Thank you for visiting our site. Circle of Friends Animal Society is a registered non-profit animal rescue organization located in Georgia. We attend adoption events every Saturday, just check the right-hand column for our adoption schedule! We usually bring about 8 dogs and 4-5 cats each week, so please contact us if you are interested in any particular animals and we’ll be sure to bring them so you can meet!
News
We are doing a new promotion for the month of July and need everyone’s help to reach our goal! We’d like to get 31 dogs and cats into forever homes and raise $3,100 that will directly contribute to our fosters! We’ll keep you updated below with how we are doing but please pitch in any way that you can!
COFAS Rummage Sale Donations needed!
Spring cleaning is here and we know you will be donating some wonderful items to give to charity this spring. Why not donate them to COFAS? We are planning on having a huge rummage sale this summer to raise money for the animals.
The date of the actual sale is still TBA but we would love to start collecting, so clean out that attic, barn, or garage and donate your junk to us!
If you just have a few boxes please put them to the side for a few weeks. Our first drop off day is June 6th from 12-4pm at Pet Supplies Plus on Alps Rd in Athens. If yo can’t make that drop off date, please email us at info@cofas.org and we’ll arrange a time! A big thank you from all the wonderful COFAS pets!
*If you’d like a receipt for tax purposes, please let us know and we will happily write one for you!
About Us
The Circle Begins
Circle of Friends Animal Society was founded in January of 2007 by eight friends with eighty years of experience in animal welfare between them. They had worked in many organizations over the years and wanted to use their knowledge and skills, add all the best practices and most innovative ideas they had discovered, and follow a different path than a typical humane society. They set out to create an organization that would address the multiple concerns of animal welfare with positive, humane solutions.
Our Philosophy
Circle of Friends believes that animals deserve kindness and that being kind to animals brings forth our best human qualities and creates a more compassionate society. We believe that every life is precious and do not put a price tag on that life. If an animal needs an investment of time, money, and effort to have a chance at a happy life, we will not turn that animal away. We believe that educating pet owners and providing services to help them is key to creating a community in which animals are valued and treated with compassion. We do not limit ourselves to helping dogs and cats and will assist any animal, of any species, to the best of our capabilities.
About COFAS.org
In this website you can find our dogs and cats currently available for adoption (click on ‘Adoptable Animals’ above, or narrow your search by selecting a category on the left-hand side of any page). In additon, you can also learn more about COFAS. Aside from rescuing cats and dogs, we are active within our community. Please read about our programs by clicking on “Community Outreach,” at the top of this page. We also know that after the adoption papers have been signed, another journey begins. Our “Happy Tails” page will be a place for adopters to share updates on their newest family members. In addition, if you have any questions about our rescue group, the FAQs page is a great place to start. Finally, if you’re interested in helping Circle of Friends Animal Society, please click on “Get Involved!” above. There you will find information on how you can help us save the lives of local dogs and cats in need!
