If you are looking to place a rescued pet, or a pet you can no longer keep, we urge you AGAINST taking it to the City shelter. This is not a solution. Please know that these shelters are doing the best they can, but they are hopelessly overcrowded and the vast majority, about 90% of animals, in these shelters are NOT ADOPTED and ARE EUTHANIZED... usually within days.

If you are willing to take care of a pet until it is adopted, we will help you place your pet via our adoption events and web sites. If you can not foster your pet until it's adopted, many friends or family are willing to do so, knowing that it's only temporary and they will not have to make a life long committment. See if they can foster while your local rescue group works to place the animal.

For help with fostering and placing an animal in need of a home visit Sue Freemans Rescue Guide where you will find a complete list of the Humane Groups near you!

CALIFORNIA CODES CIVIL CODE SECTION 1834.5

1834.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever any animal is delivered to any veterinarian, dog kennel, cat kennel, pet-grooming parlor, animal hospital, or any other animal care facility pursuant to any written or oral agreement entered into after the effective date of this section, and the owner of such animal does not pick up the animal within 14 calendar days after the day the animal was due to be picked up, the animal shall be deemed to be abandoned. The person into whose custody the animal was placed for care shall first try for a period of not less than 10 days to find a new owner for the animal, and, if unable to place the animal with a new owner, shall thereafter humanely destroy the animal so abandoned.

If an animal so abandoned was left with a veterinarian or with a facility which has a veterinarian, and a new owner cannot be found pursuant to this section, such veterinarian shall humanely destroy the animal. There shall be a notice posted in a conspicuous place, or in conspicuous type in a written receipt given, to warn each person depositing an animal at such animal care facilities of the provisions of this section.