FOCUS on FOSCAS
To improve the quality of life for animals in the care of the Sonoma County Animal Shelter August 2022 |
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THANK YOU, DONORS! Thanks to our generous donors, twelve dogs get a better night’s sleep at Sonoma County Animal Services. FOSCAS’s mission is to improve the quality of life for animals while they await a home. When we were told there was a desperate need for large dog beds, with none to be found in the US, a determined volunteer tracked down a supply in the UK. |
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Helping Pets of the Unhoused FOSCAS and Dogwood Animal Rescue Project are collaborating to offer spay/neuter services to our county’s unhoused community. This summer, four dogs were “fixed” through this partnership, preventing unplanned litters and unwanted strays. Ultimately this program will reduce county shelter intake. Working together is smarter! |
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Sampson resides at Los Guilicos Shelter |
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Garage Sale Benefits FOSCAS Juanita and Katie Kopriva held a successful garage sale and generously donated $250 to Friends of Sonoma County Animal Shelter. We are so grateful to the many donors who financially support our mission to help the animals housed at our county shelter. It’s noted that Juanita is sporting the new FOSCAS tee shirt. |
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By the Numbers Sonoma County Animal Services has the only open admission shelter in the county. From July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, 1,861 animals were brought through Sonoma County Animal Services. The staff do an incredible job creating and maintaining partnerships with other organizations, saving hundreds of lives each year. Last year 614 animals were transferred to over 40 other rescues and shelters. A special thanks to transfer partners, transporters and hard working staff who make this happen. |
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Months Animals Transfers Partners |
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When "Failing" is a Win Who wants to fail? No one. But can failure be a good thing? Here's the story of Huey, a three-month-old shepherd puppy relinquished to Sonoma County Animal Services along with his brothers, Louie and Dewey. The shelter is not the best place for puppies in this critical stage of development. Louie and Dewey were transferred to rescue groups offering foster placement, and Huey was taken in by a Sonoma County Animal Services volunteer. Louie's foster home came complete with two canine foster siblings to teach him the ropes faster than any human could! He house-trained quickly, learned to sleep in his crate and developed appropriate house manners. The resident dogs allowed Huey to make doggy friends and build up his confidence. As soon as he was neutered, it was time to say goodbye to his foster family and be put up for adoption. Or maybe not.... as sometimes happens in the fostering world, his crazy ears and darling personality proved to be too much to let go of, and his foster parents realized Huey, now called Wizard, was already home. |
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Of course fosters can't adopt every furry being they work with, but fostering is an important part of any program that places dogs and cats into homes. Socialized animals are more adoptable. Wizard's mom emphasizes the need for foster programs. "Fostering saves lives and prepares dogs for future success." To learn more about Sonoma County's fostering program, please send an email to scasfosters@Sonoma-County.org |
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Alumni Corner Spike, known as Merlin before adoption, is a 2018 alumni of SCAS. Teddy and David went to meet him after their neighbor, a SCAS volunteer, mentioned she had found the perfect dog for them! Staff member Ed facilitated the meet and greet in the shelter yard. A terrier mix, Spike is usually a ball of energy but is also capable of lying quietly to comfort one of his dads after surgery. To learn more about the adoption program, visit the Sonoma County Animals Services website. |
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FOSCAS is a 501(c)(3) public charity EIN: 87-4000467 |
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