The Franklin County Humane Society

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Who We Are

The mission of The Franklin County Humane Society is to

• Provide health care and temporary shelter for lost and homeless companion animals
• Find new loving homes for these pets
• Reduce pet overpopulation by promoting spaying and neutering
• Prevent cruelty to animals
• Educate the community about animal welfare

  The Humane Society has a Board of Directors composed of seven people elected by the membership. Officers are elected by the Board of Directors. Current directors and officers are:

  • Amanda Curty, Director, President and Volunteer Coordinator
  • Carolyn Maher, Director and Vice President
  • Patricia Thompson, Director and Secretary
  • Anne Giles, Director and Treasurer
  • Susan Rupert, Director
  • Sue Ridyard, Director
  • Andie Pate, Director
  • Sarah Doyi, Executive Director

  Most of our dogs and cats are now being housed at Animal Harbor, although some are in foster homes. Our colleague organization, the Sewanee Animal Rescue League (SARL), merged with us in 2003 to join in the operation of our new shelter, which serves all of Franklin County.

  Our Circle Donor Program

  The Franklin County Humane Society invites you to join with us to make Franklin County a better place in which to live, for both people and animals. We solicit donors in our Circle Donor Program to help provide continuous funding for our work. The FCHS has placed over 2,500 abandoned pets since our shelter opened in February 2003 through November 2008. Our costs to get pets ready for adoption (food, spaying and neutering, all shots, and any necessary tests, medications or treatments) far exceed our adoption fees. We have also had to add paid staff as we increase our services to the county through a new subsidized spay/neuter program for low-income residents and an educational program for the schools. We need your help as we continue to rescue and place more and more abandoned pets and to expand our services to the county. Here is how you can help:

  Donor Circles:

  • Platinum Circle: $250/month or $3,000 annually
  • Gold Circle: $150/month or $1,800 annually
  • Silver Circle: $100/month or $1,200 annually
  • Bronze Circle: $75/month or $900 annually
  • Copper Circle: $50/month or $600 annually
  • Pledge Donor: Amounts between $180 and $600 annually
  • Friend of Animal Harbor: $15/month or $180 annually

  We are very grateful to all the animal lovers who have signed up as Circle Donors. Here is a list of our current Circle Donors:

  Platinum Circle Donors:

  • Mr. and Mrs. Henry Herr, Monteagle
  • Anne Giles, Director, Sewanee
  • Jeane Patton, Sewanee
  • Marshall and Cindy La Plata, Estill Springs
  • Dr. Nancy Goldberg and Dr. Harold Goldberg, Sewanee
  • Ben Petty, Tullahoma
  • Mick and Cindy Bryan, Winchester

  Gold Circle Donors:

  • J. C. and Nonie Allen, Monteagle
  • Dr. Kimberly Bodner and Steven Bodner, Austin, Texas
  • Fred Walker and Jim Gardner, Walker & Gardner Chevrolet, Pontiac, GMC, Winchester
  • Patricia Thompson, Director, Sewanee
  • Joanne and Dale Cooper, Winchester
  • Drs. George and Ashley Bowers, Animal Care Center, Winchester
  • Arthur C. Johnson, Winchester
  • Susan Rupert, Director, and Dr. Robbe Delcamp, Cowan
  • Davis Sons, Publisher, The Herald Chronicle, Winchester

  Silver Circle Donors:

  • Dr. Karen Tidmore, Winchester
  • Susan and Jim Wofford and Michael Shrum, Pearl's Cafe, Sewanee
  • James and Susan Walton, Winchester
  • Lynette Ariail, Sewanee
  • WalMart, Ramona Gunselman, Store Manager, Winchester
  • John M. Johnson, Ray M. Johnson & Co., Inc., Huntland
  • Flora Gorentz and Brooke Gorentz, Winchester
  • Dr. and Mrs. Damian Szewczyk, Winchester
  • Dan and Carolyn R. Maher, Director, Winchester
  • Dr. and Mrs. John Hamer, Sewanee
  • Joan Thomas, Sewanee
  • Franklin County UNITED Bank, Winchester and Cowan

  Bronze Circle Donors:

  • American City Bank and The Clayton Family Foundation
  • Ann and Doug Cameron, Sewanee
  • Gloria Stuart, Cowan
  • Karen and Jere Creed, Sewanee
  • Dr. and Mrs. Harry Prince, Town and Country Veterinary Hospital, Winchester
  • Pete and Jack Haight, Sewanee
  • Dr. Susan Ridyard, Director, Sewanee
  • Greg and Pam Maloof, Monteagle
  • Larry and Barbara Carden, Sewanee
  • William Davidson, Davidson Farm, Moscow, Idaho
  • Roscoe Brown Heating and Air Conditioning, Mike Hutchens, General Manager, Tullahoma

