Animal Care Community Engagement and Adoption Events: Finding Forever Homes

About the Program

Category: Human Services (Best in Category)

Year: 2023

​In 2022, San Bernardino County Animal Care had an intake of 5,551 cats and dogs. In efforts to find permanent placement for these animals, San Bernardino County Animal Care hosted 32 adoption events throughout 2022 that consisted of both on and off-site events, to promote pet adoptions. The 32 adoptions events offered pet adoptions at a reduced cost, that included spay or neuter surgery, microchipping, and most vaccines. Adoption events assisted San Bernardino County Animal Care in finding permanent placement(s) for grand total of 1,670 pets; the program would supplement about 630 cat and dog adoptions, resulting in about 38% of adoptions being at a reduced cost for the public.