Los Alamos Friends of Shelter and Companion Animals

01/09/2025

Only 4 more days left!

Pet owners who have adopted a shelter animal or an abandoned or homeless animal are invited to send a photo and a brief story about their pet. Pet owners whose pets were featured in last year's calendar are welcome and encouraged to submit new photos of their pets for this year's calendar.
Entries can be submitted online at https://calendar.lafos.org and entry instructions are available online and at Ridgeview Veterinary Hospital and Pet Pangaea.

FOSCA is an all-volunteer non-profit humane organization that partners with other like-minded non-profit entities, volunteers, volunteer organizations, shelters, and veterinary practices throughout Northern and Central New Mexico towards improving the health and welfare of owned and homeless animals.

28/08/2025

We are asking for your participation for the 2026 Los Alamos Friends of the Shelter calendar. Because of new requirements from our editor and our printer we need to make our entry deadline earlier this year, September 5th. Please make time to submit a great photo and story by the September 5th deadline.

We can always use lots of entries, so take a new photo, find an old one, write a short story, we’ll do the rest. You can send a different photo of the same pet as last year or a different pet. Share your funny stories, tell us about your new puppy or kitten, let us know how your older dog is doing, make a memory page for a pet no longer with you.

The online submission process is easy, go to http://calendar.lafos.org
Full instructions are found there.

The calendar is a major fund raiser for FOSCA and without your help it can’t happen. Please mention it to your friends, neighbors, and coworkers who have an adopted or rescued pet and ask them to join in the fun.

Thanks in advance for taking the time and making the effort to help FOSCA have a wonderful 2026 yearly day timer.

09/08/2025

Hello friends,

Darla is in urgent need of a splenectomy at VCA in Albuquerque scheduled for Tuesday, 8/12. The estimated cost for the surgery is $6,000, and her family has already paid a few thousand dollars to get to this point and keep her stable. Los Alamos Friends of the Shelter is able to contribute $1,500, but we are reaching out for help so we can do even more for Darla.

Since 1999, LAFOSCA has been dedicated to supporting privately owned companion animals and their families, as well as shelter and private rescues throughout Northern New Mexico. Our mission is to provide funding for catastrophic medical care and spay/neutering programs, directly assisting those in need and helping to reduce the number of homeless and at-risk animals in our community.

If you are able, please consider supporting Darla’s surgery or sharing this post to help us reach more animal lovers. Every bit helps us continue our work and make a difference for pets and families when they need it most.

Thank you so much for your support!

Darla needs a splenectomy at VCA in Albuquerque on Tuesday, 8/12. Estimate for the procedure is … Sara Blaisdell needs your support for Surgery Help for Darla

03/08/2025

Friends of Shelter and Companion Animals is looking for submissions for our 2026 Pet Rescue Calendar.

Get those cameras ready, polish those smiles, and say Cheese! (or Tuna! or Kibble!) Friends of Shelter and Companion Animals (FOSCA) is accepting photo entries for the 2025 Pet Rescue Calendar through September 5, 2025 and we need your help. Due to new requirements from our editor and our printer we need to make our entry deadline earlier this year. But we cannot do it without your entries, so please get your lovely photos and amazing stories in early this year.

Pet owners who have adopted a shelter animal or an abandoned or homeless animal are invited to send a photo and a brief story about their pet. Pet owners whose pets were featured in last year's calendar are welcome and encouraged to submit new photos of their pets for this year's calendar.

Entries can be submitted online at http://calendar.lafos.org and entry instructions are available online and at Ridgeview Veterinary Hospital and Pet Pangaea.

FOSCA is an all-volunteer non-profit humane organization that partners with other like-minded non-profit entities, volunteers, volunteer organizations, shelters, and veterinary practices throughout Northern and Central New Mexico towards improving the health and welfare of owned and homeless animals.

Friends of Shelter and Companion Animals sponsors two special programs to help pet owners and reduce the number of unwanted pets. The Catastrophic Illness/Injury Program provides funds for veterinary treatment of severely ill or injured pets whose owners cannot afford extensive treatment. The second is our Spay/Neuter Voucher Program which provides vouchers for low-cost spay/neutering of pets in order to encourage pet owners to make sure that their pets are surgically altered and cannot produce litters of unwanted cats or dogs. FOSCA also provides funding for spay/neuter surgeries in partnership with local rescue groups, including organizations that work with local tribal communities to reduce pet overpopulation there.

