Mission Statement

FixSanFrancisco.org is a grassroots campaign working to re-energize the vision of San Francisco as a no-kill city. We are seeking to network with like-minded people, city agencies, non-profits and rescue groups. Our goal is to ensure that animals with treatable medical conditions and behavior issues have the opportunity to be adopted into good homes.

 FixSanFrancisco.org advocates the following:

1. Transparency: We believe San Francisco residents should know the outcome of every animal that becomes homeless in San Francisco and enters the shelter system.

Animals should not be killed if a rescue organization is willing to take the animal and find him/her a good home. The San Francisco SPCA only works with very few rescue groups.

Animals should not be killed if they contract treatable and manageable conditions. For example, kittens diagnosed with feline leukemia or feline immuno-deficiency virus are now being killed at the SF SPCA. However, it is well recognized that the initial diagnosis is often inaccurate, and follow-up tests are recommended (see Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine: http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/brochures/fiv.html). We want to know when animals are killed for treatable or manageable medical conditions.

In summary, we want shelters to be transparent so we know when and why and how many homeless animals are killed in San Francisco. 

2. Acceptance: We want San Francisco to expand its definition of adoptable animals. Appearance and specific diseases and behaviors should not identify an animal as adoptable or non-adoptable. We believe that the adopters should make that decision for themselves

3. Community: We want the shelters in San Francisco to increase adoptions and good outcomes for San Francisco’s homeless animals.

Some San Francisco shelters are taking in an increasing number of out-of-county animals from places that do not have spay/neuter programs in place; this is like trying to stop a broken faucet. The result may be more "treatable" animals left at the city's pound, Animal Care and Control (ACC). We want to better track the impact of this policy on ACC. We want to save the highest percentage of San Francisco animals as possible -- not just increase the number of adoptions per year.

4. Adoption Process and Standardized Procedures: We are advocating a standard adoption questionnaire with expectations for adopters. We want to place the right animal in the right household to provide the best outcome for people and animals.