Our History
We've Grown
On November 21, 2013, the Board of Directors celebrated the opening of Kitty and Canine Coves; our new dog and cat adoption areas! We’ll now be able to help even more animals who need us.
11/21/2013
Mountain View Joins SVACA
Animal services to the City of Mountain View's residents and their animals began on November 2, 2012. SVACA is honored to care for their animals and look forward to helping their residents resolve animal control matters.
11/02/2013
Maddie’s Fund Lifesaving Award
In recognition and support for achieving a 100% adoption guarantee for all healthy shelter dogs and cats for two years (2010 and 2011), Maddie's Fund® awarded a $1.04M Community Lifesaving Award to WeCARE, a coalition of six organizations in Santa Clara County, California.
10/01/2013
The Birth of Friends of SVACA
Caryn Linn, President of Friends of SVACA, recently wrote an article for Bay Woof about the founding of the nonprofit group that diligently works to help SVACA’s animals.
04/01/2010
SVACA Receives Safety Award
The Special District Risk Management Authority (SDRMA) Board of Directors selected SVACA as the SDRMA Workers’ Compensation - small member recipient of the McMurchie Excellence in Safety Award for 2009.
09/01/2009
49ers Help the Animals!
Hundreds joined SVACA, Friends of SVACA, Canine Companions for Independence (CCI), and the San Francisco 49ers for a calendar release party. 49ers players signed autographs, CCI gave demonstrations, and funds were raised for the animals! Watch the 49ers produced video.
08/01/2009
Former SVACA Dog Stars in Major Motion Picture, HOTEL FOR DOGS
A dog adopted from SVACA's Animal Care Center in September 2007, stars as “Friday” in Hotel for Dogs.
06/01/2009
Paws for a Cause
The City of Santa Clara Youth Commission held a Spaghetti Dinner and Bingo Night benefit on January 30, 2009 at the Santa Clara Senior Center.
01/30/2009
Progressive Shelters Make All the Difference
Dan Soszynski, SVACA's Executive Director, recently wrote an article for Bay Woof magazine.
11/01/2008
Dog and Cat Days of Summer
We held a late summer event in an effort to provide much needed low cost services to all animal guardians in our area. 129 total animals received care, 81 received microchips, and a total of 198 vaccinations were administered.
09/30/2008