July 2026

We got a loving tribute to one of our alumni: “Hi there. I adopted a pit bull from you nearly 13 years ago (11.12.13) and want to share that he was the greatest joy and glue to our family. He had so many animal friends and loved everyone he met along the way. Today, we peacefully said goodbye to Titus, aka Pig Man. He was surrounded by his family and so much love, as he always was. We’re all proud to have given him an amazing life and are grateful SFACC picked him up as a stray in GG Park all those years ago. He really made our family complete and I’m forever honored to have been his🥹💔🪽 thank you.”

Smokey has gone home! He’s going to be living with a feline sister.

Lovebug lap cat Leila came to the shelter a month ago with her kitten and has gone home to soak up lots of love from her new mom!

This young lady and her mom adopted Trixie (new name Brownie) to be friends with her guinea pig Cookie! She wants to be a volunteer here when she gets older.

Adoption update! Sweet little guinea pig Gillian (left) was recently adopted to be the new buddy for a guinea pig who was grieving after she lost her partner. “We just wanted to let you know that Gillian (who we’ve renamed “Lily”) is doing great in her new home. The bonding with her new buddy Sophie has gone very well and they are enjoying hanging out, eating hay & veggies, and getting cuddles together. We’ve taken them both to the vet recently and Gillian/Lily is in great health due to the excellent care she got with your team–thank you!…we can see how much Lily has brighten [Sophie’s] days. Meanwhile, Lily seems to wake up pop-corning, totally excited about her new digs and family.”

Sweet Miss Gizmo (you can see her face peeking out of the carrier) was adopted after waiting a month and a half.

Adoption update! Charlie–formerly known as Saffron–was adopted back in March. Her adopter says she’s doing great, loves the beach, and is somewhat of an escape artist, but she loves Charlie so much.

Limbo

Mona

June 2026

Gorgeous tuxie siblings Bolin & Spidey were adopted last weekend by one of our volunteers. Their new names are Simone and Maurice and they’re loving their new home, complete with catio!

Adoption update: We’re so happy to see sweet shy scruffimuffin Milo smile in his new home. His adopter says “Thank you guys! The process was so easy and I couldn’t be happier!”

Ben & Jerry were adopted together.

Chatanooga

Wanda (fka Flora) was recently adopted and lives on a houseboat. This weekend she went for her first sailing trip! Go Wanda!

The weekend of June 8, 12 cats & kittens and 2 dogs were adopted.

Downy Puff

Zuzu

Velma

Maggie

* These photos represent some (not all) of the June 2026 adoptions.

April 2026

We recieved a very touching adoption update: “I adopted Eskimo back in June 2010! His original shelter name was Mortimer. This week, at almost 18 years old, Eski crossed over the rainbow bridge. I just wanted to share my gratitude for the life-saving work that SFACC does, and I’m so lucky to have been able to spend so many years with Eski.”

Sweet volunteer fave Tuna was adopted in 3/24 and we just got a great update: He’s now named Chewy. His dad reports he could not be happier with Chewy and that all he wants to do is love, love, love. He’s the same sweet and gentle guy he always was. And as you can see Chewy enjoys watching TV!

Here’s an update about Bruce Bruce, the bulldog formerly known as Chungus who was adopted in December: “Bruce Bruce is still learning his manners but he is thriving.”

“Just wanted to share an update on Cassian, who I adopted in June of last year. He just celebrated his 1st birthday and he’s doing great!”

Playful & friendly young Fluffy has been adopted!

Guinea pig cutie Stripe has been adopted! He’s gone home to live with a guinea pig buddy.

Sycamore is heading home to her new digs in Walnut Creek!

Young bunny charmer Charlie was adopted today! (His baby picture from when he arrived at the shelter is in the lower right.)

This sweet cat was adopted by his finder. He was found as a stray with an injured tail. Our vet team amputated the injured tip of his tail when he was also neutered. After healing nicely and no one coming to claim him, his finder’s family was very excited to bring him home. His new name is Mochi. Happy tails!

Thin Mint (now Hank).

Robbie (left) with his new sibling.

Elm

After patiently waiting at our shelter for more than 2 months, Care Bear has been adopted! He’s going to continue being a bear: his new name is Koda Bear. 

Abbot

Dale

Brave Little Toaster

March 2026

Sweet kitten boy Oscar has gone from badly injured in a trash can to his forever home! His adopters were so excited about meeting him that they arrived before we opened today.

Teeny scruffimuffin Betty has been adopted! She’s going to live with another small terrier mix sibling.

Saffron came to say hi! She’s doing well and gets to go to the beach twice a day. Her new name is Charlie!

Darling pup Chips Ahoy has been adopted! His new name is Lucky and he’s going to live with a big canine brother.

Barley

Elton

Kermie

Snack Break

January 2026

What better way to ring in the new year than a great adoption update? Tuxie boy Johnny arrived at our shelter after being hit by a car. He recovered well, but for a while his mouth’s resting position was partly open. Happily that was resolved after a few weeks. Johnny was adopted in early December and is loving his new home, as you can see. He even sleeps snuggled up with his new sister Terra every night.

Update: Chubby Cubby was adopted in November 2024 and just enjoyed her second Christmas with her forever family. “Chubby’s been a great addition to our family. Well loved by everyone! She’s lost 30 lbs since her adoption and has so much more energy.” Cubby is chubby no more!

Handsome Dobie Apollo got adopted before we even had a chance to post him. He now has a Boxer sister who’s also an SFACC grad. What a great start to the new year!

Update: “Can you believe it’s been 4 whole years since I found my humans? Time flies when you’re having a paw-some time! Life here is absolutely pawsitively amazing! I’ve trained my humans well—they shower me with treats, belly rubs, and endless love.
I have some senior age challenges, but nobody would guess my real age (no grey hair!). My heart is still very young! Every day is an adventure filled with nap times, smiles, walks with my energetic puppy sister and sniffing every tree in the neighborhood!
Have a wonderful holidays and thank you for taking care of me before I found my forever home! Yours sincerely, Kayah.”

Low rider Limbo just shimmied her way out of the shelter with her adopter.

Cassie

Kate

Our star QB Brock Purdy!

Scrimmage

Ele the cat came to the shelter after our animal control officers got a call on our emergency dispatch about a cat meowing loudly in an apartment building near the elevator. They found the cat in the bottom of the elevator shaft, visible only through a crack. Her adopter is the elevator technician who came out and helped us get her from beneath the elevator. Ele was injured: she had a pelvis fracture and badly broken right leg. Our vet team amputated the injured leg and now she’s off to her forever home!

Aramus

Ross (now Chewy)

Travis

Huddle