Friends of the Animal Shelter (FOTAS)

Friends of the Animal Shelter (FOTAS) is a partner of Best Friends, working together to save the lives of dogs and cats in communities like yours across the country

The Best Friends Network is made up of thousands of public and private shelters, rescue groups, spay/neuter organizations, and other animal welfare groups — all working to save the lives of dogs and cats in communities like yours across the country.

From Friends of the Animal Shelter (FOTAS)

Amigos de los Animales (FOTAS) es una organización sin fines de lucro fundada en 1990 para proporcionar voluntarios y financiación con el fin de cuidar y encontrar hogares permanentes y amorosos para perros y gatos necesitados del sur de Oregón. FOTAS proporciona voluntarios para trabajar individualmente con perros en el refugio local del condado. Su labor ayuda a reducir el estrés de la perrera, proporciona entrenamiento y aumenta las posibilidades de adopción para que salgan del estresante entorno del refugio. FOTAS gestiona un sólido programa de acogida para perros y gatos, donde los animales se crían en hogares amorosos, reciben atención médica preventiva y de rehabilitación, y son esterilizados/castrados antes de su adopción. Estos animales son adoptados directamente de hogares de acogida voluntarios. Nuestra misión es reclutar y capacitar a voluntarios y donantes que contribuirán a salvar vidas aumentando las adopciones de mascotas en el sur de Oregón, mejorando la calidad de vida de los animales del refugio, promoviendo la esterilización y castración, y facilitando actividades de divulgación y educativas sobre el trato humano a los animales de compañía en todo el condado de Jackson.

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How is your community doing when it comes to lifesaving? 

Our partners support each other and inspire their own communities to increase lifesaving of dogs and cats across the country.

Every partner has one common goal: to save the lives of homeless pets.

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Animals in Oregon need your help

You can make a world of difference in the lives of cats and dogs in your community when you work with Friends of the Animal Shelter (FOTAS) and Best Friends to support homeless pets and save more lives.

Adopt a pet

When you adopt a homeless dog or cat you’re saving the life of a loving and loyal animal. You’re also making space for other pets to find families of their own.

Adopt a Pet

Foster a pet

Fostering a pet is a short-term commitment with long-term impact. By opening your home to a dog or cat for even a few days, you can save lives.

Foster a Pet

Heartwarming stories from our partners

Just like Friends of the Animal Shelter (FOTAS), shelters and rescue groups around the country are saving the lives of homeless cats and dogs. Read more about their lifesaving work. 

Who we are

Best Friends Animal Society  works alongside thousands of animal shelters, rescue groups, and other animal welfare organizations to save the lives of cats and dogs across the country and to make the entire country no-kill in 2025.

The Best Friends Network is comprised of thousands of animal welfare groups from every single state, all working to save the lives of pets in their own communities.

Ranging from animal shelters and rescue groups to spay/neuter and trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) organizations, they collaborate with Best Friends to save even more lives in every corner of the country.

Best Friends provides marketing help, fundraising events, webinars, grants, and other resources so that, together, we can Save Them All.

Interested in becoming a partner? Visit bestfriends.org/network »