Does ASAP euthanize cats for population control?
No. ASAP works to eliminate the practice of euthanizing cats for reasons other than terminal health and/or serious behavior problems. Any animal that can be adopted or made adoptable through socializing or medical intervention is cared for until it is adopted. No cat has been euthanized for population control since 1990. Back To Top What is the difference between ASAP and the Humane Society? ASAP’s mission is to care for and place in new homes tame-but-stray or abandoned cats that are accepted by Santa Barbara County Animal Services. ASAP does not directly accept cats. In special circumstances, owned cats may be accepted by Animal Services for a fee. The Santa Barbara Humane Society is a private organization, which takes only animals turned in by their owners, at no cost to the owner. The Humane Society is located at 5399 Overpass Road and their phone number is (805) 964-4777. Back To Top Does ASAP care for feral cats? No. Catalyst for Cats, (805) 685-1563, is a feral cat organization
