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Rancho Coastal Humane Society (RCHS) finds new homes for more than one thousand animals ever year.

You may wonder where our animals come from? The answer is the Friends of County Animal Shelters (FOCAS) program. About 94-percent of RCHS animals arrive at our shelter through this unique program.

Co-founded by animal advocate Peggy Howell, FOCAS originated as a La Jolla-based nonprofit that helped place animals from county shelters into foster homes. Now a program of RCHS, each month our animal care teams visit area shelters that are at or nearing capacity. They evaluate, transport and intake animals that otherwise might not have a second chance for adoption in an overcrowded shelter.

RCHS also takes in animals that have been displaced due to natural disasters like floods, wildfires and hurricanes.  As a limited admission shelter, RCHS is able to keep an adoptable animal until it can be matched with an appropriate adopter.

DOGS

DOGS

Adopt a dog and you’ll have a forever friend. Browse our available puppies and dogs ready for adoption.
CATS

CATS

Adopt a cat and you’ll have a forever friend. Browse our available kittens and cats ready for adoption.
RABBITS

RABBITS

Adopt a rabbit and you’ll have a forever friend. Browse our available rabbits ready for adoption.

COURTESY LISTINGS

As a service to the community, Rancho Coastal Humane Society offers Courtesy Listings for pet owners looking to rehome a pet. The listing will be placed on our website, as well as our two partner sites, Adopt-A-Pet.com and Petfinder.com. Please note that we ask for a one-time Fee of $50, and your listing will not expire. For information on the requirements and to get started, please email frontdesk@sdpets.org.

Featured Pet of the Week

Hopeful

  • Domestic Short Hair – Torbie

  • Female

  • 7 Year

  • 9 pounds

Can’t find the animal you’re looking for?

Try a search on PetFinder.com and sign up for notifications for when a specific breed becomes available. All of our RCHS pets are listed on PetFinder too.