SURVEY RESULTS

In Fall 2013, Animal Place undertook a two-phase survey of the humane societies, SPCAs, animal shelters, rescue groups, and other similar organizations in the state of California to learn more about their menu policies for their shelter-sponsored events. Below is a list of these organizations, in chronological order, and their policy. Some policies are informal and others are board-approved. This is a snapshot in time from 2013. For updates on these organizations and many others from across the United States and Canada, please see our Shelter Report Card.

We've also included insightful statistics from our California survey:

• 29% of shelters accept and re-home chickens, turkeys, and other farmed birds
• 32% of shelters also accept rabbits, goats, pigs, and/or other species of farmed animals
• 29% of California's humane societies and SPCAs (Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) had a vegetarian-only policy for their sponsored events
• 49% of shelters were either interested in or had their curiosity piqued toward creating an animal-friendly menu policy. 
• A majority of shelters – 78% - already have in place an animal-friendly policy or are receptive to creating one. 
• Some shelters have had such a policy for multiple decades.
• A prior poll by Animal Place showed that 85% of those polled believe it is ethically inconsistent for an animal shelter that rescues dogs, cats, rabbits, horses, goats, sheep, and other animals to sell or serve animal products at the shelter-sponsored fundraising events. ​

SHELTER

A Piece of Peace Sanctuary

Actors & Others for Animals

American Tortoise Rescue

Animal Acres

Animal Alliance

Animal Legal Defense Fund

Animal Protection & Rescue League

Animal Assistance League of Orange County

Animal Friends Connection Humane Society

Animal Place

Animal Protection League / Animal Services

Animal Shelter League - Rohnert Park

Antioch Animal Shelter

Auburn Animal Shelter

Bakersfield Animal Shelter

Banning Animal Shelter

Barstow Humane Society

Bellflower City Animal Shelter

Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society

Best Friends Los Angeles

Border Collie Rescue of Nor. Cal.

Born Free

Butte Humane Society

California City Animal Shelter

Cat/Canine Assistance, Referral & Education

Cats In Need (many branches)

