Join Our Fall FUNdraising Season for Shelter Pets
Online Now Thru November 3
& In-Person on October 27

Donate Now

We’ve got a critical situation at the shelter.  We’re completely full with many pets staying with us longer, requiring more care, and needing extra help to thrive and find their forever homes.  Our Dogtoberfest FUNdraising season is the main way we can fund essential programs like our Animal Advocacy Program that helped our Dogtoberfest mascot, Outlaw, go from at-risk to being adopted.

This annual fundraiser is so important because Friends is not compensated by the City of Upland for operating the open-intake, municipal Upland Animal Shelter. Instead, we rely on the generosity of everyone who believes in saving the lives of abandoned animals who enter the shelter through no fault of their own.

We invite you to support these essential programs during Dogtoberfest and give every shelter animal the hope of a better life.  Our goal is to raise $40,000 by November 3.

Any donation amount helps.  Plus, when you donate $25 or more, you are eligible to win one of the amazing grand prizes in our online raffle (see below).

We are thrilled that many of you and our generous matching donors helped us meet our matching donation goal - and thank you to everyone who came to Dogtoberfest Day and made it a great success!

However, our Dogtoberfest goal to fund our life-saving programs is $60,000, and we haven’t met this goal yet. We're at $54,954. With only a few more days to go before Dogtoberfest ends, we need your support to reach $60,000.

Please donate today! Shelter pets are depending on you.


Outlaw, at his new home, is an Animal Advocacy Program success story.




Online Raffle!
Make It a Win-Win for You & Shelter Pets

When you donate $25 or more by November 3, you are eligible to win one of the wonderful, donated prizes below:

  • 2 Disneyland Resort Park Hopper Tickets sponsored by Shelter Volunteers (value $400+)
  • Fall Photo Package - Choice of Family or Pet Portrait Package (value $350) or Modeling 101 Glamour Shots (value $650) donated by Koalacore Photo
  • IPad (Wi-Fi/64GB) donated by AcutintPRO (value $300)
  • Restaurant Gift Card Variety Pack donated by Shelter Volunteers (value $250)
  • Private Police K-9 Demonstration donated by the Upland Police K-9 Team (value priceless)

Winners Selected November 4.

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Photography by Koalacore Photo


Dogtoberfest Day!
Serious Fun for a Cause
Celebrating Fall, Howl-o-Ween & Shelter Pets

Sunday, October 27
11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Upland Memorial Park

1100 E. Foothill Blvd., Upland

  • Live music by The Gaslighters
  • People and pet costume contests for prizes
  • Group Thriller dance
  • Police K-9 demonstrations
  • Car/vehicle show with audience voting and prizes for best decorations
  • Dogtoberfest "bingo" for $100 prize
  • Otherworldly guests from a galaxy far, far away
  • Low-cost pet vaccinations and services, dog tags, and microchips
  • Free microchip with every City of Upland dog license registration or renewal
  • Lots of merchandise and food vendors
  • Over 30 great raffle prizes plus the chance to join the online raffle (cash and credit cards accepted)

    This FUNdraising event is FREE to the public (no admission) and dogs on 6-foot leashes and cats in secure carriers are welcome.

    We hope you can come!

    Dogtoberfest 2023


    Thank You to Our Matching Donors, Sponsors, Partners, and Prize Donors

    Matching Donors

    Thanks to our generous matching donors, we have $15,000 in matching donations available to match your donation.

    Upland Community Foundation
    Janice Smith
    Victoria Villaflor, MD
    Ann Haney
    Carol Cochran
    Anonymous Donors

    Annual Sponsors & Partners

    Our annual sponsors and partners support shelter animals all year in so many ways.

    Dogtoberfest Sponsors

    Thank you so much to all the businesses and individuals (many of them shelter volunteers) who have provided monetary support or prizes for our online and in-person raffles during Dogtoberfest.

    Local Businesses

    AcutiniPRO
    Ricky Sanchez/Koalacore Photo
    Upland Police K-9 Team
    Kelly Mac Studios
    Paw Spaw
    Pet Wants
    Diane Pearl/Pearls of Wisdom
    Dawn Bisek Yoga
    Trader Joe's of Rancho Cucamonga
    Scrubby Puppy
    Rescue Brewing Co
    Dogtopia of Upland
    Sofive Sports Arena
    Anemetopia
    3d Print Shop

    Individuals

    Katelyn Ayala
    Ben Lopez Barba
    Suzanne Buquet
    Debbie Cassettari
    Sherrie & Joe Darrow
    Shelley Foglesong
    Valerie Garcia
    Dorina Glick
    Monica Gonzalez
    Rachel Gonzalez
    Robert & Pat Gregoire
    Shirley Halford
    Kelly Loop
    Paula Mendoza
    Stephen Monteros
    Deborah Moran
    Peggy Palmer
    Karin Randell
    Star Shelley
    Reyna Ybarra

    Together We Can Save Them All



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    Contact Us

    Friends of Upland Animal Shelter
    1275 San Bernardino Road
    Upland, CA 91786
    Animal Shelter Phone Number: 1-909-931-4185

    2nd Chance Thrift Shop
    972 W. 9th Street
    Upland, CA 91786
    Thrift Shop Phone Number: 1-909-920-6020

    Website: www.friendsofuplandanimalshelter.org

    General Telephone:
    1-800-627-1545

    Email: info@friendsofuplandanimalshelter.org

    Non-Profit Tax Identification #46-2546783


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