June 2024

Fun and friendly pup Benji was adopted June 1!

Sweetie pie pup Sara has gone home! She’s already got her new parents snuggling.

Friendly guinea pig boy Fluffy.

Sweet tuxie Spike has been adopted! He arrived at our shelter with injuries on his back, but thanks to our vet team he is on the mend and heading home!

Double adoption update: “We got two cats from ACC; Teddy and Ellie, a few weeks apart from each other (Ellie’s name at ACC was Loba). They’ve traveled across the country with us for our work and school, all the way to Washington DC and back to SF, so they’re great little travelers!”

Kitten cutie Earth was adopted today! He’s going to live with a feline sibling. His new name is Blue.

“My wife and I adopted Mercury of The Milky Way puppies (in April of this year) and he’s doing great and we love him so much! Thanks for all you do!”

Sweet Dax has gone home, where he’ll have an older canine sister to play with him and show him the ropes of his new house.

Party’s new family!

Update for Swizzle (fka Suzy) adopted as a puppy in February 2023: “Her name is now Swizzle – because all Pibbles need silly names – and is quite calm, quiet & ridiculously friendly. She wants to meet everyone! She still has a few things to learn but has settled into the daily routine quite nicely. She’s 65lbs, about 20lbs more than her brother, Boone. Her days are spent loafing around in the sun, or on the bed, or the couch, or wherever Boone happens to be napping of course. She likes her walks and trips to the beach, or hikes, but she really loves to snuggle under the blankets on the couch.”

Adoption update! “Thank you, again, for saving my Quince’s (now Quincy’s) life. We just celebrated our one-year adoption day anniversary. He has brought me so much joy, laughter, love, adventures, and shenanigans each and every day since then. I am and will always be full of gratitude for your team and his foster mother.”

Pipsqueak, our teeniest adoption of the week, went home today. She already has a signature head tilt, so maybe modeling is in her future?

Hooray! Guinea pig brothers Harry and Ron were adopted together.

Woohoo! We had a triple kitten adoption today! Mia, Ginger, and Oreo came to the shelter together and have gone home together, where they’re going to live with two dog siblings. And they have new names: Penelope, Theo, & Pudding!

Cutie pie Emerald was adopted last week and is enjoying being out and about with her new dad! Her new name is Emmy

Sweet Candace was adopted today after waiting patiently for 2 months! Here she is saying goodbye to one of her friends, Animal Care Attendant Mattie (her adopter preferred not to appear in an adoption photo). Happy tails Candace & her new family!

BobaTea

Cocoa Bean

Dreamsicle

Goldie

Jose and Cheryl

Kirk

Laguna

Carlos

Pickles

Pinto Bean

Skylar

Spring

“I adopted Freddy, a very large guinea pig of unknown age, less than a year ago. My habit is to adopt small seniors who’ve been surrendered to your facility, when I can, and give them the best retirement I can come up with.

Freddy lived in a Radio Flyer wagon in my apartment, a studio at Opera Plaza in SF, until today, when the vet euthanized him as he had an untreatable mass in his belly that was only getting worse. He as always was stoic and serene, I was very sad to see him go. He was my friend.

Just wanted to let you know, especially the ACC officer who’d fostered him in her home before he came to me. He was much loved, and I think did get that good retirement we’d hoped for, just a bit shorter than expected. Thank you for giving me that opportunity. I’ll be by again in a while.”

Polly Pocket

Two Tuxies Together

Twisp

“I found Arthur (A485910) exactly a year ago, dropped him off at SFACC, and eventually adopted him. We ended up calling him Luke. As you might remember, he had many health issues, including injuries on his hind legs, foxtails all over his body, and foxtails up his nose (as it turned out later). It was scary at the beginning to see if he would pull through, if he would get along with our other dog, and if we would be able to train him (he didn’t seem house-trained at all). But he has turned out truly amazing and we can’t imagine our life without him, he is an inspiration for me – how positive he was despite I can only imagine the pain and uncertainty he was going through. He put on 25 pounds since last year and won the second-best ears at SF Dogfest.

Thank you for doing what you do (special thanks to you, Anacani, for helping a bunch even after adoption) and caring for all the animals in need. We appreciate it very much. See you next year. Here are some pictures of Luke with his brother Rory.”

May 2024

After waiting almost 6 months, beautiful Sienna has gone home.

