department of animal care and control to do disaster planning for pets and that includes the san francisco spcathe paws group, the vet sos, pets unlimited. and we all have gotten together and have been getting together for over four or five years now to talk about how we can educate the public about being prepared for a disaster as it involves your pets. >> a lot of services. i understand that if you have to leave your home, we are encouraging people to take their pets with them. >> absolutely. we think that that is a lesson that we concerned from karina, if you are being evacuated you should take your pet with you. i have a carrier, and you need to have a carrier that you can fit your pet in comfortably and you need to take your pet with you when you were evacuated. >> i am going to thank you very much for joining us and bringing oreo today. and i am go >> everybody to the world and enter galactic rocket i'm joel we have the great honor and pleasure of ownership this building but having haley here we love you guys focused on digital health this is your grand opening. so we've getting got a set

san francisco and we want to let that secret out of the bag. >> reporter: so to do that, pets unlimited is merging with a higher profile agency, the san francisco spca. >> we are hoping to drive more adoptions in the fillmore street location in particular. in fact, our goal is to save 1,000 additional animal lives per year as a result of the merger. >> reporter: but you may be surprised to learn that no dogs or cats in the city are euthanized because they are unwanted. the spca is so good at finding homes for homeless pets that they also adopt out animals from the county shelter and some from other northern california cities, as well. >> you know, san francisco is a unique community. there are very few places on earth that can claim this level of care for animals. >> reporter: it's a testament to the compassion of people here that in this city, an unwanted pet doesn't stay unwanted forever. in san francisco, john ramos, kpix 5. >> and san franciscans are generous as well because the spca's operation is funded entirely by private donations. >>> you have about a half hour to go out and buy a powerball ticket for tonight's drawing. wait until we're don