Clinic Volunteer Program

The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter provides 24-hour animal rescue and is Santa Cruz County’s only full service, open-admission animal shelter.  SCCAS has two locations where people can find and recover lost pets and adopt new animal companions. These shelters are tangible evidence of Santa Cruz County’s commitment to animal welfare. They are supported by numerous volunteers and foster care families who provide thousands of hours of assistance to SCCAS staff. We rescue and assure temporary shelter, veterinary and humane care for approximately 5,000 stray, unwanted, abandoned, mistreated, neglected and injured animals every year.

Our Clinic Volunteer Program is for volunteers who have gone to Orientation, finished training for dogs, cats or rabbits, and want to help in the spay/neuter clinic. Training involves a shadowing session, a training session in the clinic and then several clinic shifts with other volunteers present. If you have a background in veterinary medicine, or an interest in going into that field- we would love to hear about it! We are looking for volunteers interested in making packs, sanitizing and other activities.