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Town of Apple Valley Animal Services – Managed Admission System

Apple Valley, CA — September 18, 2025 – Town of Apple Valley Animal Services is announcing a managed admission system of non-emergency owner surrenders and stray intake, effective September 19, 2025. This difficult but necessary step will allow our staff to provide the best possible care for the animals already in our facility, allowing us to increase placement of adoptable animals into permanent loving homes. 

What this means:

  • Emergency cases only: AVAS will continue to accept sick, injured, or dangerous animals that require immediate admission.
  • Non-emergencies by appointment: All other admissions, such as owner surrenders and found pets that are healthy and safe, will be handled through a managed, appointment-based system.
  • Temporary Kennel hours (Admission/Viewing) 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
  • Found pets: If you have found a healthy stray, we urge you to help by holding onto the pet temporarily, posting on social media, and taking the animal to a vet or shelter to be scanned for a microchip.
  • Owner surrenders: We understand that life changes may result in having to rehome a family pet. Owners needing to rehome their pet can visit our pet rehoming services, Home to Home, by clicking the link https://home-home.org/shelters/avanimals and contacting AVAS for resources or appointments.

Why it’s important:

It allows AVAS to better manage their capacity for care, ensuring we can provide adequate resources for all animals while also supporting pet owners and reducing the number of animals entering our facility. 

How the community can help:

  • Citizen Holding/Foster: AVAS encourages residents to foster or to consider our temporary citizen hold program by housing a dog or cat.
  • Adopt: Adopting a pet opens up space for another animal in need. Visit our website to view all adoptable pets at http://www.applevalley.org/services/animal-services.

AVAS only accepts animals from residents within the Town limits of Apple Valley. Proof of residency will be required. For animals from outside our service area please contact your local animal services department. City of Victorville 760-955-5089, City of Hesperia 760-947-1700, City of Adelanto 760-246-2300, County Animal Care and Control 1-800-472-5609.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and support.

Together, we can continue to provide “A Better Way of Life” for the animals in our care – Four Paws at a Time!

Apple Valley Animal Services

Adriana Atteberry

760-240-7555

AVanimals.org

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APPLE VALLEY, Calif. – August 24, 2026 – The California Supreme Court today issued its opinion in the Town of Apple Valley’s water acquisition case, resolving a statewide legal question concerning the standard courts must apply when a public entity seeks to acquire a privately owned utility through eminent domain.

The Supreme Court held that a trial court must exercise its independent judgment and determine whether the utility has proven, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the statutory requirements for the acquisition have not been met. The Court rejected the more deferential standard previously adopted by the Court of Appeal.

The Supreme Court did not, however, finally resolve the Town’s appeal or determine whether the trial court’s judgment should ultimately stand. Instead, it returned the case to the Court of Appeal to reconsider the remaining issues raised by the Town.

The Court of Appeal must now decide whether the other issues it previously identified with the trial court’s ruling, including the trial court’s reliance on events that occurred after the Town adopted its Resolutions of Necessity, are serious enough to overturn the ruling despite the Supreme Court’s decision on the legal standard.

“We are disappointed that the Supreme Court rejected the legal standard adopted by the Court of Appeal,” said Mayor Scott Nassif. “But today’s opinion does not end the case. The Court of Appeal must still consider the remaining errors identified in the trial court proceedings, and the Town will continue to protect the interests of Apple Valley residents throughout that process.”

The Supreme Court’s opinion also does not authorize or prohibit the Town’s proposed acquisition of the water system. Further proceedings before the Court of Appeal will determine the next stage of the case.

The Town and its legal team are reviewing the opinion and will evaluate the appropriate next steps.

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