Since our inception on July 1, 2001, we here at SVACA have always strived to deliver top notch and progressive services to our community and its animals. Before we opened the doors to our cageless Animal Care Center on November 14, 2006, we were determined to operate a premier center and thus far have accomplished a great deal. SVACA is "open door" which means that we receive all stray animals that come our way whether they are aggressive, feral, sick or injured. Yet, we set the lofty and, according to some, "unachievable" goal to ensure that all of our adoptable animals find new homes. We can proudly say that in 2009 we once again accomplished this goal. In fact, we have been able to place many unadoptable (behavioral issues or sick/injured) animals as well which speaks volumes to the wonderful work our staff and volunteers do here.

There is still a tremendous amount of work for us to do for the animals, and we cannot do it alone. We rely heavily on our placement partners, volunteers, foster parents and donors to help us help the animals. Please browse our web site to find out what you can do to be a part of the solution from having your animal altered at our low cost clinic, to volunteering, to being a foster parent, to donating to our Animal Assistance Fund to help give animals a second chance.

SVACA reports our statistics on our web site because we believe in transparency and being an open agency. The collection and publication of this data is sponsored by Maddie's Fund. SVACA has received a grant from Maddie’s Fund which is used to cover the operating expenses associated with our low cost spay and neuter program. The statistics are reported via the Asilomar Accords which were developed by a group of animal welfare industry leaders from across the nation "...for the purpose of building bridges across varying philosophies, developing relationships and creating goals focused on significantly reducing the euthanasia of healthy and treatable companion animals in the United States." Please visit the Asilomar Accords web site to gain a better understanding of how to interpret the statistics and to find out what you can do to help the animals of our community.

2007 Statistics
2008 Statistics
2009 Statistics