Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter (Watsonville)
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Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 9:30 am - noon and 1 - 5 pm. Closed Sundays and Mondays; ring the doorbell for stray animal drop-off on those days 9:30 am - noon and 1 - 5 pm.
- What it is
- Shelters and rescues
- Where
- Santa Cruz County
- Status
- Open
- Checked
- on the official website, November 5, 2026
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Watsonville location of the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter, handling adoptions and stray animal drop-off for south Santa Cruz County.
How to reach them
Where: 580 Airport Blvd., Watsonville, CA 95076
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 9:30 am - noon and 1 - 5 pm. Closed Sundays and Mondays; ring the doorbell for stray animal drop-off on those days 9:30 am - noon and 1 - 5 pm.
Good to know
- How to get started: Visit during open hours or call 831-454-7200.
Emergency? Call your veterinarian or the nearest 24-hour emergency hospital now, and tell them if cost is a barrier. Emergency signs and poison hotlines
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Also from this organization
- Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter - End-of-Life Euthanasia and Cremation · Santa Cruz
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- Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter - Safekeep Emergency Boarding · Santa Cruz
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More keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss near Watsonville
- BirchBark Foundation - Pet Loss Grief Support · Santa Cruz · 10 mi
- Santa Cruz SPCA · Santa Cruz · 11 mi
- Santa Clara County Animal Services Center (San Martin) · San Martin · 14 mi
- SPCA Monterey County Adoption Center and Animal Shelter · Salinas · 19 mi
- SPCA Monterey County Free Behavior Helpline · Salinas · 19 mi
Other help near Watsonville
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- Pet food Santa Cruz SPCA - Heather's Pet Food Pantry · Santa Cruz · 11 mi
- Spay/neuter SPCA Monterey County Free Feral Cat Spay/Neuter · Salinas · 19 mi
- Low-cost care SPCA Monterey County Low-Cost Vaccines and Free Microchip Clinics · Salinas · 19 mi
- Emergency BluePearl Pet Hospital (Monterey) · Monterey · 24 mi
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