Animal Shelter

Address: 1 Bolivar Dr, Berkeley, CA 94710
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Phone: (510) 981-6600, TDD: (510) 981-6903, FAX: (510) 981-6610

Hours: Monday, Tuesday from 10:00 to 4:00 / Wednesday from 10:00 to 7:00 / Thursday, Friday, Saturday from 10:00 to 4:00 / Sunday from 11:00 to 3:00

The Berkeley Animal Shelter provides a safe haven for homeless pets from the cities of Berkeley, Albany, Piedmont, and Emeryville.

The City’s animal shelter provides adoption services, advice on animal-related topics, lost and found pet reports, and free or low-cost spay/neuter vouchers for Berkeley residents’ dogs and cats.

SNYP Vouchers (Spay Neuter Your Pet) are available through two nonprofit organizations:

Fix Our Ferals: (510) 215-9300
Paw Fund: (510) 390-3488

Learn more about services through the Berkeley Animal Shelter:

Volunteer or donate to support the Animal Shelter

Support Berkeley’s Animal Shelter by volunteering your time, or with monetary or in-kind donations:

Monetary donations: Send a check made out to the City of Berkeley to 1 Bolivar Dr, Berkeley, CA 94710.
In-kind donations: towels, sheets, pillow cases, blankets. Please do not send us anything that is stuffed (no stuffed animals, pillows, or stuffed comforters).