The Street Dog Coalition-Sacramento

The Street Dog Coalition provides free veterinary care and related services to pets of people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness. It was started in Fort Collins, CO in 2015 when its founder, Dr. Jon Geller, acknowledged the strong bond between people experiencing homelessness and their pets. While these pets were loved and genuinely well taken of, Jon saw the need for basic veterinary care to help prevent and treat disease, and to help maintain the strong human-animal bond. 

The Street Dog Coalition now has teams in over sixty cities throughout the country, including Sacramento, CA and we are focused on sustaining this growth. We recognize that as we continue to grow our branches, we must strengthen our roots and lean on our community. Using a One Health approach to street medicine, we care for the lives on both ends of the leash and we could not do what we do without our volunteer veterinarians and other One Health professionals as well as students, sponsors, donors, and advocates who resonate with the importance of our work.

In addition to volunteers, monetary and in-kind donations are also vital to our growth. Merck Animal Health and Western Veterinary Partners (WVP) have enabled us to extend our reach with their Legacy Sponsorships, committing to providing both in-kind and monetary support to SDC in perpetuity.

In 2020, The Street Dog Coalition became a Better Business Bureau® Accredited Charity Seal holder, and in 2023 we were awarded the Human Animal Bond Innovation Award in Public Service from the Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI). We are also proud of our Platinum Transparency badge from Candid and our 2023 Top-Rated Charity badge from greatnonprofits.org.

To learn more about The Street Dog Coalition's programs and impact on pets of people experiencing homelessness, click here here to read our 2023 Annual Report, and thank you!