Pets In Need (PIN) was founded in 1965 by Jean Mahoney and Alice Hodges to help lost pets get home and to provide information about pet care to people. Most of all they wanted all dogs and cats to have loving homes.
In 1993 Pets In Need entered a new era of service to our community's animals with the purchase of a plumbing supply warehouse and retrofitted it to be an adoption shelter.
No animal suitable for re-homing is ever put to death... no matter how long it takes. PIN is committed to finding homes for each animal in the shelter. Every dog or cat is spayed or neutered prior to adoption.
Pets In Need is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and is not funded by a city or county animal control contract. PIN's humane work is only made possible through the generosity of people who care.
Mission
Pets In Need's mission is to bring a loving, healthy home within paw's reach of every adoptable dog and cat in our community.
There are always rescued animals available at the shelter or through our foster program. Please visit the shelter. You could find a best friend!
Saving Lives Together:
Private No-Kill and Publicly Funded Open Door Facilities
Pets In Need (PIN) is a nonprofit no-kill adoption shelter. Pets In Need's humane work is made possible by donations. PIN has no city or county contracts and receives no local, state or federal tax money. Last year, 89% of PIN funding was donations from individuals and organizations who care. One percent was from charitable foundations. Ten percent was from fees for services such as Adoptions and Canine College.
Pets In Need brings back dogs and cats from public facilities when they have run out of time. Pets In Need's first priority is to dogs and cats who have run out of time and space at the publicly funded Open Door Facilties and are at immediate risk of being put to death if they are not rescued by Pets In Need.
Open door animal control facilities accept any and all animals regardless of space. Although they do accept donations, they have contracts with local cities and counties to provide certain invaluable services such as the investigation and prosecution of animal cruelty cases and the collection and holding of stray animals until the caregivers can reclaim them. They also make life-saving adoptions.
Pets In Need rescues dogs and cats who are suitable for adoption. Age, number of eyes or legs or treatable medical conditions don't matter. Pets In Need is on a mission to save as many animals' lives as possible!
Sadly, on occasion a PIN shelter guest may become so sick that the veterinarian recommends euthanasia. Or, if an animal is determined to be a public risk by the Pets In Need Behavior Management Committee (composed of the Executive Director, a trainer, a veterinarian and a Board Member) then that animal will be euthanized.
Dogs or cats suitable for re-homing are never put to death at Pets In Need...no matter how long it takes. PIN keeps limited space open to take adoption returns if necessary, but our goal is to take as many dogs and cats who have run out of time in the public facilities as our space will permit.
Location & Hours
Pets In Need's address is:
871 5th Avenue
Redwood City, CA
Our hours of operation are Thursday through Sunday, Noon to 5 PM.
