Berkeley humane serves the people and animals of our community by providing life-saving programs for cats and dogs, cultivating compassion, and strengthening the human-animal bond.

Animal Protection & Welfare , Animal Training , Animals , Veterinary Services

Adoption the primary purpose of berkeley humane is to shelter homeless companion animals until they are placed in suitable homes, and to educate the public about the ramifications and responsibilities of pet ownership. In 2017, 1013 animals found new homes, 966 animals were fostered by our volunteers, and 72 pet owners were helped by our pet loss support group. Berkeley humane also rescued 46 animals from hurricane irma and 16 from the napa wildfires. veterinary hospital berkeley humane's veterinary hospital performed over 4,500 exams, vaccinations and surgeries in 2017, including over a thousand shelter animals. The hospital also provided over 300 spay/neuter surgeries to the public through the launch of our spay the bay clinic, and another 600 other procedures for the public, including deworming, microchips and vaccinations. education and training berkeley humane provides owner education seminars and dog training classes (including training for juvenile and difficult to handle dogs), reducing the potential that dogs will be rejected from homes and returned to a shelter or rescue. We provide special behavioral training classes and private consults for dogs that exhibit reactive and/or aggressive behavior, assisting owners in both the effective and safe management of them as well as techniques to change those behaviors. In 2017, 676 dog owners enrolled in 147 training classes. Our behavior advice line provided assistance to 327 animal owners.