Oregon Friends of Shelter Animals

One of the best rescues I have ever worked with. I was so impressed, I now volunteer and have fostered for them.

They do great foster care work. I have fostered several cats through OFOSA. They make sure their fosters have all the resources they need and have great communication to ensure all the animals in foster care are well-cared for until they find a forever home.

I got my first kitty from another shelter but soon after getting her, i realised that i needed another. Thats when I got my first kitty from OFOSA. Once I had him and learned more about them and the foster parent thing, I started to foster kitties for them. I have gone through about 12 or so foster kitties with them. I have 2 right now. They are a great shelter and have a group of us to foster as many dogs and cats as we can handle to keep them out of the shelter and in homes, to get them used to the environment. They make sure every pet is spayed/nuetered, and up to date on all vaccines. I am not speaking highly of them because i am connected with them because i am a foster. I am speaking highly of them because i truly see what they are doing with pets and truly agree with it. They are a small shelter, they can only do so much, but they do a lot. And, with the help of us foster parents, they can do a lot more.

I worked with OFOSA to adopt my little chihuahua Henry, when my little poodle Wally lost his housemate (I had been fostering my son's dog, who eventually went back to his ex wife). I wanted a little doggie trained on poddy pads, and found Henry right away on the OFOSA website with all of Henry's information and picture. I contacted Arlene and she quickly arranged a meet and greet for Wally and I. I was amazed that they had rescued little Henry from a California high kill shelter, had taken him to a veterinary dermatologist for treatment for his skin allergies, and fostered him while he healed. I believe so much in OFOSA's mission and in fact it is the only non-profit that I trust enough to donate money to. The ladies truly love animals and are all heroes in my book. I recommend OFOSA without reservation.

I have been looking for a Senior cat to complete my house hold of 2 dogs and one more cat. All of my pets have come from shelters more than 10 years ago. They are all seniors, so it was important that I find another senior for my blended family. Plus it is an added bonus to give a senior a new chance at love and happiness.

I was very pleased to Spot Ming a 9 year old cat, who had been relinquished by his owner. I could not wait to meet him, and was not disappointed, he immediately bonded with me.

The shelter was clean and well appointed. Clearly it was staffed by kind and caring people, who do a very good job of caring for the animals and helping them find forever homes.

I choose to support this Nonprofit because of the amazing work they do for animals in need of a soft place to fall. I have watched OFOSA provide surgeries, follow-up care, fosters, adoption events, etc. I will support OFOSA every month as long as I am able, and consider it an honor. ❤️

I have worked with OFOSA for over 5 years now and am always impressed with their level of commitment to do what's in the best interest of the animal, no matter what. The team is a dedicated group of animal lovers who go above and beyond!

OFOSA is a great rescue group and goes out of their way to provide new forever homes for the animals in their care. Their staff is loving, caring and informative and since they are a foster-based organization, the animals are sent to foster homes upon arrival so they are given time to acclimate from shelters to a loving environment. They are always there to answer questions or concerns regarding pets or procedures. I highly recommend them if you are interested in adopting or fostering !

I am a foster for OFSA and I can tell you that they are a wonderful rescue to be involved with. I have met a lot of wonderful people and family’s they care about the animals.

I adopted my little chihuahua, Henry, from this amazing organization. I know some of the people there personally and am constantly amazed at their dedication and hard work in rescuing, fostering and rehoming pets from shelters with medical needs that no one else wants. They do amazing work for the animals and for the community. I love this place.

My family and I started fostering cats for OFOSA almost a year ago. Our experience with them has been great. They are very knowledgeable and you can see they have a passion for saving animals. Even though they are a small shelter and have out grown their space they try and rescue as many as possible and don’t turn down the hard cases. Everyone there works hard and gives 110% to help the animals in need.

We adopted our dog from OFOSA as a tiny puppy. They did a great job screening and matching us, and even helped us connect with littermates’ families afterward. We’ve been meeting yearly on their birthdays! Wholeheartedly recommend!

I’ll start with We adopted last year from OFOSA. We had lost three family members in less then 6 weeks, I was feeling down, laying on the couch scrolling through Instagram and there she was. My Tessa. I showed the picture of Tessa to my husband and asked “Can we meet her?”. I messaged OFOSA and got an appointment to let her. We as a family went and met Tessa and ended up with Mabel also. I can’t tell you how wonderful they were to work with. Having puppies come into your life when you least expect it but most need it was wonderful. I also appreciated they did a home visit and vetted us. These pups are the most spoiled pups and definitely living their best lives. And this is all thanks to OFOSA.

We have four dogs we have adopted from OFOSA. Great communication, dogs were healthy and taken care of, the foster parents are great.

