Animal Rescue Partner Program: Adapting to the Needs of Pets and People

About the Program

Category: County Administration and Management (Best in Category)

Year: 2023

​The San Bernardino County Animal Care Division works to prevent rabies in humans and pets, to educate the public about responsible pet ownership, including the importance of spaying and neutering, to protect and serve the public and pets by enforcing all laws and ordinances pertaining to animal care, to care for all animals domestic and wild, to reunite lost pets with their owners, to place unwanted pets into new homes, and to maintain a high quality of service. The Animal Rescue Partner Communication Program focuses on networking with rescue partners to promote animals housed in San Bernardino County animal shelters that need rescue placement due to medical, behavior, or other concerns. This service is coordinated from the animal shelter located in Devore, California. The purpose of the program is to network and communicate to rescue groups about specific animals requiring urgent rescue group assistance in exiting the shelter. The addition of the program has led to an increase in communication between San Bernardino County Animal Care and partnered rescue group organizations.