Please email us. Because we are all part-time volunteers, and we are often busy, it is difficult for us to get to the phone.

Please understand we receive a high number of emails daily and try to respond to them as quickly as we can. Spark Rescue is run entirely by volunteers, most with jobs, families, and pets of their own, and unfortunately we can't always get to things right away. Sometimes we are dealing with emergencies or are on the way to rescue or spay. Please allow at least 24 hours for us to respond to your inquiries.

Spark Rescue does not have a physical site. We are a foster-based rescue, with all of our animals staying in private homes. In order to visit one of our animals, we ask that you fill out an adoption application since we only allow approved adopters to meet with our fosters.

Sorry, no. All of our rescue animals are staying with foster families, most of whom have very busy schedules. As a courtesy to them, we only schedule meetings with approved applicants.

Our adoption fees range from $125 - $750, and all of our adoption fees go 100% back to saving more dogs/ cats in need.

Many wonder why we have adoption fees at all. If these animals were at risk of euthanasia, why charge anything? Well, running a responsible rescue group is very expensive, and unfortunately we do not receive any public funding. All costs have to be paid by donations and your adoption fees:

Spay and neuter surgery, transporting animals long distances, vaccinations, microchips, dewormer, food and supplies, and emergency vet care. (Some of our animals arrive with injuries or will come down with serious illnesses such as pneumonia or PARVO, which require emergency vet care and result in super-sized vet bills. Adoption fees help a bit, but we have to mainly rely on donations

Sorry, we cannot give discounted adoption rates. We are a non-profit organization and our adoption fees go right back to saving more animals in need. We have many medical bills, food, and other costs that all add up.

We cannot keep the animal with a foster until you are ready. Doing so would limit the amount of animals we save because we have one less available foster. We ask that you take your animal home within 48 hours of adoption.

We will email you the medical paperwork within 7-10 days, sometimes sooner. It depends on when we get all the paperwork from the vet that did the spay/neuter.

There are different rules and requirements based on where you live. We do not and cannot keep up with all the rules and changes for all locations we adopt to. The best way to confirm is to contact your local animal services department.

We microchip all of our dogs/cats to eliminate overpopulation. Instructions are included in the records you receive. Please update the microchip with your current contact information and leave Spark Rescue Santa Barbara on the microchip as emergency contact or as rescue.

Once you have adopted, you are responsible for all costs associated with pet guardianship.