East Bay SPCA

Made an appointment to get my dog fixed. Soon as I walked in two ladies at the front desk had the most negative energy. No expression on their face, no smiles… nothin. Didn’t feel welcomed at all. The surgery went well but they called me while I was at work and said he was being a «drama queen» and that I had to come pick him up early. Who knows how they treated my baby boy. Oh… and while they were examining him inside, he was growled at both of the women. That was a red flag for me right away. Everything else was fine. Except they need to hirw friendlier people.

Although we did not adopt a pet from here the place us clean and well run. They are a fairly large facility and had lots of choices. The animals look healthy and the staff is helpful and friendly.

I love my Ruby! When I went in for a cat my son and I came out with a dog. She is a great companion to my other dog and the humans she lives with!

Oct 2014– We came to the Dublin SPCA after a horrific experience with a different shelter. The staff here heard our story and were so helpful, patient and understanding. They were determined to find us the right dog and were not pushy at all. After lots of visits, we found Copper (shelter name Dawn) and she turned out to be our angel.
A few weeks after adopting her, one of our parents was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia. It was a dark time in our lives but having Copper truly saved us and brought us joy when we thought there was none. Thank you to the staff of this wonderful place, you all are obviously passionate about what you do!

I recently accompanied a friend to the Dublin SPCA so that she could adopt a friendly feline companion and was amazed at how well they keep the animals, the cats in particular. The SPCA provides a wonderful service and I hope reviews like this make more people aware of their efforts and that there are many lovely pets that you can take home. The volunteers here really should be commended.
My friend loves her little Sammy and is considering adopting another companion. If you have been considering sharing your home with a little companion I urge you to visit the Dublin SPCA.

I brought my two animal-​loving toddlers for a visit and I’m so glad we did. The animals are so well taken care of. And, the facility is really nice.

I recently was in Kauai for 2 weeks, and my family and I had the pleasure of taking out a dog from the Kauai Humane Society on a field trip. My family and I fell in love with the dog named Missy. She was such an amazing dog and we finally decided we were going to adopt her. When we went to adopt her, the Kauai Humane Society informed us that she had been transferred to the East Bay SPCA. I then contacted the East Bay SPCA to explain to them that we wanted to adopt her and give her a good home with us. We live in Kentucky and I even said that we would pay to have her transferred to Kentucky. The East Bay SPCA would not allow us to adopt her because we were not in person. We had met her and were already going to adopt her but because she was transferred she will remain in a shelter longer than she already has. It honestly breaks my heart because my family and I truly fell in love with Missy.

I will never, EVER adopt another dog from this place EVER again. This is the second dog I have adopted from the SPCA that had a bad spay job and the staff literally doesn’t give a s***. Not only that, but the puppy I ended up adopting was extremely sick and needed to be hospitalized. I don’t understand how the staff or the vets could be so irresponsible and careless. I’m beyond livid by how the SPCA reacted when I told them. With the sickness it was basically «well that’s not our fault if she wasn’t showing signs» with the spay it was «well that’s just an opinion». They literally don’t give a s*** about the animals there and only want the money from you for the adoption. They are rude, careless, and the least bit understanding. Yes, after adopting a pet I realize the financial responsibilities that they come with, but a dog/​puppy should not be released to one that is severely sick to the point of hospitalization or that hasn’t had a proper spay/​neuter. I am absolutely disgusted with this particular SPCA and hope that any pets that go to a shelter go to a better one than this one.

This place has exceptional staff. They helped us find the perfect dog. They do not euthanize animals, and we adopted a 6 year old Puggle with a major underbite. he was apparently a staff favorite and they’d been rooting for him to find a home for over three months. Old dogs need homes too!

My mom and I took our 2 cats in today for the whole package: Shots, flea dip, and spaying. This was the cheapest place my mom could find, and for spaying they only charge $ 75 per cat. It’s a relaxed environment, but when walking in, some of the dogs are obviously scared and will bark rather loudly.
If you have cats in a carrier, make sure they have blankets and are secure :-) They took excellent care of our cats and were very gentle with them. For any animal, I’m sure it’s a new and disrupting experience for them, but they definitely know how to handle nervous critters with kindness.
Post-​Op, they said our little kitties would be as high as a kite for 3 days, so we know they will not be in any pain. I really appreciate knowing our cats are in good hands. :)

Wonderful location! Great volunteers and staff! AMAZING summer camp for my son!

