Meet Velvet & Noodle - a special pair who have been waiting a long tim for a special adopter! Maybe that's you? Check them out at Oakland Animal Services!
📸🐶 Happy National Selfie Day! 🐶📸
Today, we’re celebrating with some pawsome selfies featuring our adorable adoptable dogs, past furry friends who’ve found their loving homes or have found placement through our transfer partners. And, showcasing our amazing staff, fosters and volunteers!
Swipe to see the smiles and wagging tails that make Oakland Animal Services so special. Each of these pups with their names, ages and weight listed are looking for a loving home, and they can’t wait to meet you!
Tag us in your own doggie selfies and spread the love. If you adopted from us, use the hashtag #oasalum!
Remember, adopting a dog can bring endless joy and unforgettable moments. We are open until 3 PM today to help you find your BFF to take selfies with! 🐾❤️
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#nationalselfieday #shelterdogselfie #volunteerlove #fosterlove #volunteer #volunteering #oasvolunteersrock
FOAS Executive Director Announcement
The Friends of Oakland Animal Services (FOAS) Board of Directors is thrilled to announce that our new Executive Director will be none other than Ann Dunn. Ann is soon leaving her position as Director of Oakland Animal Services after four years of diligent work and stellar accomplishments. After a well-deserved break, she will assume her new role with FOAS on August 5, 2024.
Many of you know Ann from her work at OAS and her previous role as founder and Executive Director of Cat Town. She is well-known and respected throughout our community as a strong advocate and a visionary leader. We are grateful and excited that she will be working in partnership with the FOAS board and staff, OAS staff and volunteers, and all our supporters to more fully realize our mission of bringing health, happiness and homes to Oakland’s animals.
Trish Roque, FOAS Board President, says: “This is a pivotal time in FOAS's history: we have an incredibly supportive community; our partnership with Oakland Animal Services has never been stronger; and now, with Ann's leadership, I believe FOAS's impact will continue to be transformational.”
And from Ann Dunn: “FOAS supporters have made it possible for Oakland Animal Services to experience the transformation it has achieved over the last few years, including seeing the lowest euthanasia rate in OAS's history. I am thrilled and honored to join the incredibly passionate board and staff of FOAS to support the new OAS Director, Emily Wood, and her team as they continue to make OAS a model municipal shelter!”
We are eagerly looking forward to keeping you informed of FOAS’ many future accomplishments under Ann’s leadership!
Finding your perfect dog
We only feature a tiny portion of our available dogs on our social media platforms - our website is the place to go to see all of our adoptable dogs! The website is updated in near real time so you always know what dogs are waiting for their new homes!
Check out this video that shows just how many dogs we have available to adopt today and gives you a brief tour of finding your new dog at OAS.
Which one is YOUR favorite?
🌟👧👦 Happy National Kids and Pets Day! 👧👦🌟
Today, we’re celebrating the incredible bond between kids and their furry pals! 🐾 What better way to honor this special day than by introducing you to some of our amazing adoptable dogs who are perfect for families with dog-savvy kids? 🐶
Say hello to Spencer, Sola, Bento, Smoke, Aunti Bella, Fia, Sinclair, and Chaya! 🐶 These lovable pups are ready to bring endless joy and laughter into your home. They’re not only furry bundles of love but also great companions for respectful kids who adore animals. 🥰
Let’s help these sweet souls find their forever families! Come meet them at Oakland Animal Services and let the tail-wagging adventures begin!
We are open for adoptions 12-3pm Friday to Sunday!
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Adoptable dog Roku in Oakland CA
Update: ADOPTED!
Easygoing boy Roku had been overlooked at the shelter and found himself on our priority list. He just went to foster with one of our volunteers and here's the report on his first weekend - Roku sounds practically perfect in every way!
💜Perfect in the car...
💛Crate training was a breeze...
💜Such a happy boy...
💛Wonderful on leash...
💜Perma Sploot...
💛Sunday morning snuggles...
💜King of the Kingfish! He did great with a lot of people and several dogs nearby. Non-reactive to all the action and noise. Chilled at our table, happy to stay put with his treats and toys...
To meet Roku, keep an eye out for when he'll be at one of our adoption events, or check out his profile and apply to meet him by appointment.
https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/adopt/animal/?animalId=19750558
Adoptable Senior Dogs
Check out this dyanmic group of senior pups who are looking for new homes at Oakland Animal Services. The shelter's no place for a distinguished older dog, so we'd love to find them new places to land as soon as possible. Check out this awesome group and make your plans to adopt them this weekend - Thursday noon to 7, Friday-Sunday noon-3 at Oakland Animal Services.
