As a private organization, Spark Rescue is not subsidized by state or federal funds and therefore have higher adoption fees. We rely on private donations, a yearly grant, and adoption fees to keep our rescue running so we can continue to save lives. Spark Rescue is run by our invaluable volunteers who donate their time to care for our animals but there are daily care costs as well as additional costs for each animal.
The adoption fees partially cover the fees Spark Rescue Santa Barbara pays for pull-fees from kill shelters, transportation, vaccination and medical costs and more. We are able to help countless animals that other shelters may not able to save and are grateful for your adoption fee donation which allows us to do so. Please continue reading for more information!
*If the adoption fee is not solely applied to your specific dog, it will help subsidize the costs of other dogs who may need additional costs.
Our adoption fees are based on the time estimated at our shelter and under our care.
Young puppies are cute, fluffy, and irresistible. Their higher adoption fee helps subsidize the costs of the older dogs.
OLDER AND WISER: Adult dogs over 3 years of age are tops in our book, but those cute little puppies always steal the attention. So, we've given this group of dogs a lower fee to help move the spotlight towards them.
'DISNEY DOGS' & 'DOODLES': These dogs are always in high demand andtheir higher adoption fee helps subsidize the cost of our dogs with medical needs or are in rescue longer.
Spark Rescue Santa Barbara is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) non-profit charity animal rescue organization, founded in February 2014, in Santa Barbara, CA, by Susan Park.
Our Mission is to bring adoptable homeless pets that have been abused, abandoned and overbred into our program for social rehabilitation and emotional recovery and re-home them to permanent, loving homes. We hope to educate the public to help end euthanasia in Santa Barbara and Southern California through spaying and neutering and by preventing backyard breeding.
Our Goal is to acquire land and have the ability to rescue and house as many animals as possible. We would like to offer a sanctuary where the animals will be free to roam and socialize, but still be in a family environment. We want a place where potential adopters can come visit our rescues and where volunteers can come together and give the rescues as much love and attention as possible.
