Donate

Donate now to support the animals at the SPCA! Click to make a one-time donation, sign up for monthly contributions, learn more about Planned Giving, or to donate your car.

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Adopt

Looking for your next Companion animal? Click here for a list of cats and dogs seeking new homes. You may also find courtesy listings, adoption procedures, and adoption applications.

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Shop

Visit our online store to find a variety of Santa Cruz SPCA items. Click here for SPCA clothing, jewelry, cards, tote bags and more!

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Welcome to the Santa Cruz SPCA

The only non-profit shelter in Santa Cruz. Saving lives since 1938.

•Never Stray From Hope•

Our dream of a new shelter is now a reality and YOU are invited to be part of our new home. Click here for information regarding Naming Rights and Sponsorship Opportunities.

Sponsorship Opportunities

The Santa Cruz SPCA along with Portia Shao, our amazing volunteer photographer, were featured in a spectacular promotional video put together by Adobe. Adobe Elements has launched "Fur-tography", geared toward pet photography and they used US to spotlight how high quality photo's can play a vital role in animal adoption.

View Portia's Work

Rewarding

"Working with the Santa Cruz SPCA during Hurricane Katrina to save over 130 animals was the most rewarding experience of my life"

Doris Day, Actress/Singer

Compassionate

"There's no finer model of an SPCA demonstrating such compassionate, smart strategies for a community's needy animals. Over the years, against all odds, the Santa Cruz SPCA gets the job done."

Christine Craft, Former News Anchor

Exemplary

"The Santa Cruz SPCA has proven to be an exemplary organization. With only limited resources, they have improved the lives of animals on a scale that far exceeds their size."

Ben Stein, Actor