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.
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.
A Shelter Gives Thanks As the Pandemic Continues
Caring for vulnerable animals requires a dedicated support network. From professional staff to veterinary workers, adopters to foster families, and volunteers to donors, it takes a proverbial village to care for shelter pets.
Big Dogs, Big Help, Big Love
Did you know that an estimated 3.1 million dogs are taken into animal shelters across the nation each year…
Double Dog Dare You: A Bonded Pair Equals Two Times the Love
Most of the time, when a bonded pair leaves the chaos of the shelter, the dogs can be separated and actually flourish.
Twenty Years of Second Chances
It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to start a rescue organization and keep it going, especially when the rescue is run entirely by volunteers.
A New Leash On Life: One Rescue Dog’s Story of Resilience
Life took an unexpected turn for this rescue dog, too, but with the help of others, he now has brighter days ahead. Meet Bruno.
Working for the Working Dogs: Inside the Santa Cruz SPCA’s New Shelter
Who ever thought trying to open a brand-new animal shelter in the middle of a pandemic was a good idea?
Oakland’s Dog Town: A New Approach to Fostering
Long before the pandemic’s stay-at-home orders triggered the huge demand for foster dogs, Oakland Animal Services (OAS) had developed plans to create a new foster dog program called Dog Town.
Letter from Mexico: A Dog’s New Life
The Bay of Banderas is a beautiful area on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. But sadly, it’s home to too many dogs who are abandoned, abused, starving, or in need of medical care.
Happy Endings: Rescue Dogs Who Changed Lives
In these times of chaos and confusion, we all need stories of hope and opportunity. Here are two tales of rescue dogs who changed lives for the better.
Sheltering During A Pandemic: How 2020 Informed Our Future
It goes without saying that 2020 was a year like no other. In the animal shelter community, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic were immediate and abrupt.
Team Up for Pups! Marin Humane and Hopalong Animal Rescue Join Forces
For animal shelters, one of the biggest lessons to emerge from the pandemic is the importance of a strong foster home program.
Report from the Front Lines: SF SPCA Answers SOS from Butte County
The San Francisco SPCA had already worked closely with Butte County during the devastating wildfires of 2018. So when a call for help came in again this year, we scrambled to respond. Less than 48 hours later, our team hit the road.
Grace Notes: The Milo Foundation Gives Thanks
From the pandemic to the firestorms, rescuing animals from California’s shelters has been a challenge even for The Milo Foundation with its more than 25 years of experience.
When a Village Becomes an Army
2020 was already a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year, but wildfire season has just been the icing on the proverbial disaster cake.
Shelter Animals in Fire Zones Find Safety in the East Bay
ARF Evacuates Dozens of Homeless Cats and Dogs
Report from the Front Lines: Rescues Don’t Pause for a Pandemic
These past 127 days have been something else.