The troubled shelter service has already been dropped by Petaluma and Clearlake following revelations of substandard shelter conditions. photo credit: City of Clearlake Animal ControlSmiley, one of the dogs up for adoption from Clearlake’s animal shelter, which transitioned administration and staffing from North Bay Animal Services to the Clearlake Animal Association on 8 February, 2026.
Sebastopol and Windsor are joining a growing list of local cities canceling their contracts with North Bay Animal Services.
The nonprofit animal services organization and shelter has come under scrutiny after being investigated by Sonoma County’s Civil Grand Jury last year.
The report found a lack of oversight at North Bay Animal Services, N.B.A.S., based in Petaluma…