OAA is committed to ending pet overpopulation, promoting responsible pet ownership and ensuring the humane treatment of companion animals.
OAA is committed to ending pet overpopulation, promoting responsible pet ownership and ensuring the humane treatment of companion animals.
Over 11,000 animals entered Tulsa Animal Welfare last year.Only 518 were reclaimed by their owners.
Only 2,222 were adopted.
855 were pulled by dedicated area rescue groups.
The rest – nearly 7,500 – were destroyed because they didn’t have a home.
Cities across the U.S. are doing it every day.
Vigo County, IN. Tompkins County, NY. San Diego, CA. Albemarle County, VA. Washoe County, NV. Dane County, WI. Bartlesville. Stillwater. Oklahoma City.
How? It takes commitment and hard work from the community. Everyone working together.
You can make a difference.
Sponsor-a-Spay. Donate $50 to OAA and you can help a needy family spay or neuter their pet to prevent unwanted litters.
Volunteer Your Time. Spend the day saving lives by volunteering with OAA at Tulsa Animal Welfare. Click her to fill out a Volunteer Profile.
Spread the Word.
Spay and Neuter Your Pet. It’s the number one way to reduce the number of animals the enter shelters each year.
Make Adoption Your First Option. Adopt your next pet from a local shelter or rescue.
One of the highlights of Fur Ball every year is recognizing those who work tirelessly on behalf of Oklahoma’s homeless pets. Read more in this article by Danna Sue Walker in the Tulsa World’s People and Places column.
At Tuesday morning’s Public Works meeting, Councilor Mautino had a very different recollection of the public meeting that took place on the previous Friday with citizen stakeholders. Despite everyone’s impression that the proposed task force resulting from that meeting would evaluate more than just the hobbyist permit and that the proposed task force should include…
With a substantial lack of compliance in licensing by commercial pet breeders, the Oklahoma State Board of Commercial Pet Breeders votes to give commercial pet breeders until October to comply before aggressively enforcing licensing requirements. Read the full story in the Tulsa World.
An update to the proposed changes to the hobbyist permit turned heated as Tulsa City Councilor Jim Mautino berated city staff for not helping him. Read the full story and see video courtesy of the Tulsa World.