Found a Stray?
If you’ve found a sick/injured animal
If the animal is sick or injured, please take it to the closest animal shelter or emergency facility. Take the found pet to a veterinarian, emergency animal hospital or your area animal shelter to have the pet’s entire body scanned for a microchip. Microchips can migrate in the pet’s body. A current, registered microchip can help identify an owner. If you can, please keep the animal secure and safe in your home while searching for the owner.
VCA Emergency Pet Care/Good Samaritan Drop Off 24 hours:
East 2425 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa | (707) 579-3900
For more suggestions on how to help stray pets in your community, visit: How to help a stray pet – The Humane Society of the United States
If you’ve found a healthy stray
Please contact the animal service organization for the city in which the animal to be surrendered currently resides, or was originally found. Every city and municipality in Sonoma County has contracted with the animal shelter of their choice to provide animal sheltering and animal control for their residents. The shelter directory and contact information are listed below.
Why doesn’t HSSC take strays from these areas?
It’s in the best interest of the animal! Residents who are missing pets are directed to go to the jurisdictional shelter to find their pet and be reunited quickly. It also saves time and stress for an already lost and confused animal to be taken to the jurisdictional shelter by the finder. HSSC wants animals to be reunited with their owners, and we know you do to!
City of Santa Rosa, Guerneville, Geyserville, unincorporated areas of Sonoma County
Sonoma County Animal Services
1247 Century Ct., Santa Rosa
(707) 565-7100
Cities of Rohnert Park & Cotati
Rohnert Park Animal Shelter
301 J Rogers Lane, Rohnert Park CA 94928
(707) 584-1582
Cities of: Sebastopol, Cloverdale, Clearlake, Petaluma, Calistoga & the Town of Windsor
North Bay Animal Services
840 Hopper St. Petaluma CA 94951
(707) 762-6227
City of Healdsburg
Healdsburg shelter
555 Westside Rd. Healdsburg, CA 95448
(707) 431-3386
Resources
The Humane Society of Sonoma County seeks to provide alternatives to pet relinquishment. Surrendering your pet to a shelter should be your last option. Here are some resources to resolve any issues you may be experiencing or to help you rehome your pet on your own.
Canine Behavioral Help
Get help with behavior concerns such as chewing, housetraining challenges, excessive energy, etc. in our Train Without Pain resource Library. For help with dog behavior issues and concerns, call our Public Dog Training staff at (707) 542-0882 ext. 206 or email dogtraining@humanesocietysoco.org.
Feline Behavioral Help
For help with cat behavior issues and concerns, please check out our Feline Resource Library, or email catbehavior@humanesocietysoco.org. Trained staff will contact you as soon as possible.
Community Veterinary Clinic
If you are considering surrendering your pet due to the inability to afford medical care, please contact our Community Veterinary Clinic at (707) 284-1198 or email at cvc@humanesocietysoco.org. Visit our website humanesocietysoco.org/cvc for information about income qualifications. Additionally, visit our Medical/Financial Resources page for more aid listings.
Low Cost Spay & Neutering
Spaying/Neutering greatly reduces behavioral and medical issues. For more information about low-cost spay/neuter services, visit the HSSC Spay/Neuter Clinic page. Neutering can decrease aggressive behaviors, lessen the urge to roam, and can decrease territorial urine marking (ASPCA). Spaying dramatically reduces medical issues for both cats and dogs. Read more Spay/Neuter information here. The Humane Society of Sonoma County’s low-cost spay and neuter clinic is subsidized by donations and is available for residents of Sonoma County. Our low-cost services are reserved for cats and dogs. Priority is given to Pit bulls and Chihuahuas. To schedule an appointment for your four-legged loved one, contact us at (707) 284-FIXX (3499).
You do not have to give up your pet just because you’re moving. Moving is stressful even in the best of circumstances, so give yourself extra time to find a residence where pets are permitted. When talking to landlords, be honest and offer to introduce your pet(s) to the landlord. Many property owners will allow well-behaved pets, particularly if the owner behaves responsibly. Providing your pet’s veterinary records, graduation certificate(s) from obedience classes and references from past landlords can help to show a prospective landlord you are a responsible pet owner. Find pet-friendly housing here.
If you have feral (unsocial) cats in your neighborhood, visit Forgotten Felines online at www.forgottenfelines.com for information about trap-neuter-return. Forgotten Felines can answer all your questions about TNR and spay/neuter and will provide you with additional information and literature regarding trapping, caretaking, and the protocols for using their services. Call (707) 576-7999.