Local Animal Groups
Below are links to public and private shelters and rescue groups in the Bay Area.
Organizations marked “Public” serve surrounding community and are the proper place to bring a lost or stray animal.
As of January 20, 2021, the City of San Leandro has moved its animal shelter services from Fremont to East Bay SPCA to better serve San Leandro residents. East Bay SPCA will provide shelter services for strays or lost animals found in incorporated San Leandro without appropriate identification at the Oakland Shelter located at 8323 Baldwin Street in Oakland.
Alameda County | Other Counties |
Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter (Public) Alameda, CA (510) 337-8565 Cities served: Alameda | Antioch Animal Services (Public) Antioch, CA (925) 779-6989 Cities served: Antioch |
Berkeley Animal Care Services (Public) Berkeley, CA (510) 981-6600 Cities served: Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Piedmont | Contra Costa Animal Services (Public) Martinez, CA (925) 608-8400 Cities served: all of Contra Costa County, excluding the city of Antioch |
Berkeley Humane Berkeley, CA (510) 845-7735 | Humane Society Silicon Valley Milpitas, CA 95035 (408) 262-2133 |
East County Animal Shelter (Public) Dublin, CA 925-803-7040 Cities served: Castro Valley, Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton, San Lorenzo, Sunol, Unincorporated Hayward, Unincorporated San Leandro | Marin Humane Society (Public/Private) Novato, CA (415) 883-4621 Cities served: all of Marin County |
Hayward Animal Services (Public) Hayward, CA (510) 293-7200 Cities Served: Hayward | Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA (Public/Private) San Mateo, CA (650) 340-7022 Cities served: all of San Mateo County |
ICRA: Island Cat Resource & Adoptions Alameda, CA (510) 869-2584 | Pets in Need Palo Alto, CA (650) 496-5971 |
Oakland Animal Services (Public) Oakland, CA (510) 535-5602 Cities served: Oakland | Pets in Need Redwood City, CA (650) 367-1405 |
Ohlone Humane Society Fremont, Newark, Union City, CA (510) 792-4587 | San Francisco Animal Care & Control (Public) San Francisco, CA (415) 554-6364 Cities served: San Francisco |
Tri-City Animal Shelter, Fremont (Public) Fremont, CA (510) 790) 6640 Cities served: Fremont, Newark, Union City | San Francisco SPCA San Francisco, CA (415) 554-3000 |
TVAR: Tri-Valley Animal Rescue Pleasanton, CA | Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) Walnut Creek, CA (925) 256-1273 |
Valley Humane Society Pleasanton, CA 94566 (925) 426-8656 | Humane Society of the North Bay Vallejo, CA (707) 645-7905 |