Berkeley Humane

Berkeley Animal Care Services offers shelter for stray animals, upholds animal-related city ordinances, collects dead or injured wildlife, and looks into cases of animal abuse, cruelty, nuisance, and bites.

A 501(c)(3) charity group called Friends of Berkeley Animal Care Services (FoBACS) is committed to helping Berkeley Animal Care Services (BACS), the city's open-admission animal shelter that provides services to the Californian towns of Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, and Piedmont.

The nation's first cat cafe, a cage-free adoption facility established to aid cats who struggle to be adopted from a shelter cage, is located in Cat Town.

cIt helps find homes for the homeless, returns lost pets to their owners, and works to stop animal abuse through community outreach and educational initiatives. A 501(c)(3) company is FAAS.

The goal of the non-profit organization Hopalong & Second Chance Animal Rescue is to stop the killing of adoptable animals in Northern California.

The City of Oakland's open admission shelter is run by Oakland Animal Services (OAS). Two full-time veterinarians and three registered veterinary technicians now make up OAS's veterinary team, which has expanded over the past two years.