerce Dr., Buellton, CA, (805) 688-8224
Woods
Humane Society and Shelter
Purpose is to serve, protect and shelter homeless companion animals in San
Luis Obispo. County.
875 Oklahoma Avenue
,
(off of
Kansas Avenue
from Highway 1),
San Luis Obispo
,
CA
93405
, (805) 543-9316
THRIFT AND GIFT STORES
House of Treasures
Thrift and gift store benefitting the animals at the Santa Ynez Valley Humane
Society.
Corner of Alisal Road and Oak Street, Solvang, CA
Spay-Neuter Animal Network (SPAN) Thrift
and Gift Shop
Recycled treasures to help furry friends. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00 am
- 4:00 pm.
110 N. Olive Street (just off Main St.), Ventura, CA, (805) 641-1170 |
ALL FOR ANIMALS, INC. is a 501(c)3 California non-profit organization.
All donations are tax deductible.
Copyright © 2008 ALL FOR ANIMALS®. All rights reserved.
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