Playful charmer Meso was adopted within the hour of becoming available. His adopter has been without a cat for 20 years and now has pet friendly housing!

This might be our biggest adoption photo yet! Good boy Anubis found himself a big new family, with two canine siblings and lots of people to love him. After patiently waiting for 5 months, sweet boy Petrie has found his forever family.

Sweet cuddlebug Annie has gone home. She has two laps to sit on and a big sister named Ginger to show her the ropes.

Sweet Miss Matcha has been adopted by nuns. They run a hospice and Matcha will have room to roam and lots of people to give her pets and love.

Big sweetie Elmo has been adopted! His new home has 8 acres for him to roam and enjoy!

Handsome sweetie Luciano has been adopted! And his new mom coordinated with him: her sweater matches one of his gorgeous eyes (the other is hazel). 

Scrumptious calico Cookie!

Wee kitten Topaz found his forever home.

House panther Dusty was adopted by his finder!

Update from Ernest: “I’m one month away from my adopt-iversary! I now have a new baby brother in the family and I am super careful with him, I don’t chase my cat sister as much anymore, and I love my hooman sister sooo much! Oh and I am willing to trade all of them for a bully stick.”

“Here’s an update on Glen now Petey. I adopted him on December 2, 2023 and he now has an amazing life. He goes everywhere with me. He loves his walks and chasing squirrels. He loves to eat cheese and chicken and of course his dog food. He has two great homes. He lives in Antioch and Belmont. He primarily lives in Antioch and we visit my 76-year-old Dad every other week for a few days.”

Cutie pie pittie Babe was a stray who followed a friendly person home, who brought her in to our shelter. When no one came in to claim Babe, her finder adopted her.

Beautiful Priscilla got adopted today by super happy adopters. Her new name is going to be Olive. 

Ford was a stray rescued from a car engine by SFACC officers and was adopted by a wonderful family who has adopted from SFACC before! He will have two cat brothers and a new name: Yoshimo San Būtsu “Yoshi.”

Bobby

Coco

Jane

Jupiter

Ken and Allen

Petrie

Romulus

Solen

Tegu

Zouza!

Overstock Adoption Special

Have you or your loved ones been thinking about adding a new member to your family? Now is the time! SFACC is at max capacity for dogs and we are showing off our overstock. Due to overcapacity, a few amazing dogs are not on the adoption floor, instead, they are waiting patiently on the stray/custody side of the building. Dax, Osiris, Big Boi, and Inez are ready to meet their forever families.

We are asking our community to help spread the word to get these four adopted, and any of the other 21 amazing dogs available for adoption. SFACC has dogs of all sizes and ages, including some adorable puppies.

Adoption fees are waived for qualified adopters for all cats and dogs over the age of five months through May. License fees for San Francisco residents still apply. Additionally, courtesy of P.L.A.Y., we are offering free dog beds for adopters this weekend 5/4/ and 5/5.

We hope to see you this weekend!

San Francisco Animal Care and Control is located at 1419 Bryant Street, SF.
Click to see all adoptable animals.

April 2024

Grandpa finally has a forever home! Lucky couple, lucky boy. His new family has fostered for Grandpa’s rescue organization and they are so excited to give him a home!

Wilbur found himself a big family, complete with canine sibling.

Bart

Sugar Plum has twinkled her way into her forever family.

Adoption update for one of the Rugrat puppies! “This is Mack, formally known as Chuckie, with his older brother Cashew. He fits right end. We can’t even tell it’s only been a month, seems like they have been together forever. They are inseparable”

Barnaby was adopted and we already have an update: “Barnaby is doing great. He is starting to understand that we are his people and already seems pretty connected with Ozzie. He is eager to play, play, play with his new sister, Jett. We took him to get a bath today and he LOVED it! You were right, Barnaby needs some training but he is going to be a star. Our cats are not a fan of Barnaby yet but in time they most likely will be. Thank you for giving him so much love there, it really is evident.”

Update! Mary (fka Posey) was adopted last September as a puppy by one of SFPD’s officers, who she accompanies to the office: “Mary is ready for another night of petting therapy for Ingleside Station’s Swing and Midnight shift officers.” Such a good girl!

Wee pup Taquito has gone home with her new family.

Fun puppy cutie Billie found her pack! She’ll be living with four roommates who look forward to many hikes together.

Snorty lovebug Hubba Bubba has been adopted.

Abby

Candy

Kermit

Manatee

Marsha and Phillip were adopted together!

