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This August, hundreds of pets found forever homes during the Clear the Shelters campaign at San Diego County Animal Services’ Bonita and Carlsbad shelters. In total, 441 animals were adopted — including 234 dogs, 204 cats and three other animals. Bonita Shelter: 318 total, 165 dogs, 150 cats, 3 birds Carlsbad Shelter: 123 total, 69 […]
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County Animal Services is waiving all pet adoption fees at the Bonita and Carlsbad animal shelters during the month of August for Clear the Shelters.
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Consider this your lucky month if you’re looking to adopt a pet. County Animal Services is putting fate in your hands with its own Wheel o’ Fortune for pet adoptions. Give the wheel a spin to see your discounted pet adoption fee. This promotion runs through all of March.
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Looking for love that lasts a lifetime? This Valentine’s season, open your heart and home to a shelter pet in need.
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County officials all stepped aside for Howard the dog to take the first dig at the groundbreaking for the new 23,000-square-foot County animal shelter. When completed in early 2026, it will provide a new standard of care in animal housing for long-term animals as they patiently wait for a new home. The new shelter in Santee will serve animals and residents in the South and Southeast County with an on-site small animal hospital. It will also serve as a fire evacuation site with animal intake and care during local disasters and will be energy efficient.
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County Animal Services is honoring the lives of beloved pets who have passed as part of the Day of the Dead. This cultural tradition, which celebrates the memory of loved ones, including pets, invites the community to share a photo of departed pets and consider offering some of that love to a County shelter pet.
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A program for high school students with disabilities prepares them for the workforce and is also helping exercise and socialize shelter animals, so that they are more likely to be adopted.
