On April 1, 1994, the San Francisco SPCA and the San Francisco Department of Animal Care and Control (ACC) forged the Adoption Pact. It marked the beginning of a pioneering partnership, with The SF/SPCA and ACC together pursuing an ambitious aim: to eliminate euthanasia as the common fate of homeless cats and dogs.

The Adoption Pact guarantees a place at The SF/SPCA for all San Francisco's adoptable dogs and cats, except pit bulls of unknown origin (To accept a pit bull, The SF/SPCA requires complete records of its history). If ACC can't place an adoptable dog or cat, the animal is transferred to The SF/SPCA, where it stays until it finds a home.

In fiscal year 2000-2001, 2,638 dogs and cats were transferred from ACC to The SF/SPCA; 28 percent were considered adoptable and 56 percent were "treatable," needing medical treatment or behavior rehabilitation before they were ready for adoption (the remainder were mostly feral cats altered and returned to their colonies).

For the text of the Adoption Pact, click here.

San Francisco Fiscal Year Summary 00/01

The San Francisco SPCA DISPOSITION DOG & CAT TOTALS Public Intake 793 Transferred from ACC 2,638 Adopted 3,455 Redeemed 17 Euthanized Adoptable Treatable Neonatal Non-Rehabilitatable 0 0 0 161

The San Francisco Department of Animal Care & Control (SF/ACC) DISPOSITION DOG & CAT TOTALS Public Intake 7,819 Transferred to SF/SPCA 2,638 Adopted 1,838 Redeemed 1,357 Euthanized Adoptable Treatable Neonatal** Non-Rehabilitatable 0 259 192 1,397

SF/ACC and SF/SPCA Combined DISPOSITION DOG & CAT TOTALS Public Intake 8,612 Adopted 5,293 Redeemed 1,374 Euthanized Adoptable Treatable Neonatal** Non-Rehabilitatable 0 259 192 1,558

**The majority of animals in this category were neonatal kittens with serious illness and/or were euthanized without being offered to The SF/SPCA.

For complete information on the Adoption Pact Agreement, call The San Francisco SPCA at (415) 554-3000 or email us by clicking here