All animals at Contra Costa Animal Services (CCAS) will be free to adopt during the month of July in an effort to clear kennel space due to increased intake over the 4th of July holiday.
This free adoption promotion is being sponsored by the Bissell Pet Foundation as an effort to create needed space with the county shelter near capacity. CCAS is also seeking qualified foster homes – specifically those that can accommodate large dog breeds – to help alleviate the current shelter population.
Coming out of the 4 of July holiday, we’ve seen a sixteen percent increase in our animal intake and we’re close to reaching our capacity,” says Dr. Katherine Mills, DVM, CCAS Chief of Shelter Medicine. “With an already crowded shelter and an average intake of nearly 20 animals each day, we’re asking for the community’s help in getting as many pets out of the shelter as we possibly can through adoption and foster.”
CCAS currently has over 100 pets seeking permanent or temporary homes. Interested adopters and fosters can view CCAS’s available pets at www.ccasd.org, or come to meet them at the CCAS adoption center in Martinez. A $25 licensing fee may apply for pet adoptions.
CCAS Adoption Center
4800 Imhoff Pl., Martinez, CA 94553
Hours: Tuesday -Saturday 10AM – 5PM
Wednesday 10AM – 7PM
View Animals Available for Adoption: https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/2424/Available-Animals
Foster Information: https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/6730/Animal-Foster-Programs
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When is CCAS going to go back to pre-pandemic policies and allow prospective pet parents the opportunity to freely take a look at the animals up for adoption? Currently, all of the doors are locked and you’re required to fill out paperwork and have a volunteer escort you to see the animals available for adoption, except for the few that can be see through widows or the wall of photos of available animals. Current policies don’t seem to be encouraging adoptions.
They decided it was less stress on the dogs to not allow visitors in the back. Constantly having people coming in and out of their rooms amps them up, leading to more stress. The pups who seem to handle it better our in the gallery rooms in the main lobby that you can see through the window 😀
Dog Lady,
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Thanks for the information. I was there a few weeks ago and was told it was due to Corona virus related protocols.
The last time I went to the local adoption agency they seemed to only have Chihuahuas and Pit Bulls.
THE FEARLESS SPECTATOR,
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For most of the last 20-years, it seems as those are the two predominant breeds available for adoption. When I was there about 2-3 weeks ago, the wall of pictures of available dogs 🐕 🐕 🐕 🐕 consisted of mostly pit bulls and pit bull mixed dogs. It’s really a sad state!!! It’s not the fault of the dogs and other animals, it’s the fault of immature humans that had no business having a dog or dogs in their possession. In most of the cases, the former owners obviously didn’t care for their dogs the way dogs should be cared for. It’s truly sad to see those dogs, cats, rabbits, and other animals in their cages waiting for a home that most will likely never find.
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