 |
The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
The SF/SPCA—Maddie's Pet Adoption Center
|
|
|
|
| 250 Florida St. (between 15th and 16th Sts.). 415-522-3500.
www.sfspca.org/home.shtml
|
|
|
| Seven days a week, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
|
|
| BART to 16th St. Mission Station. The shelter's website has detailed driving directions. |
|
|
| The SF/SPCA is a private, nonprofit animal welfare organization that was founded in 1868. In addition to running a shelter, it has many other programs, including a dog and cat hospital that provides free care to pets of the homeless and low-income seniors, a hearing dog program, and dog training and behavior modification classes. The SF/SPCA's shelter, Maddie's Pet Adoption Center, houses dogs in sunny, comfortably furnished apartments, not cages. |
|
|
| The shelter has an average population of 500 animals. It adopts out over 3,000 dogs and cats each year. |
|
|
| The majority come from Animal Care and Control. The rest come from other shelters or the public. |
|
|
| For a puppy, $150 plus $100 that goes towards two SPCA training classes. For an adult dog, $80 plus $75 for a training class. The fee includes spaying or neutering, vaccinations, and de-worming. The training class fee is refundable with proof of enrollment in a training class elsewhere. San Francisco residents must also pay a $13 license fee. |
|
|
| The SF/SPCA has adoption counselors on staff who will talk with you and help you to figure out how to pick a dog who will be a good match. If you can bring along family members, roommates, and any dogs you already have, it will make it easier to select a dog that will fit well you're your home. |
|
|
| Bring proof that dogs are allowed in your home—a copy of your lease that says that pets are OK, a letter from your landlord, or proof that you own your home. |
|
|
| The SF/SPCA is supported exclusively by private donations. Some of these are raised by Critter Lovers at Work (CLAW), a group that organizes benefits and special events for the SF/SPCA. |
 |
