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Lend a Hand

Be a Shelter Volunteer

Volunteers can help in many ways. The shelter is urgently seeking experienced groomers to volunteer their services.

Ways to Help

  • Help with adoption events in the community
  • Clean and care for the animals
  • Do laundry and clean cages
  • Walk dogs and become a pet caretaker
  • Photograph pets
  • Perform Lost & Found services

Volunteer Requirements

  • Must be at least 18 years old
  • Complete and return a volunteer application
  • Attend a Volunteer Orientation
  • Review training videos
  • Pass a DOJ background check
Volunteer Application (PDF)
Learn How
Foster & Find Homes

Be an Adoption Ambassador

Through the ASPCA Adoption Ambassadors program, those who foster animals become adoption counselors on behalf of their local shelter. Ambassadors take home adoptable dogs or cats and find them safe, loving homes through word of mouth, social media, emails to friends and family, or by hitting the streets with their foster pets.

Show Your Support

California Pet Lover License Plates

Over 1 million dogs and cats enter California’s shelters each year, and over half are euthanized simply because there aren’t enough homes. The California Pet Lover’s License Plate provides a large-scale, permanent funding source for spay and neuter programs — proven to be the best way to reduce the number of unwanted pets.

Order the Pet Lover License Plate

California Pet Lovers Spay and Neuter License Plate Saves Lifes