OFOSA was amazing to work with. My family had just lost an adopted kitten (from another agency) to FIP. We were ready, but still stressed and worried. They were amazing in answering all of our questions and addressing all concerns. As a foster program all of their animals have been in homes, so they have socialization, basic housebroken skills, and the foster families can provide an accurate idea of personality in order to make the best match.

I have foster cats with OFOSA for over a year. I have also fostered with other nonprofit rescues, and am impressed with the level of organization, communication and commitment shown by the staff and other volunteers at OFOSA. They are easy to volunteer with, and incredibly dedicated to their mission. I ultimately adopted three young adult cats through the organization! So happy to be involved with OFOSA!

Been working with them and just love it. My wife and I have fostered 4 dogs from them. They are amazing helping us with any extras or questions.

I had a very simple and good process adopting my dogs. They were kind and the foster mom was very knowledgeable and honest about her time with them. It made the transition to my home much easier.

An excellent rescue! As both a foster and an adopter, I can highly recommend OFOSA whether you are looking for your forever family member or want to be a helper by fostering !

I have been an OFOSA supporter for over 15 years. Their goal is to help move animals from shelters to homes. They use home based fosters so animals aren't kept in kennels all the time. Animals are well cared for and greatly loved by their foster families.

Although I do not have a rescue dog, I know people who have rescue dogs and who have gotten them from Oregon Frends of Sheltered Animals. I always recommend OFOSA. This organization is one of the few organizations where I donate money and items. I have the utmost respect for the volunteers of this organization.

They were very organized and helpful. They followed up with us, and I love that we can check on our pups sublings on their Facebook page!

I will always highly recommend Oregon Friends of Shelter Animals to any friends or family looking to adopt. We had the best experience with them. They really take the time to ensure that their animals get adopted into loving homes. We are so thankful for all they did for our sweet girl Lupita!

We have had wonderful experiences with OFOSA, not only as a family who adopted our doggie Haivivi through them, but also as one who fosters with OFOSA. They really care about the animals and have to say no at times when something isn’t in the best interests of the animal. The animals’ needs always comes first with OFOSA.

I am so pleased to express my gratitude for the OFOSA. They made the transition from a never having been a dog owner to an over the moon in love dog owner. The process was professional and easy. I'm in love with my little chihuahua Thomas and we are bonding beautifully.

I have been a dog foster with OFOSA for 7 years, and in that time we have opened our home to over 300 mamas and puppies. In that time, OFOSA has continually lived it’s mission to “reduce the number of adoptable animals euthanized in overcrowded shelters, restore them to good health, and through adoption, provide them permanent, loving homes.” Some of my foster puppies required expensive medical treatment to save their lives and others considered unadoptable received extensive training with professionals so they, too, could find forever families. In every case, OFOSA stepped up to the plate and lived their values. The extent to which they care about the animals in their care and the fosters and staff who provide for them is unquestionable.

I’m so impressed with and greatly indebted to OFOFSA for my little rescue chihuahua Henry. OFOFSA’s mission is so worthy and run by people with such high integrity and sincere love for animals that it’s the only non profit that I donate to consistently on a monthly basis.

Great experience of fostering and also adopting! Staff iss extremely friendly and informative. Documents and medical check ups all done prior to adoption. For fostering, they provide all the necessarily supplies/equipment. Highly recommend working with this group!

I’ve fostered a couple of sets of kittens and they make my day brighter. I love this foundation because they are So easy to work with and it is a very simple foster program.

I have been a volunteer, a foster care provider, an adopter, a donor, and supporter of Oregon Friends of Shelter Animals since 2007. In that time there have been changes in personnel, location, and model base, but in my 13 years of experience with them, there has never been a change in their determination to save the lives of unwanted animals. I have seen first hand that they don't discriminate. They rescue babies, seniors, animals with behaviors, and animals with medical conditions, and they all find homes! I fostered a little 4 lb senior Chihuahua that if ofosa had not requested to add her to their transport, she would have been euthanized that day. She was adopted, soon after arrival and continues to bring joy to her owner. I love the idea that there is a home out there for every animal. Oregon Friends of Shelter Animals makes me believe that.

I volunteered to help with an adoption event. There were 8 Mastiff/Mix puppies ready to go to loving homes. So cute your heart could burst from it. The first family came in and the puppy they were interested in just didn't work for them. I witnessed grace, good questions, and no judgment about making a choice not to adopt. You will find that all the folks at OFOSA want what is best for the animals as well as the people. They care.

I have fostered three dogs with OFOSA and found the people working there to be seriously concerned with the well-being of the animals in all cases. The office is efficient, organized, and run with humor. I would trust the organization to try for the best outcome with any animal.

