Meet Chopper! This mature guy has passed his temperament tests with both Oakland Animal Services and Bad Rap (Bay Area Dog Lovers Responsible About Pit Bulls). Chopper was recently fostered in a volunteers home for a few nights, and got along great with his dog. He sleeps through the night, is crate trained, house broken, and loves to ride in the car. Chopper is a mellow kind of guy, and would probably do best in a home that can give him the affection and care he deserves. Want a VERY SPECIAL friend??? Chopper might just be what the doctor ordered! Please feel free to email his foster home for any further, go to: http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=13258188
New Hours – Oakland Animal Services
Oakland Animal Services Gets "Greenified"
The outside of Oakland Animal Services, at 1101 29th Ave in Oakland, is looking much more beautiful lately. A generous citizen donated through the Friends of Oakland Animal Shelter to improve the landscape outside the Shelter. Large maple trees have been planted in each of the outside play areas for the small dogs to give them lots of shade. The bushes that were overgrown have been trimmed back and the weeds have been removed. What a difference it has made!
Oakland Animal Services Gets “Greenified”
The outside of Oakland Animal Services, at 1101 29th Ave in Oakland, is looking much more beautiful lately. A generous citizen donated through the Friends of Oakland Animal Shelter to improve the landscape outside the Shelter. Large maple trees have been planted in each of the outside play areas for the small dogs to give them lots of shade. The bushes that were overgrown have been trimmed back and the weeds have been removed. What a difference it has made!
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Oakland Animal Services Has a New Director
(Oakland, CA) The Oakland Police Department Animal Services Division is proud to introduce Megan Webb as its new director. Webb accepted the position of Oakland Animal Services (OAS) director on April 11, 2009.
“I’m excited about working closely with staff, volunteers and community members to find innovative ways to expand our services and improve the quality of life of the animals in our care,” Webb said in regard to the announcement.
A native and resident of Oakland, she has been with Oakland Animal Services since 2002 as the community outreach program manager. Among her endeavors, Megan has built and maintains a volunteer program of over 150 volunteers who donated close to 13,000 hours last year. In 2007, Webb co-founded the Friends of the Oakland Animal Shelter (FOAS), a successful 501c3 nonprofit that brings additional funding and attention to the shelter to improve the lives of the animals in its care.
Webb has successfully administered all aspects of Oakland Animal Services since 2002 and previously served as the director of a regional and statewide public health project. With over a decade of management and animal shelter experience, a BA in biology from UC-Santa Cruz, and an MBA from UC-Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, Webb’s background is a solid fit for the director’s role. Augmenting these credentials, Webb is also a certified conflict mediator, has created and taught courses for the Humane Society of the United States, and speaks Spanish – making her a well-rounded appointee.
Oakland Animal Shelter Closes in Honor of Slain Officers
Oakland Animal Shelter will be closed from 12-3pm fo Friday, March 27th for the funeral of the four Police Officers. We will reopen from 3-7pm on Friday.
The Oakland Animal Shelter would like to offer condolences to the friends and family of the Oakland Police Department Officers killed in Saturday’s tragic events. Our hearts go out to all members of OPD during this difficult time. We rely on these Officers to provide assistance and back up for our Animal Control Officers in the field.
As a member of the Oakland Police Department, Animal Control Officers have built strong relationships with Oakland Police Officers. We have witnessed the dedication with which OPD Officers serve the public’s interest and the interests of animals in the City of Oakland. Whether it is the extraordinary actions of the Police Officers responding to our last cockfighting call which led to the arrest of 69 people or the action of a single Police Officer responding to a call of an injured animal in the middle of the night, the dedication with which these Police Officers perform their duties is obvious.
Though responding to animal calls is a small, relatively unknown, responsibility of Police Officers in Oakland it is a duty they perform with compassion and a responsibility they take seriously. Countless times OPD Officers have transported injured dogs and cats to the emergency vet clinic in the middle of the night, brought them to the shelter for safe housing, and responded to and removed animals from cruel situations. They have issued countless citations for Failure to Provide Proper care to owners of neglected animals and have shown up in force to protect the safety of Animal Control Officers responding to animal calls.
The animals of Oakland and the citizens who care about them owe a debt of gratitude to the Oakland Police officers who provide these invaluable services.
