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Pima Animal Care Center is working to find loving homes for homeless animals, while helping to keep our neighborhoods and public spaces safe. Please join us in our goal of educating the community about responsible pet ownership. We here at the Pima Animal Care Center are committed to finding loving homes for homeless animals in Pima County. We treat all animals individually, and place them for ado

ption based on their individual behavior and health, not their breed.

• Volunteering: http://bit.ly/VolunteerAtPACC
• Adoptions: http://bit.ly/AdoptAPACCPet
• Lost animals: http://www.paccintake.pima.gov/
• Donating: www.bit.ly/HelpPACCPets
• PACC Wish List: www.bit.ly/ShopForPACCPets

01/12/2025

Whether you're looking for a hiking buddy, a live-in comedian, or just a best friend - Seymour might just be the pup for you! This big, happy puppy spent most of his 2024 at PACC, and he's ready to kick his 2025 off by finding a foster or forever home! 🐾

Seymour LOVES people - he gives great hugs and kisses and loves getting scratches and snuggles 😍. He's also done well with his kennelmates here at PACC and loves to play, play, play! He's now spent 7 months of his life in the shelter without a break, and we'd really like to see this incredibly charming, personable guy find a home.

Seymour is neutered, microchipped, and up-to-date on vaccines. He's also FREE to adopt. Please come meet this special pup at PACC today! 💙

01/12/2025

Pima County! If you're passionate about helping pets and people, we're currently hiring for several positions!

FULL TIME:

💙 Animal Protection Services Field Officer
💙 Adoptions Counselor

To learn more and apply for these positions, please click here: https://pimacounty.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/pimacareers?locations=a09311de0a1d1001a0248d38afad0000 .

PART TIME:

💙 Adoptions Counselor (bilingual strongly preferred) (Weekends)
💙 Administrative Duties (M-F, 19 hours per week)

To apply for the part time positions, please send resume to [email protected] by 1/19.

01/11/2025

! Back in September, we made an urgent plea for this beautiful girl, Cortina. She was shut down and terrified in the shelter and had quit eating. Luckily, our wonderful foster Bayley stepped up for her and sent us a note a few weeks later:

"Almost a month later and this lovely lady is going home! She is shy at first but has become super loving. She loves to chat at me and would do anything for a squeeze tube treat 😂 This really helps reinforce what we do for these animals- sometimes they just need time, love, and a place to rest 💗"

Fostering truly does change everything for these pets. We are so grateful to Bayley and to everyone who steps up for pets in need. If you're ready to start your fostering journey, please visit our website or stop by PACC 💙

01/11/2025

🌨️ The weather may be frightful, but our community is so delightful! 💕 Today, we’re celebrating all the PACC pets spending the day warm and loved — like Pisces, who found her adoptive home this week! 🐾

We’re endlessly grateful to everyone who steps up for our animals to keep them snuggled and cared for, whether it’s by adopting, volunteering, fostering or spreading the word. If your cozy couch has a spot open, PACC pups are all over Tucson today, waiting to meet you! 🐶

✨ Check out all our pets in foster, like Hachi (a foster star who’s great with small dogs, cats, and even met a parrot!)
✨ Swing by Tucson Rescue Now (Grant & Swan) until 3pm to meet some adorable adoptable pups like Twix in a fun, low-stress environment!
✨ Don’t miss Bark in the Barrio (Armory Park) until 2pm, an adoption event where you can meet a wide variety of pets with our amazing rescue partners.
✨ Or visit the hundreds of incredible pets still at PACC, ready to find their perfect match (like Tatul who is loving the weather and snuggles from volunteer friends!)

Thank you Pima County, for helping us give every pet the love and warmth they deserve. 🐕💖 Let’s find more happy homes today!

01/11/2025

Tomorrow's the big day! Join us for Bark at the Barrio! 🐾🎉💙

Meet these pups and many more adoptables from us and our rescue partners The Humane Society of Southern Arizona, Cherished Tails Senior Sanctuary, The Animal League of Green Valley (TALGV), Tucson Central Nursery Animal Rescue, Baby Animal Rescue Koalition, and AZ Rescue Life!

Plus, enjoy food trucks Cody Coyote Kettle Corn, Eggroll Masters, and Tucson Coffee Cart, as well as many local pet-themed vendors, a doggy photobooth and craft station, games, and tunes and giveaways from our friends at KHIT 107.5, 975 The Vibe, and KiiM FM!

All the fun is happening at Armory Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come see us! 💙

01/10/2025

Check out Koda's adventures in foster care!

