County Contribution to Services
This budget unit provides the funding for the County’s allocated share of Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter (SCCAS) adopted budget. The SCCAS is a joint powers authority formed in June 2002 that includes the County of Santa Cruz, and the cities of Capitola, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley, and Watsonville. The SCCAS is governed by a Board of Directors that has representatives from each of the participating jurisdictions. The SCCAS provides provides 24-hour animal rescue and is Santa Cruz County’s only full service, open-admission animal shelter. SCCAS has two locations in the Live Oak area and the City of Watsonville where people can find and recover lost pets and adopt new animal companions. SCCAS's mission is to rescue and assure temporary shelter, veterinary and humane care for approximately 5,000 stray, unwanted, abandoned, mistreated, neglected and injured animals every year.