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The Santa Maria Valley Humane Society has been struggling to meet the high demand for services as the area's population has grown. Members of the community that are no longer able to keep their animals must often wait weeks until a space at the No Kill facility opens up. Despite performing nearly 2,500 spay/neuter surgeries over the last year, the demand for the affordable services has skyrocketed causing the clinic to book up nearly 6 weeks in advance. The new state-of-the-art, 16,000+ square foot facility will more than double the organization's capacity to house adoptable dogs and cats. The new spay/neuter clinic will enable the organization to perform twice the number of surgeries. With such capacity, SMVHS will significantly enhance the welfare of our community's animals.

"More than 77% of the animals euthanized in Santa Barbara County are from the Santa Maria area" explains Jill Tucker, SMVHS Executive Director. "The only way to truly solve this problem is by substantially increasing both adoptions and spay/neuter. This new facility will give us the infrastructure we need to achieve both goals." The organization needs a total of $4.2 million to complete the project and has raised about $2.7 million to date. To inquire about supporting this project please contact Jill Tucker at 805.349.3455. There are a number of terrific naming opportunities available. Please leave your legacy to the animals.

PET PROJECT updates are provided at SMVHS board meetings, the third Wednesday of each month, except for February, May, August and October when meetings are the fourth Wednesday of the month. Board meetings are open to the general membership.

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Related Links & Documents

Pet Project History (pdf)
Future_Home_of_SMVHS (pdf)
Conceptual Site Plan (pdf)
Adoption Floor Plan (pdf)
Naming Opportunities (pdf)
Pet Project Blog

A POEM FROM THE CATS AND DOGS OF SMVHS as they look forward to their new adoption facility.

The groundbreaking ceremony took place at the future building location at 1687 West Stowell Road in Santa Maria, as heavy machinery began preparing the site. SMVHS has been struggling to meet the high demand for services as the area's population has grown. Members of the community that are no longer able to keep their animals must often wait weeks until a space at the "No Kill" facility opens up. Despite performing nearly 1,700 spay/neuter surgeries over the last year, the demand for the affordable services has skyrocketed causing the clinic to book up nearly 6 weeks in advance. The new state-of-the-art, 30,000 square foot facility will more than double the organization's capacity to house adoptable dogs and cats. The new PP_Sign spay/neuter clinic will enable the organization to perform twice the number of surgeries. With such capacity, SMVHS will significantly enhance the welfare of our community's animals.

"Two-thirds of the animals euthanized in Santa Barbara County are from the Santa Maria area" explains Jill Tucker, SMVHS Executive Director. "The only way to truly solve this problem is by substantially increasing both adoptions and spay/neuter. This new facility will give us the infrastructure we need to achieve both goals." The organization needs a total of $4.5 million to complete the project and has raised just over $2.5 million to date. To inquire about supporting this project please contact Jill Tucker at 805.349.3455.