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Devore Animal Shelter

3.1 (110 reviews)
Closed • 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

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Peter G.

I have rescued two dogs form Devore as a foster in the last 6 months. This last one, who i named Freddie, was an eight month old Aussie/Border Collie mix i named Freddie. One of the sweetest little dogs I've ever known. Found a home for him in 6 days. He's now part of a wonderful young, active family who will give him a lifetime of love. That isn't the problem. The probem is Devore earmarked him as violent. As such, rescue only and within only ten days after arriving he was set to be euthanized. We swooped up at the last minute to save this little jewel. It was a complete misread on their part. He was weary of men (this vanished within a couple of days) buy with women he is immediately a love bug. There are plenty of articles and comments out there that paint Devore as it should be - an abusive death camp, so I am not going go into it further - but i will say that in the cases of little Feddie and my previous rescue there, a pregant mom who - along with her eight pups (all of which we placed within 12 weeks) - was only given a empty kidding pool to have her pups in with no medical attentin that would have found she required a C section due to a past broken pelvis a which would have killed her in childbirth - was set to be put down one day before we got her - both labeled as dangerous, they couldn't have been more incorrect. They were both amazingly sweet dogs. I literally hate the Devore Shelter

Mikey C.

Not sure of the negative reviews, but ours was very positive. Staff has always been super friendly and nice, they seemed vary caring in the wellfare of the animals. We ended up adopting two cats that were healthy and very lovable. It was $10 adoption fee per cat, and free neuter and spaying at the vet. We did pay $15 per cat at the vet for pain medication, which the staff told us ahead of time. Petsmart charges $200 bucks for their cats, we felt we really scored on some very sweet cats to adopt.

November 5th i adopted a beautiful dachshund mix from here. I had her for a literal 7 days before she passed because of parvo.. Her and her siblings were found in an open field, if you adopted any of her siblings i hope yours is okay. I called to let the animal shelter know, but they said they were all gone within that week that i had her. My experience here wasn't bad, just sad they don't test for parvo because it really is the worst thing to lose an animal.

My girl, my pit
Becca W.

I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing me to adopt "Nollie " She won't leave my side!!!!!

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Nahleen L.

I've adopted 3 dogs from Devore, two I won in a raffle! I love this shelter I drive from Torrance just to adopt . The staff is very welcoming, understanding and helpful. And the process is just so simple compared to OC LA shelters

Bully

No good deed goes unpunished. So much for doing the "right" thing! A stray bull dog (we named Bully), wondered in at my fiancés work place. He followed Peter Kleinecke around everwhere at work. I posted ads on all social media I could find to try to locate Bully's parents. Before the end of the day Peters boss made him call City of San Bernardino Animal Services Devore Animal Shelter. We figured they would hold on to him until his parents were found. Then we would go adopt him. We kept tabs on him everyday and even went to visit him. That's when they told us we didn't necessarily get to adopt him. He said that they had an extensive list of people wanting to adopt him. How? I wondered when it had only been a few days that he had been there. Plus they didn't have him advertised any where for adoption, not even on thier own website! Plus we told them at the beginning we wanted to adopt him if his owners didn't claim him. We found out that he was going into a raffle. First name they drew got him! ‍ Now that's messed up! Today was his adoption day "raffle day". We waited patiently but with anticipation for the call that he was ours in other words that "we won the raffle". We didn't get the call. I called them and they said they found him his "potential" new parents. Well actuall their words were "they did the raffle and the first person drawn were "potentially" going to adopt him. I told them if those people don't, could they please call me because we will for sure adopt him. They said no, that they had to then pull the second name and so on....... (Both mine and peters name are on the list). Mean while poor Bully sits at the shelter! I'm so upset! Pray for Bully ‍

Danmo H.

I have visited this shelter a few times with rescue friends. Unfortunately, the shelter is really off the beaten path so not a lot of people are going to notice it and stop in. And it is right next to a busy freight train track--horrible noise and ground rumbling from the trains that frequently pass through. Poor animals are already distressed with their circumstances and then the chaos of the train just makes it worse. Anyway, the good---it's very clean, nice areas to meet/greet your new fur baby, and the staff and volunteers are nice. Lots of beautiful dogs and cats. No need to spend a ton of $ at a breeder/puppy mill. All kinds of great breeds here and the fun loving mutt mixes too! And yes, many of these animals come out of here with kennel cough or some virus. Not uncommon with the overcrowding, but it's easily treated with anti-biotics, something the shelter won't or cant afford to do. Who knows, it gets very political and often little funding. But you can do it! You are the difference between life and death for these precious creatures. Don't let the medical waiver scare you. Saving one of these animals will enrich your life beyond your wildest dreams! Just do it! My friend did!

Turtle in very dirty water.

I went to the shelter on July 21st and saw a kitten I wanted to adopt. I put myself on the list to adopt her since she would be ready in two days. On the 23rd I called the shelter to ask if I had been chosen to adopt her (I was not sure if anyone had added themselves to her adopting list in between the 21st and 22nd). I was told I was chosen and had to come to a meet and greet. I saw the kitten and was allowed into a small room for our meet n greet. She was sneezing a lot but I thought it was the dust in the room we were in and decided to sign the paperwork. I was told she was 3 months old and would be spayed on the 24th and I would have to pick her up from the animal hospital. I wasn't given any paperwork regarding any vaccines she had already gotten, literally nothing. She came home on Monday the 24th and it's now the 29th and her sneezing has gotten a lot worse. She is now puking mucus and has stopped eating and only drinks water. I took her to a vet and was told she was no more than 8 weeks old and that her spay and chip surgery were too much on her body since it's already fighting an upper respiratory infection she had since she was at this shelter. I have started her on medicine her vet prescribed but it makes me wonder why this shelter did not do a last health check before sending her home. Also, the hospital where she was spayed at seemed run down and practicing old ways of surgeries. Now she has to go back to the hospital to get stitches removed and hopefully she gets better in 2 weeks if not her vet will have to do blood work. Luckily I have been watching over her like a hawk and noticed she wasn't doing too well and I come to realize she's also running a fever. Adopt the animals here but please be vigilant when bringing them home. Also, the room I did the meet n greet at had a turtle in a dirty tank and the front desk girl said "hmmm I should probably get someone to come and clean that but yeah I don't really like that kind of animals" and walked away. There was also a hamster or Guinea pig in a small cage next to the turtle that seemed forgotten.

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High euthanization shelter. I feel bad for the un adopted pets. Animals are crammed in one cage and some look very ill.

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Great shelter! Very nice and caring with all animals. The best place to find your next furry friend.

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Very kind, great service! Answered all my questions. Lots of freebies. Made my adoption experience great!

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Ask the Community - Devore Animal Shelter

Does anybody know what 'rescue only' means? I keep seeing this label on many of the animals listed on pet harbor site.

It means only a rescue can pull them from shelters. Not just anyone.

I live in Rialto. I have 1 mama Cat and 3 kittens now 6 months old. I can't afford to take care of them, where's a good shelter that'll take them?? Thank you?

RANCHO ANIMAL SHELTER! ITS BASICALLY A NO KILL NOW! DEVOUR WILL KILL THEM OR EUTHANIZE THEM QUICKLY

Does this shelter have or accept volunteers?

YES! They DO accept volunteers, for taking the animals to petsmart (etc) for adoption days and such.They told me they have a back staff fully stocked for the shelter now, but volunteers are always welcome to help with getting the animals seen and… 

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“The shelter should not be held responsible for their high kill rate, they really do so their best.”

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Devore Animal Shelter - animalshelters - Updated November 2026

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