Dear Animal Lovers,
Santa Paws is returning to Ventura County Animal Services after a 3-year hiatus due to the pandemic! Join us at the Camarillo Animal Shelter, 600 Aviation Drive, on Saturday, December 2nd, 2023, from 10:00am to 12:00pm for a festive professional photo session with the one and only Santa Claus!
Capture the magic of the season with your furry friends at the most anticipated holiday photo event of the year! Embrace the holiday spirit and come dressed in festive attire, casual wear, or even matching pajamas – it’s all about capturing those heartwarming moments!
To ensure a paw-sitively delightful experience for everyone, please ensure pets are on-leash or safely secured in carriers, are fully vaccinated, healthy, and exhibit good behavior around people and other animals.
Photo sessions are limited to the first 50 groups! We kindly ask all participants to arrive before 12:00 pm as we cannot guarantee portraits for latecomers.
We are asking for a $25 donation to the shelter, 100% of which goes directly to supporting the animals and programs that fuel our life-saving efforts.
With much love,
Ventura County Animal Services
Saving Lives Each and Every Day!
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Queridos amantes de los animales,
¡Santa Paws regresa a los Servicios para Animales del Condado de Ventura después de una pausa de 3 años debido a la pandemia! Únase a nosotros en Camarillo Animal Shelter, 600 Aviation Drive, el sábado 2 de diciembre de 2023, de 10:00 a. m. a 12:00 p. m. para una sesión fotográfica profesional con el único Papá Noel.
¡Captura la magia de la temporada con tus amigos peludos en el evento fotográfico navideño más esperado del año! Celebre el espíritu navideño y venga vestido con ropa festiva, ropa informal o incluso pijamas que hacen juego: ¡se trata de capturar esos momentos conmovedores!
Para garantizar una experiencia placentera para todos, asegúrese de que las mascotas estén atadas o aseguradas en transportadores, que estén completamente vacunadas, saludables y que muestren un buen comportamiento con las personas y otros animales.
¡Las sesiones de fotos están limitadas a los primeros 50 grupos! Rogamos a todos los participantes que lleguen antes de las 12:00 p. m., ya que no podemos garantizar retratos a los que lleguen tarde.
Estamos solicitando una donación de $25 para el refugio, el 100% de la cual se destina directamente a apoyar a los animales y a los programas que impulsan nuestros esfuerzos por salvar vidas. Para ver un adelanto de los retratos anteriores de Santa Paws, visite www.vcas.us/SantaPaws.
Con mucho amor,
Servicios para animales del condado de Ventura
¡Salvando vidas todos los días!
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About Us
Ventura County Animal Services (VCAS) is an open admission, life-saving, municipal animal welfare agency in the County of Ventura. The Camarillo Shelter, the main shelter, is located between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara Counties and houses the Administrative Offices and Veterinary Hospital. The Camarillo Shelter has a 400-animal capacity which can increase to over 900 during declared natural disasters.
The Simi Valley Animal Shelter is smaller facility located three miles from Moorpark College and can house up to 40 animals. The Simi Valley Shelter, however smaller, offers many of the same services and opportunities as the Camarillo Shelter, such as the intake of stray and surrendered animals, pet adoptions, pet licensing, the reclaim of lost animals, and volunteer opportunities.
VCAS offers a wide array of programs and services to the residents and animals of Ventura County. These services include animal sheltering, pet adoptions, lost & found, field services, cruelty investigations, pet licensing, TNR surgical services, low-cost vaccination clinics, volunteer/foster opportunities and emergency disaster response.
VCAS provides contract services to the residents of Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Simi Valley, Ventura, and all unincorporated areas of Ventura County. VCAS is dedicated to improving the lives of the animals in their care, and to safeguard the community through rabies suppression and the sheltering of stray animals.
Our Mission
The mission of VCAS is to improve the lives, health, safety, and well-being of animals under our care and within our community, to be timely and compassionate in our response to customer needs and concerns, to educate and empower the community through outreach and public awareness, and to provide for the health and safety of the people of Ventura County.
Our Vision
VCAS will be a catalyst in creating a future where we are a community able to provide for the mental, physical and emotional needs of all animals, and where the human-animal bond is supported through resources and education for pet families.
Our Values
Compassion: We treat people and animals with dignity, empathy, and kindness.
Integrity: We are committed to the delivery of professional services by being honest, trustworthy, transparent, and respectful.
Efficient: We utilize organizational and community resources wisely in the provision and delivery of our services.
Innovative: We encourage creative and progressive programming and strive to create an environment dedicated to continuous improvement.
Safety: We are dedicated to the enforcement of animal laws and to the health and safety of people and animals in our communities.
Inclusive: We are strongly committed to the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in our daily service to the community and within our organization.