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Get Paid to Foster for the Holidays

The shelter launched its Home for the Holidays Foster Incentive Program in November and has extended the deadline to help get as many animals as possible into foster homes during the holiday season!

Made possible by grant funding, the shelter selected 36 d...

December Pinal Pet of the Month!

December is National Cat Lover's Month, and we have a special kitty looking for a home! Meet Maxwell, who was found as a stray in October. Sadly, no one came forward to claim him as their lost kitty. Maxwell has been watching all his friends in the cat ro...

PCACC Pupdate Newsletter

Read the December Pinal County Animal Care & Control Latest Newsletter

Shelter Launches New Cat Pawsitive Program

Shelter staff and volunteers are piloting a new program called 'Cat Pawsitive.' The program focuses on improving the quality of life for shelter cats, increasing their chances of getting adopted. Cat Pawsitive is a program developed by The Jackson Galaxy ...

Gaining Support for Community Programs

In August, Pinal County Animal Care & Control Director Audra Michael was invited to be a guest speaker at the Best Friends Animal Society’s National Conference in Houston. Best Friends Animal Society is a leading animal welfare organization ...

Shelter Sees Influx of Abandoned Pets in Pinal County

Pinal County Animal Care & Control has seen a large influx of abandoned animals over the past few weeks. On September 30th, 2023, a couple was seen dropping off cats in a rural area of Coolidge. A witness to the cats being abandoned was proactive enou...

Let Us Re-Introduce You to Zeus!

Zeus is still looking for his forever home! He is a year-and-a-half-old labrador retriever and shepherd mix. Zeus is a very sweet dog who is very friendly and loves to play with his toys and go for walks. Learn more about Zeus!

If you are interested in mee...

Happy Tails - Pet Adoption Success Story

Johnny Cash was found as a stray back in December of 2022. Statistically, being a large, black, boxy-headed, mixed breed, Johnny Cash's odds of getting out of the shelter were slim. 

After being at the shelter for three months, Johnny Cash was dia...

PCACC Presents: Save a Life Saturdays!

In addition to $5 Friday's PCACC Presents:

Save a Life Saturdays! Every Saturday, PCACC will be having fee-waived adoptions for all animals six months and older!

*This will not include puppies or kittens under six months

Pinal County Pet Licensing Now Through DocuPet!

Pinal County pet owners can now license their pets online! The new, easy-to-use online licensing service through DocuPet, provides a quick and seamless way to license your pet from the comfort of your own home. Not a big online user? No worries, in-person...

Pinal County Animal Care and Control Specials

Our $5 Fridays are back until further notice! On Fridays, all pets six months or older will have an adoption fee of just $5! 

(A $15 licensing fee may apply depending on where you live!) 

As you may know, the shelter is critically full rig...

Free Microchips From PCACC

Dress up in red, white, and blue to get your best friends microchipped, just in case they decide they want a little more freedom than they can bargain for this Independence Day! 

For questions, please call 520-509-3555

Pinal County's Animal Shelter is Over Crowded

Director Audra Michaels Featured on AZFamily, Discusses the Current Influx of Animals at the Shelter Pinal County Animal Care and Control Director Audra Michael was recently featured on AZFamily to raise awareness of issues the shelter has been facing as ...

Bissell Empty the Shelter Waived Adoptions

Thanks to Bissell Pet Foundation & Dogtopia, our shelter will be participating in #EmptyTheShelters and doing waived adoptions for May 1-15!

Come support your local shelter and find a FURever companion!

Pinal County Animal Care and Control Celebrates Animal Care and Control Officer Appreciation Week

In this video, hear the story of how Pinal County Animal Care and Control staff went above and beyond to help reunite a pet with its owner after the owner traveled from Nevada to adopt another dog from PCACC.

Our Pinal County Animal Care and Control team c...

Animal Care and Control met at the State Capitol

On Thursday, Director Audra Michael and her staff from Pinal County Animal Care and Control met at the State Capitol to hear a legislative proclamation celebrating the week. Officers met with Representative Amish Shah and Senator John Kavanagh, who introd...