AnimalSaversTM
Berkeley and Sacramento, CA
Our Pet List
THE SWEETEST DOG IN THE WHOLE UNIVERSE! Clover arrived via the stork at the AnimalSavers ranch. Or angels? Okay...maybe not. But he was simply there one day and we're lucky to have him. Great with dogs and humans. At around 1 year of age and about 20 pounds of love and joy, you couldn't find a nicer dog. Cutest trait? His tail wags his whole body.
We are an animal rights group whose primary purpose is to reduce animal suffering and death by rescuing animals from high kill shelters. Although we do some random street rescue when we come across a stray in traffic, we are rarely able to take in owner relinquished animals. However, we do offer courtesy listings online for the public for a nominal fee of $50.00 and will screen the applications for you. Alternatively, we charge a $50.00 deposit which we return in full when we adopt out your animal through us. With the latter option, we keep the adoption fee.
AnimalSavers originated in the Bay Area with a strong CAL BERKELEY consciousness. We target the Bay Area for homes because Sacramento, where most of the animals are fostered, has an unspeakable 90% kill rate at their shelters, killing an estimated 50 animals daily. Secondly, by local ordinance the county shelters sells up to 7% for medical research and experimentation to U.C. Davis and Sutter Medical Center, and has been the target of national protest by PETA, among other animal welfare organizations for many years.
We are often asked why our adoption fees are so high and what they go to. Our prices for many of our cats are actually half what they were eight years ago. But our fees for most dogs has increased substantially. Although we are an all volunteer organization, the cost of caring for our sanctuaried animals for their lifetimes is raised exclusively from our adoption fees. We are strictly no kill and take forever care of animals that the public finds "unadoptable," These include feral cats, senior pets, animals with behavior problems and special needs animals who are blind, deaf, or suffer other maladies such as diabetes or ongoing severe heart problems. In other words, the most adoptable of our pets fund the least. Our actual cost for each animal with us averages out to around $2,500.00 - $3,500.00 per animal. That is the true cost of being a genuine no-kill organization. But we think the animals are worth worth every cent.
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Additionally, the Sacramento County shelter was sued by In Defense of Animals, the Animal Protection Institute and AVAR for illegally killing healthy animals before placing them up for adoption to the public or recovery by their families, in clear violation of California law. (Click here to read more.) As if this wasn't dismal enough, the average lifespan for a dog or cat in Sacramento county is reportedly a mere 1 1/2 years, due to improper fencing, failure to immunize, low spay/neuter rates, lack of microchipping and i.d. tagging pets, and general indifference to their health care. In contrast, two cities in the Bay Area, Oakland and San Francisco, were ranked in the top 5 throughout the nation for pet care and life expectancy. |
While trying to upgrade the quality of life for pets in Sacramento, we are working diligently to to find homes outside of this humanely reprehensible community.
Our animals may be seen by appointment only after a successful application is completed. If you find someone you like from our available pet list, be sure to email us for our application. We will then contact you to arrange a meeting with our animal friends.
Our animals are fostered primarily in Sacramento. These animals may be viewed at their foster homes. Transportation of our pets from Sacramento to the Bay is available for an additional $50.00 fee.
A Jewish saying is "To save one life is to save a whole world." Those in rescue often say that to save one life won't save the world but it will mean the world to that one life. Can you find room in your heart or home to save a life and foster? If not, can you donate through our PayPal link at the bottom of this page to help another to do so? This simple gesture will improve one whole world.
Mary Wings, San Francisco's Author Laureate, wrote "Writing you on our one month anniversary of having Casper (Teddy Bear) with us! He fits in perfectly! Loves the other dogs, they tolerate him and sometimes play with him, too! He has us all up on our feet!
We go out to Precita Park where other dogs teach him manners, and once a day to the top of the hill where Casper and Sparky will hunt for gophers. There are trips to the Stern Grove dog run, and lots of walks thru the Mission, where smells are the best.
Sparky sleeps on my right side, and Casper sleeps in a ball over my head....He's added so much to our household- and, my older dog, Sparky for the first time in her adult life is playing with another dog. They tug and tug and it's great for her...
Thank you so much. Diane, for rescuing Casper and leading him to us!
Click here to see some of our adopted angels. (Pardon our pride!)
