FRIENDS OF TORRANCE ANIMALS Friends of Torrance Animals is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that encourages effective animal control, responsible pet ownership, and humane treatment of animals in our community, through education. We are not an adoption agency or animal placement agency. We provide humane education materials for educators, maintain a website, distribute an e-mail newsletter, and provide guest speakers for community groups. To contact us, please send an e-mail to FTA@onebox.com, or send mail to Friends of Torrance Animals, PO Box 10123, Torrance CA 90505. Donations (checks payable to Friends of Torrance Animals) are tax deductible as allowed by law. Messages can be left, toll free, at (877) 571-4189. Please do not leave urgent messages or requests for service on this line. Please click HERE if you are interested in fostering an animal, or volunteering with an animal adoption group. For animal control service, call: City of Torrance Animal Control office, (310) 618-3850. After office hours, you can leave a message; or, for emergencies, you can be transferred to the Police Dispatch Center. Call 9-1-1 when there is a threat to human life. The City of Torrance animal control office is located at 2200 Jefferson Street. It's in Wilson Park, near the tennis courts and skate park. This is an office, not a shelter. The City of Torrance does not have an animal shelter. If you are looking for a lost animal, you must go in person to the LA County/Carson shelter, located at 216 W. Victoria Street in Carson (two blocks east of Figueroa & 190th). For more information, or information on dog/cat licensing, go to Animal Control Some portions revised June 28, 2007, Friends of Torrance Animals.