Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life!
Contact us, or contact another local humane society, animal shelter or SPCA.
We Serve the Following Cities, Towns, and/or Counties: San Francisco and the Bay Area
The San Francisco SPCA
About Our Shelter
Founded in 1868, the San Francisco SPCA is the nation's fourth humane society and the first west of the Mississippi. We have become one of San Francisco's most enduring and respected institutions, as well as a national leader in saving homeless cats and dogs.
Each year, The SF/SPCA find homes for thousands of dogs and cats and provides veterinary care to as many as 30,000. Our subsidized Spay/Neuter Clinic has performed procedures on approximately 150,000 cats and dogs, greatly reducing the number of surplus kittens and puppies.
Come Meet our Pets
250 Florida Street San Francisco, CA 94103 415-522-3500 Open Daily, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Wednesdays 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., Closed major holidays
Our Adoption Process
Potential adopters must be 18 years of age, with a valid photo ID, with permission to have a pet in their home.
All of our animals have received a pre-adoption veterinary exam and behavior assessment, vaccinations, spay/neuter surgery and a microchip.
And our adoption package includes a post-adoption veterinary exam, a complimentary behavior consultation, microchip registration, a coupon for PurinaONE ® pet food, and 30 days of Pet Insurance compliments of ShelterCare Insurance.
Senior dog (7 years or older): $80 Adult dog (6 months to 7 years): $180 Young dog (under 6 months): $225 SF residents pay additional $15 Dog License Fee
Dog adoption and cat
adoption saves lives. Adopt
a dog or adopt a cat and you'll
have a friend for life! What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting
a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats
for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder?
When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs
and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of
dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed
is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten
breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes.
So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat
or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt
a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane
society or pet rescue group.