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Oakland Animal Services is Oakland's only open door shelter. Learn more at www.oaklandanimalservices.org. We are located less than 1/2 mile from the Fruitvale BART station.
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Oakland Animal Services (OAS) is Oakland's only open admissions shelter, and takes in about 6,000 animal annually. Friends of OAS is a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to supporting the agency by raising funds to provide medical care, lab work, enrichment and beds for the shelter's animals. Friends of OAS also funds the foster program, adoptions program, facility improvements, animal transports, and staff training. In 2020, OAS joined the Human Animal Support Services (HASS) coalition as a Tier 1 pilot shelter. HASS promotes community collaboration to reimagine the role of animal services, transforming the sheltering system through innovative programs and services.

Operating as usual

05/07/2021

Raindrop, now known as Jammy, is settling in well in her new forever home with her humans and her kitty sibling Toast. Happy tails to all!

05/07/2021

Join us at our dog adoption event this Saturday May 8! As part of the BISSELL Pet Foundation's Empty the Shelters event, adoption fees will be $25.

Our shelter will be open for dog adoption visits from 11am to 2pm on May 8. This is the first time in over a year that we are able to do an in-person event, you don't want to miss it!

All visitors interested in meeting adoptable dogs will be required to complete an adoption questionnaire and speak with an adoption counselor prior to meeting dogs. Face masks/coverings are required at all times.

Ready to bring home a new furry friend? Come on by the shelter this Saturday to meet adoptable dogs! (Shelter address: 1101 29th Ave, Oakland)

Be sure to review the details here before coming to the event: https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/2021/04/bissell-pet-foundations-empty-the-shelters.

05/06/2021

Meet Camden! This hunky Maine Coon mix is about 10 months old and still has some growing to do - both physically and behaviorally. He's sweet as pie but is still working on his manners with humans, so we're recommending a cat-experienced home for him.

To apply to meet handsome Camden, check out his profile here: https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/animal-profile/?id=49968

05/06/2021

Meet Gin Gin! This sweet girl is about 4-5 yrs old. She is a sensitive soul who is a little apprehensive in new situations. Gin Gin would love to go home with an adopter who will help her gain confidence using rewards-based training.

Learn more about Gin Gin here:
https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/animal-profile/?id=49590

05/06/2021

Whisper is ready to party for Cinco de Mayo in his lovely bandana provided by one of our staff members. https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/animal-profile/?id=49561

05/05/2021

Holden is all dressed up for Cinco de Mayo! Check out his profile.

https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/animal-profile/?id=49682

05/05/2021

Princess Fiona is all set for Cinco de Mayo! She is sporting a lovely jacket dressed by one of our staff members.

https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/animal-profile/?id=49702

05/05/2021

Ella is all ready for Cinco de Mayo! One of our staff members outfitted Ella. Check out her profile....

https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/animal-profile/?id=49230

05/05/2021

First in-person Dog Adoption Event at the shelter on Saturday May 8th, 11am to 2pm in over a year! Available foster dogs will be attending in addition to the available dogs. Adoption fees on that day will be $25 thanks to Bissell Pet Foundation. Note: check the website for the updated profiles of the dogs available.
https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/adopt/dogs/

Featuring these dogs in foster
ALIA, ROCKY, MOJO, REBEL

05/05/2021

On Wednesday May 26, Oakland Animal Services will be holding a virtual Town Hall meeting from 6-7pm. During this meeting, shelter Director, Ann Dunn, will share updates on OAS’ operations, programs, and vision, as well as answer any questions from our community. All are welcome to attend this virtual meeting.

Register to attend the meeting here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckc-ihqD0iHtcfOK4lqq8o4MHTznSF3IRa

We encourage you to submit any questions you may have for Ann in the "Questions & Comments" section of the registration form. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link for the meeting.

We look forward to seeing you, virtually, at the meeting!

