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This year, an incredible 1,402 cats, 1,324 dogs, and 82 rabbits have been adopted from Oakland Animal Services (OAS)! The adoption program at OAS is run by FOAS-funded staff Vivian Chu and Elsa Ramos, with the support of a team of amazing dedicated volunteers.  What does the day in the life of the adoption coordinators look like? On days when the shelter is open to the public for … [Read more...] about OAS Spotlight: Adoption Coordinators

Get ready to rev up your engines and drive change this October with Cartober 2024! Here's everything you need to know about Cartober and how you can support Friends of Oakland Animal Services. What is Cartober? Cartober is an online giving campaign held throughout the month of October to showcase the power of vehicle donations for nonprofits. Whether it's a car, truck, RV, motorcycle, or boat, … [Read more...] about Drive Change with Us: Cartober 2024 is Here!

  Support Oakland Animal Services with this exclusive limited-edition apparel available this week only! FLOAT – For the Love Of All Things – will donate $8 to the Friends of Oakland Animal Services for every purchase made. These designs are only available through July 29! … [Read more...] about Get your limited Pawsitively Oakland tee in support of OAS!

The Friends of Oakland Animal Services (FOAS) Board of Directors is thrilled to announce that our new Executive Director will be none other than Ann Dunn. Ann is soon leaving her position as Director of Oakland Animal Services (OAS) after four years of diligent work and stellar accomplishments. After a well-deserved break, she will assume her new role with FOAS on August 5, 2024. Many FOAS … [Read more...] about Executive Director Announcement

Friends of Oakland Animal Services has been selected as The New Parkway Theater’s Karma Cinema partner for the month of June. This means that every Wednesday, you (and all theater patrons) pay whatever you want for your movie ticket, and FOAS will receive 20% of ticket sales. So come on out for a movie -- not only will you be supporting the important work at OAS, you get to enjoy a film in … [Read more...] about Friends of Oakland Animal Services + New Parkway Theater = Karma Movie Night!

Calling all supporters of Oakland Animal Services!! Oakland Animal Services has reached the final round of voting for the "Best of Oakland Magazine" awards, thanks to your incredible support during the nomination phase. We're on the home stretch, but we still need your help to clinch this prestigious recognition! Your belief in our efforts and contributions has brought us this far. If you … [Read more...] about Best of Oakland Magazine: Vote for Oakland Animal Services!

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Purchase tickets Join the Friends of Oakland Animal Services for a night of community and celebration at Duende in Uptown Oakland. Vegan tapas and sangria will be served, with other beer and wine options available. This grassroots, Oakland-centric event features a silent auction and raffle baskets from over 100 local artists, businesses, and makers. It will be a fun night! Can't make it to … [Read more...] about Join FOAS for some “TA-PAWS” at Duende May 2

This post has been long time in coming but given the 800+ portrait requests from our 2023 Bad Art Fundraiser, we hope you can forgive us that we're only now posting all the wonderfully bad and not-so-bad art. We extend our immense gratitude to all the donors who requested portraits of their beloved pets, our 350+ participating artists, and to the volunteers who worked tirelessly behind the … [Read more...] about Fourth Annual Bad Art was biggest and baddest yet!

DOUBLE your impact for Oakland's neediest animals thanks to generous animal lovers who are providing a $75,000 match through the end of December! Oakland Animal Services set a new record this year, taking in over 7,000 animals while maintaining a live-release rate of over 90%. As intake continues to rise, Oakland’s animals need your support now more than ever. Your gift funds … [Read more...] about Double your impact for Oakland’s neediest animals!

In need of holiday gifts? Shop the Friends of Oakland Animals online stores and support Oakland's animals! All proceeds from our Threadless and Zazzle shops help to fund the life-saving programs at Oakland Animal Services! Shop FOAS Threadless Shop FOAS Zazzle     … [Read more...] about Need holiday gifts? Shop FOAS and support Oakland’s animals!

