Oakland Animal Services Reviews

We are SO HAPPY to get Cleo and Tivi. The staff was helpful, pleasant and efficient. I just wish I could take all the animals!

They were wonderful. Our fur baby passed away. One of them stayed with me as I cried and shared my story. She gave advice and was sympathetic. I appreciate you; wish I got your name.

While some of the negative aspects mentioned by others are true, this place is clearly understaffed and it has a lot of volunteers helping out. Wait times can be long, they may not all be on the same page regarding an animal's information... but, you know what? They are trying their best and, more important they REALLY CARE about the animals. For me, that's what matters most. We adopted a 3-month-old cat some time ago, and he's been in great health ever since. I wouldn't hesitate to get my next pet from Oakland Animal Services again.

I went in to adopt a Cat. Absolutely no one greeted me or instructed me on what to do when I arrived. The staff behind the. Punter was incredibly cold. Stood around 10 minutes before I was able to sign up for an adoption.

Waited 30 minutes just to find out the cat we wanted was adopted. I looked at some other cats and found one I wanted but they closed adoption at 5:30 which no one had ever mentioned to me. By this time I had been there an hour and decided to leave. I looked at all the cats one more time on the way out. A staff member was prepping another cat for a viewing even tho they just told me adoption had closed. I feel like they lied about closing adoption at 5:30 or something. No idea why but they were absolutely still allowing people to view and adopt pets.

This was a terrible experience over all and I won t be going back.

This comment is toward the the SPCA part of this facility. We caught a rabbit that was running around my neighborhood for a week plus and took it to the Hayward animal shelter and was referred to SPCA ON Baldwin st. But when I got there, because of where I live. They would not take this rabbit. Then referred to Oakland animal shelter. Knowing that I live in San Leandro. I went there because I was referred. It's a sad day for this Bunny. I don't think I will catch anymore strays to keep the from harm or hit bye cars anymore because of this.

I got Madeline here as a puppy almost 7 years ago. She was the calendar cover pup for the 2014 publication and is the most wonderful pup I've owned. I had to wait about 4 weeks so she could big enough to spay before she went home with us. She's been a wonderful addition to our household and is still a "pup" I will have for a long time! Thank you Oakland Animal Shelter. I'm so glad we found you when we did and you had a wonderful addition for our family!!!
Laurie Smith

Very nice Animal Services Center. Friendly staff. Reasonably well kept adoption center. Volunteers are generally helpful.

I have adopted several times from them and the customer service has always been a AWESOME experience!

I watched your Show on Netflix I myself have a support pet....Youve made me feel so much love for you all. God bless you all. Sue Anne Dunn from Adelaide Australia. Xxxx

So you want a dog. I decided I did and looked in all the wrong places. While I own a home with a fenced yard, all the rescues were determined to decide on the right dog for me. I wanted to decide myself. And I sure didn't want a puppy. So I started looking on Craigslist too. Someone suggested I try the OAS on a regular basis focusing just on dogs newly available for adoption, since I didn't want a chihuahua or a pit bull/mix. This is how we met Ivy. We had one play session and headed back two days later. On that day we decided she would come home with us. Let me point out that unlike rescues, OAS fees are remarkably reasonable, especially if you are a (ahem) senior. Ivy isn't perfect, but neither are we. She is leash reactive and we have worked on this since we got her. She is sweet in a dog park, and seems to be smarter than her owners. It;'s been a wonderful year with her. Give OAS a chance. if you are lucky, you will find a remarkable dog before he or she is pulled by one of the rescues, and for a lot less money.