Oakland Animal Services will be participating in the BISSELL Pet Foundation Empty the Shelters Holiday Hope Event from December 1 through December 17! Join us and meet your new fur-ever family member with waived adoption fees!
Important Notice on Cat Intake
Oakland Animal Services is currently not taking owners surrendered cats or healthy stray cats/kittens until further notice. Intake is limited to kittens under 2 months or sick or injured adult cats only.
This is for the following reasons:
- Limited cage space.
- Limited capacity for spay/neuter at OAS.
- Most animals are getting spayed/neutered at outside clinics, but in far smaller numbers than would be possible in-house.
- The reduction in spay/neuter limits the number of cats/kittens that are taken by our transfer partners.
Job opening: Bilingual Adoption Program Assistant (Spanish/English)
Under general supervision, this role is responsible to support the Adoption Coordinators by facilitating on-site and off-site adoptions for animals from Oakland Animal Services (OAS). Since 2020, OAS has made great strides in removing barriers to adoption, improving the experience of potential adopters, and increasing lifesaving. The adoption rate for dogs and cats has tripled since that time.
The ideal candidate will be highly organized, flexible and able to work well in a fast-paced team environment.
Adoptions are done primarily on-site during open adoption hours, currently four days per week, which are supported by staff and highly committed volunteers. One goal for this role is to build the capacity of volunteers, so that we can increase open adoption hours to seven days per week. With approximately 40% of OAS dogs in foster care, the Adoption Program Assistant will also be tasked with supporting the adoption program for foster dogs to better engage foster volunteers in the marketing and adoption process.
In recent years, OAS has introduced equity focused shelter-intake and community-serving programs, such as providing access to veterinary care, to help keep animals with their families. Through support from Friends of Oakland Animal Services (FOAS), OAS has created an Outcome Team, made up of the Foster, Adoption, Transfer and Behavior Coordinators, to focus on placing animals and reducing length of stay.
More information, including compensation and qualifications, can be found here.
Bad Art 5: Bigger, Badder, and Blissfully Bad! From Sept 4-22
For the 5th year in a row, we are launching the Bad Art Campaign to support the life-saving programs at Oakland Animal Services! Our amazing volunteer team is a lively mix of artistic geniuses and those who might prefer to stick to their day jobs, all coming together for another fantastic FUNdraiser to support our mission to help Oakland’s animals in need.
For just $50, you can receive a custom electronic portrait of your beloved pet, lovingly created by one of our talented volunteers. If you’d prefer a physical keepsake, a $125 donation will get you a beautifully crafted portrait delivered right to your door (shipping not included).
These whimsical portraits make perfect gifts for any animal lover in your life. Support FOAS and get a one-of-a-kind portrait!
Bad Art Campaign runs September 4th through September 18th September 22!
Get your limited Pawsitively Oakland tee in support of OAS!
Support Oakland Animal Services with this exclusive limited-edition apparel available this week only! FLOAT – For the Love Of All Things – will donate $8 to the Friends of Oakland Animal Services for every purchase made. These designs are only available through July 29!
Oakland Animal Services needs rabbit fosters!
The bunnies at Oakland Animal Services need you! The shelter is seeing an increase in rabbit intakes and needs fosters. If you can open your home to a bunny, even for just a few weeks, email us at rabbits@oaklandsanimals.org or come by the shelter during open hours.
Friends of Oakland Animal Services + New Parkway Theater = Karma Movie Night!
Friends of Oakland Animal Services has been selected as the as The New Parkway Theater’s Karma Cinema partner for the month of June. This means that every Wednesday, you (and all theater patrons) pay whatever you want for your movie ticket, and FOAS will receive 20% of ticket sales.
So come on out for a movie — not only will you be supporting the important work at OAS, you get to enjoy a film in comfy living-room-style seating with a selection of delicious snacks and meals from the cafe and a variety of local craft beers and wines.
Best of Oakland Magazine: Vote for Oakland Animal Services!
Calling all supporters of Oakland Animal Services!!
Oakland Animal Services has reached the final round of voting for the “Best of Oakland Magazine” awards, thanks to your incredible support during the nomination phase. We’re on the home stretch, but we still need your help to clinch this prestigious recognition!
Your belief in our efforts and contributions has brought us this far. If you think we deserve to win for the category of Best Animal Services/Best Animal Shelter or Rescue Group, we would be deeply honored if you could cast your vote for us. Your continued support is crucial and immensely appreciated, as it empowers us to further enrich our community.
Voting is simple! VOTE HERE!
Voting continues through June 16!
Thank you for your steadfast support and for being a vital part of our journey. Together, let’s secure this win!
SPRING into Action at Oakland Animal Services!
You’ve been hearing from us for over a year now about how desperately overcrowded we are with large dogs at Oakland Animal Services. As the City of Oakland’s open admission shelter, we don’t say “no” to incoming dogs. In 2022, we took in an average of 238 dogs per month. We sounded the alarm in early 2023, when we saw that monthly average spike to 302 dogs per month. Still, despite that daunting increase, we also saw this community rally, resulting in a nearly 30% increase in adoptions and 40% increase in dogs in foster homes, all while the euthanasia rate was at its lowest ever.
So far in 2024, we are seeing another big spike in intake and are now at an average of 349 dogs per month. New dogs come in every day, so even though we’re getting dogs out of the shelter, those kennels fill right back up. We do not want to be forced to euthanize for space, but that is the reality that we are facing if we can’t get more dogs adopted.
We are not giving up on these dogs and need your help to save them!
– This week, from March 13th through 17th, we are pulling out all the stops to get our large dog population down below our shelter capacity.
– We are adding an extra day of adoptions, and extending adoption hours every day so that we can get as many large dogs adopted as possible!
– On Thursday March 14th we will have a special midnight madness event, where we’ll be at the shelter from noon till midnight adopting dogs! Adoption fees for all big dogs will be waived.
We’ll keep you posted every day on how we’re doing in getting down under our capacity. Instead of setting a goal for the number of dogs adopted, we will track a goal of the number of big dogs in the shelter, showing every day the progress we’re making towards getting our shelter population in check.
We will be doing everything we can to find dogs new homes, and we need you to help, too! Come adopt a dog, and if you can’t adopt yourself, help us to spread the word in your networks and communities. We have all types of adoptable pups, including easy going dogs that will be fantastic for first-time adopters, pups who are looking for a more dog-experienced home, pups that will be great with families, pups that would love to have a pack of their own, pups who are happier to be solo dogs, puppies, adults, and seniors. You name it, our matchmakers will find the right dog for you! With over 100 dogs available, we’re sure to make a match.
Oakland Animal Services is located right off the 880 freeway in the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland. We’re about ½ mile from Fruitvale BART, near AC Transit bus lines 20, 21, and 62, and we have a parking lot right in front of the shelter.
