The South Los Angeles facility was damaged by the Northridge Earthquake and could no longer be used. A temporary annex was hastily constructed to provide basic service levels in the area until a new South Los Angeles Animal Care Center was designed and opened in 2001. Now, the Annex, which is a block west of the new Care Center located at 3320 West 36th Street, has also been renovated, and houses animals needing medical care or other special attention. The public can visit the Annex on Sunday afternoons to look for animals to adopt.