County of Santa Barbara: Santa Maria Animal Shelter

548 West Foster Road Santa Maria, California 93455

Dogs, Cats & Other Animals

County of Santa Barbara: Santa Maria Animal Shelter in Santa Maria, CA

Santa Maria Shelters

(833) 422-8413 Directions

Visiting

Hours of operation

Monday Closed
Tuesday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Today
Thursday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Hours as reported by the shelter. Call ahead before visiting — holiday and intake hours can differ.

About this shelter

County of Santa Barbara: Santa Maria Animal Shelter in Santa Maria, CA

County of Santa Barbara: Santa Maria Animal Shelter is located in Santa Maria, California, about 130 miles north of Fresno, CA. It's open Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. As part of Santa Barbara County Animal Services, the shelter's mission is to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the animals and people it serves through proactive intervention, effective enforcement, collaboration, education, and the compassionate care and rehoming of sheltered animals. The shelter facilitates adoptions of dogs, cats, rabbits, and other animals, and also offers services such as fostering, lost-and-found assistance, microchipping, and spay/neuter and vaccine clinics.

Before you go

Adopting from this shelter

Adoption process

No appointment is needed—visit the shelter during business hours, walk through to find an animal, review its history at the front desk, complete initial paperwork with a government-issued photo ID, meet the animal, then sign final documents and pay the adoption fee to take the pet home.

Service area: Santa Barbara County
Animals served: Dogs, Cats & Other Animals