California for All Animals

In California’s FY 2020-21 budget, Governor Gavin Newsom proposed $50 million in one-time General Fund dollars for the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program to develop a program that provides expertise, support, and local assistance grants over five years to help communities achieve the state’s policy goal that no adoptable or treatable dog or cat should be euthanized.

Though the COVID-19 pandemic forced a temporary scaling down of the initial proposal, eventually the legislature allocated the remaining dollars to fully fund the program.

Launched in February 2022, California for All Animals (CA4AA) exists to unite and amplify the work of California animal shelters to achieve the shared goal of matching every animal in need with the Right Outcome through the Right Care, delivered in the Right Place and at the Right Time.

California for All Animals logo in blue and orange type.

To address the imbalance between the demands on California animal shelters and their capacity to care for animals in need, CA4AA provides training and partnership opportunities with the goal of keeping animals with their people. When the shelter is the best place for an animal to receive care, CA4AA works alongside agencies to create environments that center every dimension of well-being to place animals in homes as quickly as possible.

A smiling woman fills out information on a clipboard as Christina Avila holds a small dog and a boy looks on.
Christina Avila, Senior Animal Control Officer at City of Perris Animal Control, greeting community members at a Spay/Neuter event. City of Perris AC has received over $50K in CA4AA grants to increase Spay/Neuter and Return to Owner initiatives. Photo courtesy City of Perris.

All the grant funding has been awarded for the California for All Animals program. Shelters are eligible to receive training and support from the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program. Learn more on the California for All Animals website.