Saturday’s tragic situation reminds us all of the dangers these Officers face everyday protecting human and animal life in Oakland. We, at Oakland Animal Services, offer our support to our fellow members of the Oakland Police Department and their families during this difficult time and would like to thank all of the Police Officers in Oakland for the job they do everyday. Oakland Police Officers have always shown up for us and for the animals of Oakland and we will never forget that.
We will be closing the Oakland Animal Shelter at 5PM Tuesday March 24th in honor of the slain Officers and so that our staff and volunteers can attend the vigil planned by City Hall.
Sign Up to Help Kittens!
Each Spring the Shelter is inundated with kittens and mom cats with their babies because unaltered cats in the community breed. The result is hundreds of orphaned kittens and stray moms with their kittens with no where to go but the Shelter. We will need people to volunteer to foster kittens. If you are interested, please complete this FORM . Thank you!
Cockfighting Bust Nets 69 Arrests and 118 Roosters in Oakland
On Saturday, February 28, 2009, Oakland Police Department (OPD) raided an East Oakland warehouse where a cockfight was in progress with approximately 100 spectators. Oakland Police arrested 69 individuals, impounded five cars with roosters, seized $4,400 in cash from the yard and from spectators, and gathered boxes of cockfighting paraphernalia. Oakland Animal Services handled the 118 birds found on the property, many of whom were severely injured or dead.
Cockfighting is illegal in California, and the possession of roosters is prohibited in Oakland. Of the 69 people arrested, 67 were cited and then released for attending the cockfight and/or possession of birds for fighting or cockfighting implements—misdemeanors that can carry heavy fines. Two men were arrested and taken into custody; one who stated he resides at the property was charged with allowing cockfighting on the premises. The second man was charged with aiding and abetting since he entered the cockfighting ring and tried to grab the fighting birds when OPD officers entered the scene. OPD also seized cash and five cars with roosters that were related to the fight.
When animal control officers arrived, they found two roosters, one dead and one dying, in the constructed “fight pit,” 28 recently dead birds in a hole in the yard, 10 dead birds inside, and 80 live birds. Approximately half of the live birds were moderately to severely injured. These injuries consisted of lacerations from fighting with “gaffs,” extremely sharp knifes that are attached to their feet. As the birds fight, these knives slice and cut, until one bird is killed and the other is declared the “winner.” Animal control officers humanely euthanized all of the seized fighting cocks because of their extreme aggression; eight hens from the property were brought back to the shelter to be adopted.
“Cockfighting is extremely brutal and inhumane and often goes hand in hand with other serious crimes. I’m proud that Oakland Police Department takes cockfighting seriously and is acting to decrease this crime in the city” stated Oakland Animal Services Director Adam Parascandola. “Captain Anthony Rachal from Area 3 and his staff under Sgt. Michelle Allison’s direction executed a well coordinated raid on the property leading to the arrest of 69 people involved in this heinous activity.”
Man Charged with Two Counts of Felony Animal Abuse
Pomeranian puppy suffers broken front legs.
The Oakland Police Department arrested Kem Eap on February 20, 2009, for breaking both front legs of a four-month-old Pomeranian puppy. The Alameda County District Attorney’s office has charged Eap with two felony counts of animal abuse. Oakland Police Department’s Criminal Investigation and Oakland Animal Services are investigating the incident.
An anonymous caller informed the Oakland Police Department of the injured puppy, and both police and animal control officers responded. Baby Chloe, who was found hiding under a television set when officers arrived, was unable to use her front legs and had to depend on only her hind legs to stand.
Baby Chloe has now had extensive surgery to repair her fractured legs. Friends of the Oakland Animal Shelter, a 501(c)(3) non-profit committed to helping improve the quality of life for shelter animals, is collecting donations to pay for Baby Chloe’s surgery and for the veterinary care of other injured shelter animals. Donations can be sent to Friends of the Oakland Animal Shelter at PO Box 3132, Oakland, CA 94609, or online at www.oaklandsanimals.org.
“We are focusing on assisting with the investigation of this case and ensuring that this puppy makes a full recovery from her serious injuries,” states Adam Parascandola, Oakland Animal Services Director.
