On Sept. 21 at the Drs. Julien and Raye Richardson Apartments, eight proud people and four adorable little dogs proved that everyone deserves a second chance by graduating from the WOOF internship program. WOOF, which stands for Wonderful Opportunities for Occupants and Fidos, is a unique San Francisco Animal Care & Control (ACC) foster program […]
When a dog named Charlie chased and attacked a police horse at Crissy Field five months ago,the media put on their usual pit bull and pony show, replete with ignorance, vitriol, misinformation, and downright lies. The San Francisco Chronicle‘s C.W. Nevius loves a bad pit bull story, because people who feel passionately on both sides […]
In 2010, when the City once again slashed her already bare-bones budget, Rebecca Katz, San Francisco Animal Care and Control (ACC) executive director had no choice but to consider letting two people go from her already understaffed shelter. During one of their visits to ACC, Pet Food Express (PFE) co-owner Michael Levy and director of […]
When I adopted Skylar Grey from San Francisco Animal Care and Control, she was 2 months old, 19 pounds, and, we think, had been living in a car with a kid who fed her French fries from the Dollar Menu at McDonald’s. A lot has changed in little over a year: Skylar is now 14 […]
Years involved with animal rescue: 20 Tell us about your organization. Our mission is to provide education about the German shepherd dog, find homes for abandoned German shepherds, and to build a community within our organization of support and friendship stemming from our mutual love and respect for this breed. We are an all-volunteer, nonprofit […]
Skylar loves doggy fro-yo. She gets one every night around the same time, and she even waits in front of the refrigerator, her big green eyes traveling from the freezer to me and back to the freezer. The probiotics in yogurt help regulate Sky’s sensitive stomach. The problem is, store-bought brands can be pricey (around […]
When a woman saw a 1-year-old pit bull-boxer mix wandering the streets starving, she tried to give him some dry dog food but noticed he was only able to move it around in the bowl. The Good Samaritan took him to the Contra Costa Humane Society where a veterinary exam and subsequent x-rays revealed that […]