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FCHS held a free Rabies Clinic on September 12 at the Youngsville Tractor Supply at which Dr. Page Wages vaccinated over 120 dogs and cats. We raised over $100 in cash donations and over $200 in pet food and supplies.
A second free Rabies Clinic plus a $10 Microchip Clinic will be held at Tractor Supply on November 14 and Dr. Wages will again volunteer to vaccinate and microchip dogs and cats.
Home Show
Again this year, Invisible Fence hosted us at the Southern Ideal Fall Home Show from September 25-27. We brought donation dogs and puppies for adoption. We raised over $600 for the Humane Society and received multiple applications for puppy adoptions.
Open House at County Shelter
On October 3, FCHS participated in the first annual open house and adoptathon at the County Shelter. County residents toured the facility and were provided information on spay/neuter options and animal care.
5K
The fifth annual Paws for Life 5K9 Road Race and One Mile Dog Walk was held on October 10th in historic Wake Forest. The event featured over 200 runners and walkers and raised over $6000 for FCHS. For pictures of the event and race results, please visit www.fchsnc.org.
Orvis Days
On October 11, we provided donation dogs and informational brochures to help Orvis celebrate Orvis Days at Triangle Town Center.
Youngsville Craft Fair
On October 16 and 17, A Simple Affair Craft Show was held in Youngsville to benefit FCHS. Connie Bagwell, owner of Simply Soaping, organized the craft show and asked all vendors to bring a donated item for FCHS. We also had members and donation dogs there both days collecting money and giving out information. We raised over $200 in cash and received many donated bags of dog and cat food. Thanks to Connie and all the crafty ladies for supporting FCHS.
Macy’s Shop for a Cause
On October 17, we brought donation dogs to the Macy’s fundraiser at Triangle Town Center. FCHS sold discount coupons provided by Macy’s to customers and raised over $200.
Petsmart Santa Paws Event
Every year FCHS has participated in the Petsmart Santa Paws event at the Petsmart Store in Wake Forest NC. This year, FCHS’ weekend for Santa Paws will be December 12-13 from 11-4 pm. Petsmart provides the camera, frames, film, printer, backdrop and Santa Suit. All FCHS must do is provide volunteers to work as Santa, Helper and Photographer. By doing this, FCHS will receive $5.00 of each packet sold during our weekend. If you would like to volunteer to work a shift during our weekend of Dec 12-13, please contact Iris Hindle at windridingwolves@juno.com or via cell at 919-630-1499. Please invite all your friends to come and have their pets’ pictures made during this event.
November 5 public meeting and speaker
Amanda Arrington, currently the Humane Society of the US North Carolina representative, who will soon be the HSUS director of the country-wide spay/neuter initiative, will be speaking at the next meeting of the Humane Society on November 5 at the Youngsville Library Conference Room. The public is welcome.
The business meeting will start at 7 and Ms. Arrington will speak at 7:30. Her topics will include the anti-tethering initiative with which she has been very active and also efforts toward increased spay/neuter of pets, both very important topics. Please join us to hear Ms. Arrington and ask any questions you may have.
Volunteer Update
FCHS has seen a surge in new volunteers coming in with the start of the new school year.
The counties school children are taking advantage of a local non-profit group and signing up to volunteer with us to get their community service hours for college applications. I am happy to report that many of these students stay on as adoptathon and fund raising volunteers once they have completed their hours.
FCHS has also seen a re-emergence of our current volunteers who have been coming out to support some of our latest events such as rabies clinics, Macy’s Days, Orvis and the Youngsville craft show. We are very happy to see this trend and hope it continues throughout the holiday season. Please keep an eye on the Yahoo list for upcoming events and calls for volunteers.
Spay Neuter Initiative
SNIF was implemented by FCHS in 2007 and we are happy to report that, to date, we have helped 279 animals within Franklin County. SNIF (Spay & Neuter In Franklin County) is a low-cost spay/neuter program that is administered and funded by FCHS. The program helps low-income families afford to get their pets altered. To reach SNIF, visit our web site at www.fchsnc.org or call 919-990-1047. SNAP, a mobile spay/neuter unit, also accepts FCHS SNIF vouchers. For SNAP, visit their web site at www.snap-nc.org or call 919-783-7627. The remaining SNAP dates at the Franklin County Animal Control building are November 13, December 4 and December 23.
Many thanks to the SNIF line volunteers for answering the phone lines and sending out applications. We are still looking for help with advertising so for more details contact Deana Ayers at stormryder22001@yahoo.com.
