Meet Tug, a friendly, 10-year-old spayed female surrendered due to eviction. Visit her at our Santa Maria shelter, Tues-Sun 10 AM to 6 PM. Let’s find Tug a loving forever home!
#AdoptDontShop #SeniorCats #RescueCat #SantaMaria #ShelterPets #foreverhomes
🐾 Come meet DJ, Casper and Anya at our Santa Maria shelter located at 458 W Foster Rd Santa Maria Tues-Sun 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 🐶 These 3 dogs are amazingly well behaved and make great family pets. #AdoptDontShop #RescueDogs #SantaMaria #ShelterDogs #FamilyDogs #FurryFriends #DogsofInstagram
Meet Oliver, the 10-year-old Miniature Schnauzer, and River, the energetic 1-year-old German Shepherd! 🐶🐾 These two adorable souls crossed paths during a walk with our incredible rockstar volunteers.
You can catch Oliver and River spreading love at our Santa Barbara shelter at 5473 Overpass Rd. 🏡✨ We're open from Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Curious to know more about other adorable companions looking for forever homes? Click the link in our bio for more information. 📲 #FurryFriends #AdoptDontShop #SantaBarbaraShelter #PetAdoption #DogsofSantaBarbara
🐾 It’s spay and neuter day at our shelter!🐶🐱 Volunteer with us, you can make a difference in the lives of animals in need. Assisting with post-op care, every pair of hands makes a huge impact. Join us in our mission to provide a better future for our furry friends! Please reach out to [email protected] #SpayAndNeuterDay #VolunteerWithUs #ShelterAnimals #MakeADifference #AnimalRescue
Consider fostering or adopting one of our amazing animals! You can also sign out a dog for the day or buy some toys for them to play with. Click the link in our bio to see our wishlist and find out how you can help. Visit our animals Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Maria. Let’s get these animals home for the new year! 🐾🏡 #FosterPets #AdoptDontShop #RescueAnimals #GiveThemAHome #NewYearNewFurbaby
Rabbits are playful and curious creatures. Like dogs, they require enrichment. Giving rabbits things to play with on their own keeps them occupied and can significantly improve their mental health. Good toys promote exercise and natural curiosity which help to reduce boredom and depression. There are toys you can buy but paper bags, cardboard tubes and boxes are all cheap and easy entertainment. These ladies are enjoying a simple toilet paper tube with with some holes and a few pellets inside. So much fun to watch! #rabbitenrichment #bunnytoys #bunny #bunnylove #cutebunnies #rabbit #houserabbit #adoptdontshop #bunnyadoption #rabbitfun #rabbitplay #adoptabunny
🐾🏡 Consider fostering or signing a dog out for the day! We would love to learn more about them outside of the shelter. You just need to be 18 years old. Visit our Santa Barbara, Lompoc and Santa Maria shelter Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Click the link in our bio for more info. #FosterADog #ShelterDogs #DogsofSantaBarbara #AdoptDontShop #FosterPets #SantaMaria #Lompoc #CommunityLove 🐶♥️
Big shoutout to our amazing volunteer, Shirley and our incredible community for going above and beyond to help us get some much-needed items off our wishlist! Your generosity and support mean the world to us. And a huge thank you to DeAnn and Susan for making sure the igloos purchased by the @sbcanimalcare were safely transported to us. We are so grateful for your kindness and dedication to helping our organization thrive. #CommunitySupport #VolunteerLove #AnimalCareFoundation #Gratitude
🐱🎄 Spread holiday cheer! Embrace a cat, kitten, or both this season. Many kittens are back from foster care, and no pet should be lonely in the shelter during the holidays. Visit @asapcats in Santa Barbara Mon-Thu 1pm-4pm & Sat 11am-3pm, and our shelters in Lompoc and Santa Maria Tues-Sun 10am-6pm. Let’s create a season filled with love and togetherness! ❤️🏠 #HolidayAdoption #FosterKittens #AdoptAPet #RescueCats #HomeForTheHolidays
Penny enjoys playing with toys. She’s just over 5 months old and would love to find a forever home.#adopydontshop #fosterbunny #takemehome #rabbittoys
🐱🎄 Home for the holidays! Bring a cat, kitten, or both into your heart and home this season. Many kittens are back from foster care, and no pet should be alone in the shelter without a family for the holidays. Visit our partners at @asapcats in Santa Barbara Mon-Thu 1pm-4pm & Sat 11am-3pm, and our shelters in Lompoc and Santa Maria Tues-Sun 10am-6pm. Let’s make this a season of love and togetherness! ❤️🏠 #HolidayAdoption #FosterKittens #AdoptAPet #RescueCats #HomeForTheHolidays
Bugs Bunny ate lots of carrots but those are only treats for real rabbits. 85-95% of a rabbit’s diet should be hay. These sisters are still young so they are digging into some alfalfa. They are in foster and looking for permanent homes. Come meet them all at the same time: Bun Bun, Roxie, Smokey, Marley and Penny. #rabbitdiet #fosterbunnies #adoptarabbit #adoptdontshop #rabbits #rabbitsmakethebestpets #quietpets
❤️🎄🐾Meet Aja, she is used to being home for the holidays and is longing for a home filled with love and action. At the shelter, she hasn’t had enough walkers and spends most of her time sleeping, but she is full of energy and enthusiasm when given the chance to explore a yard. Aja’s joy shines through when she gets to play and feel the freedom of outdoor activities.
