Riverside County Animal Services

Riverside County Animal Services Riverside County Animal Services' mission is to improve Riverside County for animals and people. We're thankful for donations at www.rcdas.org.

Our animal welfare organization is operated by Riverside County Animal Services. Our mission is to improve Riverside County for animals and people. We run animal shelters and adoption centers in Jurupa Valley, Thousand Palms, and Blythe. Our field services include rescuing lost and injured pets, animal cruelty investigations, and outreach to the community. We also provide services to assist pet ow

ners be responsible including spay/neuter, vaccinations, microchipping, licensing, and care support as needed. For more information, to become a volunteer, or to donate to help save the lives of homeless animals visit us at www.rcdas.org.

***PLEASE NOTE: THIS FACEBOOK PAGE IS NOT A SITE TO REQUEST AN OFFICER, SERVICE, Emergency or to request adoption information on individual animals. For more information on how to request a service, or to adopt a particular animal you see on this site, or to get involved, please visit www.rcdas.org.

Will you be my furever valentine?This Valentine's Day, Baby, A1831422, is looking for her furever match. She is a wonder...
02/14/2025

Will you be my furever valentine?

This Valentine's Day, Baby, A1831422, is looking for her furever match. She is a wonderful pup who loves to be given attention and cuddles. She is available for adoption at the Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter located at 6851 Van Buren Blvd. in Jurupa Valley.

Are you ready to fall in love with her?

For more information on how to adopt, please visit a RivCo Animal Shelter or view our site: https://rcdas.org/adoptable-pets

We are back with more free dog adoptions at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival! We will be at the fair...
02/14/2025

We are back with more free dog adoptions at the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival! We will be at the fairgrounds every Saturday and Sunday from February 15-March 2, from 10am-3pm plus Monday, February 17 on Presidents Day . Come meet our lovable dogs looking for forever homes and learn other ways you can help reduce our shelter population. We pawsitively can't wait to see you!

For more information visit https://rcdas.org/

We want YOUR feedback! Riverside County Department of Animal Services needs your input to help identify challenges, oppo...
02/12/2025

We want YOUR feedback!

Riverside County Department of Animal Services needs your input to help identify challenges, opportunities and priorities to improving Riverside County for people and animals.

To participate, visit www.rcdas.org/positive-change.

The survey will stay open until Friday, February 28th.

Attention Pawsitive Readers!Our dogs have decided to play hooky and take a day off from their afterschool tutor session,...
02/12/2025

Attention Pawsitive Readers!

Our dogs have decided to play hooky and take a day off from their afterschool tutor session, Wednesday, February 12, 2025, in observance of Lincoln's birthday.

Our Pawsitive Readers program will resume next week, Wednesday, February 19, 2025 from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. See you soon!

No registration required.

In observance of Abraham Lincoln's Birthday, our shelters will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, February 12, 2025. We will...
02/11/2025

In observance of Abraham Lincoln's Birthday, our shelters will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, February 12, 2025. We will resume normal hours of operation on Thursday, February 13, 2025.

Do you recognize one of these missing pups?Several lost dogs have been found and have been safely taken to the Western R...
02/11/2025

Do you recognize one of these missing pups?

Several lost dogs have been found and have been safely taken to the Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter and patiently waiting to reunite with their families.

If you or anyone you know recognizes one of these lost dogs, please reclaim your pup at 6851 Van Buren Blvd. in Jurupa Valley

If your furry loved one is still missing, please use our partners site, PetCo Love Lost: https://rcdas.org/lost-your-pet

Meet Chompers! A lovable boy who found his home in New York.This kind man came to adopt Chompers as he was at the Wester...
02/10/2025

Meet Chompers! A lovable boy who found his home in New York.

This kind man came to adopt Chompers as he was at the Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter for nearly 30 days.

Thank you for going above and beyond to adopt Chompers and give him his furever home!

For more information about adoption, please visit a RivCo animal shelter or view our site: https://rcdas.org/adoptable-pets

02/08/2025

Join us for our Pawsitive Readers program, a wonderful initiative designed to improve reading skills within the community while giving our shelter pets a chance to socialize. This heartwarming program helps prepare them for their future forever homes!

Our Pawsitive Reader program will be held every Wednesday from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. at our San Jacinto Valley, Coachella Valley and Riverside Animal Campuses. No sign-up is required and this is open for all ages.

If you are interesting in helping but do not wish to read, our shelters are accepting book donations to provide for our readers.

We hope to see you all on Wednesday!

02/07/2025

Hello sports fans! It is time for the 3rd annual Puppy Prediction! Let's meet our players!