🖤Quiche
🩶Aiesha
🖤Morena
🩶Lucas
🖤Navarro
🩶Beans
🖤Octopus
🩶Jetta
🖤Canelo
🩶Zeus
They may be in their retirement years, but these sassy seniors still have lots of love to give! Adoption fees for seniors age 7+ are currently waived, so that's more money for your soft bed and tasty treat fund.
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National Cat Lovers Month
December is National Cat Lovers month. Usually by now we have fewer available cats, but with record cat and kitten intake in 2023, we still have plenty of amazing adoptable kittens and cats waiting to meet YOU! We are continuing to waive adoption fees for felines through December, so that's more money for the treat and toy fund immediately!
How will YOU celebrate National Cat Lovers Month?
Stop by Oakland Animal Services and get your new feline friend during National Cat Lovers Month! We're open Thursdays noon to 7, and Friday-Sunday noon to 3 with no appointments required!
😻Get yourself a whole Lottie love with adoptable cuddle bug Lottie!
Monkey is reunited with her dad!
Meet Monkey! This little nugget came into our care recently, and she was very stressed and scared in the shelter. Monkey had a microchip, but it took a bit of sleuthing by our team and help from our friends at the The San Francisco SPCA, who originally implanted the chip, to track down Monkey's human, Matthew.
Matthew came right over to redeem Monkey, who he believes was stolen from him in San Francisco - and check out this happy reunion! We wanted to share this video to show how important microchips are, and also to remind folks to keep your microchip contact information up to date so that you can quickly be reunited with your pet!
Monkey's microchip info is now fully up to date so that if this ever happens again, she and Matthew can be reunited sooner!
Adoptable cats
Y'all, we need to talk. We have SO MANY cats at Oakland Animal Services right now. Like take our normal kitten season numbers and go up. Keep going. More. More than that. It's a lot. And they're all amazing adorable purrsonality filled kittens and cats. Some of them are shy, some are a little feisty, all of them are ready for the right forever home! That's where you come in. You need to stop by and pick out your new feline friend!
You can scroll through all the profiles on our website first (tinyurl.com/OASCats) or you can just come by and a matchmaker will introduce you to your purrfect match.
We'll be waiting for you this weekend! We're open noon to 3 both days, with no appointment needed!
It's only $20 to adopt and pairs are two for one! That $20 includes spay or neuter surgery, a microchip, and vaccines, in other words, a total bargain!
#AdoptOakland #AdoptThisCat #CatsRule #AdoptAShelterPet #AdoptAShelterCat #Kittens #KittenSeason
Y'all, we need to talk. We have SO MANY cats at Oakland Animal Services right now. Like take our normal kitten season numbers and go up. Keep going. More. More than that. It's a lot. And they're all amazing adorable purrsonality filled kittens and cats. Some of them are shy, some are a little feisty, all of them are ready for the right forever home!
That's where you come in. You need to stop by and pick out your new feline friend! You can scroll through all the profiles on our website first (tinyurl.com/OASCats) or you can just come by and a matchmaker will introduce you to your purrfect match.
We'll be waiting for you this weekend! We're open noon to 3 both days, with no appointment needed!
It's only $20 to adopt and pairs are two for one! That $20 includes spay or neuter surgery, a microchip, and vaccines, in other words, a total bargain!
#AdoptOakland #AdoptThisCat #CatsRule #AdoptAShelterPet #AdoptAShelterCat #Kittens #KittenSeason
Adoptable Pomeranian mix Camelo
Introducing Camelo! This smol boy is one of our longest-term adoptable small dogs, still waiting for exactly the right home. In the meantime he's a volunteer favorite, in love with love! Though he's 7 years old, he's still got a lot of puppy energy and sass, as you'll see in this video.
Camelo's a bit shy at first, so we're looking for experienced small dog people to take him in. To meet Camelo, check out his profile and click the link to apply to meet him by appointment only.
https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/adopt/animal/?animalId=19506286
Adoptable husky mix Rosie in Oakland
Six year old dreamgirl Rosie recently got a spa day with one of our fabulous volunteer groomers. Rosie felt so great after her grooming that she showed off her prancing skills for our groomer!
