Esteban Rodriguez
Director, Ventura County Animal Services
[email protected] | (805) 388-4365
TOPICS:
• About Us
• City of Camarillo Data
• Mountain Fire Response
• Mobil Vet Clinic & New Shelter
• Language Access
• Capacity Issues:
• Foster Program Expansion
• Animal Behavior Support
• How to Help
Simi Valley Shelter
670 W. Los Angeles Ave.
Simi Valley, CA 93065
Camarillo Animal Shelter
600 Aviation Drive
Camarillo, CA 93010
Who we are. What we do.
33,000,000
Social Media
Post Views
35,000
Pet Licenses
Sold
30-40
Individual Daily
Playgroup Participants
4,000
Surgeries
Performed
140,000
Volunteer/Foster
Hours Donated
38,000
Phone Calls
Received
2,600
Animals Going
Into Foster Care
6,600
Medical Exams
Performed
8,100
Annual Animal Intake
(or 22/day)
250
Daily Animal
Population
9,000
Calls Responded
to by Officers
80 Animal Services
Employees
450
Active
Volunteers
• 4.5 acres
• Open daily
• Office: 9:00am – 6:00pm
• Adoptions: 1:00pm – 6:00pm
• Closed on federal holidays
• Animal Received:
• Dogs, cats, rabbits, chinchillas, guinea pigs,
rats, quail, snakes, geckos, chameleons,
turtles, tortoises, lizards, chickens, hens,
roosters, horses, sheep, rams, alpacas,
llamas, tigers, etc.
Camarillo Animal Shelter
600 Aviation Drive
• Open admission, lifesaving, municipal shelter.
• Provide contract services to:
Camarillo Ojai Simi Valley
Fillmore Oxnard Ventura
Moorpark Port Hueneme Unincorporated Areas
• Budget: $12.5 million
• Live Animal Intake: 8,500 animals.
About Us
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
16000
9,774
14,496
12,313
11,756
10,285
10,807 10,608
12,299
11,486 11,704
5,442
6,032
6,632
7,134
8,014
4,101
Total Animal Intake
2010 - Present
SO FAR
THIS
YEAR
COVID-19
PANDEMI
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
97.5%
86.50%
92.60%
Live Release Rate
2010 - 2024
Live Release Rate - Dogs Live Release Rate - Cats
Live Release Rate - Average
HOW ANIMALS ARRIVE
Intake Type 2024 As a % of
Total Intake
Lost/stray 6,286 78.4%
Safe Keeping (Mountain Fire) 453 5.7%
Adoption Returns 442 5.5%
Owner Surrendered 297 3.7%
Confiscated 281 3.5%
Owner Requested Euthanasia 255 3.2%
TOTAL INTAKE 8,014 100%
Animal Intakes by City
Camarillo, 10%
Fillmore, 2%
Moorpark, 3%
Ojai, 0%
Oxnard, 38%
Port Hueneme,
4%
Simi Valley, 10%
Ventura, 11%
Unincorporated, 21%
OUT OF COUNTY,
1%
Intake by City 2024 Number of
Animals % of Total
Camarillo 764 10%
Fillmore 153 2%
Moorpark 215 3%
Ojai 36 0%
Oxnard 3,036 38%
Port Hueneme 310 4%
Simi Valley 799 10%
Ventura 874 11%
Unincorporated 1,710 21%
OUT OF COUNTY 118 1%
8,014 100%
HOW ANIMALS LEAVE
Outcome Type 2024 As a % of
Total Outcome
Adopted 4,722 59.2%
Reunited with Family 1,678 21.0%
Euthanasia (Medical) 612 7.7%
Transferred to Rescue 427 5.4%
Owner Requested Euth. 252 3.2%
Died 240 3.0%
Euthanasia (Behavior) 34 0.4%
Return to Field 7 0.1%
TOTAL OUTCOME 7,972 100%
MOUNTAIN FIRE
RESPONSE
• 446 Animals for
Safekeeping.
• 416 Hours donated by
121 VCAS volunteers.
• 38 Emergency Volunteer
Rescue Team members.
MOBILE VET CLINIC:
MOBILE VET CLINIC
(CONCEPTUAL DESIGN)
Support the Mobil Vet Clinic
Donate to the VCAS Foundation:
www.AnimalServices.VenturaCounty.gov/Donate
NEW SHELTER
[CONCEPTUAL REDESIGN]
LANGUAGE ACCESS
• LanguageLine® Solutions
• 240+ Language Interpretation
• Phone Interpretation
• Remote Viewing for non-written languages
ONGOING CAPACITY ISSUES
Reached 146% Capacity
• Foster Program Expansion
• Additional Foster Care Coordinator
• Animal Behavior Support
• Post Adoption Support
• How to Help
• Share Public Service Announcements.
• Share social media content.
VCAS statistics
• View all Ventura County Animal Services statistics at www.AnimalServices.VenturaCounty.Gov/Statistics
Questions?