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City of Salinas and Monterey County Animal Services are working together and under one shelter on Hitchcock Road. Please visit www.hitchcockroadanimals.org for service and program updates, photos of animals in the shelter and any other information you may need.

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Salinas Animal Services (SAS) is a division of the City of Salinas' Police Department.
We provide animal control, animal sheltering, and licensing services for the City of Salinas.

Our Vision

"A community of responsible pet owners and a caring permanent home for every shelter animal."

Our Mission

"To honor the Police Department's mission by working cooperatively within our community to enhance the quality of life for companion animals through professional, superior, and compassionate services."

Our Goals

• To provide excellent customer service
• Reduce pet overpopulation
• Increase shelter adoptions and the rescuing of our shelter animals
• Promote and sustain a safe and humane Salinas community
• Educate the public about responsible pet ownership

Directions to the Animal Shelter

Salinas Animal Services is currently closed and all animals are being housed at the Monterey County shelter located at 160 Hitchcock Road, Salinas. Please visit www.hitchcockroadanimals.org for more information.

From the Peninsula:

• Take Highway 68 towards Salinas.
• Turn left at Hitchcock Road and continue down Hitchcock for approximately 1.5 miles.
• Turn right down the small street when you see the sign which says “Animal Shelter”. (If you come to a stop sign, you have gone too far).
• Continue to the END of the road and we are just past the gate.

From HWY 1:

• Take the Reservation Road exit in Marina.
• Follow Reservation Road through Marina, towards Salinas (about 8 miles) and turn left on Davis Road.
• Turn Right on Hitchcock Road.
• Turn left left at the first little street (you’ll see signs for “Animal Shelter”). Continue to the END of the road and we are just past the gate.

From Salinas:

• From HWY 101, take the Laurel exit and turn right.
• Make the first left onto Davis Road headed south.
• Continue straight (several miles) through Blanco/Davis intersection and turn left onto Hitchcock Road. (Yes, you are headed into the fields).
• Take a left at the first little street (you’ll see signs for “Animal Shelter”).
• Continue to the END of the road and we are just past the gate.
• You can also take Main Street headed south and turn right onto Hitchcock Road.
• Turn right down the small street after you see signs which say “Animal Shelter”. (If you come to a stop sign, you have gone too far).
• Continue to the END of the road and we are just past the gate.

Online search for lost or adoptable pets

Search Petharbor.com for lost or adoptable pets

Please note that as of 4/1/2020, all animals found in Salinas are being housed at Monterey County Animal Services located at 160 Hitchcock Road, Salinas. Clicking the links below will take you to an external website for Monterey County Animal Services and off of the City of Salinas website.

• Search for lost dogs
• Search for lost cats
• Search for adoptable dogs
• Search for adoptable cats
• Search for lost "other"
• Search for adoptable "other"