Who We Are
Governor Newsom allocated $50 million in 2021 for grantmaking, outreach and training for California animal shelters for a period of five years. The Koret Shelter Medicine Program at UC Davis was selected to create a team to administer the funds and provide the support and training. Officially launched in February 2022, the California for All Animals (CA4AA) team allocated $37.5 million in grants and $12.5 million for staffing, training, convenings, technical assistance and support.
Californians believe pets are best supported before shelter intake.
Shelter-based spay and neuter (S/N) services
16.5M
Staffing, training, convenings,technical assistance and support
12.5M
Programs and services to keep pets with people
20M
Shelter housing improvements and flexible spay and neuter surgery suites
1M
We’re invested in you.
Affordable Spay/Neuter Services
Animal shelters are a critical access point for low-cost veterinary care—specifically S/N surgery. Currently, economic hardships are separating families and filling our shelters with pets; the national access to care crisis is causing animals to wait weeks in cages for surgery space. CA4AA invested over 16M dollars in capacity-building interventions like mobile S/N clinics, medical support staff, high-volume training, partnerships and flexible S/N spaces.
Community Cat and TNR Programming
Scaled back S/N services hurt community cat Trap-Neuter-Return programs the most and leave communities scrambling to find care for outside cats, the source of “kitten season.” Our grants helped maintain access to this critical intervention, but more investment is desperately needed.
Access to Care
We funded over 30M dollars in 52 California counties to break down the barriers between Californians and services. Location, language, and income shouldn’t prevent families from accessing food and care.
Fee-Waived Redemptions
Animal sheltering experts worked with program leaders to replace costly licensing and reclaim fees with programs that remove barriers between pets and people, expand access to pet identification, and build trust between shelter and community. Return to Owner (RTO) rates improved: Animals returned to their families and the shelter reduced average in-shelter time per animal, saving space and resources for animals who truly need them.
Pet-Inclusive Housing and Co-Sheltering
Lack of accessible pet-inclusive housing/shelter forces families to give up their pets and is one of the most common reasons animals enter the shelter. CA4AA is working with shelter teams to advocate for the rights of tenants, domestic violence survivors, and unhoused pet guardians. We need your help advancing policies that welcome people and their pets.