Aja’s positive energy and easy-going nature make her the perfect companion for the holidays. We have 135 dogs in the shelter, 109 dogs in foster, 140 cats in the shelter (plus partners @asapcats), 73 cats in foster, 124 rabbits and guinea pigs in the shelter (plus partners @bunssb), and 12 other animals in the shelter.
For more information on adopting Aja or any of our pets, please visit our shelters in Santa Barbara, Lompoc or Santa Maria. Let’s make this holiday season special for shelter pets and find them the loving home they deserve. #AdoptAja #HomeForTheHolidays #ShelterPets #HolidayCompanion #LoveAndAction 🐾
🐾 Looking for a furry friend to bring home for the holidays? Visit our shelters in Santa Barbara, Lompoc, or Santa Maria, open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Discover our friendly animals waiting for their forever homes. 🐶🎄 #AdoptDontShop #HomeForTheHolidays #FurryFriend #HolidayAdoption
Rabbits are full of personality, no doubt about it! If you’ve never had a rabbit as a pet, you might not realize just how distinct their personalities can be. Some rabbits are cuddly charmers, some are full of energy and always ready to play while other may be shy, more laid-back and reserved. Regardless, all of them can be incredibly entertaining!
If you are considering adding rabbit or two to your household, why not spend a little time interacting with a few of them to see whose individual character makes the best fit for your family? There are adoptable rabbits of all types looking for their forever homes. Come out and meet our bunnies! (These two are Minnie and Mimi and they would love to meet you!) #RabbitCommunication #RabbitBehaviors #RabbitLovers #funnybunny #rabbitpersonality #adoptarabbit #houserabbit #adoptdontshop #rescuedismyfavoritebreed
🐱🎄 Home for the holidays! Bring a cat, kitten, or both into your heart and home this season. Many kittens are back from foster care, and no pet should be alone in the shelter without a family for the holidays. Visit our partners at @asapcats in Santa Barbara Mon-Thu 1pm-4pm & Sat 11am-3pm, and our shelters in Lompoc and Santa Maria Tues-Sun 10am-6pm. Let’s make this a season of love and togetherness! ❤️🏠 #HolidayAdoption #FosterKittens #AdoptAPet #RescueCats #HomeForTheHolidays
🐾🏠 This holiday season, no pet should be alone. Come visit our shelters in Santa Barbara, Lompoc, and Santa Maria from Tues-Sun, 10am-6pm, and meet your new best friend. 🐶❤️ Arnold is waiting for you at our Santa Maria shelter, and we have many other wonderful pets who have been with us for over a year at our Santa Barbara shelter. Let's find them loving homes! #AdoptDontShop #HolidayAdoption #RescuePets #SantaBarbaraShelter #LompocShelter #SantaMariaShelter
🐰🐾 Our resident boxer found a new friend in a slinky, but we’ve got plenty of adoptable bunnies who would love to be your new buddy! Come visit our shelters in Santa Maria and Lompoc, or check out our partners @bunssb in Santa Barbara, to meet our friendly rescue rabbits. Let’s spread the #BunnyLove and remember to #AdoptDontShop for your own free roam bunny. 🌿🐇 #RescueRabbits #SantaMariaShelter #LompocShelter #BunsSB #SantaBarbaraRescue #BunnyAdoption
We need your help in spreading the news that our beautiful, Ash, is scheduled to be euthanized on December 26th. For more information, please contact Gabby at [email protected].
If you look closely at the first photo of Ash, you’ll find three powerful words written by Maya Angelou: “Still I Rise.” These words resonate on so many different levels, especially when I think about Ash’s situation. Ash has been in the shelter system for 354 days, since he arrived as a stray on December 23rd. It’s been almost a whole year without a home or a family. Even the most adaptable of dogs struggle in shelter environments, and Ash is no exception. Ash is barrier reactive, meaning he barks and growls at his kennel door.
Every day, Ash eagerly waits at his day yard door, excited to greet shelter staff and his volunteer friends. He adores human interaction and is affectionate and loving. During his time in a foster home, Ash enjoyed belly rubs and proved to be a well-behaved house guest. He is smart, knowing commands like sit, paw, down, and come. Ash is crate trained, house trained, and can be left alone without causing any mess. Although Ash had a challenging past, he thrives when he’s part of a family’s daily activities. The perfect home for him would be an adult-only (older kids) with no other pets. Ash has shown progress during walks with other dogs, he is playful, goofy, and loves treats. Ash also enjoys curling up on the couch to watch holiday movies on Netflix. Ash has taught us about resilience and the importance of finding love and stability. He is tired of shelter life and deserves a loving home. Will you be the one to provide that for him?
Unfortunately, Ash’s journey has taken a tragic turn. On December 10th, early in the morning, Ash, feeling overwhelmed by the lack of help in the shelter, made a terrible decision. A staff member unknowingly placed their fingers through the kennel door to quickly open it, and Ash bit them. As a result, Ash must be r