Untrustworthy staff. We transported a dog from Hawaii from the SPCA there to East Bay SPCA. We decided to adopt this dog and kept in contact with the volunteers in Oakland and staff in Dublin where the dog was transported during the week we were waiting to take him home. One woman told us she placed a ‘pop up’ on the dogs info so we would be called when he was ready to be adopted. We found out this never happened and were told «oh well, sorry.» We were told daily by the volunteer how the dog was doing and fed lies that he was in contact with the director in Dublin about our dog. We also found out these were lies. We called and spoke to a staff member at the Dublin adoption center and were finally told out dog would be adoptable at 400p the next day. We made a 75 mile trip to pick him up, left work early, ready with new collar, leash, tags, etc. we arrived at 345p to be told that he has been placed up for adoption that morning and someone put him on hold already and they would not release the dog. When we asked why they would adopt him out after telling us the day before that he would not be adoptable until 400p, the staff member mysteriously disappeared (the one who told us this). Our family and granddaughter were heart broken after we had done soooo much for this animal– only to be told, «Sorry, someone gave us $ 25 to hold him and we can’t do anything for you– nor do we know who you are.» I will NEVER do business with this unit again. I have been involved with rescuing 100+ animals and have NEVER experienced such lies and deceit as I did with and group here… Still heartbroken about our missing family member, «Po.»

Love this place. We adopted our 1 year old terrier mix from this center and we are so happy. We are first time dog owners and The staff was super helpful … All vaccinations were up to date, neutered and micro chipped which if we were to do, would have costed us a lot… Great place …

Beautiful and clean facility! My bf and I went to this shelter looking for a specific cat. The cat enclosures are all glass room with about 3 – 4 cats in each. You can tell just by looking at the cats that they are very well taken care of. We got to play with the cats for a bit and we ended up taking home a sweet 7 year old cat. The whole process was smooth and friendly!

Our daughter absolutely LOVED the summer animal camp. Being an 11 year old we tried to make sure that she was signed up for as many summer camps as possible in order to keep her busy. We were so incredibly lucky to have been able to sign her up for this one and I can honestly say that it was the best camp she did all year. She could not stop talking about it every day that she came home.
Ms. Cooke and her staff were so incredibly friendly and helpful throughout the entire week. The kids got to work with animals and learn the importance of caring for them and helping them. Her Mother and I felt so good about sending her to a camp like this especially knowing that the proceeds would go to such a good cause. I wish that all kids could go to a camp like this and honestly if we could have sent her for multiple weeks we would. There isn’t anything not to like about this camp. The animals are amazing, the humans are amazing and the camp is amazing.
Thank you so much for such a wonderful opportunity and for everything that you do.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU WHO VOLUNTEER! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
This SPCA (and all others in Bay Area) is the cleanest, friendliest, and most accommodating of it’s residents. I came the other day to say hello to some cuties, and it was so precious! They had decorated the cages and kennels with children’s art. I love that! The name tags and descriptions of each animal were creatively designed by little kids who go to camp there. So precious and creative.
If I could adopt all the animals and give them a great home, I so so so would.

If you have pets, want pets, or need pet services, come one come all to this lovely establishment tucked away on the outskirts of Dublin.
I brought my little guy here to get neutured here on National Spay/​Neuter Day at the East Bay SPCA.
The staff here are friendly and are dedicated to making sure your pet is a happy boy or girl.
Chuckie my long haired chihuahua was in good hands after his procedure and even got microchipped for $ 10 extra. It is clean when you first walk in, and there is even a section for accidents, displaying clean up supplies and towels.
They also sell flea meds at highly discounted rates and put up the pricing on the walls in the doctor’s offices.
The doctor who took Chuck in was friendly and took to Chuck well, even though he was little nervous.
I recommend this location and any service provided here for your pets or future pets. I havent visited the adoption center next door, but I hear there are some real gems in there that need homes.

