Friends of Forsaken Animals, AKA Animal Crusaders Of Ontario

Please note : We are sorry but we do not offer referral for low cost spay- neutering. Our name was listed in error on a website, without our permission. We do not now, nor did we ever offer a referral for low cost spay-neutering. Thank you.

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FOFA/ACO is in need of local, reliable, daytime volunteers to help care for our cats at Petcetera in Newmarket. Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age or older, or underage accompanied by a parent or guardian. We also accept students fulfilling their community hours. We are also looking for volunteers for our shelter/upcoming adoption centre in Sunderland, near Uxbridge and we will soon need volunteers for our adoption centre in the PetSmart that will be opening in September, located near Weston Rd and highway 407.Please contact Carole at 905-770-8160 or Sonia at 905-852-4286 today if you're interested, or Email: ialtemen@rogers.com

Who We Are

Friends of Forsaken Animals, also known as Animal Crusaders of Ontario, is a no-kill, non profit, all volunteer organization involved in rescue and adoption of mainly cats. The animals come from the public across Ontario, senior citizens, allergy sufferers, strays and animal control centres. Formed in 1997 by Sonia Trettin it consists of a network of several foster homes in and outside of Metro. Our foster homes match applicants to a cat of their choice based on a pre-adoption interview, considering existing pets and if needed information from veterinary doctor or a visit to the future home. Volunteers also feed, spay/neuter and vaccinate feral colonies of cats in Toronto and vicinity and find homes for the adoptable ones.

FOFA/ACO is also committed to educating the public about animal care issues: the importance of animal control through spaying and neutering of pets, keeping them indoors and providing the best nutrition. Each cat rescued by the group is neutered or spayed (if of age), vaccinated, dewormed, deflead and treated for any urgent medical needs often including blood tests. Micro-chipping is optional. FOFA/ACO offers daily valuable tips in treating behaviour problems in cats or dogs, advises allergy sufferers in ways of dealing with their pet in order to reduce the symptoms. It is helpful regarding the care of pets for people who are about to move or are planning to go on vacation. Some declawed and older cats are given for fostering to cancer patients who enjoy immensely the quiet and loving feline companionship. Some extraordinary problems FOFA/ACO helps with include cats that have been hit by cars or caught in fan belts. Some cats come to us with ingrown collars and harnesses, broken limbs, severe burns or frostbite. We also help in retrieving cats stuck in trees. Orphaned and feral kittens join the program most of the year in large numbers. We assist the public in trapping and caring for strays on their own if they wish to do so. It is a known fact that many barns in the country are breeding grounds for an excessive number of starving and unhealthy cats. FOFA/ACO assists willing farmers to spay/neutering all of their cats, adopting suitable ones and bringing in instead healthy and fixed cats suitable for barns.

Adopting a friend

Serious inquiries ONLY please. Our Adoption location is in the Newmarket area of York Region. We are only taking local adoption applications at this time. Adoption fees are $175 for adult cats and $95 for kittens. Adult cats come fully vaccinated, dewormed, deflead and Spayed/Neutered. Kittens come with first vet check, first vacination, dewormed and deflead. We ask that when you pick up a cat you are about to adopt, that you bring your own pet carrier. If you do not already have one, this is a good investment because you will be needing it for when you take the cat to regular vet check ups. **FOFA/ACO understands that certain issues involving an adopted cat can arise, such as the cat not getting along with other pets, behavioural problems, allergies, old age, etc. This is why we offer to take the cat back if necessary. We will do our best to care for them again and find a more suitable home for them. We do ask that before you consider adopting a cat, that you take into consideration all possible issues you might have with owning a cat beforehand. This will prevent less stress for the cats from having to be past around from home to home. Sonia or one of her volunteers can answer any questions you may have so feel free to address any concerns with them.

Click here to print a copy of our Adoption Application Form and email or fax today!

Volunteers Needed

Saving cats from hunger, abuse or certain death is very rewarding. Having the chance to work with other dedicated animal lovers is an opportunity hard to resist. Please think about how you can be involved with this compassionate organization. We are in need of reliable help in the following areas:

• Local foster homes for our stray cats
• Veterinary Technicians are needed on call to help medicate cats in our foster homes. *Experience required.
• Help to feed and shelter local feral cats
• Provide transportation to/from vets, foster homes & pet stores
• Provide storage space for pet supplies
• Creating ideas & making craft items for fund raising such as toys or knitted blankets.
• Taking home bedding to wash on a weekly basis
• Spending time in our stores to play with the cats and clean cages

Our Wish List

We are a non profit organization so any additional donations are greatly appreciated to help cover our out of pocket expenses to keep all of our cats happy, healthy and ready to adopt. If you can donate any of these items listed below, it would be very much appreciated.

• Blankets, large towels, cat beds and new washable toys
• Monetary Donations for purchase of food, litter, medications, cleaning supplies such as paper towels, kitchen garbage bags, cleaning solutions and payment of vet bills for vaccinations and spay/neuter programs
• Desks for storage
• Adopting a cat
• Donate food such as adult or kitten dry Science Diet Advance, Royal Canin or Wellness canned food.
• Supply scooping or pellet pine litter and litter boxes & scoops
• Other supplies needed, stainless steel or ceramic bowls, placemats, plastic/ styrofoam bowls, brushes & scratching posts
• Canadian Tire money
• Pet Store gift certificates, preferrably from Global Pet Foods or Petcetera.

Please send any contributions to the address below:

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