Exciting news! We are thrilled to announce our brand new program offering low-cost microchips for just $10 each, including free registration. This amazing deal is exclusively for our furry friends – dogs and cats! 🐶🐱 Don’t miss out on this opportunity to keep your beloved pets safe and secure. Call us now at 209-984-5489 or email us […]

Sometimes a dog just needs a day, an afternoon, or an hour away from the shelter to decompress and experience a change in sights and sounds. We know not everyone can foster long term or commit to adoption, but if you have a day off, we’d love to have you take a dog out for […]

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Our public Board meetings are held the last Wednesday of each month (excluding November and December) starting at 4:30PM. Interested in joining our Board and helping to support our cause? If so, find out more about what a Board position requires or simply complete our Board application!

Watch as Boombox the Cat and the Calaveras Public Access Children’s Show visits the HSOTC…Mrrrrr….Check it Out! View our Playtime video showing our shelter dogs at play!

If You Love Walking Your Dog, You Can Fundraise for Your Favorite Cause!  That’s right!  You can support the HSOTC simply by walking your dog when you use the Wooftrax app!  It’s easy to download and can be used each and every time you grab for the leash!  There’s other benefits as well…it’s healthy for […]

At the start of this decade, the HSOTC assumed the designation as a limited intake/no-kill shelter. The no-kill shelter designation rejects euthanasia as a means of population control and instead works toward reducing the number of animal’s born through increased spay and neuter programs including low-cost help for low income families. The limited intake addresses […]