Center for Animal Protection & Education

Central California SPCA

Clovis Animal Shelter

Compassion Without Borders

Contra Costa Humane Society

Corona Animal Shelter

Delta Humane Society 

Dogworks Canine Rescue

Dover Shores Pet Care Center

East Bay Animal Rescue and Refuge

East Bay SPCA

Eastern Madera County SPCA

El Dorado Humane Society

Escondido Humane Society

Farm Sanctuary

Friends of San Martin Animal Shelter

Glendale Humane Society

Greyhound Connection

Hand in Paw

Harvest Home

Haven Humane Society

Helen Woodward Animal Center

Helping Out Pets Everyday

Hesperia Animal Control

H. S. for Inland Mendocino County

Humane Society of the North Bay

Humane Society of Sierra Foothills

Humane Society of Silicon Valley

Humane Society of Sonoma County

Humane Society of Stanislaus County

Humane Society of Tuolumne County

Humane Society of Ventura County

Imperial Valley Humane Society

In Defense of Animals

Inland Valley Humane Society & SPCA

Island Cat Resources & Adoption

Kern County Animal Shelter

Kings SPCA

Lake Isabella Animal Shelter

Lake Tahoe Humane Society

Lassen County Animal Shelter/Control

Lassen Humane Society

Last Chance for Animals

Living Free Animal Sanctuary

Los Angeles Animal Services

Madera County Animal Shelter

Marin Humane Society

Marina Animal Services

Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center

Medfly Brigade Basenji Rescue

Mendocino Coast Humane Society

Merced SPCA

Morongo Basin Humane Society

Napa Humane

North County Humane Society 

North Lake Tahoe Animal Shelter

Northwest SPCA

Ohlone Humane Society

Orange County Animal Care Center

Palm Springs Animal Shelter

Palo Alto Humane Society

Parrot Rehabilitation Society

Pasadena Humane Society

Peace of Mind Dog Rescue

Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA

Performing Animal Welfare Society

Pet Project Foundation

Petaluma Animal Shelter & Adoption Center

Pets & Pals

Pets in Need

Pets Lifeline Animal Shelter

Placer SPCA

PreetiRang Sanctuary

Ramona Humane Society

Rancho Coastal Humane Society

Rancho Cucamonga Animal Shelter

Redlands Animal Shelter

RedRover

Riverside County Animal Shelters

Rohnert Park Animal Shelter

Sacramento House Rabbit Society

Sacramento SPCA

San Benito County Animal Shelter

San Bernardino County Animal Shelter

San Clemente-Dana Point Animal Shelter

San Diego County Shelters

San Francisco SPCA

San Gabriel Valley Humane Society

San Luis Obispo Animal Shelter

Santa Barbara Animal Services 

Santa Cruz SPCA

Santa Maria Valley Humane Society

Santa Monica City Shelter

Santa Ynez Valley Humane Society

Scooters Pals

Seal Beach Animal Care

Selma Animal Shelter

Sequoia Humane Society

Silicon Valley Friends of Ferals

Siskiyou Humane Society

Small Dog Rescue

Sonoma County Animal Shelter

Sonoma Humane Society

spcaLA

SPCA of Mariposa County

SPCA of Monterey

SPCA of Stanislaus

Stanislaus County Animal Shelter

State Humane Association of California

Stray Cat Alliance

Tony La Russa's Animal Foundation

Tri-Valley Animal Rescue 

Twenty Nine Palms Animal Shelter 

Upland Animal Services

Valley Animal Center

Valley Humane Society

Valley Oaks SPCA

Victor Valley Animal Protective League

Volunteers For Inter-Valley Animals (VIVA)

Wasco Animal Shelter 

West End Shelter for Animals 

Woods Humane Society

Wylie Animal Rescue Foundation

Yggdrasil Urban Wildlife Rescue

Yolo County Animal Shelter

Yolo County SPCA

Yucca Valley Animal Shelter

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Los Angeles

Malibu

Acton

Los Angeles

Cotati

San Diego

Midway City

Lodi

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Stockton

Rohnert Park

Antioch

Auburn

Bakersfield

Banning

Barstow

Bellflower

Berkeley

Los Angeles

Castroville

Sacramento

Chico

California City

Sherman Oaks

Orange

Grass Valley

Fresno

Clovis

Santa Rosa

Pleasant Hill

Corona

Stockton

Vacaville

Costa Mesa

Clayton

Oakland

Oakhurst

Diamond Springs

Escondido

Orland

Morgan Hill

Glendale

Oceanside

Los Angeles

French Camp

Anderson

Rancho Santa Fe

Upland

Hesperia

Redwood Valley

Vallejo

Auburn

Milpitas

Santa Rosa

Modesto

Jamestown

Ojai

El Centro

San Rafael

Pomona

Alameda

Mojave

Hanford

Lake Isabella

South Lake Tahoe

Susanville

Susanville

Los Angeles

Mountain Center

Los Angeles

Madera

Novato

Marina

Riverside

Acton

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Merced

Joshua Tree

Napa

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Oroville

Fremont

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Palo Alto

Lakeside

Pasadena

Pacific Grove

San Clemente

Galt

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Petaluma

Lathrop

Redwood City

East Sonoma

Roseville

San Francisco

San Jacinto

Encinitas

Rancho Cucamonga

Redlands

Sacramento

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Rohnert Park

Sacramento

Lafayette

Hollister

Devore

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San Francisco

San Gabriel

San Luis Obispo

Santa Barbara Co.

Santa Cruz

Santa Maria

Santa Monica

Buellton

Nevada City

Seal Beach

Selma

Eureka

Silicon Valley

Mt. Shasta

Chico

Sonoma

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Los Angeles

Mariposa

Salinas

Modesto

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El Cerrito

Los Angeles

Walnut Creek

Pleasanton

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Upland

Fresno

Pleasanton

Visalia

Apple Valley

Lompoc

Wasco

Ontario

Rancho Santa Fe

Lake Tahoe

Oakland

Woodland

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Yucca Valley

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