If the pictures don't sell you enough, here's a quick testimony from seven-year-old Koda's foster mom:

"Koda has been amazing! He warmed up after a few days, and he loves walking around the neighborhood and cuddling on the couch. He is funny, friendly, and will follow you everywhere ?? My whole family loves him. I’ve been crate training/house training him, and I think it’s safe to say he’s mastered both.

He has a knack for turning strangers into friends by sweetly approaching people for pets on our walks. One of my favorite things about him is how he howls along whenever we hear a siren! He is just a chill, sweet senior dog."

If you'd like to add this special boy to your home, please email [email protected] and ask for Koda (A758579) 😍

01/09/2025

We've got lots going on here at PACC over the next few days - and a whole lot of pets hoping this is the weekend they find their families! 🐶🐾💙

Here's what you can expect:

💙 FREE DOG BED, BLANKET, and TOY for any pup adopted, today and tomorrow!

🐾 FREE ADOPTIONS on all dogs and puppies!

🐶 THIS SATURDAY, join us at Armory Park for Bark in the Barrio! Learn more and RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/8716419501809316

🐕 We're still looking for two-week fosters for dogs! We've got packs of supplies all made up and ready to go home with them!

😻 ADOPTION SPECIAL for retail and service workers: Fri. 1/10 through Sun. 1/13, show your work ID/nametag and skip the adoption line, PLUS receive a FREE bed, toy, and sweater with your dog adoption!

Of course, in addition, all pets adopted from PACC are spayed/neutered, microchipped, an up to date on vaccines. We're open today and tomorrow from 12 to 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. We'd love to introduce you to your new best friend! 💙

01/09/2025

Rub a dub dub - there's shelter pups in the tub! 🐕🛁💦 We want to say a huge thank you to our friends at Velvet Hound Groomery! These generous folks came to PACC on Monday to groom some of our furry friends and get them ready to find their families! 😻

We're so grateful - and we think you can tell from the photos that our pups enjoyed the attention, too! 🐾💙

01/08/2025

It's the perfect weather to snuggle up with a pup! 🐶❄️ Today through Friday, adopt any dog or puppy from PACC and get a FREE doggy bed, blanket, and toy to get the snuggle party started! 🎉

All dogs and puppies are currently FREE to adopt at PACC and come spayed/neutered, microchipped, and up-to-date on vaccines.

We're open from 1:30 to 7 p.m. today and would love to send you home with a snuggle buddy! 🐾

01/07/2025

BRRRR! It's going to be COLD this week! ❄️The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Watch and says temps could drop into the 20s. 🥶📉 That means it's time to prepare your pets NOW! 🐶🐱🧣

The easiest and best way to protect your pets during this cold snap is to keep them at home, indoors. It's important to remember that pets here in Tucson are not used to cold weather, and old and sick pets are especially sensitive.

ADDITIONAL TIPS:
❄️For outdoor-only pets, make sure there is adequate shelter which not only provides overhead cover, but also protects from drafts and keep pets off the ground. Blankets and straw can both provide relief from the cold ground. However, again we strongly recommend that pets be brought indoors.
❄️ Put sweaters or coats on pets when they’re outside if they're particularly sensitive to the cold.
❄️ Knock on car engines before starting your vehicle in the morning. Some critters hide in there to keep warm.
❄️ If you or any of your furriends need help with supplies to stay warm, call the Pet Support Center at 520-724-7222. We got you covered! 🐾

Neglect calls, including pets left out in freezing overnight temperatures without shelter, are high priority for our Animal Protection Services team. If you see this, please report it to APS dispatch at 520-724-5900 ext. 4 ASAP.

P.S. Oliver James, pictured here in his cozy sweater, could really use a foster home while he's being treated for some medical issues. He's getting depressed here in the shelter. Email [email protected] if you can help him! 💙

01/07/2025

"Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." 💙

That's the theme of this week's Shelter Scoop, which focuses on the many ways in which Pima County residents like these kind folks pictured are stepping up to help PACC pets as we face a massive influx of dogs after the New Year's festivities. This weekend, we saw many huge wins as several urgent and long-stay pups found foster and adoptive homes 😻

Ready to help be part of the solution? With more than 600 pets in our shelter today, we need you. Please consider fostering or adopting a PACC pet today. If you can't foster or adopt, can you make sure your pet is wearing a collar and tag? Help stray pets get home? Share the word?

Read this week's Shelter Scoop here: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/AZPIMA/bulletins/3cad98e.

