SPCA Monterey County

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) for Monterey County is your nonprofit, independent, donor-supported humane society that has been serving the animals and people of Monterey County since 1905. We are not a chapter of any other SPCA or Humane Society and we do not have a parent organization or receive any funding from places like HSUS or the ASPCA. We are here for you.

AS THE HEART OF ANIMAL RESCUE AND PROTECTION WE:

• Operate the only open admission shelter in Monterey County. Our doors are open to all animals in need from dogs and cats to horses, wildlife, exotics, and more.
• Rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome homeless, neglected, and abused pets, horses, and barn animals.
• Provide loving shelter, skilled veterinary care, and our TLC (Treatment Learning and Compassion) Program to homeless animals
• Investigate animal cruelty and neglect
• Reduce pet overpopulations through affordable spay and neuter services
• Keep pets in homes with behavior training programs, our free Pet Food Bank, Pet Meals collaboration with Meals on Wheels, and more. 
• Operate the only Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in our county
• Provide disaster preparedness and response
• Educate children and adults about humane treatment of animals

Everything we do is only made possible by donors like you.

The SPCA for Monterey County’s Federal Tax ID # is 94-1167409

OUR MISSION:

Assuring compassionate treatment of all animals through rescue, rehabilitation, protection and education.

VISION STATEMENT:

All animals in our community are safe, healthy, respected and valued.

CORE VALUES:

• We accept all animals regardless of species, age, health, and condition.
• We protect animals from abuse, neglect, and suffering.
• We show compassion, kindness, and respect for animals and people.
• We communicate honestly and consider every interaction an opportunity to educate.
• We maintain best practices while pursuing new ideas and inspiring others.
• We value all types and levels of support.

INCLUSIVITY

One of the SPCA's Core Values states "We show compassion, kindness and respect for animals and people." We join others in speaking out against prejudices and injustices and we will work to ensure that our actions match our words. We continue to listen, learn, and improve how we attract, employ and train our team, how we maintain a culture of acceptance and inclusion, and how we make vital services accessible to our diverse community.  

WHO WE ARE

We are here for all animals.

We are the only open-admission shelter in Monterey County, taking in all the area's unwanted pets and all stray pets from areas not covered by the two local tax-funded shelters. We help cats and dogs as well as horses, barn animals, small pets, exotics, and wildlife. 

We are a leading adoption organization.

While we don't put time limits on the pets in our care, most dogs and cats are in new loving homes within just days of becoming available for adoption. We place thousands of cats, dogs, horses, barn pets, exotic pets, and more into new homes every single year. And our shelter is a comfortable, happy, loving place for both animals and adopters.  

We are compassionate.

We provide quality veterinary services, behavior training, foster program, our TLC program, barn cat adoptions, and more to help homeless pets find new, loving homes. On average, we spend over $1,200 on each pet in our care to make them ready to find their new forever homes. 

We are a no-suffering organization.

Our team treats each pet as a unique individual and creates a specialized plan to treat each pet's behavioral and physical needs. In most cases, we are able to lovingly rehabilitate pets and prepare them for new, loving homes. In some cases, we need to relieve a pet's suffering with humane euthanasia. We never euthanize behaviorally or physically healthy animals and we do not euthanize as a means of population control or for time or space. As long as a pet is not suffering or a danger to the community, we will work with him or her for weeks or months with love and compassion. 

We are preventative. 

We focus on keeping pets in their loving homes where they belong. Our low-cost Veterinary Clinic has provided over 150,000 spay and neuter surgeries, preventing the birth of millions of unwanted pets. Our compassionate behavior training team offer specialized classes and private training for all breeds, ages, and abilities. We microchip and vaccinate thousands of pets every year. Our humane educators teach children and adults about humane treatment of animals. And our humane officers stop cruelty and neglect through prosecution, education, and rescue. 

We are here because of you.

Every single rescue and every single adoption is only made possible because of you. We aren't funded by tax dollars and we aren't a chapter. HSUS and the ASPCA are not our parent organizations and we receive no funding from them. Everything we do for pets, people, and wildlife in our community is all thanks to your compassionate support.