PROCLAMATION OF THE
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
PROCLAIMING
OCTOBER 2026, AS
ADOPT A SHELTER DOG MONTH
IN THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
WHEREAS, October is nationally recognized as Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, bringing awareness to the thousands of dogs in animal shelters awaiting loving homes and encouraging communities to choose adoption when welcoming a new pet into their families; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino Department of Animal Services provides animal care and field services to the City of San Bernardino and surrounding partner communities, caring for thousands of animals each year while working to reunite lost pets with their families and create positive outcomes through adoption, foster care, rescue partnerships, and community programs; and
WHEREAS, shelter dogs come in every age, size, breed, and personality, and adopting a shelter dog not only provides a deserving animal with a second chance, but also creates space and resources to help the next animal in need; and WHEREAS, the dedicated employees of San Bernardino Animal Services work every day to provide compassionate care, veterinary treatment, enrichment, behavioral support, and lifesaving services to animals in our community, while Animal Control Officers respond throughout the City to protect both animals and residents; and WHEREAS, volunteers, foster families, rescue organizations, community partners, adopters, and residents play an essential role in supporting the Department's lifesaving mission and helping shelter animals find safe and loving homes; and WHEREAS, every shelter dog represents more than a kennel number, they represent a life, a story, and an opportunity for a second chance, and the City of San Bernardino encourages residents to adopt, foster, volunteer, to spay and neuter your pets, and help create a community where every adoptable pet has the opportunity to find a home; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED, that the Mayor and City Council of San Bernardino do hereby proclaim October 2026 as ADOPT A SHELTER DOG MONTH and recognize the employees, volunteers, foster families, rescue partners, adopters, and community members whose dedication helps provide second chances to animals throughout our community.
Presented on this 7th Day of October 2026