Year In Review
2020What a year!
2020 could not have been more surprising and extraordinary in ourlives. COVID-19 necessitated changes to OFOSA’s business
operations which could have possible created issues for the animals.
However, the OFOSA Village really showed up! We gained many
new, passionate fosters and began conducting socially-distancedadoptions in our office and at foster homes. Donors stepped up tomake sure we could keep operating and care for the medicallyfragile animals we rescued. We are so grateful that we were able tocontinue fulfilling our MISSION!
According to The New York Times,”…the hottest commodity during
lockdown after toilet paper and sourdough starters turned out to be
rescue puppies and other critters.” So, even though a lot of media
attention was focused on rescued animals through the lens of 2020, it
was less of a revelation than a validation of things that pet owners
and people in animal welfare already know: Having a pet is great.
Fostering or adopting is better. And emptying shelters is the best.
--Source: bestfriends.org/blogs/2020/12/23

Here’s a recap of the last 12 months…

2020 Animal Data

CanineFelineTotal

Beginning Animal Count

503282

Live Intake363

581

944

Adoptions372518890

Other Outcomes

81119

Ending Animal Count

3384117

Live Release Rate

98.9%

99.6%

99.3%

Intakes – up 29% over 2019

Adoptions – up 24% over 2019

HAPPY TAILSOUR ULTIMATE MISSIONOFOSA Adoption Testimonials“There are no words to express the unconditional love and support this little guy has
brought to our family during the COVID-19 Pandemic. He is our daily dose of kisses,
exercise and comfort in a world of chaos and uncertainty.”~Stephanie Boyd'We adopted our kitten Tuffy here recently. She is the sweetest and our whole family loves
her including our other cat. She is a petite girl and needed a little time to make weight tobe spayed before she could be adopted . During this time, her foster Mom was great aboutkeeping me updated and sending photos. I would definitely recommend this shelter.
Thanks for helping us find the newest addition to our family!”~Amanda Jones“OFOSA was kind enough to pair us with the absolute best dog for our family. We feelhonored to be chosen as her parents. We attended a meet and greet, which went well. I
enjoyed working with the foster mom and her son, who told me all about her likes anddislikes, her character and temperament. Thank you, OFOSA, for our beautiful baby boy.”~Peedle Poodle“We had a great experience adopting from OFOSA. Tracy was quick to reply, kind, andgave us all the information we needed. We would definitely go through them again in thefuture!”~Megan Thorpe`"Amazing place. Got my fur baby from there and most of my friends and family have also.”~Kaleigh Teeter

TRANSPORTOFOSA’s mission depends on
the tireless commitment of
our rescue and transport
partners! We rescue animals
from high kill shelters all over
California and the PacificNorthwest. Some of theanimals come from as far
away as Korea and Taiwan!

Community Support

More Community& Grant Support

BOYDFamilyFoundation

MEDICAL CASES
The most at-risk animals ina high kill shelter are theones with an illness orinjury. This year was
especially harsh to thesesweeties due to COVID andthe resulting
unemployment issues.
Because of our awesome
supporters, we were able
to rescue and save over 90
at-risk dogs and cats,
restore them to health, andfind them forever homes!
Here are a few of the cases
we worked on this year!

Ben is a 5-year-old Terrier Mix
surrendered to a high kill shelter by hisowner, most likely due to his broken
leg. Our rescue partner scooped him up
and sent him to us! We removed his
damaged leg and, as you can see, he’s
living his best life (now named Obie)with a loving family and pup sibling,Tenaya!

MEDICAL CASES

EZRAN

Ezran is currently a medical mystery. He came to us as an orphan in Augustand his symptoms have been baffling. Our team is working tirelessly with our veterinary
experts to find the solution to his health challenges. He has endured exploratory surgery,biopsies, multiple medications, and tests. His is an ongoing case and we are committed
to restoring him to health so he can enjoy life with his forever family.

MEDICAL CASESDAISYMAE

Sweet Daisy Mae was a straywith an injured eye who wasplaced in a high kill shelter. Bythe time the stray hold had
expired, and our rescue partner
picked her up, her eye had notbeen cared for and had
ruptured! After making it toOregon, we removed her eye
quickly so she would not be
uncomfortable anymore! She isdoing well and has a new
loving family!

MEDICAL CASES
HYPOTHERMICKITTENS
We partnered this year with SOS Lost Pet Rescue NW in trying toreduce the stray cat population. It has been challenging, middleof-the-night, heartbreaking work. One of the toughest cases was alitter of 4 tiny kittens living in standing water in the bottom of anabandoned tire. They looked barely alive. When our partner
arrived with the kitties in her coat, we started rubbing and drying
their little bodies and warming them with heating pads. They werefading fast. Their temperature had to be monitored as theywarmed up and were given syrup mixtures. As they got stronger
and warmer, they started moving their little heads. Because we
had rescued a nursing mom earlier in the night, we were able toprovide her for nursing this litter. It was a long road to recovery,and Aurora, Nova, Orion, and Hubble are all doing well. It's amiracle that these kitties survived!

THANK YOU
to everyone who helped
make this year a success forthe animals!!
Adopt Some Love!