Animal Advisory Board
The next meeting of the County Animal Advisory Board is January 20 at 6:15 in the County Administration Building. The public is welcome to attend and present any issues. This past quarter the AAB discussed anti-tethering topics and changes to the rabies provisions of the county ordinance.
Cat News
From September through October the Cat Team has signed on 5 new Foster Parents and we have pulled 20 new kitties. As of the end of October we have adopted out 8 kitties. I look forward to the continued growth in our Cat Team and saving a lot more furry babies.
Fosters: Caroline Verde, Jan English, Romona Roberts, Amy Kinney, Chris Carter, Iris Hindle, Allyce Johnson, Georgia Dabinett and Brenda Simmons.
Adopted: Stella, Nutmeg, Fiona, Grady, Jerry, Kinsey, Blinkin and Winkin.
If you know of anyone who can be a cat or dog foster PLEASE have them contact us! The more fosters we have the more animals we can save.
Great work cat team!!
Dog News
The Dog Team is in great need of fosters. If you (or anyone you know) are willing to foster, please email us at fchsncinfo@yahoo.com.
We are proud to announce that our four regular dog fosters have been successful in placing a total of 45 dogs in their forever homes since January 1.
Fosters: Julie Fulmer, Margaret Knox, Iris Hindle and Shannon Irwin
Focus on Hope—Hope is a tiny 12 pound beagle that was pregnant when rescued, heartworm positive, and had severely deteriorated teeth.
The Humane Society hoped to raise additional funds to help offset the costly expenses for the multiple treatments Hope so desperately needs. The outpouring of support we received was absolutely remarkable. In addition, with the help of Humane Society Volunteer Lisa Krestalude, the NC State vet school has graciously agreed to administer Hope’s heartworm treatment resulting in a significant cost savings to FCHS.
To date we have raised over $1090 which exceeds Hope’s financial expenses. The Humane Society has made the decision to put the remaining funds into “The Hope Fund” which will be maintained and used in the future to provide funding for medical treatment for other rescues that is above and beyond the normal, as Hope’s was.
Hope was spayed and received her dental treatment on September 29 and is scheduled to receive the first part of her heartworm treatment on November 12. We can’t thank everyone enough for support they provided and will continue to provide in the future.
Where are Hope’s Puppies now?
Luigi
The great news is….they have all been adopted! When the puppies were just 6 weeks of age we listed them on the various websites as “Available Soon”. It was not long before applications began coming in. Luigi was adopted first by Bethany and Jason Tant along with their young son Anderson. The Tant’s live in Jacksonville, NC. Luigi’s name is now Leroy and he and Anderson are becoming the best of buddies.
Maggie
Maggie, now named Ella, was adopted by the LaRue family, Sherrie, Brett, Ethan, and Grayson, after they fell in love with her after seeing her at the Raleigh Home Show. The LaRue’s live in Wake Forest, NC. Ella’s new family says “She still goes to bed great, she plays hard and sleeps hard.”
Porkchop
Porkchop was adopted by an engaged couple, Candice Paynter and Jeremy Abbott. They fell in love with the pictures of Porkchop posted on the web but meeting him sealed the deal. Candice and Jeremy live in Norlina, NC. They liked his name so much and it fits so well with his personality that they decided to keep it.
T-Bone
T-bone was adopted by Saraha and Sam Fleder of Raleigh, NC. Since being adopted he has been given the new name Wilson. He enjoys hanging out in the couch with his mom, as most beagles do, and he is doing great!
Mario
Last but not least is Mario. His story has an extra special ending. The Fulmer family of Raleigh is one of FCHS’s very own foster families. They have fostered a number of puppies for our organization and we can’t thank them enough. Mario stole their family’s heart and they simply could not bear the thought of parting with him, despite the fact that they were not looking to add a second dog to their household. Julie, Chris, Andrew, and Caroline are an all around awesome foster family and we couldn’t have asked for a better home for Mario.
Animal Control
The ACPT (Animal Control Picture Team) is a group of FCHS volunteers who take pictures weekly of the animals available for adoption and place them on the FCAC Petfinders web site. They work regularly with other rescues far and wide to get the word out about these great animals. Without the help of these other rescuers, fewer animals would find forever homes, and their work and compassion is greatly appreciated.
Treasurer’s Report
If you wish to obtain a treasurer's report, please email Kelly at kellynickle@msn.com.
Animals in County Facility
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