Taylor Elliott left Ventura at around eleven:30 p.one thousand. Wednesday, May 8, to become to San Bernardino by one:thirty a.m.

Early Thursday, the 23-year-old was amidst the first dozen people in front of the city animal shelter hoping to adopt a new pet.

By eleven a.m., she had her pup, Aubrey, an affectionate 18-month-old pitbull mix.

Spurred this week past social media posts that falsely claimed the Police Department would euthanize all animals at the San Bernardino facility Friday, Elliott slept in her car to attend Thursday's costless pet adoption upshot at the Chandler Identify shelter.

And she wasn't alone.

  • A sign announces that all the cats had been adopted...

    A sign announces that all the cats had been adopted out as hundreds show up for a free adoption event at the San Bernardino Animal Shelter in San Bernardino on Thursday, May ix, 2019. The result comes two days after Riverside County supervisors denied a contract with the urban center for animal control services. (Photograph by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Richard Legarda, of La Puente, pets a husky mix at...

    Richard Legarda, of La Puente, pets a husky mix at the shelter as hundreds show up for a free adoption effect at the San Bernardino Beast Shelter in San Bernardino on Thursday, May nine, 2019. Legarda said he was looking for a dog for his godson. The event comes ii days later on Riverside County supervisors denied a contract with the city for creature control services. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • People walk into the shelter a hundreds show up for...

    People walk into the shelter a hundreds show up for a gratis adoption event at the San Bernardino Animal Shelter in San Bernardino on Thursday, May 9, 2019. The consequence comes two days later on Riverside County supervisors denied a contract with the city for animate being control services. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Message/SCNG)

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    A canis familiaris watches as people walk by after hundreds show up for a gratuitous adoption event at the San Bernardino Animal Shelter in San Bernardino on Thursday, May 9, 2019. The event comes two days after Riverside Canton supervisors denied a contract with the city for beast control services. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • Kennel Staff Member Selena Sandoval posts paperwork for one of...

    Kennel Staff Member Selena Sandoval posts paperwork for one of the dogs every bit hundreds bear witness up for a costless adoption outcome at the San Bernardino Creature Shelter in San Bernardino on Thursday, May 9, 2019. The event comes two days after Riverside County supervisors denied a contract with the city for animal command services. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • One of the dogs looks out from her kennel as...

    I of the dogs looks out from her kennel as hundreds prove up for a gratuitous adoption issue at the San Bernardino Animal Shelter in San Bernardino on Thursday, May 9, 2019. The result comes two days after Riverside Canton supervisors denied a contract with the urban center for animal command services. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

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    An "I've been adopted" sign is posted every bit hundreds show upwardly for a free adoption result at the San Bernardino Beast Shelter in San Bernardino on Thursday, May ix, 2019. The event comes two days later Riverside Canton supervisors denied a contract with the urban center for creature control services. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • A man takes a closer look at a husky as...

    A homo takes a closer await at a husky as hundreds bear witness up for a complimentary adoption effect at the San Bernardino Beast Shelter in San Bernardino on Thursday, May ix, 2019. The upshot comes two days afterwards Riverside Canton supervisors denied a contract with the city for animal control services. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

  • A dog watches as people walk by after hundreds show...

    A dog watches as people walk by after hundreds show up for a gratis adoption issue at the San Bernardino Animal Shelter in San Bernardino on Thursday, May ix, 2019. The event comes two days after Riverside County supervisors denied a contract with the city for beast control services. (Photograph by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Message/SCNG)

  • People walk past the cat building as hundreds show up...

    People walk past the cat building equally hundreds evidence up for a complimentary adoption event at the San Bernardino Animal Shelter in San Bernardino on Th, May 9, 2019. The consequence comes two days after Riverside Canton supervisors denied a contract with the city for animate being control services. (Photo by Jennifer Cappuccio Maher, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)

Several hundreds turned out Th hoping to adopt one of 60 dogs and xl cats from the shelter. By three:30 p.one thousand., all adoptable animals had establish new homes, according to a mail service on Twitter.

"I lost my pet iv years ago, and I saw (Aubrey) and was so total of honey for her," said Elliott, who plans to render Friday to pick up her newest family member. "She's such a loving dog. Rescue dogs are the all-time. I took her into the play area and she ran up and tackled me and wouldn't stop kissing me.

"That's when I knew that was my girl."

About six weeks later San Bernardino city leaders directed the urban center manager to negotiate and sign an agreement with Riverside County for animal command services, county supervisors did non vote on the plan, proverb Tuesday they wanted to requite San Bernardino rescue groups fourth dimension to develop proposals to take over operations at that place.

Had Riverside County leaders canonical the $2.ane million contract, animals from San Bernardino kennels would have been transported to the Western Riverside facility on Van Buren Boulevard gradually, not euthanized equally suggested online.

In the wake of Riverside County's decision, the San Bernardino shelter, at 333 Chandler Identify, will remain open up from ten a.1000. to v p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

As one of hundreds ready to prefer Thursday, Elliott called the turnout incredible.

"These people take a middle for these animals."