Rosie is available for adoption at Oakland Animal Services. Stop by to meet her this weekend while she's still smelling sweet!
https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/adopt/animal/?animalId=19699157
#AdoptOakland #AdoptThisDog #Dogs #DogsRule #AdoptAShelterPet #adoptashelterdog
🎨 Get Ready for “Bad Art” Pet Portraits! 🐾Hey pet lovers!📅 Save the date: August 21st! We’re stoked to unveil our hilarious “Bad Art” Pet Portrait Campaign supporting Friends of Oakland Animal Services.🖼️ What’s the Scoop?Since 2020, we’ve whipped up 1,600 ahem “unique” pet portraits that had us in stitches. 🐶🎨 Missed out before? Get your dose of laughter now!🐾 How It Works: 1. Donate $50+ to Friends of Oakland Animal Services (FOAS) between Aug 21-28. 2. Fill a quick form with your pet’s pic after donating. (Sign up link coming on Monday!) 3. Await your furry friend’s “bad art” portrait—it’s a riot!💌 Perks for You: • $50 = Digital “bad art” portrait that’ll crack you up! 😄 • $125+ = Get a hard copy mailed, a gem for your home gallery!🎨 Calling Artists:Creatives wanted! Are you up for crafting eccentric art? Help us make pet owners smile. Shoot a message if you’re game! (Sign up link in bio if you’d like to help!)Spread the word, share the laughs, and let’s make the “Bad Art” Pet Portrait Campaign epic. 🐾 Stay tuned for Aug 21st!Cheers to celebrating our furballs’ quirks! 🐕🐈⬛Warm paws & paint,Friends of Oakland Animal Services TeamPs. Image of #oasalum Jimmy from the 2022 campaign by @peanutspack !❤️🐾#adoptoakland #oakland #opttoadopt #supportyourlocalshelter #adoptfosterdonatevolunteer #oaklandanimalservices #BadArtPetPortraits #FurEverLaughs #badart #hellabay #bayarea #eastbay #oaklandca #dogsofoakland #petportraits #petportraitsofinstagram
We are thrilled to introduce you to the three bunnies currently in foster care with @oakrockanimalpreserve! Oak Rock Animal Preserve is a wonderful family-run and veterinarian-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit animal rescue organization, dedicated to providing a forever sanctuary for animals. They have even rescued pigeons from us before! 🦜🐾🐇 Butterscotch 🐇This sweet girl started off shy but has since blossomed, especially around kids! She’s been a litterbox superstar and is truly affectionate. While she’s not the biggest fan of Spot and Pansy (yet to be introduced), she’s a little hay stasher, pulling it all out on the ground and into her litterbox – quite the adorable mischief-maker! 🐾❤️🐇 Spot 🐇Meet the lively Spot! She’s a chew-happy bunny, so we indulge her with lots of cardboard to nibble on. Spot loves munching from the top of her hay feeder and then adorably napping inside it! She’s got us all figured out – when breakfast is late, she voices her discontent by going outside the litterbox. But when she’s happy, she quietly sits in our laps, craving pets and treats (though sometimes your finger may be mistaken for one in her excitement!). 😄🥕🐇 Pansy 🐇Curious and interactive, Pansy is a social butterfly! While he isn’t the biggest fan of being held (he lets us know!), he’s quick to investigate and engage with you. He loves exploring and exercising outside of his own space, always eager to see what’s happening around him. Our volunteers adore Pansy for his spirited nature and fascination with everything they do. We suspect he may be interested in getting to know the other bunnies, making introductions an exciting prospect! 🏃♂️🐾We are incredibly grateful for our foster families who generously take in bunnies from the shelter. We could use a few more loving homes! 🏠💕 If you’re interested in fostering and being part of this heartwarming journey, click the link in our bio for more information on How
Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of a rabbit volunteer at OAS looks like? Let @toastiethebun show you! Volunteers feed and socialize our bunnies and record observations about them to keep them healthy and prepare them for adoption. Plus, it’s fun, volunteers enjoy plenty of bunny love, and help potential fosters and adopters as well. Click the below to learn about volunteering, adopting, and fostering bunnies! Join our team of dedicated volunteers! https://www.oaklandanimalservices.org/how-to-help/fostering-animals #rabbit#adoptpurelove #adoptlocal #bunniesofinstagram #adoptarescuerabbitmonth #adoptashelterpet #opttoadopt #shelterbunny #adoptabun #adoptabunny #rescuerabbit #rabbitrescue #houserabbit #adoptoakland #bunnyrescue #fosterabunny #opttoadopt #oaklandanimalservices #oaklandpets #adoptarabbit #rescuebunny #bunnylove #mondaybunday #fosteringsaveslives #fosterabunny #adoptfosterdonatevolunteer #yearoftherabbit #rabbitvolunteer #volunteerwithus
Adorable adoptable dog Sheba shows off her mad skills! Meet Sheba at Oakland Animal Services!
