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.
Ramona’s Second Chance: The Tripod Who Brings Joy to FAAS Thrift Stores
Today, Ramona is something of a celebrity in Alameda. She has become a joyful, living reminder of what second chances make possible.
Saving Fiona: A Tale of Healing, Hope, and Home
We’ll never know the story of her life before, but one thing was clear: she was a lost and broken soul in desperate need of a second chance.
Every Dog Has Its Day (or Month?) Enter Your Pup Now in Napa Humane’s Photo Contest
Napa Humane’s annual Pet Photo Contest is a joyful way to honor the bond with your pup - a community tradition that celebrates canine charm while raising vital funds for programs that keep local pets healthy and families together.
A Year Apart: How a Microchip Finally Brought Snowy Home
As animal lovers, it’s heart-wrenching to imagine your furry family member going missing, especially after taking all the recommended precautions to ensure their safety.
Sharing is Caring: Marin Humane Brings Relief to LA Shelters
Marin Humane and other Bay Area shelters helped free up space for animals displaced by the LA fires.
It Changes Everything: Why You Should Foster a Dog This Year
Whenever I tell people that I foster dogs, they often respond, “I could never do that; I would be too sad when they got adopted.” And they’re not wrong.
The Gift of Compassion: From Tragedy, a New Life for Bonnie
Last winter on January 18, my Vallejo home burned in a fire that claimed the lives of five of my seven beloved rescue dogs. I was away when the fire started because I was helping a neighbor take her two dogs to the vet.
Gratitude in Action: Help After Hurricanes
We weren’t just helping with cleanup, pet food distributions, and animal care – we were helping the exhausted staff of the SPCA Tampa Bay focus on serving the community while we took care of tasks that would have otherwise fallen by the wayside.
Dog’s Choice: Exploring the Wide World of Enrichment
Enrichment goes well beyond food puzzles, and it’s different for every dog.
New Digs for Muttville: Nonprofit Builds on Bay Area Legacy
Muttville, San Francisco’s iconic senior dog rescue organization, will reach a significant milestone this month with the opening of its new digs on Florida Street in the Mission District.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Introducing Rescue the Underdog
Rescue the Underdog is a tiny, but mighty rescue.
Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter: Keeping Pets and People Together
Since signing a contract 10 years ago with the City of Alameda to run its animal shelter, Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter has worked hard to become a reliable safety net for our community’s homeless pets.