The Spay/Neuter & Wellness Clinic at 2570-B Camino Entrada (between Outback and Kohl's) offers low-cost, high quality spay/neuter and vacination programs to help ensure fewer unwanted puppies and kittens, and to help the overall health of the animals. Our Limited Veterinary Care program provides affordable vet services to income-qualified families. To schedule an appointment, please call 505-474-6422. For more information click here. 

Do your part and spay or neuter your pet. For more information click here.

Volunteering: The animals need you!

The Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society encourages the participation of volunteers who support our mission: to reduce animal suffering by curbing overpopulation, teaching compassion, and supporting healthy relationships between people and animals.

The Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society maintains an active volunteer program which is an integral part of our daily operations. Our devoted team of 200-plus volunteers spends thousands of hours every year helping to care for the animals.

Whether you wish to volunteer by spending time directly with the animals, by teaching humane principles to children, or any number of other volunteer opportunities, we and the animals welcome your help. To see a list of current volunteer needs please click here.

All volunteers begin by attending a three-hour fun-filled orientation designed to acquaint you with what our Shelter is all about. Depending on the type of volunteer work you would like to do there are additional training opportunities. 

Volunteer Guidelines:

1. Volunteers must be at least 12 years old. Volunteers between 12 and 15 years old must be supervised by a parent or legal guardian while volunteering. Both the parent and child must submit applications.

2. Volunteers are asked to make a six-month commitment of about two hours a week.  

How to get started:

1. Fill out an application online, by clicking here. If your availability and interests fit with open volunteer positions, we'll contact you to schedule you for a volunteer orientation.

2. Attend orientation. Each volunteer attends a three-hour orientation where we provide an overview of our services, an introduction to our volunteer program, a review of safety issues and a tour of the shelter.

3. Depending on the type of volunteer work you are interested in, there will be additional training required. The Volunteer Coordinator will get you signed up for the right training. 

Shelter Foster Families

We need foster families! Our foster families care for animals that aren’t ready for adoption. Most foster placements are two to six weeks, and are for nursing mothers and their litters, young kittens, puppies, injured pets or animals needing socialization or time away from the shelter.

Our New Hope Program, which encompasses fosters, transfers and rescues, truly offers a second chance to so many wonderful animals.

For more information or to become a Shelter Foster Family, call 983-4309 x 270 or e-mail newhope@sfhumanesociety.org.

To fill out an online application to become a foster parent, please click HERE.

Court-ordered Community Service

Please call Madison at 983-4309 ext. 128, for details about completing your community service at the Shelter.

For current volunteers:

Please click here for current schedules and time-keeping.

If you have any questions regarding volunteering please contact the Volunteer Coordinator at 505-983-4309 x128.

... took in 5,573 animals in need.

... found new homes for 2,923 animals.

... spayed or neutered 7,494 animals.

... returned 1,130 lost animals to their homes.

... gave 637 animals a second chance with our Shelter partners.

To help keep these numbers climbing, click here.