Serving Tuolumne County and surrounding areas since 2001
Meet the animals waiting for you.
Based in Sonora, California, FOAC helps dogs and cats find loving homes in Tuolumne County and surrounding areas. Your next companion may already be here.
How adoption works
Start your search
Find your match
Browse current profiles, learn each animal’s story, and take the next step when you find the right fit.
FOAC’s impact
Local care.
Lasting impact.
Get involved
There is more than one way to change a life.
Choose the kind of help that fits you. Every gift, hour, and open home gives an animal more time and a better path forward.
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Donate
Help provide veterinary care, food, training, and the practical support animals need before going home.
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Volunteer
Support adoption events, dog walking, animal transportation, fundraising, office work, and other essential activities.
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Foster
Give a dog or cat a safe place to stay. FOAC covers food and veterinary expenses while the animal waits for adoption.
Learn about fostering
About FOAC
A small organization with a community-sized mission.
Friends of the Animal Community is a mostly volunteer nonprofit serving adoptable animals and the people who care about them in Tuolumne County and surrounding areas.
FOAC helps relieve overcrowding at Tuolumne County Animal Control, provides medical care and foster placement, assists local families when a pet needs a new home, and helps dogs and cats reach permanent, loving homes.
Because FOAC has limited facility space, foster families are central to its work. They give animals a safe, transitional home while helping FOAC understand what each animal needs to thrive.
Learn About FOACReady to help
Make more second chances possible.
Adopt, foster, volunteer, or donate. Every action helps an animal move closer to safety, stability, and a permanent home.