Ventura County Animal Regulation (VCAR) is implementing new operation hours and days, starting with the time change in daylight savings, Sunday, November 1, 2009.

The Camarillo Shelter, located at 600 Aviation Drive (at the Camarillo Airport) will now be open both Saturdays and Sundays, from 9am to 4pm. Weekday hours are Mondays, 10am to 7pm, and Wednesdays through Fridays, 3pm to 7pm. The shelter will be closed for reclaiming, viewing and adopting animals on Tuesdays.

The Simi Valley Transfer facility will have similar hours. This shelter is only used as a temporary holding facility for reclaiming lost animals from the cities of Simi Valley and Moorpark. Starting November 1, the Simi Facility will be open Saturdays and Sundays from 12 noon to 4PM, and Mondays, and Wednesdays through Fridays from 4pm to 7pm. Tuesdays the Simi Facility will be also be closed.

The new hours and days are being implemented to provide more convenient times for county residents to pick up their lost pets and shop for a new addition to their family.

For more information on Ventura County Animal Regulation, go to our web site at www.vcar.us.