Behind the Scenes Shelter Support 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 7,000 stray, unwanted, abandoned, mistreated, neglected and injured animals every year.

Our Behind-the-Scenes Shelter Support Program is for volunteer assistance that does not fall within our "normal" TLC Programs.  If you would like to help with administrative tasks or have other skills that you would like to contribute, please reach out to the contact listed below.