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Monterey County Animal Services

3.5 (24 reviews)

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Adopted and totally loving her!
Jireh H.

I write this review as I watch her fall asleep close to me. She is absolutely beautiful in every single way and it has been such a long journey for the lady and I in finding the right fit. I've been so swamped with so many things in life recently that I've just fallen behind in just about everything - especially reviews - BUT now that I cannot really move without causing more delay to her adjustment here in her new home...time to write an inspired review. First of all, thank you so much to Patty and Barbara for having been there for us through the endless visits we have had here. They have been such a wealth of knowledge for us to tap into and been so patient with us. In fact, they made it their goal to help us find the right fit - recommending particular kennels after getting to know us. Sure enough, we found her. You see, we aren't picky. BUT we are first timers who figured that the most important part of this search was to BOTH feel a connection. We had to love him/her as much as he/she loves us back. Well, that's the thing: she displayed her choice without the slightest hesitation despite being so SHY. Unlike all the others we took out for walks, she kept indicating her love for us - in just about every dog way of doing so - and ignored the "gauntlet" and all the possible scents there were. So now as she sleeps right here beside me...I just write this review and thank this organization for what they do and for guiding us to this decision in the most patient and amazing way possible.

Dolly B.

I just want to let everyone know, this place is amazing! They whole heartedly care about the animals. There is a grassy play area for the dogs. The staff are SO helpful, patient, kind.... Specifically Rayne (Rain)- not sure of the spelling and Jose! These two went above and beyond helping us find our newest addition to our family! They are amazing staff and we are just SO incredibly grateful to be blessed with our new (to us) dog! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts and thank you for answering my dozens of calls and continued patience!

Our new family member at home.
Dalila E.

We got our 1 yr old dog here for our daughter and the costumer service and the vet are wonderful. The adoption fee is $145 and that includes spaying/neutering. Our new dog had kennel cough and they gave us her meds at no charge. The shelter is clean and all the animals are well cared.

Millie, adopted 8/7/14.

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Control office arrived to remove a stray pit from my property. Professional and courteous.

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Great staff and help We got our recent small dog from them. Reece a pet in need, you will never regret it

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The shelter was extremely helpful in helping us choose a 4 legged family member who would be able…read moreto join us since we already have other animals. It's clean and all the animals look well cared.

The good: I mean---- it's an animal shelter! They take in strays and tend to hurt and abandoned…read moreanimals-. That's wonderful!!!! The animals seem well cared for and healthy. The ugh : Every time I am here I cannot see the animals for some reason. I have rarely found a helpful, friendly face at the counter. You have to check in and stand outside and wait for them to let you in. Even when no one is there, they take their time letting you in. I don't want to play into classic government employee stereotypes but they give off suspicious and unhelpful. They ask why you are there-- if you say you just wanna say hi to the animals-- you know just see some cute animals and give them some attention they seem deeply mistrustful of your visit. Last week we went and DID want to adopt (2) cats. We were there at 3:50. They close at 5. There was no one out front but we did the tedious QR code and stood there for a long while. Finally we just opened the door and peeked in. The 2 women there were visibly annoyed that we did this. There was no one waiting inside or out so why make us stand outside? We felt like this was some weird power dynamics thing. Vibes were OFF. They said it was too late to see the animals. We asked why when they were open still for a whole hour. They said they needed to tend to the animals. We didn't say anything but we thought --- then if you are essentially closed to the public, why does the sign say differently? It's not exactly a place that is on the way to anything, so we made a special trip out there. We asked if we could just look at the animals. We knew what we wanted: a bonded pair of senior cats to start our new cat fam because our older kitty just passed away. They said no, that we could only see animals until 4. I didn't say--- but thought-- well if you hadn't made us stand outside for 10 minutes we could've seen the animals. Bottom line from us: 1) deeply unwelcoming; 2) weirdly overprotective (and not in an I-adore-animals-way- more-like-it's-my-house-manner); 3) you have lots of animals- do you want them adopted or not?!?!?

Monterey County Animal Services - animalshelters - Updated May 2026

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