Oakland Animal Services

Volunteers providing weekly mobile veterinary care help build trust with the East Bay city’s unhoused pet owners.

Area parishes’ Father Landeza, a chaplain to much of the local law enforcement community, presided over events.

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A legal complaint called for state intervention after hundreds of dog remains were found at the Humboldt County sanctuary.

By Karen Pearlman (San Diego County) — In light of recent high-profile cases exposing gaps in oversight, transparency and accountability for companion animals, some of California’s top animal welfare organizations are lobbying for the creation of a centralized Bureau of Companion Animal Welfare within the California Department of Food and Agriculture. A coalition — which […]

A coalition of animal welfare groups is calling for a new agency to regulate California’s pet industry following the discovery of mass dog graves at a no-kill shelter.

“(Shannon Miranda) did tell us over 200 times in our history with him that he had placed our dog,” Friends of Oakland Animal Services told the Times-Standard.

City officials said Petaluma’s former contractor, North Bay Animal Services, sent 37 dogs to Miranda’s Rescue, where dozens of animals have been found in mass canine graves.

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Oakland Animal Services is at capacity for big dogs, so the shelter is waiving fees on Aug. 1 and 2. You can view adoptable dogs on their website.

Animal shelters across the country are restricting or refusing owner surrenders this year, and mixed-breed dogs appear to be absorbing much of the fallout. National ... Read moreThe post Shelters

Investigation into the Humboldt County animal sanctuary reveals oversight gaps in California's shelter network.

Miranda's Rescue isn't an outlier. From Texas to Michigan, "no-kill" pressure is sending animals to suffer at "rescues" with little or no oversight.

(KRON) — The Oakland Animal Services is urgently reaching out the public to adopt and foster, as it says it is “severely overcrowded with large dogs and kittens.” OAS says it is at critical o…

Humboldt County investigators served a second search warrant at Miranda’s Rescue, authorizing excavation of the Fortuna property for additional deceased animals believed to be buried on site.

Three dogs returned from Miranda’s Rescue are now back in Monterey County as a criminal investigation into the facility continues.

Humboldt County authorities are investigating allegations that dogs were shot and buried at Miranda's Rescue near Fortuna. Protesters are demanding accountability.

Napa County and Berkeley shelters say dogs sent to Miranda’s Rescue have come back as shelters, rescues and volunteers try to account for hundreds more animals.

The yak may have been one of two which used to accompany Arcata-based nomads Tom Vanciel and Samuel Sanchez on their walks around town. The yak, named Appa, was found roaming on Fickle Hill Road and Redwood Park on Oct. 11, 2014.

(KRON)– Oakland native Zendaya and actor Tom Holland welcomed a new member to their family from the Bay Area. Oakland Animal Services confirmed the couple adopted a dog from them a couple of …

Voting is live for the extremely pure fifth annual Oakland event, in which ‘every dog is the best dog.’

“On five of those dogs, he told me he had to put them down for various reasons,” Joe DeVries, director of Oakland Animal Services, said. “Four of those five were dogs he had previously told us were adopted. We have text messages saying thes…