Shelter Zone
News From Bay Area Rescue & Advocacy Groups
This month’s issue is supported in part by SF Animal Medical Center and dog lovers like you.
The Long Journey to Hope: One Dog’s Tale
It was a lucky day for Journey, a sweet little dog who had been living in a homeless encampment. He was no one’s dog, existing on scraps, and had somehow been gravely injured, leaving his hind legs useless.
Love Comes In All Sizes: Large Breed Dog Day Out Program Turns Two
Silicon Valley Pet Project’s Dog Day Out program gives these larger dogs a much-needed break from shelter life and allows our volunteers to witness the dogs’ true personalities.
Read All About It! FAAS Launches New Pet-Friendly Guide for Alameda
Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter’s CEO John Lipp had a spark of an idea last year - a little guide listing some pet-friendly places so people could spend more time with their pets.
Heart and Hands Make Rescue a Reality: Meet SVPP’s Foster Care Manager
As SVPP foster care manager, Andrea coordinates everything from rescue to adoption with the help of other SVPP volunteers.
Dogs in Need: Help Islas Animals Stop the Suffering
If animals could talk, the animals of Mexico would be screaming for help.
Gratitude, Guinea Fowl Style
You probably won’t find a lot of people using gratitude and guinea fowl in the same sentence.
Fostering and the Gift of Time
Fostering an animal can be life-changing for a person and a pet. It can also be lifesaving, as shelters continue to burst at the seams and scramble to avoid euthanasia.
FAAS Needs Volunteer Dog Walkers - And Now It’s Easier Than Ever!
The oddly pleasant smell of Buckeye disinfectant wafts from the floors of the Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter (FAAS) kennel, freshly scrubbed in late afternoon.
Moving On, Settling In: Family Dog Rescue’s First Year on the Farm
It's been almost one year since Family Dog Rescue moved to our new five-acre farm in Sonoma after 12 years in San Francisco.
Start Spreading the News! Wonder Dog Rescue Expands to New York
Wonder Dog Rescue has some incredible news to share. We’re opening a second location in Hudson, New York!
Let’s Hear It for Furry Foster Volunteers! Why a Host Pet Can Make All the Difference
When a foster animal is around another stable animal in the home, it can often provide immediate relief.
Save a Life, Become a Foster
Shelters all over California are reaching their capacity to take in and care for dogs and puppies.
Saving Both Ends of the Leash: Volunteers Help Foster Dogs and Veterans Find Their Perfect Match
The volunteers at Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) Pets and Vets program are doing more than simply fostering dogs.
Pet Safety Net: Marin Humane Finds New Ways to Keep Pets With Their People
For decades, animal shelters have operated primarily on a reactive basis. That is, we focused on pets after they came through our doors, not before.
Home Fur the Holidays: The Milo Foundation Needs Your Help
Animal shelters across the state are packed to overcapacity with dogs, puppies, and kitties, too. But it’s the canine count that’s off the charts this year.
It Takes a Village: How a Community Came Together to Save Underage Puppies
Animal rescue is hard, but it would be much harder without the help of a supportive community.
What Treats REALLY Motivate Your Dog? Find Out With a Food Preference Test
Animals whose choices are respected and acknowledged are more willing participants in training, more likely to do what you ask, and generally have a higher quality of life.
My Side of the Story: A Shelter Dog Tells All
These last few months have been so wild for me. I wound up at the Oakland Animal Shelter after my first family couldn’t find a place that would allow me to live with them.
From Rescued Pup to Rescue Dog: Dodger’s Story
Just after Valentine’s Day in February 2021, the East Bay SPCA got a very special bundle of love delivered to their door.
Catch Renowned “Speed Painter” at Animals on Broadway
As an artist, activist, cancer survivor, and animal lover, Amy Burkman had long known she wanted to create art to help others, but she wasn’t entirely sure how she would do it.