FOSTERS & PAWS
EIN 46-0552423 · Animal Protection & Welfare (D20)
What they do
OUR MISSION is to RESCUE and REHABILITATE VULNERABLE ANIMALS FROM SHELTERS, PROVIDING THEM WITH THE CARE and SUPPORT THEY NEED to THRIVE IN A FOREVER HOME. WE BELIEVE EVERY DOG DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE AT HAPPINESS and ARE COMMITTED to FINDING LOVING FAMILIES for EACH of THE ANIMALS IN OUR CARE. THROUGH OUR RESCUE EFFORTS and EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WE AIM to RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE of RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP and THE IMPACT IT HAS ON THE LIVES of ANIMALS. WE STRIVE to MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES of BOTH ANIMALS and PEOPLE, CREATING A MORE COMPASSIONATE and HUMANE COMMUNITY for ALL.
How to reach them
ContactJOSEPH M SKOWRONTREASURER
Mailing address7500 18TH STREET, RIO LINDA, CA 95673
Main phone(916) 498-1040 WebsiteVisit the charity’s websiteSource: Form 990 public record. Confirm details with the nonprofit before visiting or sending anything.
Represent this organization?Claim this nonprofit to change contact informationAbout this charity
- Recognized since
- July 2013
- County
- Sacramento
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