(951) 358-7387

Clinic Services for the public are only offered at our Riverside shelter and through Animal Samaritans in Thousand Palms. Our Blythe location has staff on-hand to care only for the needs of the animals in the shelter.

Our clinics have a veterinarian and assistants on staff to provide the following services:

Spaying and Neutering
Vaccinations
Low-Cost Rabies Clinics
Microchipping
Quarantine of Animals
Euthanizing

Riverside Clinic Hours:
Clinic Hours: Mon-Thurs 7:40am - 7pm (closed for lunch from 12-1pm)
Vaccine Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 9am-noon
Spay and Neuter: Appointment required - call (951) 358-7373

Microchipping
It is highly recommended that you have a microchip inserted under the skin of the neck area of your pet. The chip is very small and the insertion process is relatively painless. Scanners are used by all animal shelters in Riverside County. Animals are scanned when they initially are brought in and at each step during handling, but especially prior to euthanasia. Even if your pet has a license or identification tag, it is a good idea to have him microchipped just in case the collar or tags come off.
Microchip insertion: $15 (Microchip fee is included in the cost of adoption.)

Additional information about microchips:
If you move or change your phone number, YOU MUST contact RCDAS and the microchip company in order to keep your information updated in both systems.
AVID microchip - (800) 336-2843
HomeAgain 1-888-HOMEAGAIN (1-888-466-3242)
AVID and Home Again are the two major companies. Other microchips exist but they do not show up on most of the scanners, so it is important that you ask questions before you purchase any of these private chips. RCDAS uses AVID chips and any chips we place are registered in all of Riverside County through a computer system.

Euthanizing
Animal Services provides humane euthanizing services for pet owners who determine that their pet's health makes it necessary. This may be because the pet is too old or has medical issues that prevent it from having a good quality of life. An owner may also determine that their pet is dangerous with no hope of behavior change.
Humane Euthanasia: $25