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On April 1, 1994 the San Francisco SPCA and the City's Department of Animal Care and Control signed the Adoption Pact. The Pact states that if the City Animal Control Center is unable to find a home for any of its healthy dogs or cats, The San Francisco SPCA will take the animal and guarantee to place him. The Pact also gives the San Francisco SPCA the ability to save the lives of thousands of treatable dogs and cats. (On June 13, 1997, The SF/SPCA modified its pit bull adoption program to no longer accept pit bulls with unknown histories.)


San Francisco Adoption Pact Year Summary 1998-1999



The San Francisco SPCA

DISPOSITION

NUMBER OF DOGS & CATS

PERCENT

Adopted 4,971 97.8%
Redeemed 29 0.6%
Euthanized

Adoptable
Treatable
Non-Rehabilitatable


0
0
83


0%
0%
1.6%
TOTAL 5,083 100%


The San Francisco Department of Animal Care & Control (ACC)

DISPOSITION

NUMBER OF DOGS & CATS

PERCENT

Adopted 1,833 19.5%
Transferred to SF/SPCA 2,482 26.4%
Redeemed 1,472 15.7%
Euthanized

Adoptable
Pit Bulls*
Treatable
Underage**
Non-Rehabilitatable


0
101
645
517
2,342


0
1.1%
6.9%
5.5%
24.9%
TOTAL 9,392 100%


ACC and SF/SPCA Combined Totals

DISPOSITION

NUMBER OF DOGS & CATS

PERCENT

Adopted 6,804 56.73%
Redeemed 1,501 12.51%
Euthanized

Adoptable
Pit Bulls*
Treatable
Underage**
Non-Rehabilitatable


0
101
645
517
2,425


0%
0.84%
5.4%
4.31%
20.2%
TOTAL 11,993 100.00%



*The dogs euthanized in this category were pit bulls with unknown histories.
**The majority of animals in this category were neonatal kittens with serious illness and/or were euthanized without being offerred 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