Your donations save lives of shelter dogs

$200,000+

Needed every year to fund the medical care

300+

Dogs that receive medical care from your donations

When you donate to us, you help save a dog’s life! We thank those of you who have been able to help us recently, and we welcome additional support. Any amount helps! Thank you from the sick and injured shelter dogs you’re helping to save.

Our mission to fund the medical care for the shelter dogs allows us to save hundreds of dogs at a cost of $200,000 a year. When you donate to us, you help save a dog’s life! We thank those of you who have been able to help us recently, and we welcome additional support. Any amount helps! 

5K for K9s is coming up!

Saturday, September 27, at Alum Creek State Park beach area.

The run/walk kicks off at 9 a.m., with registration beginning at 8 a.m. Registration is now open at 5KforK9s.com! You can get a jump on your plans and register now—if you can’t walk in person, you can walk virtually between Thursday, Sept. 25 and Sunday, Sept. 28. Our 5K silent online auction will start on Thursday, Sept. 25, and end on Sunday, Sept. 28. And, if it works better with your schedule, you can choose to participate in the 5K run/walk virtually that weekend!

Learn more and register now!

Happy Tails stories

Find out what has happened lately with your favorite Friends of the Shelter pups!

Visit our Friends of the Shelter shop on Redbubble!

When you buy great Friends of the Shelter swag on Redbubble, 20% of the proceeds go to fund the medical care for sick and injured dogs!

Shop now!