From Coachella Valley Animal Campus, we have Peyton, A1838950, 3 month female.
Representing San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus is Blitz, A1839872, 2 month male.
And from the Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter is none other than Touchdown, A1840533, 8 month male.

Let's see who our puppies would choose for the winner of this most important game of the year!

Reminder: Are ready to make a difference in the time of natural disasters?With events like fires, earthquakes and the li...
02/07/2025

Reminder: Are ready to make a difference in the time of natural disasters?

With events like fires, earthquakes and the like prevalent to California, the community needs people like you who are ready to answer the call to help the animals in need of rescue. Whether that be domestic or livestock animals, our Riverside Emergency Animal Rescue System (REARS) is always there to perform animal rescue, evacuation, sheltering, care and welfare.

If you are interested in joining an amazing team to aid in times of disaster or extraordinary emergencies, we will be hosting a New Member Academy at the Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter located at 6851 Van Buren Blvd. in Jurupa Valley with check-ins at 8:30 a.m. and academy from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

We encourage everyone to apply online at https://rcdas.org/support/rears and for more questions, you can email us at [email protected]

02/06/2025

This week the Riverside County Animal Services had a special transport with Wings or Rescue. 38 dogs flew out to various states to find their furever home. Among the 38, 2 were our longest stay residents, Jupiter and Cosette.

We are always grateful to work with partners who help us make space in our shelters. We are so excited to see these pets leave our shelter system and find their way to loving homes.

Great job everyone who helped find them their new home! To learn how you can help, visit https://rcdas.org

A team of six Riverside County animal control officers (ACO) deployed to Los Angeles in support of the Palisades fire em...
02/05/2025

A team of six Riverside County animal control officers (ACO) deployed to Los Angeles in support of the Palisades fire emergency response from January 16th-25th.

Riverside County was the first operational area in the state to respond to the request for assistance and extend an offer of support to the City of Los Angeles under California’s Emergency Management Mutual Aid (EMMA) system. The team was tasked on January 15th, giving them less than 16 hours’ notice to prepare and depart. Once on scene, the ACOs immediately coordinated with several agencies and began responding to the public’s calls for help evacuating, searching and caring for lost or injured pets.

Working alongside other animal control agencies, the team responded to an estimated 180 calls and helped over 100 animals. Originally, the team was tasked to stay for five days but their presence was crucial, and the assignment was extended an additional four days.

“A lot of us have experience evacuating horses and livestock during fires and are familiar with going into unsafe areas to try and help animals who have no one else to turn to,” said Lieutenant of Field Services Kyle Stephens. “Seeing all the devastation and loss of infrastructure was really unbelievable, but we knew our efforts could bring some comfort to people who lost so much.”

The Riverside team consisted of Lt. Kyle Stephens, Officer Michael Cox, Officer Jennifer Setler, Officer Justin Mays, Officer Mary Salazar and Officer Yesenia Dorado.
RivCoReady

Today, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors appointed Mary Martin to take the helm of the Riverside County Departme...
02/05/2025

Today, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors appointed Mary Martin to take the helm of the Riverside County Department of Animal Services (RCDAS), which has been without a permanent director since September of last year.

In her role as RCDAS Director, Martin will lead a department with a $34 million budget that operates four municipal shelters. Last year, the department received more than 40,000 calls for field service, worked with partners to save more than 20,600 animals, and performed more than 14,000 spay and neuter surgeries.

As RCDAS Director, Martin will directly oversee the scope of work and deliverables by Outcomes for Pets, an outside consulting group. The Outcomes for Pets team will deliver a strategic plan aimed at the following areas: prevention, education, and diversion; safety and humane treatment of pets; positive connections with our communities; a healthy and capable workforce; and meaningful relationships with partners. Martin will also lead the RCDAS team to implement the actions outlined in the strategic plan.

Working in collaboration with RCDAS leadership, the Outcomes for Pets team has already begun work to increase spay/neuter access and pet support promotions, helping more lost pets get reunited with their families, providing additional safe and humane opportunities for pets at risk of euthanasia, expanding dog foster and other lifesaving programs.

Martin’s experience leading municipal animal shelters includes her current role as assistant director with Dallas Animal Services, as well as former leadership roles with Maricopa County Animal Care and Control, Santa Fe Animal Shelter and Humane Society, and Animal Care Centers of New York City. During her tenure with Maricopa County, Martin took the shelter from an 80% save rate to 96%. In Santa Fe, she took the shelter from a 65% live-release rate to a stable 94%.

More info: rivco.org under News/Events.

