IE Resource: Redlands Animal Shelter

The Redlands Animal Shelter has a mission to provide the City with quality service while meeting the needs of the public and maintaining a healthful, happy environment for the many stray & homeless animals acquired.

Overview

The public may view animals housed at the facility. Potential adopters may request to handle animals they are interested in adopting. The shelter also provides a variety of educational programs. The shelter is open to the public Tues-Fri from 10am-5pm & Saturday from 10am-4pm. The shelter is closed Sundays & Mondays. The shelter is closed for City holidays. Telephones are answered from 8:30am Tues-Fri & 8am on Saturdays until closing each day. For an emergency after office hours, call Redlands Police Department Dispatch at (909) 798-7681 x1.

Report Found Animals
If you have found an animal don’t want to turn it over to Redlands Animal Control, you are required to notify the Shelter so that staff can place the description and other information about the animal in the lost/found book. You are also required to place an ad in the newspaper (free), advertising the found animal. You must make an honest attempt to locate the owner.

Licensing
If you reside inside the City limits and own a dog, you must secure a City dog license for your pet. Law requires your dog to be licensed by four (4) months of age. You must obtain a State-approved rabies vaccination for your dog administered by a licensed veterinarian. The vet will provide you with a rabies certificate. This certificate must be presented to the City Treasurer’s office as proof of vaccination when you purchase your dog’s license. The City Treasurer’s Office is located at 35 Cajon St., Suite 15B, and can be reached by calling (909) 798-7544. Your City license assists in providing proof of vaccination and helps to identify your animal should your dog be impounded. Shelter staff will be able to trace the license number directly to you and be able to notify you immediately that your dog has been picked up. You then can be reunited with your animal quickly.

Owner Releases
If you are a resident of the City of Redlands and need to give up your animal for adoption, you may bring the animal into the shelter or request that the animal be picked up from your home. Those animals suitable for adoption are made immediately available for adoption, signature requested, but a guarantee is not given in finding the pet a new home. The time period that an animal is maintained at the shelter is undeterminable. Many factors are taken into consideration before the animal is chosen to be humanely euthanized. Our shelter has a successful adoption rate but guarantees simply cannot be made.

Volunteers
If you wish to become a shelter volunteer you must be 16 years of age or older. An application is required, an interview by the shelter supervisor, and a guided tour of the shelter facility. If it is agreed that you are to become a shelter volunteer, you become an important part in helping our facility provide the best care possible for our many stray or unwanted animals. You may choose to walk our dogs, bathe our dogs, socialize with our cats, and assist in other ways too. For further information, or to set up an appointment, please call the Redlands Animal Shelter (909) 798-7644.

Official Website: http://www.cityofredlands.org/animal_control
Pet Harbor (found and available animals): http://www.petharbor.com/
Please visit our non-profit 503(c)(3) organization: Friends of Shelter Animals (REDFOSA): http://www.redfosa.org/
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