05/04/2021

Brando would like everyone to know that he is a fierce jungle cat, stalking the grass for ... well, okay, he's stalking the grass to find the best sunbeams, but even fierce jungle cats appreciate a good nap!

If you're looking for a fierce jungle cat of your own (who's really quite a softy), check out Brando!

https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/animal-profile/?id=49911

05/04/2021

We are so happy to share that Kirina found a perfect foster/fospice family and is settling right in!

Her foster mom says "Right now, all she wants to do is relax on her nice new bed or cuddle with me. She is not interested in any toys, unless they are food related, like the snuffle mat. I have no doubt that she will love the Kong when I introduce it to her". It sounds like Kirina is going to get lots of snuggle time, fun activities, and yummy treats.

Thank you so much to everyone who helped to share Kirina's story, and very much so to Kirina's foster family for coming through for her! Kirina's foster's mom is trained as a (human) hospice nurse and this amazing family is all ready to dote on Kirina ❤️

05/03/2021

Foster Update! MAX

At home he's a real softie and cuddles with us throughout the day and really just loves hanging out with everyone while we work. He is really just wonderful.

https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/animal-profile/?id=49461

05/02/2021

Join us for the BISSELL Pet Foundation Empty the Shelters event from May 5 to 9, including an in-person dog adoption event at the shelter on Saturday May 8!

On May 8, from 11am to 2pm, come by the shelter to meet adoptable dogs! All visitors interested in meeting adoptable dogs will be required to complete an adoption questionnaire and speak with an adoption counselor prior to meeting dogs.

Thanks to the support of BISSELL Pet Foundation, all pet adoption fees on May 5 to 9 will be reduced to $25.

On May 5, 6, 7, and 9, adoptions will be by appointment only. On May 8, we will have walk-in adoptions from 11am to 2pm.

More details here: https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/2021/04/bissell-pet-foundations-empty-the-shelters. We look forward to seeing you on Saturday May 8!

05/02/2021

Adoption Update! Amina is the perfect fit for her new family and sibling Tess. Happy Tails!

05/02/2021

Sweet smalls Wolfie and Tucker found their new homes recently. Happy tails to both new families!

05/01/2021

We're not crying, you're crying. 10-year-old shepherd Golodrina headed home with her new family to live out her golden years in style, with a shepherd-experienced family that's ready to dote on this sweet senior girl! 💞

04/30/2021

Marshmallow, now known as Momi, is doing great in his forever home, bonding with the other resident cat, and charming his humans every day!

04/30/2021

Sensitive tri-pawed Mojo is looking for the perfect place to land - could it be with you? Though having only three legs hasn't slowed him down a bit, he could use some help building his confidence with the world. Mojo has done well in playgroups with other respectful pups, so he might integrate well to your chill pack, or do fine as an only dog with humans who are ready to use rewards-based training to help Mojo be the best boy he can be.

Think he sounds perfect for you? Check out his profile and apply to meet him here:

https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/animal-profile/?id=49462

04/30/2021

We are excited to participate in the upcoming Bissell Pet Foundation's Empty the Shelters event! Adoption fees for all pets adopted between May 5 to 9 will be $25. Stay tuned for more details!

We are kicking off our first Empty the Shelters event of 2021 with a bang!💥 During May 5 - 9, we will be sponsoring reduced fee adoptions at 200 shelter organizations in 36 states. Yes, you read that right - 200 shelters and rescues across the country with thousands of adoptable pets to choose from and all of them needing a forever home! This is our largest event ever and we need your help to spread the word of adoption, so please share with your family, friends, coworkers and beyond!

Visit our website bissellpetfoundation.org/ets to see the participating organizations by region. Please remember that they each have their own application process and procedures, so pay close attention.

Now who’s ready to #EmptytheShelters?!

04/29/2021

Meet Stella! Stella likes people and playing with other small dogs in her playgroup. She is fearful of the leash and will need a patient adopter to help her overcome her fear.

