SPCA Monterey County Free Pet Food Bank

Hours: Saturdays 9:30-10:30 AM.

What it is

Pet food and supplies

Type of help

Free service

Who it helps

Up to one bag of food per order and no more than 2 families per car.

Where

Salinas, California

Status

Open

Checked

on the official website, November 5, 2026

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Free pet food for people in critical need of help keeping their pets fed during difficult times, with litter and canned food when donated. Drive-up distribution past the Adoption Center.

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

• Who can use it: Up to one bag of food per order and no more than 2 families per car.
• How to get started: Drive past the Adoption Center following signs to the Claire Jacobson Learning Center on Saturday morning. Call 831-373-2631 for more information.

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 Adoption Center and Animal Shelter · Salinas
• SPCA Monterey County Free Behavior Helpline · Salinas
• SPCA Monterey County Free Feral Cat Spay/Neuter · Salinas
• SPCA Monterey County Low-Cost Vaccines and Free Microchip Clinics · Salinas
• The Big Fix Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinic (Monterey County) · Salinas

More pet food near Salinas

• Santa Cruz SPCA - Heather's Pet Food Pantry · Santa Cruz · 28 mi
• Humane Society Silicon Valley - Pet Pantry · Milpitas · 53 mi
• Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA Pet Food Bank · San Mateo · 71 mi

Other help near Salinas

• Other help Hitchcock Road Animal Services (Monterey County) · Salinas · 4 mi
• Emergency BluePearl Pet Hospital (Monterey) · Monterey · 14 mi
• Vet bills BirchBark Foundation - PetAid Program · Santa Cruz · 27 mi
• Vet clinic Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter - Safekeep Emergency Boarding · 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 Free Pet Food Bank official page, checked November 5, 2026.

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