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Open House Aug 3: Thank the Lifesavers, Meet the Dogs 26 Jul 2013 | 08:57 am
If you've adopted or plan to adopt from either Berkeley Animal Care Services or BADRAP, or if you're curious about the workings behind this work, there is a crew of people you need to meet. Behind the...
lessons from a dog bite 21 Jun 2013 | 09:55 pm
A tragic, dog related death in Union City, CA on Monday June 17 pushed every body's buttons this week and sent news outlets rushing to file fast-deadline headlines from an alert that was distributed b...
Where's Jonny? 6 Jun 2013 | 09:37 am
Stuffed animal empire 'GUND' announced back in August '12 that none other than Jonny Justice had been chosen to be the model-dog extraordinaire for a brand new toy. (News) Who could've imagined that? ...
Rescue Jam! 8 Apr 2013 | 06:26 am
In one month, a very special event in Oakland, CA.... WHAT: The Rescue Jam is a two day conference for 501c3 rescue groups who are motivated to build a sustainable future for their organization. Join...
Build it and they will come 20 Feb 2013 | 01:34 am
A two minute peek into a recent spay/neuter event held at the East Bay Rats Motorcyle Club. Documentary filmmaker Joshua Izenberg does a great job smoothing his camera into this crowd of West Oakland ...
BADRAP's year end report and two holiday miracles 29 Dec 2012 | 05:28 pm
How does time fly so quickly? We've been so immersed in daily dog details that we had to look to our facebook timeline (!) for help lining up the events of 2012 into a year end report, linked below. I...
Ratty Santa - Toy drive for West Oakland kids & dogs 7 Dec 2012 | 04:57 am
This holiday, we're teaming up with big hearted motorcycle club East Bay Rats to bring Santa to dog lovers in the under-served neighborhood of West Oakland. Ratty Santa will be taking photos with nei...
five years' worth of happy: highlights from the hoedown 21 Nov 2012 | 06:14 am
Thanksgiving shoppers will get a treat if they dare pick up this week's National Enquirer during their wait in long grocery store lines. If they can brave their way past the celeb trash talk and photo...
Re-homing a dog: A survey offers insight, and adoption strategies 16 Nov 2012 | 07:50 am
Much has been written to help improve adoption rates, and those shelters that have been putting in the effort have been enjoying the relief and the joy that comes from increased adoptions. (Linked: An...
the Home Sweet Home Hoedown - Come dance with us! 29 Sep 2012 | 12:59 am
Five whole years ago this October, a soon-to-be famous group of dogs left Virginia and touched ground in California. Come celebrate the five year anniversary of the Vick dogs' homecoming with us at o...