Noah

Snapdragon

Tootie

March 2024

Senior duo Rocko & Miko found themselves at our shelter when their person died. They were adopted from us more than 10 years ago. Happily, friends of their owner flew to SF from Colorado to adopt them. Thank you!

Adoption update! Petra (now Coco) is living a happily spoiled life with her dad, Steve Adami. She was in her stroller about to enter Costco. She is 3 months old and getting bigger, and was so calm amidst the hustle and bustle around her. It was obvious he dotes on her so much and said she’s almost done with her puppy classes! What a proud girl dad! Her IG handle is @cocoinsf

Bernie the young conure was adopted last month after his previous owner died. We got an update from his adopter: “Bernie is such a beautiful bird and is doing great in training and very much loved.”

Pretty Miss Tidbit was adopted this weekend: “I adopted Tidbit and she settled into our home in no time! Just wanted to give y’all an update and let you know she’s doing great.”

Sweet Eloise and her fabulous ear floofs were adopted by one of our cat volunteers today! It was love at first sight!

Big boy Tuna was adopted today after waiting patiently for almost 4 months! He took his beloved unicorn stuffy home with him and had a little celebration in the parking lot. Happy tails!

Adoption update! “Enzo was found all alone, in a Hunters Point sheet metal yard parking lot in February 2021, weighing 7 ounces and the great person who brought his tiny self to SFACC is our unknown hero. He checked out to be healthy and was put in Foster care via SFACC, and the rest is awesome history! Enzo was a pandemic parking lot adoption after his neutering (oh my goodness I am sure Enzo thought he was being Tutored not Neutered) I facetimed his Foster Mom on a Friday and went to ACC parking lot the next Tuesday. When Enzo adopted me, he weighed just 2 lbs and today he’s 14 pounds of Tuxedo love. He adores his Big sis Grappa. We love Enzo so much and he’s a therapy kitty cuz he keeps 10 year old Grappa young and me too.

Thank you so much SF ACC for fostering Enzo a  nd giving him a chance to live. We love life with Enzo Furrari! He’s meowvalous!”

Adoption update! Mittens was adopted a couple of weeks ago and we just got an update: “Hey SFACC Fam, it’s Mittens, but my dad now calls me Hank. He grew up learning to read through the stories of a nefarious farm dog called, “Hank the Cowdog” and gave me the name in his honor. I’m doing great! Dad takes me out every morning for a five-mile run to the top of twin peaks. It’s my favorite part of the day besides going to the dog park where I am an absolute star!!! I shine bright when playing tug o’ war with new dog friends, get compliments from the onlooking humans, and play nicely with everyone while getting my zoomies out.

I am so polite when on leash walking exactly by my dad’s side, if not two steps behind, although I must admit when I know we are going to the dog park I put all my strength into getting dad to move faster. Because I’m always staying physically active my indoor personality is really reserved and I spend most of my time in my dog bed by the office window or on the couch as a reward for being a good boy. We have our first day of puppy school coming up and my vet introduction appt too! I’ll let you know how those go. Nevertheless, Dad gave me my first bath at the local pet shop and he said I did great! Nevermind my shy little whine and side eye when he used the blow dryer instead of towels.

Thanks for taking care of me, giving Walker the chance to love me, and stay tuned for more updates! With gratitude and love,Hank a.k.a. Mittens a. a. k. a. Hanky Panky“

Doodle puppy Marvin was adopted earlier this week. He has a new name, Sunny, and a new brother to play with.

Adoption update! Puppy cutie Chuckie (R) went home this weekend. His new name is Mack and he loves hanging out with his new big brother Cashew!

Purty Peach has been adopted! Her new name is Juniper.

This family adopted 3 cats: teen house panther siblings Wednesday & Puggsley, as well as handsome gent Olaf. One cat for each person!

Sweet beauty Luna. It took her a few weeks to find her confidence in the shelter thanks to the help of our volunteers. Now she’s in her furrever home!

Pretty pup Larkspur was adopted today! She was found on St Patrick’s Day and was adopted on Easter. Her new name is Shannon.

SFACC dog volunteer Rebecca adopted a cat, who’s now named Hashbrown! He was a stray with a big abscess on his back, but now he’s all healed up and has gone home to live with his dog sister.

Benedict

Celestina

Delia

Maddie

Marshmallow and Fluffy

Porcetta

Tommy