Valley Oak Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals

For me, getting involved with this non-profit was a huge mistake. They aren’t run professionally, they’re run by family who project their unresolved trauma onto people around them. Nepotism central. Super toxic environment that values “yes-men” over competence. They blame employees for their failure to train and manage. They use their resources for people they “like”, not the actual community that is here willing to do the work. They abandon animals with fosters who can’t drop everything to bring them into the clinic with only a couple hour’s notice. They retaliate for perceived slights through animal care and access to resources against people they simply don’t like. They have a warehouse currently full of animal supplies not being used, just stored, no access given to independent animal rescuers or trappers in the community, or their fosters, unless they’re their bestie and then they can have anything they want. They also don’t regularly clean the common areas all the dogs go to, blast hip hop in the kennels no matter how many times they promise to play classical (yes-men over quality), they don’t actively help with trapping for TNR, but they do have a clinic that will unsafely spay your feral cat and let it escape (It’s policy they told me) it’s unsecured trap after treating you like crap for your TNR efforts. The foster program is a joke, no one feels obligated to be on top of it to the point it affects the health of their fosters. I’ve worked for several shelters and this was the most unpleasant one yet, hidden behind a charade of kindness. Oh and they bathe the Parvo puppies in the main kennel area.. so uh... I’ll let you decide for yourself how professional they are.