  Copper Circle Donors:

  • Drs. Matt and Diane Petrilla, Sewanee Family Practice, Sewanee
  • Walter Castle, Castle Computing Services, Monteagle
  • Dr. Jennifer Michael and The Rev. James C. Pappas III
  • Bruce Baird, D. D. S., Sewanee
  • Carol Potter, Manager, Best Western Inn, Winchester
  • Lynne Vogel and James Smith, Sewanee
  • Jeff and Sherri Gamble, Belvidere
  • Jennifer Redstreake Geary, Redstreake Gallery, Cowan
  • Joe David McBee, Sewanee
  • Dr. and Mrs. Robert Delcamp, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Dr. Christopher Bryan, Sewanee
  • Marie Woods, Sewanee
  • George and Sylviane Poe, Sewanee
  • Priscilla Fort, Sewanee
  • John and Julia Gatta, Sewanee
  • Burki Gladstone and Merissa Tobler, Sewanee
  • Allen and Donna Pahmeyer, Monteagle
  • Virginia and Chip Craighill, Sewanee
  • The Reverend Thomas and Mrs. Peggy Ward, Sewanee
  • Dr. Carmen McEvoy, Sewanee

  Pledge Donors:

  • Amanda Curty, Director, Winchester
  • Sarah Doyi, Executive Director, Sewanee
  • Ben and Kerstin Beavers, Shenanigans, Sewanee
  • John Bratton, Sewanee
  • The Pearson Family, Sernicola’s and The Franklin-Pearson House, Cowan
  • Dr. and Mrs. Harry Yeatman, Sewanee
  • Kathy and Dan Backlund, Sewanee
  • Bill and Donna Kershner, Sewanee
  • Eleanor Dallas, Sewanee
  • Leslie and Dale Richardson, Sewanee
  • Margaret Binnicker, Sewanee
  • Joanne and David Groat, Tullahoma
  • Paula and Robert Reed, Winchester
  • Sharla Shine, Fostoria, Ohio
  • Karen and Bob Keele, Sewanee
  • The Lowe-Nabulsi Family, Belvidere
  • Dr. Waring McCrady, Sewanee
  • Julie Berebitsky and Woody Register, Sewanee
  • Andie Pate, Board Member

  Friends of Animal Harbor:

  • Nicole Shingle, Tullahoma
  • Lucia Dale, Sewanee
  • Dr. Steven Shrader, Sewanee
  • James Dunkly and Joan Blocher

  If you would like more information about our Circle Donor Program, please e-mail us at petadoption@charter.net or call Anne at 598-0368 and we will provide you with a complete package describing this program and our work.

We appreciate the support we receive from the United Way of Franklin County. http://www.uwfctn.org/

Adopting a Friend

We require a signed adoption contract and a fee to adopt a pet. The normal adoption fees are: puppies $85, dogs $75, kittens $75, and cats $65. For purebreds or highly desirable breed mixes we will charge $100 or more to offset our charging less for a breed mix that is more difficult to place. For example, a Cocker Spaniel's $100 fee will help us let a big black dog go to a loving home for less than $75. We can only accept checks written on banks that operate in Franklin County, Tennessee. Otherwise, we request that the adoption fee be paid in cash. All of our pets are vet checked. They are given age-appropriate shots and spayed or neutered before adoption. Adult dogs are tested for heartworms and put on heartworm preventive. Cats are tested for FeLV and FIV, then given preventive innoculations. All of our pets are given rabies shots when they are old enough. They are all also treated with Frontline to prevent flea infestation.

Our Wish List

· Cat litter · HE (high efficiency) laundry detergent · Thick paper towels · Clorox bleach · Kong Pet Toys · Volunteers to help with office work at Animal harbor · Volunteers to socialize dogs and cats at Animal Harbor · More foster homes for our rescued pets · Day Fosters for Dogs: We are working on socializing our dogs by exposing them to different people and different surroundings. Some of our dogs have grown up at Animal Harbor and they are uncomfortable outside the shelter environment. We would love to have volunteers who would take a dog for a few hours or a day, let the dog ride in a vehicle, take the dog walking, introduce the dog to strangers, etc., then bring the dog back to Animal Harbor after the day's outing. Note: We do not need pet food because we are in the Science Diet Shelter program and Science Diet provides our food.

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