Sign up to receive future editions and more PACC news here: https://tinyurl.com/signupforpaccnews 💙

01/07/2025

This Saturday, join PACC and Armory Park for our 3rd annual Bark in the Barrio! 💙

This unique adoption event will feature dozens of adoptable shelter dogs from:
Pima Animal Care Center,
The Humane Society of Southern Arizona,
Cherished Tails Senior Sanctuary,
The Animal League of Green Valley (TALGV),
Tucson Central Nursery Animal Rescue,
Baby Animal Rescue Koalition,
and AZ Rescue Life!

But that’s not all! Bark in the Barrio will also feature
🐾 Local pet vendors,
🌮 Food trucks,
🎵 Tunes from KHIT 107.5 and 975 The Vibe,
⚽ and even games, courtesy of Ready Set Rec - Tucson!

Join us for a beautiful day of fun - and find your new best friend! 💙

01/06/2025

Monday morning PACC update: We have taken in 181 dogs and 41 cats since New Year's and are starting our week with 676 animals in our shelter. We had a great weekend and saw many wonderful pets find loving homes - but the work doesn't stop there.

We need YOUR help to get these pets seen and back with their families! If you or someone you know has lost a pet, please remember to upload to lost.petcolove.org and keep checking back at PACC! You can also see all found dogs here: https://24petconnect.com/PimaStrays?at=DOG&sb=days_MinMax and all found cats here: https://24petconnect.com/PimaStrays?at=CAT&sb=days_MinMax .

If you think your pet is at PACC, come to the shelter ASAP. Reclaim fees are WAIVED in most instances; we want your pet at home, not in our overcrowded shelter.

All animals pictured are on a stray wait. They MAY be available for reservation in the event their owner does not reclaim them. If interested in reserving, please come to PACC.

01/05/2025

Check out a few PACC pups out on the town! 🌃 ? If you have even an afternoon to spare, you can be and help dogs in need by taking a PACC pup on a day trip! 🏜️

Here's how it works:
1️⃣ You come to our foster office any time we're open 🐾,
2️⃣ We help you pick out a pup 🐶,
3️⃣ and you're on your way! You and your new buddy can go on a hike, get a pup cup, have a sleepover, or even just go for a drive! 💙

These short breaks from the shelter can be as short as a couple of hours, but they can be literally life-changing for our pups; in fact, recent research shows that dogs that go on even a short day trip are FIVE TIMES more likely to be adopted!

So if you're heading out today for a , consider taking a PACC pup along 💙

Participants must be at least 18 years old and must bring their ID, and we ask that pups on Day Trips are kept separate from resident pets for everyone's safety. 💙

01/04/2025

AWESOME UPDATE on 1/6: These dogs are all SAFE! Let's keep up the positive momentum for all the other pups in our care!

A note from our interim director, Steve Kozachik:

"Friends, we need you to step up and help us find great homes for some of our dogs. In the two days since the New Year’s Eve fireworks, we have taken in nearly 100 additional dogs. That’s on top of the high census we had been experiencing during Christmas week.

Kennel stress is a real thing, and getting some of these dogs out and into homes so they can decompress only makes them more adoptable. If you foster, please ask a friend to join you in that. If you’ve adopted from us, please encourage a friend to do the same.

This weekend is a critical time for several of our dogs so please spread the word that we need a full adoptions/foster lobby all weekend long. Being transparent with the public is our way of inviting you to be a part of life-saving solutions, and this weekend, in the aftermath of the New Year’s Eve celebrations is a key time for that.

Saturday and Sunday, our hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. We’ll be fully staffed with a professional team that’s excited about working with you to find homes for our pups. I’m thanking you in advance for your help. "

01/04/2025

✨ Don't miss out - this is the last weekend of our FREE microchip promotion! ✨

Make sure YOUR pet gets to join the club of pets who are THREE TIMES more likely to make it home if lost! Since we started this promo at the end of November, we've microchipped 228 Pima County pets! 👍

Chips are available for cats and dogs living in Pima County. Cats should be in carriers, and dogs should be leashed. 💙

We're open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and tomorrow; just come to our Pet Support lobby to get started! 💙

01/04/2025

🎉 Ring in the New Year with Smiles Like These! 🎉

Dean is one of the first lucky pups to head out for our New Year's foster push, and thanks to his amazing foster family, he's starting 2025 feeling safe, loved, and HAPPY. Just look at those smiles! 😍

Start 2025 off on the right paw—become a foster hero! 🐾 We’re looking for two-week fosters to make space for lost dogs coming in after New Year. With over 500 pups waiting, fosters don't just give them a break from the shelter, but also help us learn about their wonderful personalities, get them adopted and help save lives!

