Welcome to the

Shop Now!

Show Now Button

We Invite You to View

Our Annual Appeal

Upcoming Events

Mark Your Calendars For Our Upcoming Events!

Foundation Events
May 5, 2024

Jack Rome Memorial Walk/Run

Register Today!
Get the Details
Foundation Events

Jack Rome Memorial Walk/Run

May 5, 2024

Join us for the 2nd Annual Jack Rome Memorial Walk/Run!
Community Events

Mutt Madness at A.W. Brown

March 1st - 31st

Purchase a paw print at A.W. Brown's and support the animals in need at TJO!

Because you care...

The Foundation for TJO Animals, founded in 2007, is dedicated to raising much needed funds to help the local, homeless animals at the Thomas J. O'Connor Animal Control and Adoption Center, which serves the cities of Springfield, Holyoke and Chicopee, Massachusetts. With a focus on providing financial assistance and grants for veterinary care, the Foundation has had a direct impact on saving the lives of animals at the shelter.

How did the Foundation spend the gifts that you so generously donate? Thanks to you, we are able to accomplish the following:

stethoscope icon

veterinary care

Provide funding for two days per week of veterinary care at the shelter, helping to save animals that might not have had a chance of survival in previous years. Animals arrive at TJO everyday needing veterinary care and this ensures that there is a veterinarian at TJO 40 hours per week to help them in their time of need.

person training dog icon

veterinary technician

Provide funding for three days per week for a veterinary technician to assist in the needs of shelter care, both medical and dental, to make them healthy, happy, adoptable pets.

Dog and cat icon

Additional Vet Care

Provide funding for 32 hours for a second veterinary technician.

Pet vaccine icon

medical equipment

Provide funding for medical equipment and supplies, lab/tests, surgeries/medical procedures, animal enrichment supplies, transport of animals for care, and many more ways that help to save animals' lives, improve their chances for adoption and make the families who adopt them the happiest in the world!

Thanks To Our Pawsitively Awesome Sponsors!

Gary Rome Hyundai
Western Mass News
GG Inks
Meridian Industrial Group
Whitcomb Family Foundation
Kitchen & Bath Design Center
Westfield Bank
Florence Bank
Fontaine Brothers
Blue Elephant
AlphaView Wealth Advisors - Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Springfield Thunderbirds Foundation
Borawski Insurance
Keller Williams Realty
Bacon Wilson
Smithland Pet Supply
Paragus Strategic I.T.
Dowd Insurance Agency
Allstate Insurance
Western Mass Collision
Greater Springfield Credit Union
Hazen Paper
Holyoke Mall
EffecTV
Sage Engineering
Antonacci Family Foundation
USA Recycle
Market Mentors
Dog Watch East Coast LLC
WF Young
Bottom Line Driven
Rock 102
Foundation Events
May 5, 2024

Jack Rome Memorial Walk/Run

Register Today!
Get the Details