Downey, CA
One of the seven animal care centers run by the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control. It handles adoptions, lost and found, licensing and general assistance for its section of the county, and continues admitting strays even on days it is closed to the public.
Cats are sterilized and microchipped as part of the adoption, with those costs itemised separately from the base fee.
Visit during opening hours to meet available cats. Each county care center holds different animals, so it is worth checking more than one.
Estimated by applying the AVMA's 2024 national cat-ownership rate (32.1% of households) to the county's real household count from the Census Bureau — a national rate applied locally, not a local survey. Population and housing figures are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Monday through Saturday 11am-5pm. On Sundays and holidays the building is closed to the public, though strays are still admitted and adoptions processed.
No. LA County Animal Care and Control runs seven separate care centers: Downey, Baldwin Park, Carson/Gardena, Lancaster, Palmdale, Santa Clarita Valley in Castaic, and Agoura. Each holds different animals.
No. LA County and the City of Los Angeles run entirely separate shelter systems. LA Animal Services is the city one, with six centers of its own.
Strays are admitted daily. Contact the center at (562) 940-6898 to ask about owner surrender.
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