To keep our dogs happy, we give them kongs each day. The kongs are filled with a mixture of dry and wet food, then frozen. The dogs love them, and it keeps their minds active as they try to extract the delicious frozen contents. We have a lot of dogs at the Shelter - usually over ...
Some animals at the Shelter wait a long time before they are adopted. People overlook them and just don't see their true beauty. This is what happened to Widget. He came to the Shelter when he was only about 4 months old. He was a cute, wiggly puppy but weeks turned into months and Widget ...
Oakland Animal Services was called out to 73rd and International Ave today to help a dog in distress. When Animal Control Officers arrived, they found a dog, now named "Ravine", trapped on the side of the canal. Ravine appeared to have been there for a long time. She was shivering in the cold and was ...
Dogs can easily choke on real bones. This terrier was brought into the Shelter by someone who found the dog wandering the streets. She stated that he had been drooling and not eating. When we examined him, we found that he had a huge bone stuck in the back of his throat - with just ...
"Plastic surgery"...well, sort of...our veterinarian, Dr. Kisamov, fixed both of his eyes because he was suffering from entropian - a painful condition where the eye lids turn inwards and rub against the eyeball. He also had a severely infected ear that must have been infected for a very long time because the entire ear was filled with ...
Oakland Animal Services has been getting more and more Chihuahuas. The percentage of the dogs that are Chihuahuas at OAS is now 15%, up from less 2% just 10 years ago! In the last few months, OAS has sent almost 150 of these little dogs out of state where the breed is not as common in ...
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER SUPERVISOR The City of Oakland is currently recruiting to fill one Animal Control Supervisor vacancy in the Police Department of Animal Services Division. Under supervision of the Animal Services Director, the incumbent will plans, directs and evaluates the activities of the Oakland Animal Shelter in accordance with State and local codes, laws and ...
This little 3.5 week old puppy looks like a little chipmunk - thus the name Alvin! He has a fairly severe infection in his mouth and lymph nodes that we are treating. However, it doesn't stop him from eating like a champ! The person who brought Alvin into the Shelter said he bought him off a ...
Title: Rabbit Adoption EventLocation: Alameda Pet Food Express - 2661 Blanding Ave., AlamedaLink out: Click hereDescription: Come meet some of Oakland Animal Services bunnies for adoption and talk with our rabbit volunteers who can help you learn everything you need to know about living with a rabbit. Rabbit Adoption Event, 2nd Saturday of every month, ...
Title: Rabbit Adoption EventLocation: Rockridge Pet Food ExpressLink out: Click hereDescription: Come meet some of Oakland Animal Services' rabbits for adoption and talk with our bunny volunteers who can help you learn about living with rabbits. Rockridge Pet Food Express: 5144 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94611 (Corner of 51st St.) 1st Saturday of every month, 10am-1pm, Rockridge ...
To keep our dogs happy, we give them kongs each day. The kongs are filled with a mixture of dry and wet food, then frozen. The dogs love them, and it keeps their minds active as they try to extract the delicious frozen contents.
We have a lot of dogs at the Shelter – usually over [...]
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Some animals at the Shelter wait a long time before they are adopted. People overlook them and just don’t see their true beauty. This is what happened to Widget. He came to the Shelter when he was only about 4 months old. He was a cute, wiggly puppy but weeks turned into months and Widget [...]
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