Napa County Animal Services calls on public to foster dogs as facility swells to capacity

by Thomas Hughes, Bay City News May 25, 2026May 26, 2026

There were 26 dogs available for adoption at the Napa County Animal Shelter in Napa County, Calif., as of Saturday, May 23, 2026. The shelter was at capacity and asking the public and partners to consider adopting or fostering in anticipation of receiving some dogs back from a rescue operation in Humboldt County facing animal cruelty allegations. (Napa County via Bay City News)

The Napa County Animal Shelter put out an urgent call last week to anyone interested in fostering or adopting a dog after an investigation was opened into a partner rescue organization in Humboldt County that could push the Napa County shelter past its limit.

The partner organization, Miranda’s Rescue, was accused of animal cruelty, fraud and conspiracy by the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office following a search of the property in early May.

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