Learn more about 4-year old Stella here: https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/animal-profile/?id=49672

04/29/2021

We received an update from Goose's foster. What a great guy!

Goose is just pure love. He is a sweet leaner there to comfort and amuse. He is a good boy.

He knows “sit” and “come”, and he seems to know “drop it” too! He is crate trained.

Goose does love to play and has lots of energy to do so. He also knows the right time to crawl onto my lap and snooze.

He really enjoys walks and is excellent on leash. He is slowly revealing his personality which just gets more loving and goofy.

Goose learns fast and rides well in the car.

He is just a magnificent animal and a truly loving fellah that wants to please. He will be a phenomenal pet.

https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/animal-profile/?id=48882

04/28/2021

Alia is working on her profile pic in her foster home -> hey foster mom - do I go with the dark and mysterious face or the happy go lucky face? Viewers decide! Comment below on your choice.

Check out my profile.

https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/animal-profile/?id=25695

04/28/2021

Update: ADOPTED!

We can't resist sweet tortie Tamara, with her peanut butter nose and lovely disposition - we're betting you can't resist her either!

To meet Tamara, check out her profile and apply here: https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/animal-profile/?id=49593

04/27/2021

Cheyenne. This pretty girl is in foster and is doing well with her basic skills. She is SO cuddly, affectionate and loves people. If you are ready for a snuggle bug and a companion, Cheyenne is your girl.

https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/animal-profile/?id=48209

04/27/2021

Sweet Kirina is still looking for a foster (fospice) home! We are so grateful for everyone who has come forward offering to foster her.

Over the past week we have introduced Kirina to several dogs, including friendly dogs of potential foster homes, and we have learnt that Kirina will need to be in a home as an only pet. She is uncomfortable around other dogs and we think it would be stressful for her and your own resident dog(s) to live together. Similarly, because she is very focused on cats, it would stressful for her and to live in a home with cats.

Kirina is extremely loving and snuggly with humans and would love nothing more than being in a cozy home where she will get lots of pets and cuddles, as well as lots of treats and walks. Our amazing volunteers have been showering her with lots and lots of love, and she enjoys it so much!

Kirina is about 7 years old and has an inoperable tumor in her vulva. As she will need occasional follow up medical checks at the shelter, her foster home will need to be within reasonable driving distance of Oakland.

Can you foster Kirina or know someone who can? We do really appreciate everyone’s offer to help and we do want to place her in a foster home which is not stressful for her, or for you or your pets, so please be patient with us as we work to find her a suitably matched foster. Thank you all so much!

To foster, complete this form: https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/how-to-help/fostering-animals/dog-foster-application/

Questions? Email [email protected]

04/26/2021

Happy Tails to Orko and his new home in San Francisco!

04/26/2021

AAAAAAHHH we can't even with this face! Look at this face - how can you possibly resist Bee Bee? You can't, we can't, she's just too smooshy and cute!

But wait, there's more. Bee Bee's foster just told us all of this great stuff about her - she sounds pretty perfect (and that face!!!):

"Bee Bee is super sweet and sort of your classic teenage pup. Clumsy, affectionate, and playful. Bee Bee loves to cuddle on the couch, and each morning she gets to climb in to bed for her morning snuggle, which just might be her favorite time of the day. She also is a leaner, and will press against you to get pets.

While she spends a good deal of time when you are trying to train her just staring at you, she’s actually a pretty smart dog. It only took her once to learn to wait before going out the door or jumping out of the car, for example. And she’s excellent at both sit and down.

Bee Bee is great on leash, and really enjoys walks. But where she is AMAZING is taking her out on the town. She is polite, calm, and adorable. She will lay at your feet and watch people/dogs go by without reacting. She appropriately greets anyone who wants to say hello, is gentle with kids, and even dogs who have rushed up to her. I’ve never had a dog like that and it’s pretty fantastic!

