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Santa Barbara County Animal Services - Santa Barbara Shelter

Animal shelter in Goleta, CA

Our Mission: To ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the animals and people we serve through proactive intervention, effective enforcement, collaboration, education, and the compassionate care and rehoming of sheltered animals.

Santa Barbara County operates two shelters in the County: Goleta/Santa Barbara & Santa Maria.

Contact shelter staff
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Address
5473 Overpass Road
Goleta, CA 93111
Donation Tangible donations for the care and enrichment of the shelter dogs are always welcome. Drop off at the shelter and ask for a tax-deductible receipt:

Wishlist

--Costco jerky treats
--EasyWalk(r) Harnesses (medium and large)
--NEW tug, soft, or squeaky toys of all sizes to be included in gift bags going home with adopted dogs
--Polyester Blankets (no fringe, no electric)
--Jackets and Sweaters
--Kongs of all shapes and sizes
--Treat-dispensing wobbler Kongs (large)
--Rope Toys

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Meet their adoptable pets

5473 Overpass Road

Goleta, CA 93111

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Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.

Adoptable pets at Santa Barbara County Animal Services - Santa Barbara Shelter

We'll also keep you updated on KERN's adoption status with email updates.
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KERN

Californian

Male, 6 mos
Goleta, CA
We'll also keep you updated on RORY's adoption status with email updates.
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RORY

German Shepherd Dog

Female, 6 mos
Goleta, CA
We'll also keep you updated on ASAP-A-5846's adoption status with email updates.
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ASAP-A-5846

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 1 yr 6 mos
Goleta, CA
We'll also keep you updated on ASAP-A-15620's adoption status with email updates.
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ASAP-A-15620

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 1 yr 6 mos
Goleta, CA
We'll also keep you updated on MOON's adoption status with email updates.
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MOON

Domestic Mediumhair

Male, 10 mos
Goleta, CA
We'll also keep you updated on CUPCAKE's adoption status with email updates.
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CUPCAKE

Doberman Pinscher

Female, 3 yrs
Goleta, CA
We'll also keep you updated on SHASTA's adoption status with email updates.
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SHASTA

Labrador Retriever

Female, 2 yrs
Goleta, CA
We'll also keep you updated on BIG CARL's adoption status with email updates.
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BIG CARL

Cocker Spaniel

Male, 10 yrs
Goleta, CA

Shelter FAQs

Santa Barbara County

Additional adoption info

Please review our adoptable animals before making an appointment to meet one of our dogs. The shelters do their best to have a posting of photos of dogs in foster and dogs temporarily away from the shelter.

You may visit our shelter at 5473 Overpass Road, Goleta, CA Monday - Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m with adoption hours from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Our shelters are closed for lunch from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Our volunteer adoption counselors or staff will be happy to show you any available dog for your consideration.

We also welcome out of town or out of state adoptions.

A dog adoption from the Santa Barbara Animal Shelter is $110 and includes a spay/neuter certificate, current vaccinations, rabies, health records, transition food, loaner items, goody bag, and a coupon for 4 free dog behavior training sessions which is funded by donations to K-9 PALS for the promotion of life-long homes for dogs. Dog license fees for your city or county are additional.

We are committed to being a resource for you for the life of your pet. You may contact our knowledgeable volunteers at any time with questions or reference needs for behavior modification, etc. We want your adoption to be "Fur-Ever."

Adoption application

https://www.countyofsb.org/1386/Adoption-Procedures

Pets at shelters & rescues near Santa Barbara County Animal Services - Santa Barbara Shelter

All For Love Animal Rescue

137 W. El Roblar,
Ojai, CA 93023

Pulling For Paws

P.O. Box 1861,
Ojai, CA 93024

Volunteers for Inter-Valley Animals

133 North D St,
Lompoc, CA 93436

We'll also keep you updated on Gregaro's adoption status with email updates.
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Gregaro

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 4 yrs 10 mos
Santa Barbara, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Aurora's adoption status with email updates.
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Aurora

Boxer/Pit Bull Terrier

Female, Adult
Ventura, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Lewis's adoption status with email updates.
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Lewis

German Shepherd Dog

Male, 1 yr 5 mos
Santa Paula, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Sammy's adoption status with email updates.
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Sammy

Guinea Pig

Male, Young
Santa Barbara, CA
We'll also keep you updated on Spur's adoption status with email updates.
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Spur

Labrador Retriever

Male, 5 yrs 7 mos
Santa Paula, CA
We'll also keep you updated on CHARM's adoption status with email updates.
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CHARM

Boxer/Labrador Retriever

Female, 1 yr 3 mos
Ventura, CA

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