By donating this month, you can make TWICE the impact for Oakland's neediest animals thanks to a generous donor who is providing a $50,000 Giving Tuesday match. Your Giving Tuesday donation will support life-saving programs at the shelter to ensure each animal receives the care they deserve to get a chance to find a home, health, and happiness. Oakland Animal Services is Oakland's only … [Read more...] about Double your impact on Giving Tuesday!

It's baaaaack!! Our most popular FUNdraiser is back for the fourth year in a row! It's that time of year when we gather marginally talented artists to create bad portraits of your four-legged companions. Since 2020, we've brought you over 1,600 *ahem* unique portraits of your pets! If you missed out, now's your chance. Or perhaps, you need to add to your collection of bad art. Whatever your … [Read more...] about Bigger and Badder: Bad Art 4 is Here!

When cat foster, Jessica Ashooh, received a phone call from OAS last year about a cat who had been hit by a car and needed his leg amputated, she jumped at the chance to foster Petey and nurse him back to health! After being adopted, Petey is now permanently part of Jessica's family -- and boy is he living the high life.  Jessica was recently on Jeopardy! and has graciously donated … [Read more...] about Meet Jessica & Petey, the Mighty Cat

Join us for an unforgettable night of celebration and fundraising in honor of Oakland’s animals. WHEN: Saturday, April 8th, 2023 from 6:30 to 9 pm. Registration and cocktail hour start at 5:30 pm. WANT TO ATTEND? REGISTER HERE CAN'T MAKE IT BUT STILL WANT TO SUPPORT? DONATE HERE WHERE: the beautiful Scottish Rite Center, 1547 Lakeside Drive, Oakland - link to map … [Read more...] about FOAS’s First Annual Fundraising Gala: PawParazzi at the Pet Gala

Come join us for an unforgettable night of celebration and fundraising in honor of Oakland's animals. This fabulous event will be hosted at the beautiful Scottish Rite Center in Oakland, and we'll be offering you delicious local cuisine and cocktails. WHEN: Saturday, April 8th, 2023 from 6 to 9 pm (reception starts at 5 pm). Mark your calendars! Official invite and details … [Read more...] about First Annual FOAS Gala — Mark Your Calendars!

We're thrilled to share that we exceeded our $50k match challenge for Giving Tuesday! THANK YOU for helping us turn $50,000 into over $100,000 so we can DOUBLE our impact for Oakland's animals! **And a very special thanks to the incredibly generous donor who provided the match.** Your gifts ensure that we can continue providing homes, health, and happiness to … [Read more...] about We reached our #GivingTuesday goal!

Double your impact with our $50K donation match! Donate today and your gift will go TWICE as far! … [Read more...] about Double your impact on Giving Tuesday!

Bad Art is good for the Friends of Oakland Animal Services (FOAS)! This year's annual fundraiser was the most successful since FOAS first launched the badness in 2020. With close to 800 pet portrait requests and a team of 160+ artists, FOAS raised just over $38K! A huge thank you to our donors (who all clearly love their fur babies), the volunteer artists (many of whom need to keep their day … [Read more...] about Our third annual “Bad Art” fundraiser a whopping success!

For one week only, our new limited-release Friends of Oakland Animal Services Oakland-grown design is now available! "Pawsitively Oakland" shirts are available in a variety of styles and colors with $8 from each sale supporting FOAS and OAS. Purchase your shirts now at www.float.org/foas. Available for only one week! … [Read more...] about Show your love for Oakland’s animals + the town!

The Friends of Oakland Animal Services seeks a full-time Adoption Coordinator to facilitate on-site and off-site adoptions for animals from Oakland Animal Services (OAS). Since 2020, OAS has made great strides in improving the experience of potential adopters and increasing lifesaving. The adoption rate for dogs and cats has tripled since that time. Work with a great team! For more information … [Read more...] about FOAS seeks Adoption Coordinator

Since 2005, the Friends of Oakland Animal Services (FOAS) has been working side by side with Oakland Animal Services to better the lives of animals and people in our community. We invite you to explore our new website to learn more about what we've accomplished and what we have in store for the future. Here are a few links to get you started: Programs About FOAS Ways to help … [Read more...] about FOAS launches a new website!