Workers and volunteers at the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter have been stretched thin in recent years, and voiced their concerns to the shelter’s board of directors Monday. Though next year’s budget includes a 3% cost-of-living wage adjustment, short staffing and the difficulty of performing important, low-cost services are weighing on the workers.
Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter
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Santa Cruz County’s animal shelter grapples with post-COVID economic and social changes
The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter might not be in a “crisis” situation, but from high numbers of pet surrenders and a veterinarian shortage to inflation and a ballooning cost of living, the pandemic has been hard on animal shelters across the country.
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Purr-fect chance to adopt a feline as 47 cats, kittens rescued from RV in Santa Cruz County
The offer is a consequence of an unusually large shelter rescue. Recently, the SCCAS took responsibility for almost 50 cats living in poor conditions in a small recreational vehicle, dramatically increasing the inventory for available cats at the shelter.
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County urges people to vaccinate dogs after dozens of distemper cases found in raccoons, coyotes
The first case of distemper in a wild animal was discovered in Santa Cruz County on Feb. 17, and, since then, animal shelter officials have responded to two new cases each day on average. Here’s what you can do to keep your dog safe.