One of the amazing things about this shelter is that they bring in transports from other places (out of state) in order to prevent them from being euthanized. It doesn't ever seem to be a situation of "we can't this time," or "we can only take a few." Oregon Friends of Shelter Animals is passionate and diligent about not leaving any animal behind. They work tirelessly to match up animals with foster homes. ALL medical issues are taken care of during the fostering process so that these amazing animals can be placed into their forever homes with peace of mind.

I not only foster for the OFOSA but I also adopted a puppy from them as well. It has been a great experience for us on both ends. I’ve been happy to help out also the adoption process for our newest pet.

I started volunteering at Oregon Friends of Shelter Animals in 2015. At first, I went there almost every Sunday to walk the dogs. In the spring of 2016, I began fostering for Oregon Friends of Shelter Animals. It was in the middle of kitten season, so my first fosters were a mom cat and her 2 week old kittens. It was my first time fostering and the staff at Oregon Friends of Shelter Animals were very supportive and kind, especially when it came to adoption day and it was hard to let go of the kittens.

Now it's been quite a few years and I've continued to foster for them. I have fostered over 50 cats and dogs. Throughout my time volunteering for them, there has been so many wonderful experiences. The people at Oregon Friends of Shelter Animals are wonderful, hardworking, compassionate and are really dedicated to helping dogs and cats.

Ofosa gave us an amazing foster-parenting experience. We were first time foster parents and got to foster a dog named Buzz. We enjoyed fostering. The staff is also very humble and knowledgeable. They love animals, I remember a time when we were concerned about the dog's health because he chew something in the wild, and Arlene came to ofosa office on a Sunday evening to help us out. Attaching the image of the dog :)

I have fostered several cats from OFOSA in the past year, and have really enjoyed the fostering process! Every cat we have fostered has been either a stray or abandon, and every one has found a good permanent home. OFOSA does great work to take care of these animals and provide them a better future!

OFOSA is a fantastic rescue organization and puts in a lot of work to make sure that all their animals are happy and healthy and that they go to good homes. I've worked with them as a cat foster for the past couple years and always enjoy seeing how much they care.

Great hardworking staff. We’ve been fostering various cats & kittens for a few months through them now, & have had great experiences.

OFOSA is a great place to foster for. The staff are all easy to work with and really have the best interest of the animals at heart. I have fostered over 15 cats and dogs over the past 2.5 years. The animals are treated very well. They are largely placed in foster homes, with some in the office, but get great care. Both the foster and the staff get to vet the potential adopter and make sure it is a good fit.

OFOSA is amazing! They were super friendly and accommodating and clearly take great pride in doing good work with animals.

We have adopted multiple pets from Ofasa and currently foster pre-ween kittens for them. The staff and other volunteers are very concerned about the welfare of all animals that come through the doors.

They have taken in and rehabilitated animals that other rescues were unable or unwilling to care for. I have worked beside staff members and volunteers well into the night to make sure their charges are given the best chance possible.

We have been an OFOSA foster family for about a year now and love working with this organization. The OFOSA staff are truly passionate about animals and it never ceases to amaze me how tirelessly they work to help save as many creatures as they can.

I am a blessed mama of 4 count them 4 OFOSA grads. The staff is very professional and always made sure my fur babies were very healthy happy socialized and would integrate well with my home. The new staff is amazing. Always on the ball with who has fostered who and gives check ins for the first month making sure the adoptive families are doing ok with the change. A big thank you to Arlene Murrey, Chris Hill, and Christy Schwartz for running such an amazing rescue. They really do care.

The staff at this organization is dedicated like no other to the rehabilitation, care and rehoming of stray, abandoned, and abused domestic animals. The volunteer staff all work far in excess of 40 hours per week to find foster and permanent homes for their charges.

I foster with this Organization and it has been great!

All I have to say is VERY UNPROFESSIONAL! The lady who answers the phone, this is not the job for her. Yeah I understand they're doing good, but she needs to learn how to conduct herself as well. She accused us before even meeting us. She assumed before even asking, who does that? All we wanted is to bring a pup home to love. I never thought we had to be criticized before doing so. I just found this first time experience to be very uncomfortable. Thanks OFOSA!

Sad, that's the only word I can use. My husband found a dog that he fell in love with and I downloaded the application, as well as emailing to set up a time to meet the dog. I was told that I needed to wait a week for an adoption fair and that there were several families that would all be their to adopt the same $300 Puppy. Hi to the human society and do a dog good. We will be.

