Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter - Healthy Pets for All Free Vaccine Clinics

Hours: Santa Cruz clinics 11 am - 2 pm; Watsonville 10 am - 1 pm; Felton 10 am - 12 pm. Lines close 30 minutes before the end time. Next listed clinic: Felton, Friday, November 20, 2026.

What it is

Lower-cost clinics

Type of help

Free service

Who it helps

Free for Santa Cruz County pet owners who qualify for other forms of public assistance.

Where

Santa Cruz County

Status

Open

Checked

on the official website, November 5, 2026

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Free outreach clinics where Registered Veterinary Technicians give rabies and other core vaccines, microchips and parasite control (when available) to dogs, puppies, cats and kittens, and hand out donated pet food and supplies. Clinics rotate between Santa Cruz (VFW Post 7263, 2259 7th Ave.), Watsonville (Franich Park, 795 Vista Montana Dr.) and Felton (Mountain Community Resources, 6134 Hwy 9).

Checked on the official website · November 5, 2026 What this means
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Good to know

• Who can use it: Free for Santa Cruz County pet owners who qualify for other forms of public assistance.
• How to get started: First come, first served; no appointments. Arrive early, bring prior vet records, keep dogs on leash or in a carrier and cats in a carrier.

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
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter - Planned Pethood Spay/Neuter Events · Santa Cruz
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter - Safekeep Emergency Boarding · Santa Cruz
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter (Santa Cruz) · Santa Cruz
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter (Watsonville) · Watsonville

More low-cost clinics and vaccines near Santa Cruz

• SPCA Monterey County Low-Cost Vaccines and Free Microchip Clinics · Salinas · 28 mi
• Humane Society Silicon Valley - Essential Care Clinic · San Jose · 28 mi
• Humane Society Silicon Valley Vaccine and Microchip Clinic · Milpitas · 31 mi
• Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA Low-Cost Vaccination & Microchip Clinic · San Mateo · 46 mi
• East Bay SPCA Low-Cost Vaccine Clinics · Oakland · 54 mi

Other help near Santa Cruz

• Other help Santa Cruz SPCA · Santa Cruz · under 1 mi
• Pet food Santa Cruz SPCA - Heather's Pet Food Pantry · Santa Cruz · under 1 mi
• Vet bills BirchBark Foundation - PetAid Program · Santa Cruz · 1 mi
• Emergency SAGE Veterinary Centers - Campbell (24-Hour Emergency) · Campbell · 20 mi
• Spay/neuter San José Animal Care Center Community Cat TNR Program · San Jose · 23 mi

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Sources

Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter - Healthy Pets for All Free Vaccine Clinics official page, checked November 5, 2026.

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