San Francisco Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals

TO SAVE/PROTECT ANIMALS, PROVIDE CARE, ADVOCATE FOR THEIR WELFARE, ENHANCE THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND.

THE SAN FRANCISCO SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (THE "SF SPCA") IS A NONPROFIT ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN SAN FRANCISCO.THE SF SPCA'S MISSION STATEMENT IS AS FOLLOWS:THE MISSION OF THE SF SPCA IS TO SAVE AND PROTECT ANIMALS, PROVIDE CARE AND TREATMENT, ADVOCATE FOR THEIR WELFARE, AND ENHANCE THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND.THE SF SPCA'S MAJOR SOURCES OF REVENUES ARE FROM FEES FOR SERVICES, BEQUESTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, ADOPTION FEES AND VARIOUS PROGRAM SPONSORSHIPS. THE SF SPCA OPERATES NUMEROUS PROGRAM SERVICES IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS MISSION. THESE FALL INTO THREE GROUPS: COMMUNITY VETERINARY SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDES TWO PUBLIC VETERINARY HOSPITALS, A HIGH-VOLUME SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC, THE SHELTER MEDICINE PROGRAM, AND OTHER SIMILAR PROGRAMS; COMPANION ANIMAL PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDE AN ADOPTION CENTER, ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY, AND SEVERAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS; AND ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, WHICH INCLUDES THE SHELTER POLICY AND LEGAL SERVICES INITIATIVE/ADVOCACY, COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS, AMONG OTHERS. COMMUNITY VETERINARY SERVICESVETERINARY HOSPITALS: THE SF SPCA OPERATES TWO FULL-SERVICE SMALL ANIMAL VETERINARY HOSPITALS (THE "HOSPITALS"), ONE LOCATED IN THE MISSION DISTRICT AND THE OTHER IN THE PACIFIC HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD. BOTH ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND TREAT MORE THAN 40,000 ANIMALS A YEAR. ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN ANIMAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, THE HOSPITALS OFFER COMPREHENSIVE VETERINARY SERVICES FOR DOGS AND CATS, INCLUDING COMPLETE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CARE, DENTAL SERVICES, EMERGENCY SERVICES, RADIOLOGY, AND ULTRASOUND. THE PACIFIC HEIGHTS LOCATION IS OPEN 8AM-6PM FOR APPOINTMENTS AND 24 HOURS A DAY FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES. THE MISSION LOCATION OFFERS 24-HOUR NURSING CARE FOR HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS AND IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS 8AM - 6PM AND EMERGENCY SERVICES 8 - 5PM DAILY. THE HOSPITALS OFFER SIGNIFICANT DISCOUNTS FOR PET OWNERS WHO NEED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS CRITICAL PET HEALTH CONDITIONS. WE PROVIDE THESE SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME SENIORS AND OTHER PET GUARDIANS SUFFERING ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS. SPAY/ NEUTER CLINIC: THE SF SPCA SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC (THE "CLINIC") IS A FULL-SERVICE CLINIC; THE CLINIC'S EXPERIENCED SPAY/NEUTER SURGEONS PERFORM MORE THAN 6,000 PROCEDURES PER YEAR. THE CLINIC WAS THE FIRST FACILITY IN SAN FRANCISCO TO PROVIDE LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER SURGERY. THE CLINIC PERFORMS SPAY/NEUTER SURGERY FOR: ALL UNALTERED ANIMALS ACCEPTED BY SF SPCA AND SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL SHELTERS PRIOR TO ADOPTION OWNED ANIMALS, WITH