The County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control is one of the largest and most progressive animal control agencies in the United States. DACC has adopted the philosophy of Socially Conscious Animal Sheltering at our seven animal care centers. We serve unincorporated Los Angeles County and 44 contract cities with a combined total population of over 3 million residents. We cover more than 3,400 square miles of cities, deserts, beaches, and mountains; from the Antelope Valley in the north to the Palos Verdes Peninsula in the south, as far east as the border of San Bernardino County, and west to Thousand Oaks. We provide animal control and rescue services in our service areas 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Our animal care centers offer a wide variety of potential pets for you to choose. Most of our animals are either strays or pets turned in by owners who are no longer able to keep them. The many benefits of adopting from a County Animal Care Center include low‑cost spaying/neutering, a free veterinary checkup, the peace of mind knowing that your new pet has received its initial vaccinations against contagious diseases, and the satisfaction of having saved the life of a shelter animal. Besides patrolling busy streets, back roads, beaches, and canyons for lost, injured, and abandoned animals, our animal control officers also conduct humane investigations when animal cruelty is suspected, provide emergency rescues during natural disasters, enforce all State and local animal control laws, conduct animal licensing (canvassing) inspections; and inspect and license commercial animal facilities.
When you arrive at the animal care center and you see an animal you want to adopt, write down its animal ID number (posted on the outside of the animal’s kennel) and ask a volunteer or staff member to check its availability. You may place a Commitment to Adopt on the animal. CTA’s are only taken in person at the animal care centers. Please note that we hold all stray animals for four days (in addition to the day of its arrival) in order to give pet owners an opportunity to look for their lost pet. Once an animal has passed its holding period, it will be made available for adoption. CTA’s may be placed on animals that have yet to pass the stray period so that when the stray period passes, it can immediately be adopted.
Lancaster CA | 3.6 miles away
Antelope Valley Dalmatian Rescue was founded in 1991. We are an all volunteer organization that is dedicated to rescuing homeless Dalmatians from shelters and abandonment situations in the Southern Calif areas and placing them in new and loving homes. All of our dogs are spayed / neutered, vet checked and given up to date vaccinations before placement.
Lancaster CA 93536 | 3.8 miles away
Our Mission is: To support municipal animal shelters in transitioning Los Angeles into a no-kill City; To provide support and problem solving to Los Angeles pet owners in order to minimize the number of pets relinquished to shelters; To rescue abused, abandoned and unwanted animals and adopt them into loving permanent homes; to provide support to other animal rescue/ advocacy organizations in thei
Quartz Hill CA | 4 miles away
The JJDR is an organization dedicated to educating the public about Jindo dogs, to providing support and guidance to Jindo owners, and to rescuing Jindos from Southern California shelters when possible.
Lancaster CA | 4.1 miles away
Doggy Smiles Rescue Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing homeless and abandoned animals from high-kill shelters and owners who can no longer care for them. By working with committed volunteers, foster homes, local veterinarians, trainers, and boarding facilities, we are able to rescue these animals, provide them with loving temporary care, and find them well-matched, carefully s
Palmdale CA | 10.5 miles away
Husky Haven of L.A is a 501C3 public charity dedicated to saving Siberian Huskies, Malamutes and Klee Kai on their last days.
Acton CA 93510 | 12.2 miles away
The Basset Rescue Network at DaphneyLand was founded in 2005. We are a group of volunteers (the kind who don’t get paid) who have come together rescue of basset hounds and provide rehabilitation in the form of proper nutrition, supplemental care, veterinary care and behavioral modification in order to properly socialize in a pack environment.
Palmdale CA | 13.8 miles away
Leo's Pet Assistance Fund was founded in 2008 to serve the Antelope Valley area, and beyond if possible. Although we are a new group, our volunteers have been active for years rescuing animals from local shelters-often the ones that need the most help. Our mascot, Leo, hopes that one day there will be NO unwanted animals living their lifes out in cages, and the only way that we can reduce the
Acton CA | 16.2 miles away
Pig Harmony is part of the Southern California Pot Bellied Pig Adoption and Rescue network.
Acton CA 93510 | 16.2 miles away
We have been an independent rescue since 1988 and a California non profit corporation (501c3) since 1996. Our dogs are supported out of our pockets and with donations. Your donations for our furfaced friends literally go to the dogs____no salaries for help or to ourselves. Your donation is very appreciated and is also tax deductible.
Acton CA 93510 | 16.2 miles away
Grand-Paws mission is to rescue primarily large breed senior dogs who’ve been abandoned. We rescue from local high-kill shelters and let them live out their lives in our sanctuary or in one of our wonderful foster homes: happy, safe, and loved. When appropriate, we attempt to find permanent, loving homes for them. However, we choose the large breed seniors because they are less likely to be ado
Acton CA 93510 | 16.2 miles away
The Brittany Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charity dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, care and placement of homeless dogs. We run a no-kill facility. We rescue all dogs, regardless of breed, and we often focus our efforts on the harder-to-place dogs such as seniors, disabled or abused dogs, and "media condemned" breeds such as Pit Bulls, Chow Chows, & Dobies.
Acton CA | 16.2 miles away
The Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation is built of a group of inspired, motivated humanitarians who work tirelessly to fight animal cruelty by educating the public, animal rescue, and finding loving families to give the helpless a second chance at a happy life. Founded by Oscar nominated and renown animal activist Linda Blair to bring the much needed attention to the growing problems related to ani
Acton CA | 16.2 miles away
EZ Heart and Soul Rescue is a 501(c) 3 non-profit animal rescue and sanctuary for at-risk dogs, young to mature, with special needs or undesirable behaviors that make their re-homing options a challenge. We seek to rescue these dogs from our local Los Angeles area animal shelters, whose limited resources and budget restraints makes their ability to care for every impounded animal impossible. We al
Palmdale CA 93590 | 16.8 miles away
Forgotten Angels Cat Rescue is a non-profit cat rescue founded by volunteers dedicated to making a difference in the lives of unwanted and abandoned cats in our community. Through trap-neuter-return (TNR) efforts as well as public education and awareness, we hope to decrease the number of unwanted cats living on the streets and ultimately ending up in our shelters.
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