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Frequently Asked Questions About K-9 Placement and Assistance League, Inc. (K-9 PALS)
If you have questions not listed here, please go to our contact us page
How is K-9 PALS funded?
K-9 PALS gratefully receives donations from individuals, groups, foundations, charitable trusts, organizations, and businesses. Funding for K-9 PALS provides much needed veterinary care, behavior training, daily supplies and comfort needs, equipment, and adoption and rescue efforts for homeless and abandoned dogs in Santa Barbara County and Ventura County, and other shelters in central and southern California.
K-9 PALS depends on monetary donations in order to provide care and resources for the dogs abandoned of Santa Barbara County shelters and other shelters in need of rescue and placement, and dogs that K-9 PALS rescues to rehome.
How can I make a donation to K-9 PALS?
There are a number of ways to donate to K-9 PALS. Please go to our donate page.
How are K-9 PALS, ASAP, and BUNS the same and how are they different?
K-9 PALS, ASAP, and BUNS are all non-profit organizations that provide resources for the Santa Barbara County's animals that are in the Santa Barbara County Animal Shelters.
ASAP (Animal Shelter Assistance Program) operates within the Santa Barbara County Shelter in Goleta and provides daily care, adoption promotion, and funding for cats in the County Animal Shelter.
BUNS (Bunnies Urgently Needing Shelter) operates in the County Animal Shelter in Goleta and provides daily care, adoptions, and funding for rabbits in the County Animal Shelter.
K-9 PALS operates as a shelter partner with SBCAS in order to provide resources of veterinary care, medications, supplies and equipment, dog behavior training for shelter dogs and adopted dogs, adoption promotions, off site events for dogs, rescue, adoptions, and advocacy for lost and abandoned dogs of the Santa Barbara County Animal Shelter in Santa Barbara/Goleta, as well as dogs in the Santa Barbara County Shelters in Santa Maria and Lompoc. K-9 PALS' resources are also provided for all dogs that K-9 PALS Sanctuary Program.
The efforts of ASAP and BUNS are respectively just for cats and bunnies in the SBCAS Shelters, whereas K-9 PALS efforts are for dogs in both Santa Barbara County shelters as well as other homeless dogs in need throughout the county and beyond.
Does K-9 PALS support euthansia of dogs for shelter population control?
NO. K-9 PALS believes that no dog should be euthanized for shelter population control, and advocates for shelters to elminate euthanasia except for reasons of irremediable health or very serious behavior problems.
K-9 PALS believes every adoptable dog be given a chance for medical care and training in order to made placeable into a lifelong home.
The criteria for adoptability and euthanasia at the Santa Barbara County Animal Shelters is determined by Santa Barbara County Animal Services management. The SBCAS criteria for adoptability and for euthanasia is not determined by discussion or consensus from K-9 PALS, therefore may differ from K-9 PALS philosophy and policies for euthanasia.
What will I be able to do as a volunteer for K-9 PALS?
K-9 PALS volunteers can help homeless dogs in many ways. Volunteers are needed to help raise money for care of the dogs, volunteer in the shelter to provide daily care and enrichment, to organize and participate in fundraising events, adoption & community outreach events, writing and publishing newsletters, advertising, marketing, photography, dog transport, and most importantly providing foster homes for our dogs for adoption. Please go to our volunteer page for more details about volunteering with K-9 PALS.
What is the difference between K-9 PALS and Santa Barbara County Animal Services?
K-9 PALS is an independent all volunteer, non-profit organization and is NOT under the umbrella of the County of Santa Barbara and NOT under the umbrella of any other organization or any government entity.
K-9 PALS offers resources for shelter dogs beyond what the shelter or rescues are able to provide. The resources K-9 PALS provides is veterinary care, special foods, dog behavior training, rescue and advocacy for the homeless and abandoned dogs of county and municipal animal helters and other shelters and rescue groups. K-9 PALS encourages its volunteers to become involved with volunteer programs at county animal Shelters and animal rescue groups that K-9 PALS raises money to provide services for.
Santa Barbara County Animal Services is a government entity with paid employees, that has responsibility for the management for the three Santa Barbara County Animal Shelters. Volunteers at the County Shelters may choose to volunteer with the supporting partnering non-profit groups of K-9 PALS, BUNS, ASAP, CAPA, SBACF, as well as be a volunteer for County Animal Services, or they may choose to volunteer only for County Animal Services.
What is the cost of the adoption fee for a dog if I adopt a dog featured on the K-9 PALS website?
The adoption fee for a dog that is promoted for adoption by K-9 PALS will depend on the fee set by the agency that owns the individual dog, plus the cost of the license if you live in the City or County of Santa Barbara. The adoption fees includes spay or neuter, age-appropriate vaccines, rabies, dewormer, and also may include microchipping, depending on the individual agency.
What is the difference between K-9 PALS and the Humane Society?
K-9 PALS is an all volunteer non profit organization that is dedicated to providing veterinary care, support and promotions for the homeless and abandoned dogs of county shelters and privately operated dog rescue organizations.
The Santa Barbara Humane Society is a private non- profit organization with paid staff and volunteers. The dogs and cats that they have for adoption are selected from owners who choose to transfer ownership to SB Humane or that the SB Humane takes in from other shelters at their discretion. The SB Humane does not take in stray animals. The SB Humane provides other services to the community in addition to adoption of animals, such as pet boarding, spay/neuter clinic, and cremation services.
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