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Job Opening: Animal Transfer Coordinator
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The Animal Transfer Coordinator facilitates transfers from Oakland Animal Services (OAS), the City of Oakland’s animal shelter, to nonprofit adoption partners and other outside agencies. Overview The Animal Transfer Coordinator will … [Continue reading] about Job Opening: Animal Transfer Coordinator
FOAS Seeks Short-Term (4 months) Cat Foster Coordinator
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Update June 12: This position has been filled. The Friends of Oakland Animal Services (FOAS) has a job opening for a short-term role, about four months, and may be … [Continue reading] about FOAS Seeks Short-Term (4 months) Cat Foster Coordinator

Come to Adopt-a-Palooza at Oakland Animal Services!
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Free adoptions at Adopt-a-Palooza at Oakland Animal Services from June 5-8. Come to the shelter for free dog training and adopters swag bag. All adoptable animals will be fixed, microchipped, and vaccinated. Throwback Thursday … [Continue reading] about Come to Adopt-a-Palooza at Oakland Animal Services!

Friends of Oakland Animal Services: all donations matched up to $130K!
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For 20 years, Friends of Oakland Animal Services (FOAS) has been there for Oakland’s most vulnerable animals. Because of your support, more lives have been saved at Oakland Animal Services than ever in its history. But now, severe city budget cuts … [Continue reading] about Friends of Oakland Animal Services: all donations matched up to $130K!

You are invited to a Friends of Oakland Animal Services Town Hall
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You are invited to join a Friends of Oakland Animal Services (FOAS) public town hall meeting! There will be two meetings, which will each cover the same information. Each session will last about half an hour, followed by an additional half hour … [Continue reading] about You are invited to a Friends of Oakland Animal Services Town Hall