Happy Adoption Tales – Friends of SFACC

August 2024

Sweet little pup Lisa has a family that totally adores her and she will be living near her brother Bart! Her new name is Ruby.

Woohoo! Calico beauty Anna has gone home.

Update for senior sweetie Ernest! “Just wanted to share me and my family’s gratitude for Ernest! Cannot believe it’s been a year since we adopted him! We celebrated his birthday last night. Ernest has been such a blessing to our family. The biggest teddy bear but also the biggest protector of the family. We love our Ern Dog!”

Snuggly couch hippo Edith has gone home. Her new name is Blu.

Big brindle boy Barnaby was adopted in April after waiting for four months. “Barnaby says hello to all his friends there! He is doing great. He is learning his manners. Barnaby seems to have a lot of fans out there. We recently met the wonderful person that rescued him and there have been many times a stranger will ask “Is that Barnaby?” We love this big boy!”

Adoption update! Cutie pie Sara was adopted in the beginning of June and we just heard from her adopters: “Sara, now Penny, is so happy and doing so well in her new life. We are soooo in love with her!”

17-year-old charming gent Abdul was adopted today by one of our volunteers! Happiest of tales to the best boy.

Sammy was adopted by an experienced adopter to be a house cat.

Sweet and silly pup Zeke has gone home!

Happy boy Tank has gone home with his equally happy new person.

Targaryen kittens Aemond & Rhaenys were adopted together. We love when that happens!

“I wanted to reach out and give an update – This is Banshee’s (formerly known as Rose) 1-year “gotcha” day anniversary. As soon as I saw her posted by SFACC, I knew I had to come in and meet her! Once I did I was immediately hooked and didn’t need to see any other kitties…also because if I had, I likely would’ve adopted them as well! She started out a skinny lanky little weirdo and has grown into a still lanky, still little, but less skinny weirdo. Here are some pics–from her first day exploring her new hallways, to lounging on her fancy cardboard couch and keeping watch from her cat tree. The last year has flown by and we look forward to many more together. Banshee says hello!”

Crunch

Lucille Ball

PJ the sweet parakeet.

Winnie

Toro and his new family.

Big sweetie Albus has been adopted! Perhaps our fastest senior pittie adoption ever.

Tiny tabby Jojo, who was fostered by our vet staff, has gone home.

Hooray! Iconic superstar pup Cher found her forever fan club/family.

July 2024

A family for Storm! His adopters recently lost their beloved cat and are thrilled to have a new feline buddy.

Sweet pup Lady found her forever family. Word is she’s going to have a yard for lots of fun times!

Wee kitten boy North has found his forever family!

Teeny tiny tabby Toby has been adopted! He’ll have a feline sibling.

Beautiful Kouza was adopted and returned, but for a very good reason: she hated her new cat siblings. Good news: she was adopted again right away, by a couple who are going to spoil her as an only child.

Big goofball Wally found his forever home.

Junior panther Valerie got adopted! She went home to a feline big brother.

Sweet petite Gemma has been adopted by a previous ACC adopter! Her adopter is going to keep her name, just spelling it with “J.”

Manatee has left us for a life by the sea! He’ll be living out by Ocean Beach.

Adoption update! Cutie pie Polly Pocket was adopted last month. She has a new name, Kali. “We’re so lucky to have her! We’re working on her training right now and she’s doing awesome”

Nola was adopted this week and we already have an update: “Her new name is Amira (Means Princess in Arabic), and she is already responding to it!! My Frenchie and Nola have been enjoying each other and it warms my soul! Thank you all for being so amazing and introducing this beautiful dog to me!”

15-year-old Cinder went home.

Estelle

Gabby

Senior gem Precious Marie has found a loving home for her golden years!

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!

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.