SweetPea now a Canine Good Citizen! Such a success for a former OAS resident!
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Puppy Parlor gets an upgrade
A special animal holding room in the room recently got a facelift due to the generosity of Volunteer mentor Yvonne and her husband, Phil. Last year when Yvonne and Phil were married, they asked that instead of receiving wedding gifts, friends and family make a donation to Friends of Oakland Animal Services (FOAS). On top of this, Phil’s company matched the money donated to FOAS, which made it possible for Yvonne and Phil to design kennels and have them fabricated for installation in puppy parlor.
Puppy parlor is home to many small dogs, most of which used to be housed in makeshift kennels. Last weekend, Yvonne and Phil along with Volunteer Mentors Roger & Chui, and other friends worked all day to install the new kennels in the room. We are so thankful to give these dogs a calmer, more stable place to live during their time at the shelter. We are incredibly grateful for this incredible donation.
It is thoughtfulness and dedication like this that helps OAS carry out its mission of caring for the hundreds of animals that pass through our doors each month. Thank you Yvonne & Phil for spearheading such a much needed project and to everyone for their effort and time installing the kennels last weekend!
O’Dog – Oakland Dog Owner’s Group
Learn about how to support existing and future dog parks.
Oakland Animal Services: A Farm?
We’ve been struggling to find room at our already crowded shelter for a recent influx of traditional “farm” animals. When our Shelter was originally designed, the space was made to house dogs and cats and had almost no accomodations for the types of animals that we are seeing now. Several years ago, we converted our storage room into a space for “herbivores”, including rabbits and chickens. However, we worry that this space will become too small and inadequate to house the number of non dogs and cats that we are getting in. For example, in the span of less than two weeks, we have taken in: 16 chickens, 5 ducks, 8 rabbits, 1 pig and 7 roosters.
It also looks like we might be getting in some sheep too – yes sheep! We’ve been getting calls for nearly three weeks about three lost sheep who have wandering through residents’ backyards in East Oakland. We are working on establishing more connections with local rescue organizations that can place these animals safely. For example, we just transferred the pig to Pot Belly Pig Rescue so they can make sure the pig finds a great adopter who will make the pig part of their family as a “house” pig.
One of our biggest challenges is housing and caring for the many fighting roosters that we confiscate in Oakland. These birds are extremely aggressive and dangerous for the shelter staff to handle and, multiple times, we have had to impound over 100 of these birds from just one house.
Oakland Animal Services: A Farm?
We’ve been struggling to find room at our already crowded shelter for a recent influx of traditional “farm” animals. When our Shelter was originally designed, the space was made to house dogs and cats and had almost no accomodations for the types of animals that we are seeing now. Several years ago, we converted our storage room into a space for “herbivores”, including rabbits and chickens. However, we worry that this space will become too small and inadequate to house the number of non dogs and cats that we are getting in. For example, in the span of less than two weeks, we have taken in: 16 chickens, 5 ducks, 8 rabbits, 1 pig and 7 roosters.
It also looks like we might be getting in some sheep too – yes sheep! We’ve been getting calls for nearly three weeks about three lost sheep who have wandering through residents’ backyards in East Oakland. We are working on establishing more connections with local rescue organizations that can place these animals safely. For example, we just transferred the pig to Pot Belly Pig Rescue so they can make sure the pig finds a great adopter who will make the pig part of their family as a “house” pig.
One of our biggest challenges is housing and caring for the many fighting roosters that we confiscate in Oakland. These birds are extremely aggressive and dangerous for the shelter staff to handle and, multiple times, we have had to impound over 100 of these birds from just one house.
Oakland Animal Services: A Farm?
We’ve been struggling to find room at our already crowded shelter for a recent influx of traditional “farm” animals. When our Shelter was originally designed, the space was made to house dogs and cats and had almost no accomodations for the types of animals that we are seeing now. Several years ago, we converted our storage room into a space for “herbivores”, including rabbits and chickens. However, we worry that this space will become too small and inadequate to house the number of non dogs and cats that we are getting in. For example, in the span of less than two weeks, we have taken in: 16 chickens, 5 ducks, 8 rabbits, 1 pig and 7 roosters.
It also looks like we might be getting in some sheep too – yes sheep! We’ve been getting calls for nearly three weeks about three lost sheep who have wandering through residents’ backyards in East Oakland. We are working on establishing more connections with local rescue organizations that can place these animals safely. For example, we just transferred the pig to Pot Belly Pig Rescue so they can make sure the pig finds a great adopter who will make the pig part of their family as a “house” pig.
One of our biggest challenges is housing and caring for the many fighting roosters that we confiscate in Oakland. These birds are extremely aggressive and dangerous for the shelter staff to handle and, multiple times, we have had to impound over 100 of these birds from just one house.
Hudson goes home
Hudson is an amazingly sweet dog with an uncanny run of bad luck. Adopted 3 times and returned 3 times over the course of 3 years, Hudson is a dog whose spirit was unchanged in light of all the change amongst him. His last adopter had to surrender Hudson because of financial difficulty, but Hudson was no worse for the wear. Hudson was a lovebug extraordinaire who wanted nothing more than to crawl on your lap and lick your face.
Yesterday, Hudson went to his 4th and (all paws crossed), final home. Hudson had been at the shelter this last time since May and was a favorite of all staff and volunteers. Through extra promotion and attention on the part of our volunteers, Hudson caught the eye of a a potential adopter who turned out to be a great match.
We are always amazed at the unflinching spirit of animals through the toughest of times. Hudson is the poster-dog of the type of unfortunate situations we see frequently at OAS. It is also cases like his that keep our own spirits high. Thank you Hudson for showing us all how to do it.
Petfinder’s Adoption Celebration! This weekend!
We are joining fellow rescue organizations, East Bay Humane Society, Norcal Golden Retriever Rescue, Animal Rescue Foundation and San Francisco SPCA, to celebrate Petfinder.com’s 15th Anniversary this weekend. We will hold an adoption event at the Shelter at 1101 29th Ave from 12-5pm on Saturday and Sunday (July 16/17).
Oakland Animal Services will adopt out dogs who are already spayed/neutered for $35, cats over 6 months of age will be free and rabbits for $15! Famous Van Winkle will also be available for adoption this weekend – so if you are interested in making an appointment to meet him – please email us.
“A New Day for Fight-Bust Dogs”
Home Alone
This dog, now named Dony, was rescued from an abandoned house by an Oakland Police Officer. He was found incredibly emaciated, with no food or water. It is unknown how long he had been living in the home . The staff at OAS has taken slowly feeding him small amounts of food to help his system get used to eating again. Dony has begun to stand up in the past few days and we are hopeful for a full recovery soon. He is such a sweet guy.
