Kitai was adopted from a open shelter |
|
Northern California Pet Adoption Agencies
If
you or someone you know is looking to adopt, please tell them to check
out the facilities high-lighted in blue first as they are kill
shelters where
animals that don't find homes fast enough are euthanized. Kitai came from the Humane Society of Silicon Valley. His adoption fee included:
Spay/Neuter Surgery
Heath Exam (general health/behavior evaluation)
Microchip
Initial Vaccinations (DHLPP/Dogs)
Canine Bordetella Vaccine (For most Dogs)
Rabies Vaccination
De-worming (animals under 4 months)
Adoption Counseling
Educational Resources (and post-adoption counseling)
A complimentary physical examination and 14-day follow-up care by any VCA Animal Hospital in Santa Clara County |
|
Open Shelters (formerly known as "kill" shelters) These are shelters that are forced to euthanize when they run out of space. Many first attempt to transfer animals to another shelter or rescue. Please
Report Neglected and Abused animals to the proper agencies listed below. You can be their voice, please don't stand by silently and watch them
suffer. |
Please contact me to list your shelter if it's not on the list. |
South Bay |
Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority | 408-764-0344 | visit the website - Please report abuse or neglect 408.764-0344
Serving Campbell, Monte Sereno and Santa Clara |
|
San Jose Animal Control | 408.578.7297 Please report
abuse or neglect ext. 1 |
San Jose Animal Care Center | 408.578.7297 | visit the website
San José residents and for residents of Cupertino, Los Gatos, Milpitas and Saratoga |
|
East Bay |
East Bay SPCA | Adoption: 510.569.0702 - Spay & Neuter Clinic 510.639.7387 | visit the website |
|
Peninsula |
Peninsula Humane
Society & SPCA | 650.340.7022 | visit
the website - Please
report abuse or neglect ext. |
San Francisco |
San Francisco SPCA
| 415.554.3000 | visit
the website - Please
report abuse or neglect to: Animal Care & Control 415.554.6364 |
Sacramento |
Sacramento
SPCA | 916.388.7387 | visit
the website - Please report
abuse or neglect ext. 9127 |
Greater Bay Area |
|
Northern California Rescue Groups
There are dogs similar to these waiting to be adopted from a rescue.
(Well they were when I posted them here. Some may have already found their new forever homes.)
Below are Northern California "Rescue"
groups. Rescues are usually run by kind-hearted people who volunteer
to take animals (often from the kill shelters) into their own homes until
a permanent home can be found. Often their adoption requirements are more stringent then a shelters. Just keep in mind that they want to insure that each dog they've rescued will find a suitable forever home. Don't be put off by their questions about your lifestyle and how you intend to keep a dog if they approve you for adoption. Many require a fenced yard, that the dog must be an indoor dog and that their dogs receive regular vetting including flea control and heartworm prevention.
Rescue is the way to go when you want more history on the dog, such as are they good with kids, cats, other dogs, their level of training, house breaking and much more. Many of these points will be unknown if you adopt a shelter dog. The best part is each time a rescue dog is adopted it allows the rescue to take another dog from a shelter that might otherwise have been put down.
Please contact us if you know of a rescue not listed below so that we can add them to the list.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Please
Spay and Neuter your pets.
If
kept outside be sure they have adequate shelter from heat, sun, cold
and rain.
|