ABC Nightline News Segment – “Home Sweet Home”
On January 7, 2010, OAS flew 34 little dogs to Dumb Friend’s League in Denver Colorado. This flight has was made possible by the Friends of Oakland Animal Services and local pilots. To donate to “FOAS’ Transportation Fund” to help transport more dogs to other Shelters, click here.
VIDEO OF OAS DOGS FLYING TO DENVER!
The number of stray, abandoned and surrendered chihuahuas and small dogs coming to OAS has been steadily increasing over the last few years. The percentage of dogs that were chihuahuas before 2000 was about 1.0%, chihuahuas now make up over 15% of the dogs that need Shelter at OAS! Over 30% of our dogs are now small dogs!
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Breeds by % of the Number of Dog’s Taken In By OAS |
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Breed |
1998-2006 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Pit bull |
35% |
32% |
34% |
| Shepherd |
17% |
10% |
11% |
| Rotweiller |
11% |
4% |
4% |
| Lab |
9% |
6% |
6% |
| Terrier |
3% |
8% |
13% |
| Chihuahua |
2% |
12% |
15% |
OAS can shelter approximately 75 small dogs at a time. However, these spots fill up quickly – making it essential that OAS finds places for these little dogs to make room for the many more that will be coming in each day. Chihuahuas, especially brown and tan chihuahuas, can sit in adoption for months waiting for a home. This is not only difficult for the chihuahuas to live in a Shelter for such a long time but they are also filling up a spot for the homeless chihuahuas that come into the Shelter each day.
To address this problem, OAS has began working with animal shelters outside the state to help find adopters for these dogs. These states do not have the influx of chihuahuas that we have seen and can quickly adopt them. This makes room for more little ones at OAS and fills the need for chihuahuas in these states with spayed/neutered dogs in need rather than having people go to breeders for these dogs.
In the last few months, OAS has sent more than 140 dogs out of California, including to Shelters in Washington, Oregon, Arizona and now Colorado.
Donate to FOAS’ Transportation Fund.
List of Chihuahuas for adoption in animal shelters in Northern CA .