The 2026 calendars will go on sale in November at local businesses, and all proceeds will go directly to help the animals through Friends of Shelter and Companion Animals programs. So, remember, get those entries in by September 5!

That is Mickey posing beautifully for the 2016 calendar.

14/06/2025

Felines & Friends New Mexico needs help:

HELP WANTED!!! We are inundated with dozens of adorable kittens who are desperately seeking foster homes! We have Tabbies, Tuxies, Torties, Calicos and every color and/or combination you can imagine! If you are able to take a few, even for a brief period of time, please let us know! If you are considering adopting kittens, but want a trial period first, this is the perfect time for a tryout! Felines & Friends covers cost of food, supplies and medical!

We Need Fosters apply here: https://www.fandfnm.org/foster-felines-friends-of-nm

Tickets to our June 22nd Cocktails for Critters Event are selling out fast! Be sure to order yours ASAP! To Order Tickets: https://fandfnm.ejoinme.org/C4C2025

Please be sure to check out our silent auction! New items being added right up until the auction is closed out on June 22nd! All items in the auction have been donated by over 200 local businesses and donors!

Felines & Friends New Mexico · 369 Montezuma Ave # 320 · Santa Fe, NM 87501-2835 · USA

Foster Do you have an extra room or bathroom, or space for a playpen cage to foster a cat or litter of kittens? Even if you travel or only live in Santa Fe part time, you can help! Can’t foster now? How about helping us by coordinating with our fosters from home to see if they have all they need...

25/03/2025

The winner of this year’s Dog Jog logo contest is Gracie Nichols, one of our youngest winners ever. This talented Pinon fourth grader produced a clever and imaginative drawing showing a free-spirited dog enjoying nature and the great outdoors. Her drawing will be the official logo for this year’s Dog Jog event and she will receive a free t-shirt featuring her artwork. The winners are chosen on the basis of artistic merit, creativity and originality.
The other young artists recognized this year include our 2nd place winner, 3rd-grader Miller Gauss, and 3rd place for Clara Nichols and 4th place for Riley Stark. Honorable mentions go to entries from Heather Gauss, Aurora Matzke-Rubio, Hudson Ayers, and Liesl Whitton, all talented 3 graders. We want to thank all of our young artists for their talent and enthusiasm. We encourage the younger artists to enter again in future years.

The 2025 Los Alamos Dog Jog will be held on Saturday, April 26th at 9 a.m. at Rover Park in White Rock. For more information, visit our website www.lafos.org. We hope to see you there. To save $5, pre-register by Sunday April 6 – send your registration form and payment to Dog Jog Registrar at 155 Monte Rey S., Los Alamos, NM 87547.

Dogs, of course, not only get to participate for free, they get a special doggie prize at the finish line. The 2025 Dog Jog offers both a timed 5K course and a non-competitive 2- mile walk. And we will be holding to our very fun post-race prize ceremony. We will have prizes for fastest doggie finishers and for cutest ears, best wag, and many other fine doggie characteristics.

You can get entry forms at Pet Pangaea and Ridgeview Veterinary Hospital or download one at www.lafos.org. And we will have day-of registration starting at 8:10 a.m. at Rover Park. All participants will get a t-shirt with Gracie’s fun and engaging design!
Here is a picture of young artist Gracie with her winning design and assisted by her 2 - year-old Bernedoodle Rosie.

09/03/2025

The 2025 Los Alamos Dog Jog is coordinated by the Los Alamos Dog Obedience Club, Pajarito K9 Search and Rescue, and the Atomic City Roadrunners as a fundraising benefit for the Friends of Shelter and Companion Animals. The Dog Jog is open to all participants with or without a dog and at any pace. We offer a 3.1 mile competitive run or a 2 mile non-competitive fun walk/run.

