How to Help the ROAS  
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The Royal Oak Animal Shelter will continue to operate as long as funds are available. We accept donations from individuals and we partner with various groups and organizations to hold fundraising events.

 


Donate with Paypal

If it is convenient for you to donate with your paypal account, please click on the button below to donate to us. We will put your kind donation to work very quickly! Receipts are automatically generated to your email account. Thanks for helping us continue our work!!!





Donate with a check

Monetary donations are always needed; all of our animals receive full veterinary care, and as you can imagine our costs are usually high! If you want to make a donation, checks should be made out to THE ROYAL OAK ANIMAL SHELTER.

If the gift is an honorarium, please include the honoree's name and address in the memo section of the check or on a separate sheet of paper. Acknowledgements will be sent to the honoree and a receipt will be mailed to the donor. Memorials are handled similarly, with the family of the memorialized person or pet receiving acknowledgment. (Click here for a downloadable "In Memoriam Form" you can send with your donation.) All checks are tax deductible for the donor, as the money serves a public purpose.

Checks may be mailed to or dropped off in person at the Shelter (1515 N. Edgeworth, Royal Oak 48067)

We provide receipts for all donations. If you mail in a donation, the receipt will be mailed to you within 2-3 weeks. If you do not receive a receipt, please contact the shelter to let us know so that we may insure your donation is acknowledged.

 


Donation Item Wish List


Supplies donated to the animal shelter are always appreciated. Here are the items we need most:

Special thanks to Pet Supplies Plus for their ongoing partnership and successful kitty litter promotion. Anyone can buy a bag of kitty litter for the shelter from Pet Supplies Plus at 29402 Woodward and they will hold it for us until we pick it up; we make regular trips for bulk buying. You don't have to lift it, but you can donate it - what could be easier?

Please leave us your name and address so that we can acknowledge your kind gift!

 

Volunteering


Volunteers are the back-bone of the Shelter; we are always in need of regular volunteers who can clean cages and/or walk dogs. Interested persons must be at least 18 years of age, or older; we do NOT accept persons needing community service hours at our facility.

All completed applications must be turned into the Royal Oak Police Department (211 E. Third St.) and take about 2-3 weeks to process. Volunteers are needed between:

Click here to download a volunteer application.

 


Fostering a Dog

We are looking for some serious dog foster families. We are a very small shelter and are almost always full with dogs (we only have 8 kennels). By providing one of our dogs your home, you will not only be helping us by freeing up kennels, but helping a dog transition faster and more easily into his new, permanent home.

If you are interested in fostering, please be aware that you will most likely be fostering an adult, large-breed dog (i.e. Shepherd's, Labs, Pits). Many of these dogs have little or no training, so by taking the time to foster a dog, you will help teach him some much needed obedience and manners! Most of the dogs are young adults, but on occasion, we may have an older puppy (8 months, e.g.); very, very rarely we may get a young puppy (3 months).

Be aware that you might be fostering the dog for a period of several weeks or even months and if you need to return the dog for any reason before he is adopted, there may be a wait if cage space is not available. We are looking for "long-term" fostering (e.g. a few weeks to a month), not just a weekend or overnight sleep-overs. Also, we are not responsible for any damages that may occur while the dog is in your possession.



How It Works

Before the dog leaves for his "vacation" at your house, we will take his picture and put his profile on our petfinder.com site (if it's not there already). When we get interested applicants, we will make an appointment for the dog and family to meet. If everything goes well and the family is approved, you will have to say "good-bye" to your new friend. When you are ready, you may foster another dog from the shelter. What happens if you fall in love and cant part with the dog you have? Let us know before we begin appointments and we'll go through the adoption process with you!

Still interested? Sounds like fun, doesn't it? Take them shopping, let them sleep in your bed, take them out on walks in the neighbourhood - we know the dogs will appreciate anything and everything you do for them! We will provide food, medical care, and any other equipment (crates, leashes, etc.) you might need. Click Here to download our foster form with more info; fill it out and return it to the shelter.