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.

August 2023

Playful kitten Randy has been adopted by SFACC Animal Care Attendant Tom and his son, summer intern Jake!

Double rabbit adoption! Bonded pair Egypt & Pharaoh have gone home. Hoppy tails!

Adoption update! “Hello, just wanted to update you on Fritz (previously Jax). I adopted her about 3 years ago and she is the best dog i could’ve asked for! Fritz is always happy to go on adventures and loves the beach + park. She loves spending time in our backyard sunbathing as much as she can and enjoying our fresh berries from the garden. She is happy, healthy and definitely the most spoiled girl ever. Thank you so much for everything you do! You can also follow along to see her next adventures on Instagram @fritzinsf “

Sweet boy Roger was adopted and he’s going to have a new brother.

Guinea pig sisters Blossom & Buttercup adopted after the young adopter presented his research and prep to his family in Power Point!

Fun pup Valentino has gone home! He’s going to have a new canine sister Gidget.

Smart puppy Josey has picked her family. Tag, you’re pawrents!

Rattie sisters Lola & Nikki have been adopted together! Happy tails!

Super sweet bunny Drizzle has been adopted! Looks like lots of fun & love are in store!

Kitten cuties Nigel and Percy were adopted together! We love it when kittens go home in pairs: double the love and fun!

Sweet wee scruffimuffin Angus was adopted today! His adopter has adopted from us not once, but twice before. 

Kitten cutie Ferguson was adopted by one of our dog volunteers!

Darling piggie Emmylou has been adopted! She has a new sibling in forever home.

Sweet kitten boy Ice was adopted! He was the last of his litter; he was just waiting for his forever family to show up.

Big sweetie Eggo has gone home with a canine sibling with a very similar look. Twinning!

Petite sweetie Zelda has gone home!

Darling pup Curtis has gone home with his new family, including a new big canine sister. 

Purrfectly named Just Beautiful has been adopted! 

Butterscotch has gone home with her forever family. Hoppy tails!

Casanova

Extra (on the right, now Barnabas) and his new sister California Sweet Potato (Cali).

Gin has been adopted and going home to an older cat sibling.

Gracie

John

Ketchup

Mason

Momo and Too Cute were adopted together. Yay!

Nook and Cranny are going home together!

Peekaboo

August 2021

August surpassed July in adoption numbers, with 218 adoptions: 22 dogs, 170 cats (meow!), and 26 other species (guinea pigs, rabbits, and birds). The shelter staff transferred an additional 61 dogs, 95 cats, and 140 other species to partner organizations.

Our longest term dog resident Ivy has found her forever home! Happy tails sweetie!

An update from kitten Buck’s adopter: “I wanted to let you know how things have been for Buck as he has settled into my home! He very quickly explored my apartment and after a couple of days, has developed a strong relationship with my current cat Willoughby. They’re now playing together a lot and Willoughby has taken on big-brother duties and regularly licks and cleans Buck (who I have renamed Percy).”

Fluffy boy Teddy has been adopted. Hooray!

We love Lava Cake! And now she has a family to love her too.

Molly’s been adopted!

Pretty Kitty with her new family, who are giving her a perfect new name: Patches. An update from her adopters: “Thank you everyone! Patches had a good transition for her first night and getting to smell all the new smells in our neighborhood. Her tail is up in the air and she is a happy puppy. Our son is giving her so much love and she is filling his heart.”

Woohoo! Little pup Pablo has been adopted!

Wombat with her new family.

Gorgeous boy Bentley just went home last week and we already have an update! “Just wanted to send some pictures of Bentley over and say thank you so much for everything!!! 4 days together and he has absolutely changed our lives. He is the best behaved, most loving, happy little pup ever. We still can’t wrap our heads around how perfect he is. Thank you for posting him to your social media page which led us to him. Thank you to all the SF animal care and control workers and volunteers who took him in and cared for him along with every other gentle soul they meet. Countless lives have been saved and changed for the better through your compassion. We are forever grateful!”

Montero

Hayes with his new family.

Montgomery

We love kitten updates, especially about bonded pairs! “I got these 2 sweeties this past month and the intros are going great. Just wanted to share. Formerly Grigio and Sol; now Monster (gray) and Taz (black).”

We just heard from the lucky family who adopted rattie pair Walt Jr. & Flynt: “We love our new members of the family. They are wonderful. I would like to thank the people working at Animal Control and the Volunteers for the wonderful adoption experience.”

Adopted pup Talulla has her own Instagram: @talullalovesyou

SFACC B&T Supervisor Katy Jones drove big boy Draco to a foster in Oregon (through the BRAVE Rescue organization). Draco was a wonderful passenger and BRAVE is a partner of SFACC that has done a lot for our bullies!

Sweet Halley was adopted by one of our own dog volunteers. Woof!

Big Mac is now named Milton. Adopted by former SFACC staff member Craig O’Brien:

“Brandon and I want to express our gratitude for everyone at Animal Care & Control San Francisco, thank you all so much! This big hunk is fitting in really well, he’s perfect! You all work like a well-oiled machine, lots of teamwork! Thank you Ketzia, Michael, Martha (she processed our adoption paperwork), Angelique, Tim, and a big thanks for Tony for the dog to dog, and the cat test! I can’t leave out all the wonderful volunteers, thank you for being of service! We know how hard you all work for the city’s animals, thanks for all you do, you’re all appreciated! Also, BIG THANK YOU to Officer Pone (Stephanie) for safely rescuing him while he roamed the streets of San Francisco! His new name is Milton, and he’s a big lover! He loves sleeping, car rides, and everyone who crosses his path … he’s completely non-reactive to other dogs. Milton and our 15 yr old kitty Quincy are getting a long really well, he’s super respectful, and he’s also become fast friends with our tortoise Chester-Perkins! We hit the lottery with this guy, we’re so incredibly grateful that he’s part of our family, thanks again everyone at Animal Care & Control San Francisco !!”