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Rover Park Rover Blvd., White Rock, NM

Entry Forms: https://www.lafos.org/dog-jog-entry-form

04/03/2025

Tails are wagging all over Los Alamos in anticipation of the 2025 Los Alamos Dog Jog, to be held Saturday, April 26th. The Dog Jog is an annual fundraiser for the Friends of Shelter and Companion Animals, an all-volunteer organization that uses this money to provide funding for spay/neuter programs and veterinary care for ill and injured dogs and cats whose owners cannot afford expensive care for their beloved pets.

The Dog Jog Committee is calling on all creative young artists to put your imaginations and love of dogs to work by submitting a drawing for the 2025 Dog Jog Logo Contest! The Logo Contest is open to youngsters in third through sixth grades whose family lives or works in Los Alamos County. The winning design will be used as the official 2025 Los Alamos Dog Jog logo and will be placed on event t-shirts and other official event materials. The Logo Contest winner will also receive one free t-shirt. The contest entry form and guidelines can be found at Pet Pangaea and online at www.lafos.org. We have extended the deadline for the logo entry until Monday March 10, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. If you have more questions about the Dog Jog, call 505-660-1648.

Here is a picture of last year’s winning design.

20/12/2024

ZOEY—UPDATE

Zoey was born in early May 2024. She’s a beautiful black, short-haired older kitten with the most velvety fur. She’s a loving, snuggly girl who wants attention and laps, but she also really loves to play with toys and her siblings and race around the house like a wild thing. She’s very curious and makes the cutest trills while she’s running around. Zoey loves being on your shoulders and lap. She will soak up all the attention she can get. She can get over-excited and play too rough occasionally, but she’s gotten lots better about that as she has gotten older. Zoey would do best in a home without young children and with experienced cat owners. She can be shy when you first meet her, but it doesn’t last very long.

Zoey is spayed and microchipped, and she has all of her vaccinations for the first year.

If you interested in adopting Zoey, the adoption fee is $35. Call Mary at 505-470-6973 for more info, an adoption application, and to meet Zoey.

20/12/2024

HENRY—UPDATE

Henry was born in late April 2024. He’s a little older and less wild than his younger foster siblings, but he’s still curious and playful. Henry is choosy about his people; if he chooses you, he will be a great companion. Henry loves to play, especially with crinkle balls. He likes to explore the house and look for new things to investigate and play with, but he also likes to sit on your legs or lap and keep you company. He frequently runs up to you to greet your and demand a pet. He is a bit more reserved and cautious with new people and situations than his siblings, but he really likes the people he chooses. Henry is timid of high energy people and environments, so he'll do best in a home with quiet adults and older children and would do well with a pet friend if introduced properly.

Henry is neutered and microchipped and has all of vaccinations for the first year.

If you interested in adopting Henry, the adoption fee is $35. Call Mary at �505-470-6973 for more info, an adoption application, and to meet Henry.
Henry

20/12/2024

BUNNY—UPDATE

Bunny was born in late May 2024 and so is an older kitten. Bunny is a real charmer! She’s confident, even fearless, and is sure that anyone she meets will be her friend. She’s petite, a dilute (pale) calico, and has super-soft bunny fur. Bunny has a big personality. She’s cuddly, curious, and playful, but she’s also adventurous and silly. Bunny has a squeaky little voice and likes to make “comments” when she is exploring and running around and will even talk to you about her day. She will also squawk to argue with you if you won’t let her do what she wants at times. She has no fear of her big brothers (or anything else it seems) and will start a wrestle-match with them for the fun of it, even though they’re lots bigger than her. When she’s not playing or racing, she loves to sit on a convenient lap or shoulders and show how much she loves you by giving you big, sloppy dog kisses (she’s a licker!). Bunny would not do well as an only cat because she’s used to having her foster siblings around. She will need a pet friend to keep her busy and happy.

Bunny is spayed and microchipped, and she has all of her vaccinations.

If you are interested in adopting Bunny, the adoption fee is $35. Call Mary at 505-470-6973 for more info, an adoption application, and to meet Bunny.

14/12/2024

We are at the Los Alamos Co-Op today until 2 pm selling our 2025 calendars for $20. We also have some lovely donated pottery available for a small donation!