This is the best shelter in the East Bay. We got both our kitties here and had a wonderful experience. Holly is amazing, knowledgable, and so caring.
We started looking for a kitten in July. We went to another shelter but weren’t really happy with the staff, environment, or kittens. We went to EBSPCA and saw a few kittens we liked. My boyfriend wanted to go look at the dogs. At the end of the hallway, in the last kitty condo on the left, there was this little Siamese who looked at me and said, «You’re here for me! Take meeeee home!» I had a Siamese when I was younger and have always loved them. We asked if we could meet Sandwich. Holly brought him to the meeting room where we got acquainted. It was love at first pet. He was ours and he knew it. We started the adoption papers and he was in his forever home an hour later. That was July 2012. Dexter is the coolest, best behaved cat I’ve ever had.
A month later, we started thinking that maybe we should get Dexter a friend. Back to EBSPCA. They didn’t have as many kittens this time. But one stuck out to us. Moustache was an eight week old boy looking for his forever home. We met with him in the meeting room and decided he was for us. An hour later he was on the way to his new home. We were a little worried how Dexter would take to a new kitty. But our worries quickly subsided. We put Moustache in the middle of the livingroom still in the crate and Dexter got so excited that he was pawing at the crate and looking for a way in. We opened the top and Moustache popped out. They touched noses and ran off together. They spent the next hour following each other around the house before they took a nap together. I think this goes to show how well the EBSPCA does at acclimating the pets they adopt out.
It’s now been five months since we’ve had Dexter and Oliver (Moustache’s new name) and they are the best of buds. They play together and more importantly, keep each other company while we are at work. We can’t imagine our life without them.
Thank you Holly and everyone at the EBSPCA!

Can I give them 10 stars!!!
This is my story:
Monet, my 5 month kitten needed to be neutered.
Went to the site, and I gathered all the information that I needed. SPCA’s site is a great site, extremely friendly and easy to navigate.
So, I tried to call the SPCA to make an appointment and had to leave a voicemail. The problem was that I work at Preschool and we cannot use the phone at all, so my opportunity to make phone calls is extremely short and difficult. Sometimes just using my e-​mail is easier so I decided to try that and Ashleigh (the person responsible for neutering/​spaying appointment) quickly answered me back. I explained on my e-​mail that I couldn’t do anything on the phone due to my work and sent her my boyfriend’s phone so she could talk to him and make all the arrangements. She called him right away and worked everything out on with him on the phone for me! Got Monet’s appointment, got my payment and after everything set up, she even sent me one follow up e-​mail.
One day before the appointment, got a call from SPCA to talk about the prep before the surgery.
So, on Monet’s appointment day, my boyfriend dropped him off and he said the place was extremely clean and the staff was nice.
For picking up after neutering they have a time frame in the afternoon and my boyfriend got stuck in traffic due to a car accident on the freeway. He called them and explained he wouldn’t make the timeframe for 15 – 20 minutes. They promptly said that was no problem and they would wait for him to come and pick the kitty up.
My kitty was the last one to be picked up, but my boyfriend told me he was having all the attention from the staff playing with him in the back, like a V.I.P! :)
He got home so happy, he didn’t look that he went through a neutering procedure at all on that day!
And the cherry on the top was that 4 days after the procedure, I got a call from SPCA asking how Monet is doing!
For real!!! Totally V.I.P service!
Great staff, great service!
Thank you all from the bottom of my heart! :)

This is an excellent place to adopt k-​9. As far as cats, they look like they are well taken care of with a lot of toys to play with. I’m just allergic to cats, so I’m stopping here. Although they seem to have a lot of kittens available.
Anyways, before we went through the process, there’s so many questions about how compatible your companion will be. We were granted a 7 day compatibility trial period before we adopted our little mutt. Greg and Tom are really knowledgeable about dogs and were really helpful. I suggest talking to them. Greg helped us with the whole adoption process. Even made house-​call follow ups which showed this place really cares. Tom is an excellent trainer as well (small dog training).
The place is clean, and the dogs look well taken care of. The second chance dogs get their own insulated room. I think they are air conditioned too. I recommend this place to visit if you plan to adopt.
(Check out my pics of «Fiona»)