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Doggie Protective Services (DPS) - Carlsbad

Carlsbad, CA 92011

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Email apps@dpsrescue.org
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cats & dogs at Doggie Protective Services (DPS) - Carlsbad
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Areas Doggie Protective Services (DPS) - Carlsbad serves

LA County; San Diego County, Riverside County, Orange County, LA County, San Bernardino County.

Doggie Protective Services (DPS) - Carlsbad's adoption process

Additional adoption info

We have an application, an interview, a meet and greet with family and dog and then a contract.

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About Doggie Protective Services (DPS) - Carlsbad

We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) animal organization that has been in existence for the past 16 years. We do adoptions in No. CA, So. CA, AZ and Las Vegas.

We are a dedicated group of folks who are passionate about animals and committed to reducing the euthanasia rate in our local shelter. We can not save the world and we will not attempt to do so. We will simply take responsibility for those who cross our path. We pledge to make every effort to find as many FABULOUS homes as possible for our animals.

We will not agree to place an animal if we do not believe it is the best match. Our dogs are our priority but we also believe that in order to place animals, the humans also have to be respected and we have to build relationships with them.

Doggie Protective Services (DPS) - Carlsbad's adopted pets

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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.