One way to cure the winter blues, and improve the life of one lonely, furry creature, would be to adopt a pet. But, of course, if you are too busy these days and non-committal and/or lazy for pet ownership, you could just follow one or all of the local animal shelters below on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter, and occasionally share a cute a puppy photo, thereby improving that puppy's chances of finding a home, maybe.

Or you could just enjoy the photos, and the stories of happy pets getting adopted.


The San Francisco SPCA


SF Animal Care & Control


East Bay SPCA


Furry Friends Rescue


Humane Society of Silicon Valley


Hopalong and Second Chance Animal Rescue


KitTea Cat Café


Marin Humane Society


Oakland Animal Services


Peninsula Humane Society / SPCA


Petaluma Animal Services


Rocket Dog Rescue


Wonder Dog Rescue