Santa Maria Valley Humane Society, one of the oldest animal welfare organizations serving the Central Coast, announced today the creation of the “DA Dogs” program in collaboration with District Attorney Joyce Dudley and the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office. The program delivers adoptable and well-mannered shelter dogs to the Santa Barbara Superior Court, 312 E Cook St., Santa Maria, CA 93454, for attorneys and staffers from the DA’s office to run or walk with over their lunch hour.
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The Santa Maria Valley Humane Society announced today that beginning August 1, 2017 it’s Animal Adoption Center will be open to the public from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm Wednesday through Sunday for pet adoptions, its Spay & Neuter Clinic will be operating from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, and its Animal Wellness Clinic will be open from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm Wednesday and Saturday with new services added to keep pets healthy and in their homes.
Every Adopted Pet Goes Home with Free Purina® Pet Food
Santa Maria Valley Humane Society – one of the oldest animal welfare organizations in California’s Central Coast – announced today that it has accepted an invitation to join the prestigious Purina® Shelter Champions® program, an offer that has been extended to only 100 top animal welfare organizations in the United States. The Purina Shelter Champions program was created in 2017 by Purina to achieve a mission shared by Purina and animal shelters across the United States to find more homes for more adoptable pets. Through the program, Purina works with participating shelters to provide assistance in feeding the pets in their care and marketing their organizations to promote local pet adoption.
October 25, 2017 - 3:30pm
The Santa Maria Valley Humane Society and Dignity Health invite you to attend Paws for Healing, a pet loss support group. Grieving our pet is a natural and necessary process that allows us to honor these special companions, heal from our loss, and gain a renewed sense of hope over time. Share stories, pictures, and take the time to pause, grieve, and heal from your loss.
October 14, 2017 - 11:00am
Join SMVHS and our adoptable animals for a reading with author Destry Ramey as she reads her book The Brown Paper Bag.
Children (of all ages) are invited to bring their favorite books to share with our dogs and cats after the reading.
The 2017 Pet Pin-Up Calendars are avaliable in our lobby!
Come on over 1687 W. Stowell Road to purchase your 2017 Calendars for $15 each, just in time for Christmas giving!
Many people want to donate items to us and anything you can give us is greatly appreciated by the animals and all of the staff at SMVHS. We have provided a Wish List of things that we need the most.
Santa Maria Valley Humane Society, one of the oldest animal welfare organizations serving the Central Coast, announced today that Sean Hawkins, former Director of Strategic Partnerships for American Humane Association in Washington, DC and former Vice President of Philanthropy for Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando in Florida, has accepted the Executive Director position for the 35-year-old California institution. The selection of Sean Hawkins as the Executive Director of the Santa Maria Valley Humane Society concludes the 14-month national search to fill the vital position.
As one can imagine, providing shelter and care for abandoned animals 24/7 is a demanding draw of electricity. The Go Solar project will produce tremendous savings for the Santa Maria Valley Humane Society. The end result will be saving more of our furry friends. And so, with the support of many, we have started a project to install a 87.5 kilowatt solar system on the roof of the building this summer.