Fostering is easy: we provide food, supplies, all medical care and support! Even a few days make a difference, and we’ll work with your schedule!

Come into PACC any time during our open hours (lines to meet with pets end 45 minutes before close) and give a shelter pet a fresh start for the new year! ❤️

01/03/2025

After 61 dogs came into our shelter yesterday alone, PACC is starting the day with 517 dogs and ZERO open kennels - and we're expecting another big day of intakes today.

Here's how YOU - yes, YOU! - can help:

🐾 FOSTER! Even a few days would be a HUGE help and would help us clear a kennel for the next dog to come in, and just two weeks would be a literal life-saver. We've got foster packs with all the supplies you need ready to go - we just need you! 💙

🐾 ADOPT! All PACC dogs and puppies are free to adopt right now!

🐾 Those who find healthy, friendly lost dogs should take steps to find their owners and reunite them BEFORE bringing them to the shelter. Post them on local social media, register them on lost.petcolove.org, hang flyers, and simply walk them around. Dogs that are kept in their neighborhoods are statistically much more likely to make it home than dogs brought to the shelter.

🐾 Those who have LOST their pets should be checking at PACC and should come in ASAP to reclaim their pets if they're here. Reclaim fees are waived in the vast majority of cases.

With the number of animals in our shelter, we are sadly facing deadlines for space - but it's critical to remember that ANY dog who leaves the shelter helps reduce our census, keep pets safer, and reduce the need for census deadlines. See our Urgent Placement List here: https://www.pima.gov/2770/Urgent-Dog-Placement-List.

We're open 12 to 7 p.m. today. Please come to PACC if you can help. Can't do any of the above? Please share our post to reach folks who can! 💙

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4000 N Silverbell Road
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Monday	12pm - 7pm
Tuesday	12pm - 7pm
Wednesday	1:30pm - 7pm
Thursday	12pm - 7pm
Friday	12pm - 7pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm
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New Year's is one of the busiest times of year for animal shelters, as we prepare to take in hundreds of pets who panic and are lost during fireworks. 🎆😿 Take the necessary steps NOW to prepare your pet! Make a plan, make sure they're wearing a collar and tag (tags available for free at PACC!), and please keep them INSIDE! 💙 Read more here: https://www.pima.gov/2233/Pima-Animal-Care-Center-PACC?contentId=adf8c202-c0bc-4dad-9ffc-adddfe961561. 💙

There's only one thing these pups would love more - a home! Don't forget all dogs and puppies are currently FREE to adopt at PACC 😻

We're not sure which "studies" Taz is citing (maybe his own?), but we do know that research from Maddie's Fund does show that dogs who get even a short foster break are 14 times more likely to be adopted. 🐾💙 If you can share your heart and home this holiday, you can help save a life. Stop by PACC today to get started! 💙

We can't wait to see you this Sunday (11/17) from 12 to 4 p.m. for our Fall Festival! 💙

All dogs and puppies are FREE to adopt, and we're urgently in need of homes for pups in need! Come meet your Halloween BOO at PACC today 😻👻

Have you heard about our Foster for 5 promotion? Now thru Nov. 3, foster a medium-to-large dog and get paid $5 a day (up to $70) AND take home food, a crate, and other supplies (as available)! 💙 We've seen a huge response for this promotion so far and want to keep the positive momentum going! No matter what personality of pup you're looking for, we have everything from hiking buddies to couch potatoes and can find you a match. Come to our foster office any time we're open to get started! 💙

PACC is at Tucson Meet Yourself Saturday and Sunday from noon until 5pm! Come visit our table in the Pima County Historic Courthouse to sign-up for our raffle and learn more about all the amazing programs and services PACC offers.

This #LongStaySunday, meet Crawford (829418)! At just a year and a half old, Crawford has now spent nearly half his life in the shelter. Despite his long wait, he remains as happy and goofy as ever. He'd love to find his foster or forever home today! 💙

All dogs and puppies are currently FREE to adopt at PACC! Meet just 20 of the 489 dogs looking for homes today 💙 #WalkthroughWednesday

Hard-hitting journalism about this weekend's Dog Days of Summer #ClearTheShelters event!

So many great dogs. Who are you taking home? #ClearTheShelters

Whether you can take a dog forever or temporarily, you can help save lives today.

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