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SHELTERS AND RESCUE GROUPS
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 and Ventura areas.
| Santa Barbara Animal Control - Report Abuse |
(805) 963-1513 |
| Place FREE Lost and Found Pet Ads in the Independent |
(805) 965-5205 |
| Place FREE Found Pet Ads in the Santa Barbara News-Press |
(805) 963-4391 |
| Santa Barbara Lost and Found Pet Hotline |
(805) 564-6862 |
Animal Rescue Team, Inc.
Dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of injured, orphaned, abused and neglected animals and wildlife in Santa Barbara County.
Julia Di Sieno, Executive Director, (805) 896-1859, msladyjulia@hotmail.com
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
C.A.R.E.4PAWS
Community Awareness, Responsibility and Education
PO Box 60524, Santa Barbara, CA 93160-0524, (805) 968-CARE(2273), info@care4paws.org
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.
PO Box 2952, Orcutt, CA 93457, centralcoastspca@yahoo.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.
1500 Main Street, Cambria, CA 93428, (805) 927-7377 (RESQ), Contact: Susan Barghini, President, coldnoses@slohart.org
K-9 PALS (K-9 Placement and Assistance League)
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, info@k-9pals.org
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 County Animal Rescue
A non-profit organization devoted to the rescue and placement of unwanted dogs and cats through a pet-matching service.
P.O. Box 534, Santa Barbara, CA 93150, (805) 689-6407, sbarinfo@sbar.org
Santa Barbara County Animal Care Foundation, Inc.
Working to assist the homeless and abandoned animals in Santa Barbara County Animal Services Shelters, PO Box 86, Goleta, CA 93116-0086, (805) 260-2386
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, CA 93455, (805) 934-6119
Lompoc: 1501 W. Central Avenue, Lompoc, CA 93436, (805) 737-7755
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 Humane Society
The non-profit organization, which was established in 1887, offers many services to its members and the community including: a pet adoption program, a spay/neuter clinic, pet boarding, humane education, euthanasia requests, cremations, and columbarium inurnment.
5399 Overpass Road, Goleta, CA 93111, (805) 964-4777, linda@sbhumanesociety.org
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, HOTLINE: (805) 681-1080, execdir@sbwcn.org
Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society
Provides and promotes humane, compassionate, and conscientious care of companon animals and preventing their overpopulation.
111 Commerce Drive, PO Box 335, Buellton, CA 93427, (805) 688-8224. |
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