East Bay Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals

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. Additionally, we operate our oakland spay and neuter clinic which provides low cost procedures to members of our community.-in 2024 we held 12,093 appointments at our full service and oakland spay and neuter clinics combined. More than 6,900 vaccines were administered via the theodore b. Travers family clinic and the oakland spay and neuter clinic. More then 4,650 animals were spayed/neutered at our full-service clinic and oakland spay and neuter clinics.

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 2024, 5,838 people were touched by east bay spca humane education programs. Humane educators led 49 care lessons reaching over 414 students. There were 672 participants in summer, winter & spring animal camps.the humane education department facilitated youth volunteering for 483 young people through shelter scout and community service programing.

We believe that protecting the human-animal bond requires preventive strategies that supports pets and their owners so we offer a variety of accessible education and outreach programs.humane advocacy: the first program of its kind in the us, our humane advocacy program employs social workers to match qualifying families and their companion animals with local services including monthly pet food pantries, subsidized veterinary care, and discounted spay/neuter and vaccinations. 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, we provided more than 380 discounted spay/neuter surgeries, and $225,624 in financial assistance to almost 400 pets in need and 55,203 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 pets and their people is a top priority at east bay spca. Our skilled behavior & training staff work with shelter animals to help them feel comfortable in their shelter home and provide guidance to their new family after adoption. 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 2024, 553 owned pets received training through our free behavior helpline, public dog training classes, and private training sessions. 339 shelter dogs and cats benefited from our behavior modification programs to help them get adopted.volunteers: in 2024, over 600 volunteers gave over 32,500 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.