East Bay Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals

OPERATION OF ANIMAL SHELTER

THE EAST BAY SPCA OPERATES TWO SHELTERS AND ADOPTION CENTERS FOR HOMELESS DOGS AND CATS. THESE PETS ARE TRANSFERRED FROM OVERCROWDED MUNICIPAL SHELTERS, SURRENDERED BY OWNERS WHO CAN NO LONGER CARE FOR THEM, OR BROUGHT INTO THE SHELTER AS STRAYS BY GOOD SAMARITANS. ALL INCOMING ANIMALS RECEIVE MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL EVALUATIONS; WE PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL SUPPORT (SPAY/NEUTER, VACCINATIONS, SHORT AND LONG TERM TREATMENTS, SOFT TISSUE AND ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIES) AND BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT TO PREPARE THEM FOR ADOPTION. OUR SKILLED ADOPTION COUNSELORS WORK WITH THE PUBLIC TO BEST MATCH FAMILIES WITH PETS. ANIMALS THAT ARRIVE AT OUR SHELTERS TOO YOUNG, TOO WEAK OR TOO SICK GO INTO OUR FOSTER CARE PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUAL CARE PRIOR TO ADOPTION.IN 2023, 2,960 ANIMALS WERE SHELTERED BY THE EAST BAY SPCA.OF THE ANIMALS SHELTERED, 1,930 NEEDED MEDICAL CARE BEFORE THEY COULD BE ADOPTED. MORE THAN 1,050 ANIMALS BENEFITTED FROM FOSTER CARE; OUR FOSTER VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED MORE THAN 21,500 HOURS OF FOSTER CARE.

WE BELIEVE THAT PREVENTING CRUELTY TO ANIMALS REQUIRES PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES THAT CHANGE BEHAVIORS OF PETS AND THEIR OWNERS AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY SO WE OFFER A VARIETY OF EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. HUMANE ADVOCATE: THE FIRST PROGRAM OF ITS KIND IN THE US, OUR HUMANE ADVOCATE PROGRAM MATCHES QUALIFYING FAMILIES AND THEIR COMPANION ANIMALS WITH LOCAL SERVICES INCLUDING MONTHLY PET FOOD PANTRY, SUBSIDIZED VETERINARY CARE AT OUR CLINIC AND OFFSITE VETERINARY WELLNESS CLINICS. WE PROVIDE WRAP AROUND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND HELP REFER CLIENTS TO HUMAN SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ASSIST IN STABILIZING THEIR SITUATIONS. IN 2019, A HOLD FOR HOME PROGRAM WAS ADDED TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY SHELTER TO PETS OF FAMILIES IN CRISIS. THE GOAL IS TO KEEP PETS AND THEIR PEOPLE TOGETHER IN HEALTHY, HAPPY HOMES AND AVOID PEOPLE NEEDING TO SURRENDER THEIR BELOVED ANIMALS.PARTNERING WITH OUR COMMUNITY GROUPS, WE PROVIDED MORE THAN 318 DISCOUNTED SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES, OVER 200 FREE VACCINATIONS, AND $74,406 IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 450 FAMILIES IN NEED AND ALMOST 46,000 LBS. OF FREE PET FOOD.BEHAVIOR & TRAINING: BEHAVIOR ISSUES ARE A PRIMARY REASON THAT FAMILIES SURRENDER A PET TO SHELTERS AND ARE A BARRIER TO ADOPTING PETS TO NEW HOMES. HELPING BEHAVIORALLY CHALLENGED DOGS IS A TOP PRIORITY AT EAST BAY SPCA. OUR SKILLED BEHAVIOR AND TRAINING STAFF WORK WITH SHELTER ANIMALS TO ASSURE THEY ARE COMFORTABLE IN THEIR SHELTER HOME AND ON THEIR BEST BEHAVIOR WHEN THEY JOIN THEIR NEW FAMILY. WE PROVIDE A WEALTH OF BEHAVIOR AND TRAINING RESOURCES FOR OUR COMMUNITY: A FREE BEHAVIOR HOTLINE TO SPEAK WITH TRAINED STAFF; AN ONLINE LIBRARY OF HANDOUTS AND SEMINARS; AND A FULL RANGE OF IN-PERSON GROUP AND ONE-ON-ONE TRAINING CLASSES. IN 2023, 568 OWNED DOGS TRAINED THROUGH OUR PUBLIC DOG TRAINING CLASSES. 1,032 SHELTER DOGS AND CATS BENEFITED FROM OUR BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION PROGRAMS TO HELP THEM GET ADOPTED.VOLUNTEERS: IN 2023, 495 VOLUNTEERS GAVE OVER 27,930 HOURS OF SUPPORT - FEEDING SHELTER ANIMALS, CLEANING KENNELS, PHOTOGRAPHY, WALKING DOGS, SOCIALIZING CATS AND PROVIDING COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO NAME JUST A FEW ROLES. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR THIS VITAL SUPPORT.

THE THEODORE B. TRAVERS FAMILY VETERINARY CLINIC OFFERS FULL-SERVICE, HIGH-QUALITY VETERINARY CARE TO PET OWNERS, SHELTER ANIMALS AND OTHER LOCAL RESCUES AND SHELTERS AS WELL AS LOW-COST AND FREE VACCINATIONS AND SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES. IN 2014, WE RECEIVED CERTIFICATION FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF VETERINARY HOSPITALS PLACING US AMONG THE TOP 12% OF VETERINARY CLINICS NATIONWIDE.IN 2023, 3,878 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES INCLUDING 224 THROUGH OUR LOW INCOME/VOUCHER PROGRAM.MORE THAN 4,600 ANIMALS WERE VACCINATED VIA THE THEODORE B. TRAVERS FAMILY CLINIC AND SPAY/NEUTER CLINICS.OUR VETERINARIANS PERFORMED SURGERIES (NON SPAY/NEUTER) ON 526 OWNED DOGS AND CATS AND 182 FROM OUR SHELTERS.

THE EAST BAY SPCA HUMANE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT EMPLOYS EDUCATORS TO LEAD YOUTH PROGRAMS IN ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES. PROGRAMS INCLUDE BEHIND-THE-SCENES SHELTER TOURS, SCOUT WORKSHOPS, YOUTH VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS, IN-SCHOOL PRESENTATIONS, BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND CAMPS. CURRICULA ARE TAILORED TO SPECIFIC AGE AND GRADE LEVELS, STATE CONTENT STANDARDS, AND INDIVIDUAL GROUPS' NEEDS. THE LARGEST AND MOST POPULAR PROGRAM, ANIMAL CAMP, OFFERS K-8TH GRADE STUDENTS ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON ANIMAL EMPATHY AND ADVOCACY, INCLUDING INTERACTIVE LESSONS, PET-THEMED GAMES, ASSISTING WITH SHELTER NEEDS, CRAFTS, AND SHELTER ANIMAL SOCIALIZATION. IN 2023, OVER 6,464 PEOPLE WERE TOUCHED BY EAST BAY SPCA HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. HUMANE EDUCATORS LED 44 CARE LESSONS REACHING OVER 355 STUDENTS. THERE WERE 614 PARTICIPANTS IN SUMMER, WINTER & SPRING ANIMAL CAMPS.122 YOUTH VOLUNTEERS THROUGH YOUTH VOLUNTEER CLUB AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS.