Friends Of San Francisco Animal Care And Control

RAISE FUNDS FOR THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL, OPEN-ADMISSION ANIMAL SHELTER AND ITS RESCUE PARTNERS IN ORDER TO ENHANCE OR ESTABLISH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT BENEFIT ANIMALS, AND SERVE AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC.

FUNDRAISING AND OUTREACH: DURING THE LAST YEAR, FRIENDS COMPLETED A MULTI-MILLION COMPREHENSIVE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT OUR CURRENT PROGRAMS AND A NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART ANIMAL SERVICE AND RESCUE FACILITY FOR SAN FRANCISCO ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL (SFACC). THIS INVOLVED NEW MARKETING INITIATIVES TO BUILD EXCITEMENT AND AWARENESS FOR THE NEW FACILITY AND CURRENT AND NEW PROGRAMS FRIENDS OF SAN FRANCISCO ANIMAL CARE & CONTROL PROVIDES FOR THE COMMUNITY, ALL ONLINE DURING THE PANDEMIC. ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND TRAINING (B&T). FRIENDS CONTINUED TO FUND THE SHELTER'S B&T EFFORT, WHICH PROVIDES ASSESSMENT, TRAINING, SOCIALIZATION, SPECIAL TREATS AND TOYS, WELLBEING, AND "ADOPTABILITY". ANIMAL RESCUE PARTNER GRANTS: THE SHELTER'S SUCCESS IS PARTLY DUE TO ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER NON-PROFIT ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS. FRIENDS DISBURSED GRANTS TO NUMEROUS RESCUE PARTNERS SERVING A RANGE OF ANIMALS INCLUDING CATS, DOGS, RABBITS, BIRDS, RODENTS, REPTILES, AND OTHER WILDLIFE. THESE GRANTS HELP OFFSET THE COST OF TRAINING AND MEDICAL CARE FOR THE ANIMALS THE RESCUE PARTNERS TAKE FROM THE SHELTER. VETERINARY SERVICES AND SUPPLIES. FRIENDS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL FUNDING FOR CERTAIN ANIMALS REQUIRING EXTRAORDINARY VETERINARY CARE. DURING THE YEAR, FRIENDS PAID FOR THREE MEDICAL EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. FRIENDS CONTINUED TO UNDERWRITE THE SHELTER'S QUARTERLY LOW-COST RABIES/MICROCHIP CLINICS, PAYING FOR THE RABIES VACCINE AND MICROCHIPS, AS WELL AS FOR THE OUTSIDE (NON-SHELTER) VETERINARIANS AND VETERINARY TECHNICIANS WHO WORK AT THE CLINICS. EACH CLINIC PROVIDED RABIES VACCINATIONS AND SUBDERMAL MICROCHIP IDS.