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Losing a pet can be devastating. FAAS can help you through the grief.

The poor senior girl had been dealt a bad hand, but her luck started changing when she arrived at FAAS

Our amazing community comes together for the dramatic rescue of a tired, frightened dog who had been on the run for a week

Beloved longtime FAAS volunteer Robert Woolley passed away on January 4. He will be tremendously missed by so many whose lives he touched.

A little French bulldog came to FAAS unable to use his hind legs, and stayed with us for a year. He never gave up, and neither did we.

A cat who came from a hoarding situation and had to have a leg amputated finds a home in another state thanks in part to a Newsweek article.

A beloved senior dog who had been in the care of FAAS for 1.5 years finds a forever home for the holidays!

FAAS CEO John L. Lipp announces his retirement from FAAS as of next June in a heartfelt letter to the public.

“Vali is a true treasure to FAAS,” says John Lipp, FAAS director and CEO. “She is a sparkling gem who has made a huge, huge difference."

An "unadoptable" one-eyed dog whose tongue is too big for his mouth finds a loving forever home with other "unadoptable" dogs

Flesh Ripper, a cat named by a boy 12 years ago, never lived up to his name. The boy is now a young man, and his gentle cat is his shadow.

Alameda is one of the most dog-friendly cities in the Bay Area, with more than 100 restaurants welcoming dogs, and lots of other businesses