Friends of the Animal Shelter - FOTAS

FRIENDS OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER (FOTAS) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization formed in 1990 to support the programs of the Jackson County Animal Shelter (JCAS), located in Phoenix, Oregon. The FOTAS mission is:
- Increasing pet adoption at the Jackson County Animal Shelter
- Improving the quality of life for the shelter's animals
- Promoting spay and neuter of domestic pets


DO YOU WANT TO HELP THE ANIMALS AND SUPPORT FOTAS?
Please call 541-774-6646, or check the FOTAS website if you are interested in getting involved in FOTAS volunteer and foster programs, donating to FOTAS, or learning more about our Board of Directors. (Please do not use this Rogue Current site's message/comment sections to ask specific questions).

HOW DOES FOTAS HELP THE SHELTER ANIMALS?
FOTAS-trained volunteers help the animals by:
- Searching for qualified homes through both shelter-based and off-site adoption programs
- Exercising, loving, and in other ways keeping the animals healthy and in good spirits until a good home can be found
- "Fostering" select animals in their homes short-term when circumstances require
- Helping facilitate adoption counseling at the shelter (specially trained volunteers only) and being trained as "puppy walkers"

Funds donated to FOTAS are used in several ways. Here's three examples:
- When the shelter lacked sufficient funds to buy the projected amount of innoculations for a new "puppy season," FOTAS raised money to purchase the needed material
- A "WOW" program presently exists, meaning that some older or special need animals may be designated by the staff to have their shelter adoption fee (normally $80 for dogs/$65 for cats) reduced (to $65for WOW dogs, and $40 for WOW cats), with FOTAS making up the difference
- Some shelter animals requiring medical care may have their vet and hospital bills paid through the FOTAS medical fund.
- And, there's much more, naturally...

In addition to direct care and adoption promotion, FOTAS volunteers provide administrative, fundraising, and outreach services. The Shelter staff rely on our volunteers to help with these critical functions, so that the staff has more time for direct care of the animals.

NOTE:Animals pictured on this page may no longer be available for adoption, so please visit the Jackson County Animal Shelter on Hwy. 99 in Phoenix, Oregon to see all dogs, cats, and others(?) awaiting their "forever home" - Is it your home?)

ANIMAL SHELTER VIDEO
Click TOUR to view a video about the Jackson County Animal Shelter.