SLIDING SCALE PRICING ACCORDING TO THE CLIENT'S INCOME PIT BULLS AND PIT MIXES FOR FREE DURING PROMOTIONS SAN FRANCISCO FERAL CATS AT NO CHARGE UNDER ITS TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN POLICYPERIODIC EVENTS AND PROMOTIONS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONSSHELTER MEDICINE PROGRAM - ALL ANIMALS ENTERING THE SHELTER RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL CARE TO ENSURE THEY ARE READY FOR THEIR NEW HOMES. BEFORE ADOPTION, ALL ANIMALS RECEIVE A HEALTH SCREENING AND QUALITY MEDICAL CARE IF NECESSARY. THEY ARE ALSO VACCINATED, SPAYED OR NEUTERED, AND MICROCHIPPED. ADDITIONALLY, WORKING WITH OUR PARTNER SHELTERS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY, WE PROVIDE SPECIAL TRAINING AND ULTIMATE PLACEMENT FOR "BEHAVIOR" DOGS THAT WOULD FACE EUTHANASIA AT OTHER SHELTERS. UNDER A HISTORIC PACT, THE SF SPCA ACCEPTS ANY ADOPTABLE DOG OR CAT THE PUBLIC SHELTER, THE SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL ("ACC"), DOES NOT WANT OR CANNOT ACCOMMODATE. NEARLY 75% OF THE ANIMALS TAKEN FROM ACC ARE IN NEED OF MEDICAL OR BEHAVIORAL CARE PRIOR TO ADOPTION. COMMUNITY CARES PROGRAM - THE COMMUNITY CARES PROGRAM ("CCP") PROVIDES PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY, INCLUDING MONTHLY FREE VACCINE CLINICS (THESE WERE TEMPORARILY SUSPECTED DURING COVID SHELTER IN PLACE AND RESUMED EARLIER THIS YEAR), TARGETED FREE SPAY/NEUTER, AND SUBSIDIZED VETERINARY CARE. IN ADDITION, CCP PROVIDES A LOW-COST, BI-WEEKLY CLINIC TO ADDRESS MINOR SKIN AND EAR ISSUES AND OFFERS PREVENTATIVE CARE AND VACCINES.COMMUNITY CATS PROGRAM THE COMMUNITY CATS VOLUNTEER PROGRAM OVERSEES TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN EFFORTS FOR FERAL AND FREE-ROAMING CATS.POLICE HORSE RETIREMENT PROGRAM - THE SF SPCA COORDINATES BOARDING AND VETERINARY CARE FOR HORSES THAT HAVE SERVED THE SAN FRANCISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ARE READY TO RETIRE. FOSTER AND FOSPICE CARE - UNDERAGE, SICK, OR INJURED CATS AND DOGS ARE NURTURED IN VOLUNTEER FOSTER HOMES UNTIL THEY ARE OLD ENOUGH OR WELL ENOUGH TO BE ADOPTED. TERMINALLY ILL ANIMALS WHO ARE NOT IN PAIN MAY ALSO LIVE OUT THEIR LIVES IN A FOSTER HOME. THIS PROGRAM ALSO SERVES HOMELESS ANIMALS IN RESPONSE TO DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS SUCH AS CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES.TRAINING AND SPECIALIZATION - DOGS RECEIVE BASIC TRAINING, PLENTY OF EXERCISE, SOCIALIZATION, AND DOG PLAY. CATS ENJOY SOCIALIZATION AND INTERACTIVE PLAY. THE SF SPCA HAS SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR SHY DOGS AND FOR PIT MIXES TO HELP THESE ANIMALS THAT ARE SOMETIMES OVERLOOKED BY ADOPTERS.ADOPTION OUTREACH - THE SF SPCA PARTNERS WITH MACY'S AND PURINA EACH YEAR TO DISPLAY ADOPTABLE ANIMALS IN THE FRONT WINDOWS OF THE UNION SQUARE STORE DURING THE HOLIDAYS, COMPLETE WITH ADOPTIONS AND FUNDRAISING. IN 2020 THIS EVENT WAS LARGELY DIGITAL TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS.VOLUNTEER SERVICES - THE SF SPCA WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH ALL IT DOES WITHOUT THE 990+ GENEROUS VOLUNTEERS WHO SUPPORT MANY OF THE PROGRAMS LISTED HERE. THESE SERVICES ARE THE FUEL FOR MANY OF OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDING SUPPORTING SHELTER/SHELTER MEDICINE AND THE HOSPITALS, TRAINING AND MANAGING THE FOSTER AND COMMUNITY CATS PROGRAMS, AND THE ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY PROGRAM.

