Oakland’s only open admissions shelter
Happy Hound donates their grooming services to Oakland Animal Services each and every week to groom shelter dogs. This an incredible gift because this service makes the dogs so much more adoptable and comfortable. For example, today they groomed one of our dogs who was so matted that his ears were covered in fur which was hiding a severe ear infection.
Update: Maddox has been adopted! Check out his appearance on NBC’s Bay Area Proud Pets: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/news/local/Bay-Area-Proud-Pets–Maddox/168662286
My name is Maddox. I’m a handsome weimaraner and pit bull mix. My favorite things are playing with my dog buddies Betty, working on puzzle toys, and getting my head scratched. The volunteers are taking me to obedience class and I know how to sit and lie down on command. I’m looking for a family that will teach me more and give me lots of love.
Join us this weekend July 14th and 15th, 12pm-5pm, for our first kitten adopt-a-thon of the summer. We have many sweet little kittens available for you to find the perfect pet for you and your family.
Regular adoption requirements apply. Adoption fee is $35 for one kitten or two kittens for $50.
Join us this weekend July 14th and 15th, 12pm-5pm, for our first kitten adopt-a-thon of the summer. We have many sweet little kittens available for you to find the perfect pet for you and your family.
Regular adoption requirements apply. Adoption fee is $35 for one kitten or two kittens for $50.
Join us this weekend July 14th and 15th, 12pm-5pm, for our first kitten adopt-a-thon of the summer. We have many sweet little kittens available for you to find the perfect pet for you and your family.
Regular adoption requirements apply. Adoption fee is $35 for one kitten or two kittens for $50.
For the third year in a row, employees from the San Francisco office of Deloitte gave Oakland Animal Services (OAS) a day of hard work toward improving and revitalizing numerous areas of the shelter. From cleaning up dog exercise yards to putting together new benches, weeding and planting new shrubs, more than 70 Deloitte employees gave OAS a much needed facelift for Maddie’s Matchmaker Adoptathon which was held this past weekend. The shelter and grounds simply sparkled after all the time and effort they put in.
Thank you, Deloitte!
We are participating in Maddies Matchmaker Adoptathon on June 9 from 10a.m to 8p.m, and June 10 from 10a.m to 5p.m. We are at 1101 29th Ave. in Oakland. To adopt an animal, please bring a valid identification and all immediate members living in the household (including children) and to adopt a dog, please bring: one of the following 1) proof of home ownership (e.g. property tax receipt, title, or mortgage account); or 2) a rental contract that makes clear dogs are allowed. Animals will go fast so get here early!
Come to OAS Thursday, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. to take care of your adoption paperwork, see our adoptable animals, and speed up the process this weekend! Learn more.
Oakland Animal Services and Our Pack Pit Bull Rescue is offering a Pit Bull 101 and their BRAND NEW Chihuahua 101 class this Saturday June 2nd. Pit Bull 101 will begin at 12:15 followed by Chihuahua 101 at 1:30. Led by dog expert Stephanie Lam, all your questions about Pit Bulls and Chihuahuas can be answered here!
Please RSVP to Stephanie@ourpack.org
Oakland, CA – The Alameda County District Attorney’s office has charged an Oakland woman with two misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty for allegedly leaving her dog tied to a pole in the sun without access to water or shade. The victim, a black and white pit bull, suffered from severe heat stroke and died.
On 29 Apr 12, Oakland Animal Services, a unit of the Oakland Police Department, responded to a call regarding a dog in distress. When they arrived, they found the dog in critical condition – panting heavily, incoherent and unable to stand. The Animal Control Officers rushed the dog to an emergency veterinary clinic where staff immediately began trying to reduce the dog’s temperature which had risen to a dangerous 111 F. Sadly, the dog had suffered severe brain damage and could not be saved.
Oakland Animal Control Officers rescued four additional dogs from potential heat stroke situations in the last three weeks. Oakland Animal Services urges people to remember that animals, like people, can quickly suffer from the effects of overheating. On a warm day, temperatures inside a vehicle can rise rapidly to dangerous levels. And, anytime a dog is left outside, it should have protection from the sun and plenty of fresh, cool water. It is also illegal in California now to leave a dog tied to a stationary object for more than three hours.
Victim dog earlier in the day
Dog suffering from heat stroke