Over all Bee Bee is a super sweet dog. She’s lacking body awareness so not a dog for kids. I think she would do well with another dog to help her learn manners and play with her."

If you want to meet this sweet and goofy girl, check out her profile here: https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/animal-profile/?id=49080

Address

1101 29th Ave
Oakland, CA
94601

Fruitvale BART

General information

Oakland Animal Services Social Media Policy Thank you for joining the Oakland Animal Services Facebook® page. We encourage participation and hope you will share your opinions on our issues. By taking part in discussions on our page, you are agreeing to the policy outlined below. We reserve the right to delete posts containing the following: - Profane or offensive language; - Inappropriate, irrelevant information or misinformation; - Bullying and personal attacks; - Promoting violence or illegal activities; - Supporting individuals or organizations which promote animal cruelty; or - Spam or commercial sales. While we strongly encourage open discussion and amiable debating on relevant topics, abusive language, bullying or chronic harassment of OAS supporters is not accepted. If you violate our policy, you may be removed from our page. Thank you for your support—together we can continue to provide health, homes and happiness for Oakland’s animals.

Telephone

(510) 535-5602

Website

http://www.oaklandanimalservices.org

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Videos

First snow

Introduction to Oakland Animal Services (2021)

Eli enjoying the sun

Available dog Curly

Adoptable dog Pumpkin!

Thor and Loki

Jessie’s wish kitten shower and adoption event!

Kitten shower fundraiser

Here's Betsy Biern, CEO of Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area and her #OASAlum Finn, letting you know more about our virtual Kitten Shower event and fundraiser as part of our volunteer / foster Jessie's wish! You can still donate to our fundraiser to increase the impact of the Make-A-Wish grant here: https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/jessies-kitten-shower

Jessie's Kitten Shower Fundraiser

Our volunteer and foster Jessie wanted to say thank you to all of you who have generously donated to her Kitten Shower fundraiser so far. In conjunction with Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area, Jessie and Friends of Oakland Animal Services are raising funds to support our smallest kittens! Check out the fundraiser here, and be sure to tune in at noon on Sunday for a livestream from our next kitten adoption event! https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/jessies-kitten-shower

Adoptable dog Channing

Don't try to tell Channing he's too big to be a lap dog, because he's having none of that! Even at 59 lbs, Channing's going to find a lap that fits, because that's just how affectionate this 4-year old hunk is! To learn more about Channing, check out his profile and apply to meet him: https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/animal-profile/?id=44632

Adoptable Calvin and Moose

Play buddies Calvin and Moose are having a great time together at the shelter and are both looking for their forever homes. At 4 years old, Calvin's the elder statesman, teaching 6 month old Moose how to be comfortable and respectful around other dogs. To apply to meet Calvin or Moose, check out their profiles and our adoption process below. Calvin: https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/animal-profile/?id=44135 Moose: https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/animal-profile/?id=44157

Volunteer Appreciation Week

Happy volunteer appreciation week! Our volunteers do so much for OAS, including running our social media accounts. This post is written by a staff member, although we still needed help from an amazing volunteer Julianne to put all the pics into a beautiful slideshow! At OAS, we rely so much on volunteers to operate on a day-to-day basis, from socializing animals, assisting visitors, enrichment activities, adoption visits, offsite events, taking photos and videos, website updates, social media, laundry and dishes, transfers and transports, yard work, and so much more. We are currently operating in a unique way without any volunteers at the shelter, and we are absolutely missing all our volunteers. As OAS staff, we are so grateful to work with such an incredibly dedicated and talented group of volunteers. THANK YOU all for everything you do for our shelter and community! We truly appreciate you and can’t wait to see all of you again soon!

Carmen's recovery!

