Todd Stosuy, Santa Cruz County’s animal control field manager, ducked under a clothesline, then a badminton net strung between two trees,...

Across California, government-run animal shelters are overwhelmed. From large urban counties to smaller rural communities, shelters grapple with an unrelenting influx of animals, especially young puppies. The constant arrival of litters is straining already overburdened systems battling rising costs, insufficient budgets, limited staffing, and increasing public expectations. California’s public shelters are on the front lines of a growing crisis and are not alone.

The California Animal Welfare Association (CalAnimals), the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SF SPCA), and the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) today announced that nearly 5,000 animals were adopted into loving homes as part of the second California Adopt-a-Pet Day on June 7, 2025, making for another hugely successful statewide event. The ASPCA provided funds to waive adoption fees at most participating she

The court’s decision: Affirms the legality of SDHS’s revised Community Cat Program. The court expressly found that the February 2025 revisions to its Community Cat Program protocols comply with California law and may remain in force.

After huge success of inaugural event, more than 150 California animal shelters will offer fee-waived adoptions, most covered by the ASPCA, with the goal to find loving homes for 5,000 pets.

1,400 Pets Awaiting Relocation: Adoption, monetary donations best ways to help   SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California’s network of nearly 300...