The Friends of Oakland Animal Services is hiring an associate to support programs at Oakland Animal Services, with a focus on cat/kitten foster and feral/free-roaming cat programs. Deadline to apply is March 20.
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Get ready to Empty the Shelters!
Oakland Animal Services will be participating in the Bissell Pet Foundation’s Empty the Shelters campaign in May. Stay tuned for more details!FOAS is hiring an adoption/outreach coordinator!
The Friends of Oakland Animal Services is hiring! FOAS is looking for the right person to help improve the lives of animals in Oakland by facilitating on and off-site adoptions for animals from Oakland Animal Services, including at a Pet Food Express adoption center, and by managing outreach events to attract support for the shelter.
Deadline to apply is March 20.
$20 for 20 to Welcome 2020!
Now through December 30, 2019, adoption fees for all dogs over 20 lbs are only $20. Come on by to adopt your new forever friend today!
There is an additional licensing fee for Oakland residents. All adoption requirements will apply.
Come by and meet our available dogs today!
Home for the Holidays 2019!
Help us raise $25K to help more animals like Kitt the kitty and Pretty Girl the Pup! Learn more here.
2019 FOAS Year in Review
FOAS is hiring a transfer coordinator!
Do you love animals and want to help your community? Join the Oakland Animal Services team as a transfer coordinator! Improve the lives of animals in Oakland by facilitating transfers from Oakland Animal Services (OAS), the city’s only open-admission shelter, to nonprofit adoption partners and other outside agencies. Incumbent will oversee the Oakland Animal Services transfer program to include cultivating relations with partner shelters, selecting appropriate animals for transfer and maintaining communication internally and externally about animals being transferred. This staff position is also responsible for assisting the Foster Care Coordinator in fulfilling his/her duties in his/her absence.
For more details, see the PDF job description.
To apply: send your cover letter and resume to info@oaklandsanimals.org by November 25th.
Share your favorite pet photos and support pets in need!
Do you have the cutest, funniest, or best furry friend ever? If so, Patelco wants to meet your pet and they’re holding a contest to feature them in their 2020 Pets of Patelco Calendar.
Submit a photo of your own pet and Patelco will donate $5 per submission to Oakland Animal Services to ensure pets in need in our community are provided with the food, water, and love they so desperately deserve. (And your pet may just be featured in the 2020 Pets of Patelco calendar, too.) 12 winners will be announced on December 2, 2019, and calendars will be available at your local Patelco branch.
Here’s how it works:
- Upload a photo of your pet before the contest closes at 11:59 pm PT November 23, 2019.
- Share your entry to collect votes. All entries to receive 50+ votes will be eligible to be picked for the top 12 and win a $100 Petco® gift card.
And the best part? Patelco will donate $5 to Oakland Animal Services for every entry, up to $2,500.
As a bonus, for every new follower to the Patelco Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter through the end of the year, they’ll donate $1 up to an additional $1,000.
So what are you waiting for? Show everyone your pet and help save another!
Meet your new best friend at the Bay Area Pet Fair
We’ll be participating in the Bay Area Pet Fair on the Alameda County Fairgrounds. Join us!
Did you adopt from us? Share your story and help FOAS win a life-saving grant!
Samson’s family shared his story and won $25K for the Friends of Oakland Animal Services in 2018.
Do you have a story to share about your pet that you adopted from Oakland Animal Services? Submit a story, like the families of Samson, and Archie and Chipper, and help the Friends of Oakland Animal Services win a life saving grant!
Write about how adopting your pet has brightened your life (up to 500 words). Provide one photo of your pet with you or your family, one by him/herself, and up to two other photos to illustrate how your pet brightens your life and changes it for the better. Pets must have been adopted from Oakland Animal Services, and they must be living to qualify. You can add video, too!
You’ll be prompted to provide the rescue organization’s information so that we are eligible for a Petco Foundation award. It is: Friends of Oakland Animal Services; Tax ID#20-4053711; contact: Emily Fox; info@oaklandsanimals.org;
Deadline for entries is September 23, 12PM CST.
