SHELTER OPERATIONS UPDATE

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We no longer provide any of the following services directly:  pet adoptions, animal turn-ins, microchipping, vaccinations, spay/neuter, euthanasia, or cremation. We do not have any animals on our premises. We do not pick up animals and no drop-offs are accepted. Some of our website pages and links within may not be up to date.

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Please contact your local municipal animal shelter or animal control department for assistance or additional resources for the above services or any other animal related matters.

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If you need veterinary services, we recommend you first reach out to Angel's Touch Veterinary, located at our property on Zuni Rd.  Their number is 760-447-5300. 

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If you are requesting pet records, please clearly say and spell the pet’s name, owner’s name and contact phone number.  You can also email the records request to info@vvapl.org.  We will process them in order received.

 

If you are looking for your lost pet or have found a pet, click here.

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We will continue to post updates here and on our Facebook page.  Thank you for the continued support.

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10/14/2023

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LOW-COST PET VACCINATION CLINIC EVENT TO BE HELD​

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***Open To All Dog and Cat Pet Owners***

We will be hosting a low-cost dog and cat vaccination clinic event on Saturday, November 4, 2023 from the hours of 10 AM to 1 PM at our location 21779 Zuni Rd, Apple Valley, CA.  This will be a CASH ONLY event with limited quantity and on a FIRST COME FIRST SERVED basis.  Click on our flyer for more information.  We hope to see you there. 

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Even though our organization is not open to the public on a daily basis while we are re-structuring, we will be doing our best to provide these low-cost services from time to time upon vet and funding availability. This event is only for what is listed on the flyer.  If you need regular veterinary services, including vaccinations, spay/neuter, microchipping, or euthanasia, we recommend you call Bear Valley Animal Hospital at 760.389.3307 or Samaritan Animal Hospital at 760.240.6000.

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6/30/2023

 

SHELTER OPERATIONS UPDATE

 

We currently are providing no public services, including pet adoptions, microchipping, vaccinations, spay/neuter, or euthanasia. We do not have any animals on our premises. We do not pick up animals and no drop offs are accepted. Some of our website pages and links within may not be up to date.

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If you need veterinary services, including vaccinations, spay/neuter, microchipping, or euthanasia, we recommend you call Bear Valley Animal Hospital at 760.389.3307 or Samaritan Animal Hospital at 760.240.6000.

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If you are requesting pet records, please clearly say and spell the pet’s name, owner’s name and contact phone number or email the records request to info@vvapl.org.  If you are looking for your lost pet or found a pet, click here.

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Victor Valley Animal Protective League is working on creating a sustainable model to continue our mission of saving animal lives. We will post periodic updates on Facebook and our website as we go through this process. Thank you for your patience and support as we work through this next chapter for VVAPL.  If you have any further questions, you may reach out via email to info@vvapl.org.

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6/25/2023

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SHELTER OPERATIONS UPDATE​

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Victor Valley Animal Protective League has now suspended operations. All our precious animals were placed in homes or transferred to rescues. Thank you to all our adopters, donors, and rescue partners for your continued support. We are starting our next phase. We are talking to leaders in the animal welfare industry, business leaders, and stakeholders for input and insight as we develop a sustainable model. We will post periodic updates as we go through this process. Thank you for your patience and support as we work through this next chapter for VVAPL.

 

4/30/2023

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VVAPL TO SUSPEND ANIMAL SHELTER OPERATIONS

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As of the end of day April 30, 2023, VVAPL will no longer accept animals or provide low-cost spay/neuter and vaccination services to public animals.  Animal adoptions will continue until all adoptable animals are placed in homes or transferred to rescues. 

 

After the remaining animals are placed and shelter operations suspended, the Board of Directors will strategize on the best path forward for the nonprofit to continue with their mission to save animal lives.

 

“Suspending shelter operations does not mean the end of the animal shelter.  In many ways, it will be a new beginning,” said VVAPL Board President Terry Saenz.  “For the most part, this shelter was built on a model of receiving most operation revenue from a full-time vet.  While this transition is not without pain, it became clear after the recent pandemic deluge of animals, increasing costs, loss of the full-time vet, and not finding a replacement after over 6 months of a nationwide search, the reimbursement from the city contract, along with donations, is not enough to sustain operations in its current form.  The Board is looking forward to building a sustainable model using a variety of revenue streams and keeping Charles and Dorothy Thomas’ dream alive of an animal shelter that continues for years to come to Make a Difference One Life at a Time.”

 

Victor Valley Animal Protective League opened the first animal shelter in the Victor Valley in 1962 followed by a low-cost spay/neuter and vaccination clinic in 1980.  VVAPL’s Board of Directors and employees have valued the long relationship with the city in our joint quest to provide quality care to the animals of the Victor Valley.

 

Updates will be posted on the website at vvapl.org and Facebook page.