SEAACA CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF SERVICES

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In October 1975, with the founding cities of Downey, Norwalk and Pico Rivera formed SEAACA and since then, has provided animal care and control services to various cities. Today, SEAACA proudly provides services for fourteen (14) cities.

Over the years, SEAACA’s team has continued to work tirelessly to protect the health, safety, and welfare of both animals and people alike. SEAACA’s team, comprised of staff and volunteers, have demonstrated compassion and commitment. Collectively, with the support and collaboration of the community and partnerships, SEAACA’s team continues to strive to evolve animal care and control services to meet the ever-changing needs of the community and their pets.

To celebrate this occasion, SEAACA is promoting dog and cat adoptions, one day past the available date for fifty dollars ($50). (Some adoptions may require a spay/neuter deposit. Inquire with SEAACA for details, promotion ends November 29, 2025).

SEAACA Executive Director, Denise Woodside said, “This is a milestone we celebrate as a community, not because the agency has reached the milestone of fifty (50) years of service, but because SEAACA and the community, continue to collaborate to help stop pet overpopulation and find placement for pets in need. She continued, “Although progress is something to be proud of, there is growth to be made to help keep pets in their homes and find placement for homeless pets. We look to the community to adopt from SEAACA especially during the pet’s vulnerable time of need. It is important to take this moment to highlight that only an estimated thirty percent (30%) of people adopt from shelter organizations like SEAACA and the remaining, estimated seventy percent (70%) of pets are acquired from sources other than shelters. Denise concluded, “The community can have a direct impact on the number of pets in need by adopting from shelters like SEAACA and by spaying and neutering their pets to avoid unplanned litters.”

Additionally, SEAACA reminds the community to have current identification on their beloved pets. This helps SEAACA’s reunification efforts of pets and their families.

SEAACA is very fortunate to have animal lovers in the community who open their hearts and homes to pets in need. SEAACA looks forward to future, collaborative growth in efforts to increase animal lifesaving. SEAACA celebrates this milestone with the community and remains committed to protecting and serving the community through compassion, care, education, aligning resources and enforcement.

About SEAACA SEAACA (Southeast Area Animal Control Authority) provides animal care and control services for 14 cities in southeast Los Angeles County and northern Orange County, including Bell Gardens, Bellflower, Buena Park, Downey, Lakewood, La Palma, Montebello, Norwalk, Paramount, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, South El Monte, South Gate and Vernon. SEAACA's Animal Care Center located in Downey reunites pet owners with lost pets and assists new pet owners with pet adoptions. SEAACA’s Animal Wellness Clinic, also located in Downey, spays and neuters adoption animals plus provides vaccinations and microchipping to the general public. For more information about SEAACA, please visit www.seaaca.org or call 562-803-3301.

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