Santa Barbara County Animal Services will keep its shelters open for regular business hours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., through Sunday, July 6, to assist families and pets.

Waves of slumping values, loan delinquencies and foreclosures have haunted hotels, office buildings, apartment complexes and even vacant land throughout the Bay Area, including Santa Clara County.

Montgomery County shelter loses AC, seeks foster homes for 300 animals amid heat. Volunteer to help senior, medical, and thick-coated pets stay cool.

Santa Clara County's homeless population has reached an all-time high, according to the latest point-in-time count released by county officials this week.

Santa Clara County’s homeless population has hit a record number despite local efforts that moved more than 8,000 people into permanent housing over the last few years, according to preliminary ...

Santa Clara County had 9,903 homeless residents in 2023, slightly less than the year prior. Since then, the county has added 235 new shelter beds, bringing the total number of available temporary ...

St. Louis County has struggled with several controversies since taking over operations of its shelter in February from the Animal Protective Association, which ran the facility for two years.

“She was a pioneer in many ways,” said Lorance Gómez, the operations manager of the Santa Clara County animal shelter, who worked with Dains in San Jose.

Rangers and workers captured the lizard before California Department of Fish and Wildlife officers and Santa Clara County animal control officers moved it to the animal shelter.