Oakland Animal Services

The kennels at Oakland’s animal shelter are at capacity due to an unprecedented number of large dogs coming in, city officials said Wednesday.

It’s time to Clear The Shelters! Malou Nubla found an inspirational teenager in Oakland who is living with a debilitating disease but also helping to save animal lives.

Two-hundred dogs sick with canine flu are moving to an Oakland warehouse where they will be quarantined for four to six weeks, according the Oakland shelter.

The Oakland animal shelter reported an outbreak of canine flu among their animals on Thursday, and warned dog owners to steer clear of their facility.

A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a suspected serial cat shooter in Oakland.

With hundreds of cafes brewing in the region, Bay Area coffee shops face tough competition. For the last seven years, however, one Oakland cafe has been slowly clawing its way to the top.

KitTea, a cafe featuring adoptable cats, plans to open in San Francisco next week.

Oakland’s Cat Town Cafe and Adoption Center has succeeded in adopting close to 200 animals since it opened in October.

A rise in kittens surrendered to animal shelters this spring – in part because of the drought – has Oakland Animal Services officials asking residents to help foster the abandoned felines.