Fayetteville Animal Shelter
Shelter Veterinarian Dr. Amy Kasprisin will be showing the kids ways to prevent illness and how to control parasites and overpopulation of stray animals. The kids will learn how to stay safe around animals and avoid animal bites. "There are so many avenues and programs the kids can take part in and help with," said Jill Hatfield, Animal Services Superintendent. "Assisting with the Lost and Found Pet Program or Rabies Vaccination Clinics to name a few. There's so much for them to learn and help with." For more information please call 479-444-3456.
UPDATE on "Bam" he has finally been adopted although his foster mother was really thinking about keeping him. He is now in his forever home with a family that can not get enough of him!
UPDATE on "Noel", the blue-eyed Dal that was previously featured in our "Do You Know Me?" spotlight:
Noel has found every Dalmatian's dream of a home with a Fire Department in Kansas. Click on the following link to read her Happy Tails Story.
Noel, the New Fire Dog
After graduating from Vet school, Dr. Kasprisin went to work at the Atlanta Humane Society, where she found her calling in shelter medicine. Worldly travel took her away, and she went into the Peace Corps as a veterinarian, working with the nomads' herds in the Sahara Desert, Morocco. Dr. Kasprisin came back to the U.S. after spending two years in the Peace Corps. In 1994, she accepted a position as the shelter veterinarian at Austin, Texas's Townlake Animal Center. In 1997, she collaborated with others to create the Animal Trustees of Austin's first spay/neuter clinic and then went on in 2002 to create the first preventive medicine clinic for low income individuals in Austin. Dr. Kasprisin continued to work as the weekend relief vet at the Austin shelter until she accepted the position with Fayetteville Animal Services.
FAS is now accepting applications for its Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Program.
The income limits per person have increased to $29,100 for a one person household, $33,300 for two persons, $37,450 for three persons, $41,600 for four persons, and $44,950 for a five person household. Household limits increase up to eight persons. For more information call 479-444-3456, or select the following link to obtain a printed copy of the low-cost spay/neuter program application:
FAS Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Program Application
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If you have never visited us or haven't done so recently, please come by our wonderful shelter and visit with the friendly staff. We have education programs that can be tailored to your group, and we also have helpful information and articles concerning animal training or solutions to animal-related problems. These are available to the public. We also have a video and book library in our education room for your use.
The fenced People and Pets Park is located next to our shelter. Many potential adopters take advantage of the convenience of this secure, large park area while getting to know an animal they are considering adopting. It is also a great place to introduce current pets to potential new family members.
And, of course, we are always looking for new volunteers to assist our current crew of tireless and talented individuals. Our volunteers do everything from bathing and brushing animals to walking and playing with them. For those who want to get down and dirty, there are many dishes to wash, blankets to launder, and cages & runs to help clean.
An online application (.pdf file) is available here: FAS Adoption App We accept faxed applications at 479-444-3459, and we can review an application over the phone as well. Contact the shelter at 479-444-3456 if you do not have an application form or access to a fax machine, and ask a shelter staff person to conduct a phone interview with you.
If you are at least 62 years of age, disabled, or terminally ill, you may qualify for the Compassionate Hearts Program. Under this program, the adoption fee is waived if the animal you want to adopt is already spayed or neutered, although the adoption application process itself still applies.
We do all that we can to make sure our friends find the right homes :-)
The adoption fee is $60 for any animal adopted at the shelter. The fee includes the following services:
What You Need to Know:
If you have a child six years of age or younger, please only consider animals over four months of age. An animal younger than four months is too young to be vaccinated against rabies. In addition, a young child may not understand how to handle a baby animal safely. The child may be injured if the animal is forced to defend itself.
No animal adopted from the shelter may be sold, given away, or abandoned. If the animal is no longer wanted, it must be returned to the shelter.
All animals adopted from the Animal Shelter in Fayetteville must be spayed or neutered. State law requires that animals who have been adopted from a shelter be sterilized. Each year eight million (8,000,000) unwanted animals die in shelters. We require sterilization to stop the result of overpopulation.
Our hours are: Monday - Friday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. The shelter is closed on Sunday.
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