COMPANION ANIMAL PROGRAMSADOPTIONS CENTERS - THE SF SPCA OPERATES ONE LARGE ADOPTION CENTER IN THE MISSION DISTRICT. WE FIND HOMES FOR ROUGHLY 5,000 ANIMALS EACH YEAR. TRAINED STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WORK WITH POTENTIAL ADOPTERS TO ENSURE A GOOD ADOPTION MATCH AND OUTCOME. POST-ADOPTION COUNSELING IS ALSO AVAILABLE. THE MISSION ADOPTION CENTER WAS THE FIRST ADOPTION CENTER EVER DESIGNED WITHOUT CAGES, A DESIGN WHICH ALL MODERN SHELTERS BUILT SINCE HAVE FOLLOWED. ANIMALS ARE HOUSED IN "CONDOS", CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS CONDUCIVE TO ADOPTION AND WHICH PREPARES DOGS AND CATS FOR THE TRANSITION FROM SHELTER TO HOME. DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAK OUR ADOPTION CENTER BUILDING HAS BEEN CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC BUT ADOPTIONS ARE DONE BY APPOINTMENT ADHERING TO ALL CDC SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES.ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY - THE SF SPCA ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY PROGRAM ("AAT") BRINGS THE HEALING PRESENCE OF ANIMALS TO PEOPLE IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES CITYWIDE. EACH YEAR, SF SPCA VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF TAKE ANIMALS ON NEARLY 10,000 VISITS IN OVER 200 SAN FRANCISCO FACILITIES: HOSPITAL WARDS, NURSING HOMES, PSYCHIATRIC CLINICS, SENIOR CENTERS, SPECIAL SCHOOLS, HOSPICES, AND SFO. THE LOVING, NON-JUDGMENTAL PRESENCE OF ANIMALS IS OFTEN SUCCESSFUL IN BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS THAT ISOLATE PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL DIFFICULTIES. THE DOGS, CATS, RABBITS, AND OTHER SMALL ANIMALS CHOSEN FOR THE ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY PROGRAM MUST MEET MEDICAL AND SOCIALIZATION CRITERIA. DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK THESE VISITS HAVE BEEN STOPPED IN FAVOR OF VIRTUAL VISITS AND PROGRAMS.SIDO PROGRAM - ENROLLEES IN THE SIDO PROGRAM CAN REST EASY KNOWING THAT IF THEIR PET OUTLIVES THEM, THEIR COMPANION WILL BE TAKEN INTO THE SF SPCA ADOPTION PROGRAM AND REHOMED ACCORDING TO THEIR INSTRUCTIONS.

PUBLIC EDUCATION & ADVOCACY COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE DEPARTMENT (CX) INCLUDES OUR MARKETING, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND INFORMATION, INDIVIDUAL GIVING, AND VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS - THE STAFF OF THE MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT PUBLICIZES AND PROMOTES ALL ASPECTS OF THE SF SPCA'S WORK AND ENSURES THAT THE PUBLIC IS AWARE OF THE SF SPCA'S ROLE AS A VITAL MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY. THE SF SPCA UTILIZES ONLINE AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA CHANNELS IN ITS EFFORTS. MEDIA CHANNELS, SUCH AS DIGITAL AND PRINT COMMUNICATIONS, SOCIAL MEDIA, TELEVISION, AND RADIO, ARE UTILIZED IN THESE EFFORTS. THE SF SPCA WEBSITE IS UPDATED CONSTANTLY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC: ALL ANIMALS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION IN OUR SHELTER AND OUR COMMUNITY REHOMING PROGRAM, SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS, FUNDRAISERS, AND GENERAL INFORMATION. DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK THE WEBSITE WAS UPDATED FREQUENTLY TO REFLECT HOURS AND OPERATIONAL CHANGES. THE COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE DEPARTMENT ALSO PUBLICIZES ANNUAL SF SPCA EVENTS, ASSISTS IN PROMOTING JOINT EVENTS AUXILIARY ENTITIES FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, AND SUPPORTS AND PROMOTES OTHER ANIMAL WELFARE EVENTS IN WHICH THE SF SPCA MAY BE INVOLVED.ADVOCACY - THE SF SPCA ADVOCATES FOR MORE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS ON A STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL. IT ALSO LAUNCHED THE SHELTER POLICY AND LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM INFLUENCES PUBLIC POLICY AND ASSISTS OTHER ANIMAL SHELTERS IN CALIFORNIA WITH POLICIES AND LEGAL ASSISTANT TO IMPROVE THEIR LIFESAVING CAPABILITIES.