SPCA Monterey County Adoption Center and Animal Shelter

Hours: Adoption Center Monday-Sunday 11 AM-5 PM. Animal Shelter by appointment and for emergencies, 8:30 AM-5:00 PM.

What it is

Shelters and rescues

Service area

Monterey County

Status

Open

Checked

on the official website, November 5, 2026

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Adoption of cats, dogs, small pets, exotics, horses and barn animals, and an animal shelter accepting owner surrenders and stray pets from most jurisdictions, reuniting lost pets with owners, humane euthanasia and emergencies. Also runs a wildlife center.

Checked on the official website · November 5, 2026 What this means
An independently researched listing, not a statement of partnership or endorsement.

Good to know

• How to get started: Visit the Adoption Center (adoption appointment holds encouraged) or call 831-373-2631 for shelter appointments, surrenders and emergencies.

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

• SPCA for Monterey County - Veterinary Clinic · Salinas
• SPCA Monterey County Free Behavior Helpline · Salinas
• SPCA Monterey County Free Feral Cat Spay/Neuter · Salinas
• SPCA Monterey County Free Pet Food Bank · Salinas
• SPCA Monterey County Low-Cost Vaccines and Free Microchip Clinics · Salinas
• The Big Fix Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinic (Monterey County) · Salinas

More shelters, foster and boarding, end-of-life care and pet loss near Salinas

• Hitchcock Road Animal Services (Monterey County) · Salinas · 4 mi
• Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter (Watsonville) · Watsonville · 19 mi
• Santa Clara County Animal Services Center (San Martin) · San Martin · 26 mi
• BirchBark Foundation - Pet Loss Grief Support · Santa Cruz · 27 mi
• Santa Cruz SPCA · Santa Cruz · 28 mi

Other help near Salinas

• Emergency BluePearl Pet Hospital (Monterey) · Monterey · 14 mi
• Vet bills BirchBark Foundation - PetAid Program · Santa Cruz · 27 mi
• Pet food Santa Cruz SPCA - Heather's Pet Food Pantry · Santa Cruz · 28 mi
• Spay/neuter Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter - Planned Pethood Spay/Neuter Events · Santa Cruz · 28 mi
• Low-cost care Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter - Healthy Pets for All Free Vaccine Clinics · Santa Cruz · 28 mi

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Sources

SPCA Monterey County Adoption Center and Animal Shelter official page, checked November 5, 2026.

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