What does it mean to be a responsible pet owner?February marks the start of Responsible Pet Owner Month and Riverside Co...
02/03/2025

What does it mean to be a responsible pet owner?

February marks the start of Responsible Pet Owner Month and Riverside County Animal Services wants to offer these important tips on how to be a responsible pet owner.

Pet owners should care for our pets medical needs by ensuring our pets are microchipped, spayed or neutered, up-to-date on all necessary vaccines, properly groomed, protected against parasites and visit the vet at least once a year for a check up.
Pet owners should also keep their pets healthy and happy with regular exercise, fresh water and food, and love and affection.
There is a call for pet owners to be a good neighbor by picking up after their pet and walking them on a leash with an ID. collar and tag when walking in the community.

For more information on how you can help, please visit our site: https://rcdas.org

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6851 Van Buren Boulevard
Jurupa Valley, CA
92509

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Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 7pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
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Join us for our Pawsitive Readers program, a wonderful initiative designed to improve reading skills within the community while giving our shelter pets a chance to socialize. This heartwarming program helps prepare them for their future forever homes! Our Pawsitive Reader program will be held every Wednesday from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. at our San Jacinto Valley, Coachella Valley and Riverside Animal Campuses. No sign-up is required and this is open for all ages. If you are interesting in helping but do not wish to read, our shelters are accepting book donations to provide for our readers. We hope to see you all on Wednesday! #animalservices #rivconow #readingprogram #shelterpets

The Puppy Prediction 2025
The Puppy Prediction 2025

Hello sports fans! It is time for the 3rd annual Puppy Prediction! Let's meet our players! From Coachella Valley Animal Campus, we have Peyton, A1838950, 3 month female. Representing San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus is Blitz, A1839872, 2 month male. And from the Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter is none other than Touchdown, A1840533, 8 month male. Let's see who our puppies would choose for the winner of this most important game of the year! #RivCoNow #animalservices #superbowl #puppy

This week the Riverside County Animal Services had a special transport with Wings or Rescue. 38 dogs flew out to various states to find their furever home. Among the 38, 2 were our longest stay residents, Jupiter and Cosette. We are always grateful to work with partners who help us make space in our shelters. We are so excited to see these pets leave our shelter system and find their way to loving homes. Great job everyone who helped find them their new home! To learn how you can help, visit https://rcdas.org #animalservices #animalrescue #rivconow #dogrescue #animaltransport @wingsofrescue_official

Good morning friends, come meet Nora, A1836457, a cuddly pittie who loves to be by yourside. Nora is such a sweetheart as she loves to be affectionate with people she feels comfortable with. Her favorite.... next to you! Nora has been at the San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus for more than 30 days and is available for adoption at 581 S. Grand Ave. in San Jacinto. To learn more about how you can help or adopt a shelter pet, please visit a RivCo Animal Shelter or view our adoptables: https://rcdas.org/adoptable-pets #rivconow #animalservices #AdoptDontShop #petadoption #dogadoption

Come meet of our longest residents, Julia, A1815116, a beautiful Belgium Malinois who loves to play with squeaky toys and be silly. She has been at the Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter for more than 150 days and is available for adoption at 6851 Van Buren Blvd. in Jurupa Valley. To learn how you can help, please visit https://rcdas.org/adoptable-pets #animalservices #rivconow #AdoptDontShop #dogadoption #petadoption

Come join us at the San Jacinto Valley Animal Campus as we visit some of our adorable pups who have been there for more than 120 days. Meet Snowflake, A1817152, an energetic girl who will have the time of her life with her squeaky toys. And Opal, A1822429, a velcro girlie whose favorite place is right next to you. These adorable girls are available for adoption at 581 S. Grand Ave. in San Jacinto. If you would like to adopt, please visit a RivCo Animal Shelter or view our adoptables online: https://rcdas.org/adoptable-pets #rivconow #petadoption #animalservices #dogadoption #adoptdontshop

