Free Dog Adoptions at RivCo Animal Services
February 26, 2025
Riverside, CA – February 26, 2025–Riverside County Department of Animal Services (DAS), is hosting free adoptions at all Riverside County shelters for all dogs and puppies. The promotion starts today and continues through Saturday, March 8.
All shelters are over capacity with the number of dogs in kennels, and the goal is to work with the public to find homes for over 150 deserving dogs. Potential adopters can visit any of the four shelter locations to walk through the kennels and find their perfect match.
“With 949 total dogs in our care, it is urgent that we find homes for adoptions and foster,” said Dr. Kimberly Youngberg, Interim Director of Riverside County Animal Services. “As we move into Spring, we are seeing more pets entering the shelter than we have resources to save and that’s why we are asking for our communities help.”
For those who would like to help but cannot adopt a pet full-time, they can sign up to foster at www.rcdas.org. The pets most in need of foster care are larger dogs, those with medical needs, and those with behavioral challenges. Another way to help is by getting healthy, friendly strays back home by reporting them to www.petcolovelost.org so they can be matched with any corresponding lost reports. Eighty percent of lost pets are found less than a mile from their home.
“We are working hard to reunite pets with the families that love them,” Youngberg said. “We are making 2025 the year that lost pets return home!”
To view adoptable pets, visit www.rcdas.org/adoptable-pets.
