Supporting Our Community’s Lost and Abandoned Pets
WHO WE ARE
Friends of Metro Animal Services (FOMAS) is the sole fundraising entity for Metro Animal Services (MAS) in Louisville, Kentucky. FOMAS works hard to provide additional dollars for Metro Animal Services. Those funds make it possible for the shelter to go above and beyond, and offer services that exceed what MAS' government budget allows.
What We Do
FOMAS serves as an ambassador for public awareness, community-wide collaboration, and fundraising for Metro Animal Services. We provide this support through multiple ongoing programs and special capacity building projects.
The Harshaw Family Foundation Animal Shelter
In 2019, FOMAS helped to fund the Harshaw Family Foundation Animal Shelter, a full animal care campus, located on Newburg Road, adjacent to the MAS adoption facility, Animal House. This facility allows MAS to provide ultimate efficiencies in receiving and treating animals in an up-to-date medical treatment center, and adopting pets in a sterile, clean environment.
MAS Shelter
- Capacity: 150 Dog Kennels, 83 Cat Kennels
- Play Yards: 9
- ½-mile walking trail
- 4 stall livery
- Full veterinary surgical suite
2025
Animals Entered the Shelter
9,845
Adoptions
4,059
Animals Returned to Owner
1,494
Animals Sent to Rescue
1,275
Community Cats Returned to the Field
1,230
Live Release Rate
93.99%
| 2024 | 2022 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animals Entered the Shelter | 8,756 | 8,492 | 8,070 | 7,024 | 5,524 |
| Adoptions | 3,562 | 2,649 | 2,639 | 2,598 | 2,253 |
| Animals Returned to Owner | 1,269 | 1,215 | 1,313 | 1,064 | 945 |
| Animals Sent to Rescue | 1,009 | 1,007 | 987 | 769 | 536 |
| Community Cats Returned to the Field | 1,763 | 2,455 | 2,233 | 1,968 | 1,254 |
| Live Release Rate | 91.71% | 92.92% | 96% | 95% | 95% |