Sacramento Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals

The sacramento spca provides a comprehensive spectrum of services to a 990-square-mile area of sacramento county and surrounding communities. In 2024, more than 40,000 animals were positively impacted through services provided at the sacramento spca, including animal care, sheltering, foster care and adoptions; animal behavior support; lost pet resources; and low-cost medical services. More than 73,600 pounds of free pet food were served to low-income families through our pet food pantry. The sacramento spca currently has more than 15,500 active supporters and 800 active volunteers. We have collaborative agreements with pet food companies, local veterinarians, pharmaceutical companies, and the university of california davis school of veterinary medicine, all with the express purpose of improving care for shelter animals.

The sacramento spca provides a safe and nurturing environment for lost, unwanted, abandoned, and mistreated pets until they can be permanently placed into loving homes. Through proactive intervention, public education, and community outreach efforts, more than 3,660 animals were placed into loving homes, and an additional 2,118 were placed through foster care and rescue partners during the calendar year 2024. Another 524 animals were transported from overburdened shelters in the community to the sacramento spca for adoption and 266 animals were reunited with their families after being lost.

Our community outreach programs provide humane education to children and adults each year through camps at the shelter, school visits to k-12 grades, participation in community events, animal/human interaction therapy at nursing homes and hospitals, and free or low-cost vaccinations and adoptions to seniors.