Families, animal lovers and volunteers gathered at the Castaic Animal Care Center for its quarterly “Paws and Play” event, a community celebration designed to help shelter pets find their forever homes. The event featured adoptable animals, local vendors, music, food, a giant bubble station for children and activities for the whole family, including face painting provided by the West Ranch ...

At the Poppy Bloom Adoption Event, the Castaic Animal Care Center was renamed in devotion to serving all of the Santa Clarita Valley community and increasing outreach efforts to promote animal welfare. On Saturday morning, the Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) hosted its Poppy Bloom Adoption event at the Castaic Animal Care Center, as well as the ceremony ...

Since last month, Java, with her big, beautiful smile, is ready to go home to a loving family. Java (#A5621060) is a 2 years and 8 months old German Shepherd and is waiting for her forever home after being surrendered to the Castaic Animal Shelter. She was originally adopted in 2024, but due to a change in her prior family’s ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) is excited to announce the renaming of the Castaic Animal Care Center to the Santa Clarita Valley Animal Care Center. This change reflects our commitment to serving the entire Santa Clarita Valley community and enhancing our outreach efforts to promote animal welfare. To celebrate this significant milestone, DACC will ...

Shadow and Midnight are both large Black Mouth Cur dogs that are ready to go home. These adorable siblings have been a little shy around the shelter, but eventually they warm up to others and can be very playful. Shadow (#A5754268) and Midnight (#A5754270) are both 3 years and 2 months old and have been waiting for a couple of ...

Leia has been waiting at the Castaic Animal Shelter for almost two weeks now, and is just ready to go home with a loving family! Leia (#A5762691) is a playful Boxer with a lot of energy and is very sweet. She is very good with other dogs and has been seen jumping in the playgroups when she can.   View ...

A dog showing signs of progress and growing trust is now in urgent need of rescue placement at the Castaic Animal Care Center, where staff says time is running out. Iris, identified as #A5677777, was surrendered by her previous owner due to behavioral concerns tied to under-socialization.    View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Castaic Animal ...

Piglet, a 3-year-old grey and white bully-breed mix, is looking for a loving home after being found as a stray. Piglet, #A5760439, weighing about 86 pounds, arrived at the shelter in rough shape but has already made encouraging progress thanks to dedicated care from staff.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Castaic Animal Care Center ...

The Castaic Animal Care Center is looking for a loving home for Carol, a 2-year-old Carolina Dog mix who was recently transferred to the facility to give her more time to find the right family. Carol, listed as #A5740152, weighs about 50 pounds and has quickly caught the attention of staff with her gentle personality and striking appearance.   View ...

A 4-year-old dog named Maxwell is facing a critical deadline at the Castaic Animal Care Center, where he has received a 72-hour notification and is now at risk if he is not adopted or rescued in time. Maxwell, identification number #A5750264, is described by shelter staff as a 50-pound “pitsky”, a pit bull and husky mix, who appears to be ...