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Mobile Adoptions

Every Saturday (and some week days!) PHS/SPCA takes animals and adoptions on the road. A group of volunteers and staff take adoptable dogs, cats, and small animals to locations throughout San Mateo County. All dogs are on leash while cats and small animals are secured in kennels. Adoptions can be done on the spot, and in most cases you are able to bring the animal home that day. Although we are showcasing our animals in hopes of finding permanent homes for them, we are also there to answer questions about PHS/SPCA services and other animal related questions. Please feel more than welcome to stop by and say hello!

Mobile adoption schedule:

• 1st Saturday of each month:
  

  Serramonte Mall: Jan-March, August, and September

  Petsmart San Carlos: April-June, and Oct-Dec.

• 2nd Saturday of each month:
  Hillsdale Mall, San Mateo 12-3 PM
  
  
• 3rd Tuesday of each month:
  Pick of the Litter, Burlingame 12-3 PM
  
  
• 3rd Saturday of each month:
  Bow Wow Meow, San Carlos 12-3 PM
  
  
• 4th Saturday of each month:
  Petco, Bridgepoint 12-3 PM

We also participate in local special events, including city festivals and parades. For more information about getting our mobile adoptions team at your location, contact Carmen Letona at: 650/340-7022 ext. 341, or cletona@PHS-SPCA.org

San Francisco Bay Humane Friends

Founded by Vanessa Getty and Amanda Brown Chang, members of the Board of Directors of the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA, SFBHF will soon grow to a leadership circle of 10 dedicated animal lovers working to create and fund innovative, life-saving programs for pets at risk throughout the community.

The first, life-saving project

The first project of the San Francisco Bay Humane Friends will literally "hit the road" Autumn 2005 in the form of a 26-six' long, state-of-the-art mobile animal hospital designed and built to perform sterile spay/neuter surgery. An exciting expansion of Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA's current Spay/Neuter Clinic, this mobile surgical suite will provide services for companion animals of low-income families in San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin Counties, working in collaboration with the SF Department of Animal Care and Control and Marin Humane Society. SFBHF is committed to such creative strategic alliances, combining resources and talents in a way that broadens the reach to help the animals of the Bay Area. SFBHF is funding the purchase of this exciting mobile veterinary medical facility, as well as the program costs to make possible free surgeries for people who might otherwise be unable to pay to help their animals.

Hurricane animals treated in our new vehicle

Though the brand-new, donated mobile animal hospital was designed as a community outreach vehicle for PHS/SPCA, it didn't leave our parking lot for its first official mission. Nevertheless, this first use could not have been more important. During the week of September 26, our veterinary staff performed spay and neuter surgeries inside our new mobile unit for a number of the Hurricane Katrina animals.  The staff loved working in the new vehicle!

To get involved...

Gifts of time and money are needed to continue this important work. San Francisco Bay Humane Friends has committed $200,000 per year to establish this program and to keep it up and running. Tax deductible donations should be sent to: San Francisco Bay Humane Friends, c/o Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA, 12 Airport Boulevard, San Mateo, CA 94401.

Feral Cats

PHS/SPCA offers County residents a generous “feral cat” package with two goals in mind: to make using our services, including our Spay/Neuter Clinic, easy and to continue offering discounted services to people who need assistance with feral cats in San Mateo County. We encourage TTVAR (trap, test, vaccinate, alter, return) where caretakers are willing and able to provide ongoing care for ferals. We will offer trap rentals ($50 deposit and $1/day rental fee) through our Front Office.

People who have successfully trapped a feral cat and wish to have the cat altered can bring the cat to PHS/SPCA’s Spay/Neuter Clinic to be tested and altered. Our clinic is the County’s top spay/neuter resource for feral cat caregivers. We alter feral cats by appointment only, Tuesday through Friday. Once you have trapped a feral cat, please call this number and leave a message: 650/340-7022, ext. 679. Staff will check messages and call caregivers back to make appointments. Please note that trying to call around to different shelter departments in an attempt to reach a live person will not expedite the process; if anything, it will mean your information will not be left in the only place where it needs to be. 

Our Clinic’s "Feral Cat Package” includes vaccines as age appropriate, ear tipping, FIV/FeLV tests, in addition to the surgery. This service is available for just $45 or it is free when a county voucher is presented. To obtain a voucher, call San Mateo County Health Department, Monday through Thursday, at 650/573-3940.

Download the following for more information:

• Controlling Feral Cat Populations
• Habitat Modification
• Trapping
• Feral Cat Surgery Instructions
• Taming Feral Cats

Rental Referrals

Have a companion animal and looking to rent? Our Pets in Rental Housing packet contains valuable information for renters with companion animals as well as for landlords who would like to list their housing that allows pets. To receive a packet, or if your landlord/complex allows pets, please contact Lindsay Reynolds at 650/340-7022, ext. 344 or lreynolds@peninsulahumanesociety.org
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Safe Pets Program

Animals living in violent households are often victims of abuse. People seeking refuge from such abusive situations are often unwilling to leave out of fear for their animal(s) safety. PHS/SPCA provides protection and temporary, free housing for animals for up to 45 days, during which time the client is asked to make more permanent arrangements. We ask clients to purchase a San Mateo County animal license (in client's name). This process can be completed at our shelter and establishes legal ownership of the animal in the event that the abuser visits the shelter looking for that animal. Licensing fees range from $6-11 for cats and $11-21 for dogs. Contact Dan Hanley at 650/340-7022, ext. 330 or dhanley@PHS-SPCA.org.

Speakers Bureau

Is your service club, organization, or company looking for an interesting speaker? PHS/SPCA provides speakers and interesting topics for local clubs, service organizations, community events and corporations. Contact Scott Delucchi at 650/685-8510 or delucchi@peninsulahumanesociety.org

Vaccination and Microchip Clinics

We hold Vaccination Clinics on the first Wednesday of every month from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in our auditorium. These low-cost clinics provide vaccinations for rabies, canine distemper, FVRCP and DHPP, as well as microchips -- a permanent form of companion animal identification. For more information, please call 650/340-7022.

PHS/SPCA "Adopts" South San Francisco Fire Department's Rescue Dogs

We were so moved after meeting a group of local heroes at our annual awards ceremony that we adopted them! PHS/SPCA is now an official partner with the South San Francisco Fire Department Rescue Dog Program. Our veterinary staff will be providing free veterinary care and treatment for these remarkable dogs. Few residents know that six special dogs, Sandy, Nelson, Glacier, Jed, Gypsy and Comet, are an important part of the SSF Fire Department. With their keen sense of smell, they are trained to locate trapped victims after a building collapse, terrorist attack or other natural disasters. The dogs are paired with SSF Fire Fighters who, until now, were responsible for handling all expenses out-of-pocket. Now, as a partner, PHS/SPCA is helping the SSF Fire Department maintain an excellent quality of care for their rescue dogs and helping maintain an extraordinary resource for all County residents. To see about helping PHS/SPCA continue this vital program, please call 650/340-7022, ext. 327.

The dogs in action
I've got a scent but from where?	Rescue Dog Glacier alerts his handler Eric Haslam of the So. San Francisco Fire Department during a recent certification evaluation. Glacier passed! Even better, Glacier and Eric have been adopted by PHS/SPCA (see accompanying story).
Happy dog, happy evaluator.	The pooches take a break.