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Areas Sacramento County Animal Care (Bradshaw Animal Shelter) serves
Select areas of Sacramento County, CA see our website Service Areas for details.
You are welcome to adopt from our shelter if you live anywhere in the United States, but it is a requirement to visit the shelter in person to adopt and license your pet with your hometown. We do not ship animals.
Sacramento County Animal Care (Bradshaw Animal Shelter)'s adoption process
Additional adoption info
Adoption fees vary and include spay or neuter surgery, vaccines and microchip. Walk-in adoptions are available Tuesday-Sunday except holidays. For the latest updates and adoption fees, visit www.bradshawshelter.net.
Adoption fees vary and include spay or neuter surgery, vaccines and microchip. Walk-in adoptions are available Tuesday-Sunday except holidays. For the latest updates and adoption fees, visit www.bradshawshelter.net.
About Sacramento County Animal Care (Bradshaw Animal Shelter)
The Sacramento County Bradshaw Animal Shelter is one of Northern California’s largest shelters. We believe in the humane treatment of all animals. Our Mission is to provide public safety and protect the health and welfare of animals in our communities through education and compassion.
The Sacramento County Bradshaw Animal Shelter is one of Northern California’s largest shelters. We believe in the humane treatment of all animals. Our Mission is to provide public safety and protect the health and welfare of animals in our communities through education and compassion.
Sacramento County Animal Care (Bradshaw Animal Shelter)'s adopted pets
Search and see photos of adoptable pets in Sacramento, CA area.
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Support adoption and rescue. Why go to a dog breeder, cat breeder or pet store to buy a dog or buy a cat when you can adopt?
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.
