Get Involved at Bark (& Meow) Around the Block!

Bark (& Meow) Around the Block is Berkeley Humane's annual street fair and adopt-a-thon – and it's just around the (calendar) block!

This fun summer event gets people and their pets outdoors with live entertainment, food and drink, kids' games, raffle prizes – and of course the chance to meet your potential new family member. This year we're partnering with over a dozen rescue organizations to hopefully top last year's 45 (!) Bark Around the Block adoptions!

To make this year a barking (& meowing) success, we need 100 volunteers to help with setup, raffle activity sales, activity booths, and more:

When: Saturday, August 15 

Requirements: Able to stand for 3+ hours with short breaks, friendly and outgoing demeanor

Check out last year's photo album to see what's in store! Contact Volunteer Manager Jenn Suzuki with your availability for August 15th (e.g. "Available 12-4 pm") at jsuzuki@berkeleyhumane.org to get involved.

Adopting that many cats and dogs in one day doesn't happen on its own, so many thanks goes to Berkeley Humane's volunteer crew in advance. Almost as popular as the loving animals the Berkeley Humane Society places is our highly coveted series of volunteer orientations! Volunteer orientations introduce you not only to Berkeley Humane's practices, but also our history and philosophies. With so many kindhearted members in Berkeley Humane's community, our volunteer orientations are often booked months in advance, but Bark (& Meow) Around the Block is a rare opportunity to lend your time in-person without necessarily waiting for an orientation opening.

At the very least, we hope to see you there on August 15th – mark your calendars and invite your friends!

Help animals! Drink beer!

Throughout May, enjoying a pint of refreshing Pyramid Alehouse beer means helping adoptable animals!

This week's featured pint is the Dopplebock. The memories don't end at the bottom of the glass: for $1 extra you can take home the special Berkeley Humane pint glass.

Fifty percent of every pint helps Berkeley Humane. So drink up and do some good!

Help Berkeley Humane by drinking delicious beer at Pyramid Ales this month!

The month of May is a great time to enjoy beer and help Berkeley Humane!

Every week in May, Pyramid Alehouse, 901 Gilman St., is helping adoptable animals by serving up craft beer at great prices.

 (Photo courtesy of Pyramid Alehouse's Facebook page)

Each week features a different beer served in a special Berkeley Humane pint glass. 50% of the beer proceeds benefit Berkeley Humane, and you can keep the pint glass for only $1 more.

The pint glass is also for sale in Pyramid's on-site shop, where 100% of the proceeds benefit Berkeley Humane.

This week's featured beer is Pyramid's Thunderhead IPA. They describe it as a "harmonious balance between its bold hop bitterness and subtle malt backbone."

Thanks to Pyramid Alehouse for helping the community's adoptable dogs and cats while simultaneously slaking the community's thirst!

Adoption event at Whole Foods

Happy Feline Friday everybody!

We have an exciting announcement to make! Our Mobile Adoption Center will visit our Berkeley Whole Foods stores this weekend for adoption events!

Tomorrow, Saturday, December 6 from 3PM to 6PM, we will be at the brand new Whole Foods in the Gilman district. On Sunday, December 7 from 11AM to 2PM, we will be at the Whole Foods on Telegraph.

We're very excited for the opportunity to match more of our animals with adopters in the East Bay community! Not only that, but both Whole Foods locations will have a Santa on site for pet photos! Raffle drawings will also take place at both locations during the event.


Come see us and we'll be ready for you with lovable animals, photo opportunities with Santa, raffle prizes, and plenty of holiday cheer!

Can't make it? Still want a new friend to share the holidays with? Come to our adoption center during our adoption hours and meet some of our adoptable animals!

How about playful Phoenix? She'd love to be a part of your family and will provide hours of fun and entertainment with her kitten-like antics.

Or how about sweet Emma, who wants nothing more than a human friend?

The holiday season is a time where many people choose to add a pet to their family. If that's what you're thinking of as well, why not adopt? Our animals would give their all for a warm lap or a rug in someone's home before Christmas! Our adoption hours for cats are Friday through Sunday between 11 and 5. Our dogs are adoptable from Wednesday through Sunday from 11 to 5.