Top Services
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Adopt a Pet
Change an animal's life forever. Adopt a dog, cat, rabbit or other animal.
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Lost and Found
Contact us if you have lost or found an animal or want to redeem your pet.
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Animal Control
Report neglect or abuse, barking or animal bites.
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Surrender an Animal
Learn about your options before you make the decision to surrender your pet.
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License Your Dog
All dogs over four months old, must have a valid dog license.
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Help with Cats/Kittens
Help with found kittens and miscellaneous cat situations.
How to Help
Community Resources
Leadership
Emily Wood
Director of Animal Services
Emily Wood brings decades of experience to the role, including leadership roles at the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Pasadena Humane Society and SPCA, Yolo County Animal Services, and most recently a three-year term as Director of Broward County Animal Care in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Director Wood is an awarded and nationally recognized expert in the animal welfare field and comes to Oakland having most recently overseen a full-service animal welfare department which serves a county of nearly 2 million people.
Contact Us
Address
Oakland Animal Services
Phone Numbers
- Phone: (510) 535-5602
- Fax: (510) 535-5601
- In cases of emergency: call 911 (land line) or 510-777-3211 (cell phone)
Email Address
Open Hours
In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, OAS is open by appointment only. To make an appointment, please call during business hours.
- Monday
- 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Tuesday
- 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Wednesday
- 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Thursday
- 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
- Friday
- 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Saturday
- 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Sunday
- 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM