Baldwin Park Shelter

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. Will the Baldwin Park Animal Shelter allow me to foster? Unless you are a shelter approved foster who has completed the county's foster training class sadly, the answer is def0initively "no".

2. Does Baldwin Park require I come into the shelter to adopt? The Baldwin Park Shelter requires all adopters to come into the shelter. This is because the shelter want

s to make sure the pet and you are compatible. However, if you are out of state and can find a 501(c)3 rescue who is an adoption partner of the Los Angeles County shelter system (DACC) who is willing to take liability for the pet you wish to adopt and find a way of getting the pet to you, they will be able to pull the pet for you.

3. Does the Baldwin Park Animal Shelter ship animals? No, Baldwin Park neither has the budget nor the manpower to ship animals.

4. Is the Baldwin Park Animal Shelter a "no kill" shelter. The shelter does not want to euthanize any pets - but unfortunately the shelter's intakes far exceed the adoptions and the shelter only has 192 dog kennels.

5. Can you help and if so how? If you are local you can come volunteer at the shelter, or at the shelter's Mobile Pet Adoption events. If you are not able to come to the shelter you can help network the shelter's pets. If you would like to become a volunteer please fill out an application which you can either pick up at the shelter or download on line from the Los Angeles County Department of Animal "Care" and Control's Website. We recommend that you send your volunteer application to the shelter directly, because the person handling the volunteer program at DACC headquarters somehow loses a great deal of applications.