Helping
People and
Animals
in Oakland
Mission
The mission of Oakland Animal Services is to
improve the lives of people and animals in
our community by assisting injured wildlife,
facilitating adoption of shelter animals,
supporting guardians of companion animals,
combating animal cruelty and neglect, and
when needed, serving as the safety net for
the neediest animals living in the City of
Oakland.
Community-Based Model
Increase Accessibility
Address Inequities in
Animal Welfare
Provide Access to
Veterinary Care
Increase Lifesaving for
Shelter Animals
Increased Accessibility
to Services
Increased open hours:
• From 20 hours, 6 days per
week
• To 42 hours, 7 days per week
Flexible appointments available
Increased Animal Control Hours
from 11.5 to 14.5 per day (with
standby for all other hours)
Improvements to Animal
Control Services: Training
crisis intervention
forensics
digital evidence collection
seizure of animals related to animal cruelty
interrogation and interview techniques
search warrants
report writing
Animal Control Services
Call Type Number of requests
Help with stray animals 1,934
Injured domestic animals 906
Injured wild animals 352
Animal cruelty investigations 809
Animal welfare checks 152
Barking or other noise complaints 148
Deceased animal pick up 1,265
Total 5,867
OAS Staffing
Budgeted FY 22/23 Filled Vacant Frozen
Director 1 1 0 0
Assistant to the Director 1 1 0 0
Executive Assistant to the Director 1 0 1 0
Administrative Assistant 0 0 0 1
Animal Control Officers 8.5 8.5 0 1
Animal Control Supervisor 1 0 1 0
Animal Care Attendants FTE 6 6 0 0
Animal Care Attendants (TPT) FTE 3 2.5 .5 0
Animal Care Supervisor 1 1 0 0
Public Service Representatives 3.5 1 2.5 0
Veterinarian 2 1 1 0
Registered Veterinary Technicians 3 1 2 0
Total 31 23 7 2
Access to Veterinary Care
• Monthly Outreach Clinics
• For pet guardians
experiencing
homelessness
• Quarterly clinics at OAS
• Over 1,000 owned animals
helped
Outcome Team
• Kitten/Cat Foster Program
• Working Cat Program
• Hard-to-Place Dog Foster
Program
• Rabbit Foster Program
• Transfer Coordinator
• Adoption Team
• Outreach Coordinator
Intake and
Outcome
Data
2019-2022
Trend: Intake is increasing
Intake for Dogs is back to
pre-pandemic numbers
Intake for cats is 26% higher
Transfers Remain Low
Dogs
Year Intake # Transfer # Transfer %
2019 2,808 1,333 47.5%
2020 1,870 753 40.3%
2021 2,297 551 24.0%
2022 2,852 874 30.6%
Cats
Year Intake # Transfer # Transfer %
2019 2,119 862 40.70%
2020 1,642 547 33.30%
2021 2,444 857 35.10%
2022 2,857 1,161 40.60%
Adoptions are Increasing
Dogs
Year Intake # Adoption # Adoption %
2019 2,808 399 14.2%
2020 1,870 391 20.9%
2021 2,297 907 39.5%
2022 2,852 1,161 40.7%
Cats
Year Intake # Adoption # Adoption %
2019 2,119 867 40.9%
2020 1,642 882 53.7%
2021 2,444 1,151 47.1%
2022 2,857 1,286 45.0%
Euthanasia is Low
Dogs
Year Intake # Transfer # Transfer %
2019 2,808 465 16.6%
2020 1,870 282 15.1%
2021 2,297 166 7.2%
2022 2,852 157 5.5%
Cats
Year Intake # Transfer # Transfer %
2019 2,119 200 9.4%
2020 1,642 159 9.7%
2021 2,444 190 7.8%
2022 2,857 240 8.4%
Contact
For questions regarding this
presentation:
Ann Dunn, Director
[email protected]
www.oaklandca.gov/departments/ani
mal-services