RANCHO COASTAL HUMANE SOCIETY
389 REQUEZA STREET, ENCINITAS, CA 92024 www.rchumanesociety.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: The goal of Rancho Coastal is to care for the homeless animal population of San Diego County and to educate the public about pet over-population and responsible companion animal care. Rancho Coastal is dedicated to the rescue and shelter of abandoned companion animals. It encourages adoptions into loving homes and the promotion of humane ideals through education and community outreach. Rancho Coastal primarily serves San Diego County, California. Rancho Coastals funding comes primarily from adoptions and relinquishment fees, bequests, contributions, and Thrift Shop revenues.

The goal of Rancho Coastal is to care for the homeless animal population of San Diego County and to educate the public about pet over-population and responsible companion animal care.

Animal Programs:Rancho Coastals adoptions and animal care program finds new homes for dogs, cats, and domestic rabbits surrendered by their owners, transferred from regional animal shelters, and rescued from disaster areas. During their stay at the shelter, all of Rancho Coastals animals receive excellent medical care, and staff and volunteers work on improved socialization to ensure successful adoptions. Rancho Coastal offers educational programs regarding humane treatment of animals and responsible care of pets, as well as a Seniors-to-Seniors program that incentivizes and supports adoptions of senior pets by persons over the age of 60. Rancho Coastals foster volunteer program provides care and comfort of neo-natal kittens, puppies, and bunnies in homes throughout San Diego County, allowing Rancho Coastal to increase the number of adoptable animals in its care beyond its kennel capacity.FOCAS Program:The FOCAS program gives pets from other shelters a second chance to be adopted. This program is the result of the merger of Friends of County Animal Shelters (FOCAS) with Rancho Coastal. Rancho Coastal has continued the partnership started by FOCAS with the three County Animal Shelters, and has expanded the FOCAS program by taking dogs, cats, and domestic rabbits from Chula Vista Animal Control, El Centro Humane Society, The San Diego House Rabbit Society, the Department of Animal Services, Animal Friends of the Valley (AFV), and from other shelters in parts of the country or the world where euthanasia practices continue. Rancho Coastal is a limited admission shelter, which enables it to keep adoptable animals until they can be placed with their new families. Each of the dogs, cats, and rabbits is given a second chance for adoption, and a new opportunity to find a loving home.Pet Food Bank:Rancho Coastal provides food and other supplies for people on fixed incomes, the sick and disabled, working families that struggle financially, military families, and the homeless.Pet Assisted Therapy:Rancho Coastals Pet Assisted Therapy (PAT) Program brings the unconditional love of animals to people in need at special needs and at-risk youth programs, senior centers, skilled nursing and residential facilities, hospice, veteran centers, college campuses, schools, libraries, and local businesses.Pet Loss Support:Rancho Coastal launched its Pet Loss Support Program (PLSP) in October 2019, to help people suffering the sadness and grief of losing a beloved pet. The program offered group meetings twice a month, with weekday and weekend options, led by a team of professional grief counselors. A lending library, resource materials, and a referral list of therapists were created to support the healing process. During the pandemic, the program has provided one-on-one counseling sessions by appointment.

Kids Programs/Animal Camps:Animals are a source of great fascination for children of all ages. Rancho Coastal encourages children to share their passion for animals. The Humane Education programs focus on teaching children the importance of proper care and compassion toward the animals that share our world. All of the education programs offered are geared towards embracing childrens natural love and curiosity about animals, while fostering a sense of respect and kindness for all life.Rancho Coastal offers programs for children, including the Kids Community Service program (KCS) for students in grades 6 through 12, birthday parties, shelter tours, and classroom presentations.Rancho Coastal has a whole line-up of camps to excite and educate children. Camps are held during spring, summer, and fall school breaks, and are age-appropriate for children 6-14 years old. Camps run in themed, week-long sessions, and are conducted by trained Rancho Coastal educators. Using hands-on games, activities, arts and crafts, guest speakers, and of course live animals, children are taught about animals and their importance in our world.

Animal Safehouse Program:The Animal Safehouse Program (ASP) provides temporary care for pets of domestic violence victims. The program provides a support service to domestic violence shelters which are unable to accept pets. Rancho Coastal actively collaborates with domestic violence shelters, the San Diego Domestic Violence Council, the County of San Diego Department of Animal Services, city and municipal animal shelters, the San Diego Family Justice Center, San Diego Domestic Violence Response Teams, social services, mental health services, law enforcement, educational facilities, military, and many other agencies and individuals who want to eradicate abuse and help break the cycle of family violence. This program has been expanded to include temporary care for pets of veterans who require hospitalization, but decline treatment because they have no one to care for their companions. By accepting their pets into the program, Rancho Coastal is helping veterans pursue essential medical care at VA hospitals and treatment centers. This year, Rancho Coastal extended ASP to provide temporary care for pets of seniors facing emergency hospitalization, and COVID-19 patients admitted for treatment.

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