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Areas Animal Shelter Relief serves
Animal Shelter Relief (ASR) partners with our local open-admission animal shelters on the Central Coast of California, as well as Silicon Valley and the Central Valley to reduce euthanasia of healthy, adoptable pets.
Animal Shelter Relief's adoption process
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If you are interested in adopting a companion animal from ASR please submit an application via our website. Once the application has been approved, you will be conatcted (usually the same day), and we can set up a meeting in a foster home or plan for you to visit one of our weekend adoption fairs. The adoption fee (which are a tax deductible donation) varies based on species, age, and breed, please contact us for more info.
All animals are spayed/neutered, microchipped, current on age appropriate vaccinations, current on testing (Feline Leukemia and Feline HIV for cats, and Parvo for dogs), and current on flea and worm treatment. All dogs are licensed, and adopters receive a free veterinary exam with our veterinarian.
If you are interested in adopting a companion animal from ASR please submit an application via our website. Once the application has been approved, you will be conatcted (usually the same day), and we can set up a meeting in a foster home or plan for you to visit one of our weekend adoption fairs. The adoption fee (which are a tax deductible donation) varies based on species, age, and breed, please contact us for more info.
All animals are spayed/neutered, microchipped, current on age appropriate vaccinations, current on testing (Feline Leukemia and Feline HIV for cats, and Parvo for dogs), and current on flea and worm treatment. All dogs are licensed, and adopters receive a free veterinary exam with our veterinarian.
About Animal Shelter Relief
ASR is an ALL-VOLUNTEER, 501 (c)(3) non-profit, charitable animal rescue. We were founded by three former open-door animal shelter employees in 2008 because at the time, there were no rescue groups in the Santa Cruz area devoted to rescuing the types of animals that our experience taught us needed extra help to be adopted. We are proud to partner with our local animal shelters to relieve overcrowding and reduce euthanasia. One of ASR's achievements is that we rescue hundreds of bottle baby kittens every kitten season. We also rescue special needs animals, check out some of their stories on our website!
ASR does not have a brick and mortar animal shelter, therefore all of our animals are in loving foster homes, until they find they are adopted.
Because no one at ASR receives a salary, this is truly a labor of love for our team of volunteers.
ASR is an ALL-VOLUNTEER, 501 (c)(3) non-profit, charitable animal rescue. We were founded by three former open-door animal shelter employees in 2008 because at the time, there were no rescue groups in the Santa Cruz area devoted to rescuing the types of animals that our experience taught us needed extra help to be adopted. We are proud to partner with our local animal shelters to relieve overcrowding and reduce euthanasia. One of ASR's achievements is that we rescue hundreds of bottle baby kittens every kitten season. We also rescue special needs animals, check out some of their stories on our website!
ASR does not have a brick and mortar animal shelter, therefore all of our animals are in loving foster homes, until they find they are adopted.
Because no one at ASR receives a salary, this is truly a labor of love for our team of volunteers.
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Why should you adopt?
Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life.
What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder?
When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes.
So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.