Remember Carmen? We recently asked you to contribute to her surgical fund. We wanted to share an update about how great her recovery is going in her foster home - check out how well she's moving already with her fixed-up pelvis! We're still taking donations for Carmen's surgical fund if you're able to donate, see the link below. Carmen will need a few more weeks of recovery in her foster home before she's available to adopt. Keep an eye all our available dogs on our site! https://tinyurl.com/carmensurgery

Adoptable dog Stretch Armstrong

It's the last days of 2019, which means it's the last days of our $20 for 20 promotion (all dogs 20 lbs and over are only $20 to adopt!) so today we're featuring videos of several of our big dogs who qualify! (Standard adoption requirements still apply) Next up is handsome shepherd Stretch Armstrong. This long legged guy is a volunteer favorite for his fun-loving approach to the world. Don't let the "stoic shepherd" reputation fool you - Stretch here is a total goofball! Come meet this smart boy at Oakland Animal Services! https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/animal-profile/?id=39842

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Oakland’s Only Open Admission Shelter

Oakland Animal Services (OAS) is the City's open door shelter. The agency provides animal control services as well as animal adoptions, redemptions, surrenders, licensing, etc. OAS handles around 6,000 stray, surrendered, abused, and neglected animals per year. Friends of OAS is a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to supporting the agency by raising funds to provide medical care, lab work, enrichment and beds for the shelter's animals. Friends of OAS also funds the volunteer program, facility improvements, animal transports, and staff training.

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Hi there! I'm reaching out for a county-owned high-kill shelter in Modesto- they have 20 or so pit mixes/bigger dogs right now that are "red-listed" and scheduled to be euthanized soon. Does your rescue have any availability for another dog? I can arrange transportation and at least $300 in donations! I can also get you their breeds, weights, behavior, ages, ID numbers, videos for many of the dogs and hopefully any other information you need. You can reach me here, at [email protected] or any time at 303.681.8152 One or two of the dogs are labeled as “highly aggressive” by the shelter, but numerous volunteers have stated that they’ve only been classified as such because they're too scared to interact with people (they’ve never bitten, barked or even growled at staff). Here’s a link to their current “red” and “yellow” dogs. http://www.stanislausanimalservices.com/atrisk/adopt-dogs.shtm?color=red&sort=orderByIntakeDate If you'd like more information on the shelter, here is their instagram account, which is run by their volunteers and has a lot of information and videos. Some of the posts have comments of "pledges" which are donations that people pledge to the rescue or adopter of a specific dog (those would be in addition to the $300 above!). https://www.instagram.com/stanislaus_s Thank you so much!

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Tried to stop this man from killing his dog. I think She was a female cattle dog dark grey in color she was very sweet ( He did not have a leash for her ) she started walking up to our dogs that is when he attacked her slamming her to the ground holding her with one arm while punching her along her sides and spinal area, repeatedly with his other fist while she looked up at him crying and yelping in pain. He did not even have a leash for her. This occurred at the redwood regional park cascades fountain area by children playground. He would not stop beating her even as I was running up to him screaming in horror for him to please stop! He kept repeatedly threatening my life and calling me names, would not stop. He said that it is perfectly legal for him to beat his dog as punishment. Animal Control and police never showed up for me. So I made report with district attorney office. I sent video of him where he admits to hurting his dog. The extreme violence he was inflicting on this little cattle dog was extremely disturbing I am scared what he does to her when he is alone. He is tall man looks a bit disheveled and maybe on drugs, long medium length hair.

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General information

Telephone

Website

Alerts

Contact The Business

Videos

First snow

Introduction to Oakland Animal Services (2021)

Eli enjoying the sun

Available dog Curly

Adoptable dog Pumpkin!

Thor and Loki

Kitten shower fundraiser

Jessie's Kitten Shower Fundraiser

Adoptable dog Channing

Adoptable Calvin and Moose

Volunteer Appreciation Week

Carmen's recovery!

Adoptable dog Stretch Armstrong

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Oakland’s Only Open Admission Shelter

Nearby government services

Other Government Organizations in Oakland

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