Riverside County Animal Services is one of the highest intake shelters in the U.S. and the heartbreaking reality is that local adoptions are not keeping up with the growing number of pets in need, so we are constantly seeking help from rescues and other shelters in and out of California. On January 19, 2025, Riverside County Animal Services teamed up with Wings of Rescue to fly 49 dogs and 15 cats to shelters out of state. Paws For Life K9 Rescue donated 100 crates to help with the transport. This collaboration is just one of many ways we’re partnering with animal welfare organizations to help re-home Riverside County’s homeless pets – locally and beyond…. but we still have hundreds of animals in our shelters who are waiting for their forever homes. @wingsofrescue_official @pawsforlifek9 ---------------------------- Servicios para Animales del Condado de Riverside es uno de los refugios de mayor admisión en los EE.UU. y la desgarradora realidad es que las adopciones locales simplemente no se mantienen al día con el creciente número de mascotas necesitadas, por lo que estamos constantemente buscando ayuda de los rescates y otros refugios dentro y fuera de California. El 19 de enero de 2025, los Servicios para Animales del Condado de Riverside se unieron a Wings of Rescue para volar 49 perros y 15 gatos a refugios fuera del estado. Paws For Life K9 Rescue donó 100 jaulas para ayudar con el transporte. Esta colaboración es sólo una de las muchas maneras en que nos estamos asociando con organizaciones de bienestar animal para ayudar a realojar a las mascotas sin hogar del Condado de Riverside - localmente y más allá de .... pero todavía tenemos cientos de animales en nuestros refugios que todavía están esperando sus hogares para siempre. #animalservices #rivconow #animaltransport #dogrescue #catrescue

Hello everyone, the Coachella Valley Animal Campus hosted their weekly play yard event for many of our dogs. Our counselors took out 10 or more dogs to socialize with each other so that they are getting ready to be adopted. We had many paw-some dogs who participated with our play group. Sawyer, A1819379. Franny, A1831359. Aero, A1831905. Chipper, A1832227. Jerry, A1831456. Dillon, A1831112. Paul, A1828089. Maya, A1497653. Adam, A1835588. If you would like adopt, please visit the Coachella Valley Animal Campus located at 72-050 Pet Land Pl. in Thousand Palms. #rivconow #animalservices #dogadoption #AdoptDontShop #petadoption

The Department of Animal Services deployed a team of Animal Control Officers to aid LA in the fire emergency response! Lt. Stephens, Officer Cox, Officer Selter, Officer Mays, Officer Salazar, and Officer Dorado make up the team who is assisting with the fires in LA. Thank you for your dedication to help with this crisis! WE ARE SO THANKFUL AND BLESSED TO HAVE OFFICERS LIKE YOU ALL! #rivconow #animalservices #lafire #animalcontrol

Meet Kas - a beautiful pittie who is very social and playful! When Kas came in, she was very timid and reserved, but with the right amount of love and attention from our staff, she is ready to find her furever home. She has been at the Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter for more than 30 days. She is available for adoption at 6851 Van Buren Blvd. in Jurupa Valley. Will you adopt her? If you would like to adopt a shelter pet, please visit a RivCo animal shelter or view our adoptables onine: https://rcdas.org/adoptable-pets #rivconow #animalservices #dogadoption #AdoptDontShop #petadoption

Come meet our friend, Koby, A1488652, an energetic older dog who is enthusiastically waiting to meet all of you. Koby has gotten really well with his kennel mate, Marshall who was recently adopted! Koby is social with his handlers and will solicit attention. He has been at the Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter for more than 75 days. Koby is available for adoption at 6851 Van Buren Blvd. in Jurupa Valley. Please consider adoption Koby, he is lovable dog who is in need of a furever home. If you would like to adopt a shelter pet, please visit a RivCo Animal Shelter or view our adoptables online: https://rcdas.org/adoptable-pets #petadoption #animalservices #AdoptDontShop #rivconow #dogadoption

Come say hi to our friend, Blueberry, A1806617, a lovable 1 year old shepherd mix who loves to play, get scratches and run around. Blueberry has been at the Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter for more than 130 days. She is available for adoption at 6851 Van Buren Blvd. in Jurupa Valley. She is in need of a loving home and has been patiently waiting. Will you come in and adopt her? If you would like to adopt her, please visit a RivCo Animal Shelter or view our adoptables online: https://rcdas.org/adoptable-pets #rivconow #animalservices #petadoption #dogadoption #AdoptDontShop

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Our animal welfare organization is operated by Riverside County Animal Services. Our mission is to improve Riverside County for animals and people. We run animal shelters and adoption centers in Jurupa Valley, Thousand Palms, and Blythe. Our field services include rescuing lost and injured pets, animal cruelty investigations, and outreach to the community. We also provide services to assist pet owners be responsible including spay/neuter, vaccinations, microchipping, licensing, and care support as needed. For more information, to become a volunteer, or to donate to help save the lives of homeless animals visit us at www.rcdas.org. ***PLEASE NOTE: THIS FACEBOOK PAGE IS NOT A SITE TO REQUEST AN OFFICER, SERVICE, Emergency or to request adoption information on individual animals. For more information on how to request a service, or to adopt a particular animal you see on this site, or to get involved, please visit www.rcdas.org.