Avoid this place like the plague! They are unethical, defamatory, greedy and corrupt. They prey on kind-hearted people who only seek to help God's creatures. They disguise themselves as a "non-profit" rescue, but feel free to take a look at their PUBLIC tax records...I will attach a link. They have recently filed a lawsuit with one of their adoptors over puppies that were born from the dog that was adopted. They also slandered the husbands name even though he had nothing to do with the adoption and had never met them nor stepped foot in their facility. Irony, he works for one of their sponsors! They supposedly didn't know the dog was pregnant, which I find to be complete rubbish. If you are a legit rescue who is in this ALL for the welfare of the animal, wouldn't a full health screen be your number ONE priority, ESPECIALLY if you are adopting the dog to a family that may have NO experience taking on that task!!! Let's get back to that...WHY would you sue the adoptor for the adoption fee of what each puppy would grant you, had the adoptor been willing to put forth the birthing of the pups and the 8 weeks(!!!) it took taking care of them until suitable homes were found, and then just release them back to OFOSA to make a PROFIT? It seems greed motivated to ME! PLEASE do research on this organization (term used loosely because they seem very disorganized) before adopting a pet or donating to them!!! DO NOT use their Facebook page as a reference because I know for a FACT that they have deleted negative posts! Mine was one of them. They only want you to read the "good stuff".
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/200003876

it appears that "king gate ", is really King Tate",I believe she is a volunteer or somethingat OFOSA, that has total excess to all of your confidential files. always be aware, if you ARE slinging mud as SHE is, she will have dirt all over herself. to put the money in front of the welfare of the animals is sick. one more observation , how can you advertise a life saving run to Bakersfield Calif, all expenses paid, Motel, meals, and vehicle furnished. sends a mixed signal.

This place is a puppy mill.. had nothing but bad customer service from each and every one of them all their animals are sick, they all lie and don't keep their story straight, never on the same page as one another, don't buy anything from those people unless you plan on going to the vet every week to get your animal better.

I volunteered wuth OFOSA and it truly changed my life for the better and I could not imagine life without the people and animals of OFOSA. We are nearing our 100th foster (we do dogs and cats) and I have logged just over 350 volunteer hours since February 2013 (it is now November 2013), so it is no secret that I enjoy my time at OFOSA. I have been on one transport to Southern CA, and even though everything that couldve gone wrong did(with even the vehicle breaking down), it was one of the most influential things i have ever done with my life. PS. For those of you upset that OFOSA goes down to CA, just realize, they go out of their way in the COMMUNITY as well. They also pull from Bonnie Hays and drive to Eastern oregon just to pick up animals from rescuers when there is a need. OFOSA takes on medical cases, from proken pelvises, bones, extreme cases of cherry eye, and any animal that needs help and that they can get. They also take owner surrenders when space allows. There is definately no rescue or shelter anything like OFOSA that I have ever heard of. I had been a volunteer for OHS before this, but within days of being at OFOSA, I knew I was making a bigger impact there with my time than I would ever make at OHS.

So, if youre looking to volunteer, donate, foster, or adopt, I strongly reccomend OFOSA.

I use to volunteer until my life just got to busy. I still go in just not every day as I used to. I know that this rescue started to slide side ways however the founder took back the reigns. The rescue was founded on healing the broken animals that nobody wanted. It is getting back to it's roots. A fire and hire took place. Think OFOSA is getting back to the basics.

II adopted a dog from them about one month ago and have some major complaints.
1. The adoption fee was substantially higher than many others in the area. At the time of adoption I justified it because they seemed to really care about the animals and their foster placement, so this wasn't a deal breaker. They also included the spay/neuter in this fee.
2. Had I known that the facility they do their spay and neuter surgery in was a run down old house with obviously unsanitary and unsterile conditions, I NEVER would have agreed to adopt or have them spay our puppy. I questioned it upon arrival but unfortunately didn't have the good sense to turn around and walk out, because...
3. They gave my puppy an internal infection during her spay surgery, which then led to a mass on her belly that eventually ruptured, causing more infection, not to mention $300 more in bet bills. When I called OFOSA the not-so-friendly woman who answered basically said they wouldn't do anything about it and as soon as they finish spaying, they release them medically and can't assume responsibility for any complications.
Please do not support this organization!!

Their mission statement has now changed. Instead of fostering young kittens and cats in homes they are now storing them in pet stores and cages. Many of these felines have been brought in by other states and not from our own community. Many of our own community kittens and cats are dying because of this. Not to mention they are no longer a rescue/foster but more along the lines of a puppy mill/feline mill. Many of these cats and kittens are not getting the social skills and love from a home before going to a new home, not to mention some are even sickly. Money now speaks louder then caring love form OFOSA.

Great People, Great Cause I have enjoyed working with all the people and feel very good about all the work that OFOSA has done.