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Ventura County Animal Services reports shelter surge, plans mobile clinic and shelter cost study
Summary
Ventura County Animal Services told the Camarillo City Council it remains over capacity after the Mountain Fire, is deploying a foundation-funded mobile spay/neuter clinic with staffing support, and has secured board approval to fund a full cost analysis for a new Camarillo shelter.
Ventura County Animal Services Director Esteban Rodriguez reported to the Camarillo City Council on the county system’s recent intake surge, its response to the 2024 Mountain Fire and steps to reduce future shelter populations.
Rodriguez said Ventura County Animal Services is an open-admissions municipal system with two shelters (Camarillo and Simi Valley), roughly 80 staff, 450 active volunteers and an annual budget of about $12.5 million. He told the council the Camarillo shelter typically houses about 250 animals daily and the county’s system held roughly 570 animals at the time of his presentation.
The director said Mountain Fire response placed additional strain on capacity: the county accepted 446 animals for safekeeping during that…
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