Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center formerly the Riverside Humane Society

Educating the community and promoting the animals and programs is crucial to helping achieve the vision of finding loving homes for all animals. MSRPAC reaches out to schools and other groups to educate about the importance of responsible pet ownership and the humane treatment of animals. We participate in off-site adoption and awareness events, and provide resources for low-income pet owners.

Using a successful model from a nationally known organization called Humane Alliance, (www.humanealliance.org) we transformed our former facility into a surgical center. Our goal is to alter up to as many as 35 dogs, cats, puppies or kittens per day.

The crisis of pet overpopulation in our community is staggering. Since January 2012, 17,414 pets have been put to death at municipal shelters in Riverside County.* Preventing unplanned and unwanted litters is a large part of the solution and by providing a low-cost, high-quality resource for the community, we can make a difference.

In addition, MSRPAC provides the "Spay-it-Forward" is a campaign focused on combating pet overpopulation in the City of Riverside and neighboring communities through subsidized spay (female) /neuter (male) services. Sorry, but rescue groups and volume clients do not qualify for this program. At this time, pet owners who live in targeted zip codes are eligible for the Spay-it-Forward Campaign.

Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center has approximately 300 active volunteers and 30 active foster families per month. Volunteers and foster families help in the daily care, training, socializing and rehabilitation of animals brought to the center. The volunteer and foster program works with schools, community service programs and the general public to help promote humane education through hands-on animal welfare experience.

Other volunteer programs include pet assisted therapy, thrift store, spay/neuter clinic and humane education.

Our Pet Food Assistance Program, which works primarily with Meals-on-Wheels and offers free pet food for the dogs and cats of elderly or disabled people living in Riverside County.

Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center understands that times can be tough, and our goal is to keep as many pets as possible with their families and out of pet adoption centers and animal shelters. Our Pet Food Assistance Program is also available to anyone who is experiencing financial hardship and might need a little help providing food for their beloved pet(s).

With that in mind, please understand that this program is not set up to supply food permanently and is for temporary assistance only. We can provide food for a 6-month period at which point reapplication is required.

To be eligible for the Pet Food Assistance Program, we also require that recipients adhere to the following guidelines:

You cannot adopt another animal from MSRPAC until approved by MSRPAC staff;
If you bring additional pets into your homes while taking part in the program, we will terminate your privileges to the Pet Food Assistance Program;
If you refuse to spay/neuter your unaltered cats and dogs, we will terminate your privileges to the Pet Food Assistance Program until you show proof of a scheduled appointment date. MSRPAC can help provide you with low-cost spaying/neutering options.