Editing Friends of Animals (section)

==Founding==
The organization was founded by Alice Herrington in 1957, to protect cats and dogs. "To that end it offered low-cost spaying and neutering services to cut down the number of strays across the country. The organization eventually built its own clinic for this in Neptune, N.J."<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/28/obituaries/alice-herrington-75-founder-of-friends-of-animals-is-dead.html "Alice Herrington, 75, Founder Of Friends of Animals, Is Dead"], Wolfgang Saxon, New York Times, April 28, 1994.</ref> The organization states that it has assisted in more than 2.5 million spay/neuter procedures.<ref name="Our successes"/>

The organization soon widened its activities to preserve animals in general, including wildlife, marine mammals and zoo animals. Ms. Herrington led the organization until retiring in 1986.<ref name="Our successes"/> The current president is Priscilla Feral.<ref name="Who we are"/>