Dogs/Cats/Rabbits

Santa Cruz Spca

Santa Cruz, CA 95065

About

The Santa Cruz SPCA provides safe harbor for animals in need and promotes an active humane community through adoption, advocacy, and education.

Pets available

Dogs Cats Rabbits

Adoption process

Explore the possibilities and complete the adoption profile. Check out the adoptable dogs and adoptable cats on our website. Any animal listed on our website is currently available! Be sure to read their profiles for additional information about their personalities and temperaments. Then fill out an online Adoption Profile complete with matchmaking questions to give us an idea of what type of dog or cat you’re looking for. Get matched! Our adoptions staff will then review your profile and carefully consider potential matches given the information you provided. If one (or more) animals are identified as a potential match, we’ll reach out to set up a virtual matchmaking session (via phone or Zoom) to help you learn more about the pet(s) that may be suitable for you! *Please note, that we have had a tremendous amount of adoption interest, more than we have animals to satisfy (great problem to have!). Because of this, we will only be arranging matchmaking sessions if we feel we have a potential match(es) in our care. Meet and Greet. A meet and greet will be arranged once you’ve completed your virtual matchmaking session and have narrowed it down to one pet. This meet and greet will give you a chance to say hello to the pet - in person! All meet and greets will occur at the shelter (unless otherwise specified) and will be coordinated with social distancing measures in place. Please note, we are not offering meet and greets for cats at this time, and will instead arrange for a quick and easy contact free hand-off. Foster to Adopt. A foster-to-adopt will be initiated for all adult animals (*puppies and kittens are not eligible for this trial and a final adoption will occur instead) if all goes well during the meet and greet! This is to ensure the best fit possible. Because we need to limit many of our normal adoption procedures that we deem important, this period allows for those procedures to happen – just in your own home! (all household members meeting the animal, other dogs in home meeting the animal). Make it Final! Your adoption will be finalized remotely if the foster-to-adopt results in a “YES, this is the animal for me!”