Martinez, CA – Contra Costa Animal Services (CCAS) will be offering adoption services seven days a week for the remainder of August in an effort to increase adoptions amidst crowded conditions at the Martinez shelter. For the rest of the month, potential adopters will now be able to meet and adopt pets on Sundays and Mondays, days that the shelter is typically closed to the public. Sunday and Monday adoptions will occur from 10AM-1PM, and during regular shelter hours Tuesday through Saturday.
“We’re pulling out all the stops to get animals out of the shelter and into loving homes,” says CCAS Director, Beth Ward. “With our shelter being at or near capacity for months, we knew we needed to try some things differently to make adoption and fostering even more accessible to our community.’
CCAS currently has over 150 pets seeking permanent or temporary homes and all adoptions are currently free. Interested adopters and fosters can view CCAS’s available pets at www.ccasd.org, or come to meet them at the CCAS adoption center in Martinez. A $25 licensing fee may apply for pet adoptions.
CCAS Adoption Center
- 4800 Imhoff Pl., Martinez, CA 94553
- Hours: Tuesday -Saturday 10AM – 5PM
- Wednesday 10AM – 7PM
- Sunday/Monday (August only) 10AM-1PM
View Animals Available for Adoption: https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/2424/Available-Animals
Foster Information: https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/6730/Animal-Foster-Programs
Ways to Help Pets in Need
- Adopt a pet locally from a shelter or rescue.
- Become a foster, open your home to a shelter animal. Change their life.
- Volunteer to help animals in our community by giving your time and skills.
- Say thank you to the staff and volunteers that work tirelessly at the local shelter or rescues.
- Become a fan on social media and help share their stories.
- Get crafty, create kitty toys or eye-catching posters to help animals find their forever home.
- Donate items that the local shelter and rescues need to help the animals.
- Support responsible pet ownership, help keep animals out of the shelter.
- Donate to a local shelter or rescue
Contra Costa Animal Services is the largest animal welfare organization in Contra Costa County. The department operates a shelter and adoption center in Martinez, CA, where we provide high-quality animal care services, shelter homeless, abandoned, and lost animals, place animals in safe, caring homes, and provide education and services to enhance the lives of people and their animal companions. Additionally, the department’s Field Services Division plays a crucial role in protecting the health and safety of all people and animals in our community through enforcement of state and laws, protecting the public from animal injury and working to prevent animal cruelty, abuse, and neglect.
- Aug 10 – 50 Dogs Need to Find Homes per Contra Costa Animal Services
- Feb 6 – Contra Costa Animal Services Seeking Adopters and Fosters as Shelter Reaches Capacity
