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For the entire month of July, Oakland Animal Services is waiving adoption fees for all of our adoptable animals! Come meet a new dog, cat, or bunny (or even a hamster!) to join your family.

Meet Gabby during our July free adoption spectacular!

If you’re thinking of welcoming a dog to your family, please note that the shelter currently has an outbreak of Canine Influenza Virus (CIV). CIV is treated with supportive care, and the best way for our dogs to recover is in a home environment. However, there are some restrictions on bringing a dog home. There must be no other dogs in the home, and you can only walk the dog in a private yard (no shared spaces or public areas) for four weeks. If you don’t have this space, you can still adopt a dog and OAS will be able to quarantine the pup for you. Please ask the OAS staff if you have any additional questions.

Meet Bo-Peep! Maybe her lost sheep are at your house.

If you’re thinking you might want a kitty cat, consider some of our long-term residents. Or maybe even two cats. Take a look at some of our bonded pairs, cats who always have their best friend around.

If you’re thinking of adopting a cuddly bunny, you can view our available rabbits here. Adopting a rabbit is a long term-commitment! Pet rabbits live for 8-12 years and should live indoors with supervised outdoor time in a safe enclosed area. You can learn more about caring for a pet rabbit here.

Our standard adoption requirements will still apply, so please come prepared to meet all of the the requirements outlined here. Please note that if you are an Oakland resident, there will still be a $15 license fee for any dog that you adopt.

Have you thought about adopting a cat? Have you thought about two? We have some bonded pairs at the shelter who would love to meet you and find their furever homes.

Meet Wylie and Zazu

Wylie, left and Zazu, right

Wylie and Zazu are a lovely pair of 9 year olds who came from the same litter and have lived their whole life together. They’re a package deal, so if you’re looking for a bonded pair, look no further!  Because Wylie and Zazu were declawed prior to coming to the shelter, they will need to be indoor-only for their own safety and should be the only cats in the home. To meet Wylie and Zazu, email cats@oaklandsanimals.org to set up an appointment.

You can learn more about Wylie here: https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/animal-profile/?id=36859

You can learn more about Zazu here: https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/animal-profile/?id=36860

Meet Becca and Bindi

Becca, left and Bindi, right

Becca and Bindi are a gorgeous pair of calico sisters who are tightly bonded in the way that only sisters can be. They can also squabble like only sisters can, so we have them living in side-by-side condos at the moment so they can each have their space. These two gals have lived together in a home and we will send them home as a pair as well. To meet Becca and Bindi, email cats@oaklandsanimals.org to set up an appointment.

You can learn more about Becca here: https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/animal-profile/?id=37022

You can learn more about Bindi here: https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/animal-profile/?id=37023

Meet Polo and Pepe

Polo, left, and Pepe, right

Polo and Pepe are a darling bonded pair of gents looking for their new home together. Both soak up attention and pets but Pepe is more likely to demand love, while Polo will hang back a bit and wait for you to come to him. To meet these bonded boys email cats@oaklandsanimals.org to set up an appointment.

You can learn more about Polo here: https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/animal-profile/?id=36865

You can learn more about Pepe here: https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/animal-profile/?id=36869

Don’t you want to live with a Queen? Please open your heart and home and give Queen a foster or furever home. Our regal lady has a hind leg injury, likely a torn cruciate ligament that will probably need TPLO surgery. We’d love to get her this surgery so she feels better, but we need a foster where Queen can live for about 3 months.

Queen is a SUPER sweet girl who seems to get along with other respectful dogs (although she will need to be separated/closely supervised around other dogs during recovery so that there is no romping around). She is about 4 years old, seems to be a medium energy dog, loves people, and enjoys a soft bed and a good bully stick.

A total staff and volunteer favorite, Queen loves everyone–and the feeling is mutual! You’d never know it from her loving demeanor, but this pittie girl, who only wants to climb into your lap (she doesn’t mind that it’s a little too small for her!), is in constant pain due to the torn ligament. She is currently getting painkillers for the pain, but without surgery, her condition will worsen, likely leading to arthritis and catastrophic injury to her leg. Friends of Oakland Animal Services will raise money for the surgery and aftercare, so all Queen needs from you is a loving home.

It would be ideal for Queen to go to her foster prior to surgery so that she could acclimate to the new environment before post-op recovery. The recovery is usually around 8 weeks with the first few weeks being crate rest (and lots of meds), the following weeks being building up from walking around the house to normal walks around the neighborhood.

If you can foster – or want to adopt – this truly sweet girl, please email OASFostering@gmail.com.

Friends of Oakland Animal Services is running a campaign to raise $6000 for Queen’s surgery, and we need your help! Please, donate to help this beautiful girl get the pain-free life she deserves! Any size gift will help! Donate at: www.crowdrise.com/queenfund.

This gift will not only heal Queen’s pain, it will give her the best possible chance of finding her forever family, which, sadly might otherwise be a long shot for a pit bull in need of expensive medical care.

You can see how wonderful Queen is here: