Franklin County Humane Society's
Planned Pethood Clinic and Adoption Center
Pets of the Month
Our pets of the month introduce themselves ...
Many of the pets listed on our site have been rescued from the local animal control facility which has a very low adoption rate. By adopting one of these wonderful animals, you will make room for another animal to be rescued.
Adoption Center Fees & Hours
Open 2 PM - 5 PM Wednesday - Friday
Open 11 AM - 3 PM Saturdays
Closed Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
All pets are spayed/neutered and are up to date on shots, testing, deworming and flea/tick treatment before adoption.
Puppies - $100 to $200
Kittens - $85 or 2 kittens for $100
Dogs - $85 to $200
Cats - $65
Of course the adoption fees don't cover all of our veterinary and boarding costs so please consider rounding up to help the animals. Thank you!
Fill the Truck for the Animals at the Adoption Center
The General Store in Moneta is hosting a "Fill the Truck for the Humane Society"
Saturday, November 21
Debra Cheehy has written a book about shelter adoptions and she will be here signing books.
Need: Purina Dog, Puppy, Cat and Kitten food, dog biscuits, cat treats and paper towels.
The General Store will also be collecting "people" food for Lake Christian Ministries.
The General Store
213 Scruggs Road, Moneta, VA 24121
540-721-3009
generalstoresml.com
Donate a Kuranda Bed for a Homeless Dog
Our dogs love to sleep on Kuranda Dog beds, but we don't have enough for everyone. If you would like to donate a bed at a special wholesale price for a homeless dog to sleep in comfort, please donate a Kuranda dog bed.
Planned Pethood Low Cost Spay Neuter Clinic
Our Planned Pethood Low Cost Spay Neuter Clinic is located at 18401 Virgil Goode Highway ( Highway 220) just north of Rocky Mount, VA. Please call us at 540-489-3491 to schedule an appointment.
Our mission is to stop the needless destruction of healthy dogs and cats by reducing pet overpopulation. We have performed over 30,395 spay/neuter surgeries since opening our doors in July 2000.
Each spay/neuter will prevent the births of 4 or more animals over the next few years reducing the number of pets that end up in animal shelters or dumped along roadsides. We are a non-profit organization and we rely on the donations and fundraising to help underwrite the cost of the surgeries.
Prices:.
Male Cat Neuter: $45
Female Cat Spay: $45
Male Dog Neuter: $55
Female Dog Spay:$55
Feral Cat Spay or Neuter: $30
Other services including shots, microchipping, Frontline flea/tick treatment, heartworm test and preventative, Feline Leukemia testing and deworming are also available.
Please call us @ (540)489-3491 for an appointment.
Humane Society Staff
Supervising Veterinarian: Dr. Marybeth Chaconas
Director - Adoption Center: Karin Perala
Director - Clinic & Financial: Danene Bernard
Licensed Veterinary Technicians: Terri Bentley
Veterinary Technicians: Stephanie Dickenson & Becky Davis
Clinic Receptionist: Nicole Torre
Clinic Animal Caretaker: Deanna Bernard
Adoption Center Animal Caretakers: Stacey Roberts, Carol Bush, Angela Darienzo, Candice Jackson, & Charles McDonald
Raise $$ for the animals when you shop at Kroger
We have set up a fundraiser with Kroger Gift Cards.
We will get 4% of all recharges once our account reaches $5,000 in recharges.
If you want to participate, send a $10 check to:
Franklin County Humane Society
PO Box 2118, Rocky Mount, VA 24151
Attn: Kroger fundraiser
We will mail a $10 gift card to you.
Remember to keep recharging the card to raise money.
Spay Neuter Assistance Program
The Franklin County Humane Society received a $15,645 grant to neuter 312 pets of qualified low income Franklin County residents. The Humane Society’s Planned Pethood Clinic has spayed/neutered over 29,500 animals as part of its goal to stop pet overpopulation.
Pet overpopulation is the number one issue facing companion animals today. More than five million pets are euthanized annually because there aren’t enough homes for them. It costs U.S. taxpayers an estimated $2 billion each year to take in, care for, and unfortunately sometimes euthanize homeless animals. For most communities, low-income residents are among those who are least likely to be able to afford to spay/neuter. Extra funding for the sterilizing of the pets may have the biggest impact if it specifically targets the pets of these residents.
Applicants for this Spay Neuter Assistance Program (S.N.A.P.) will be required to provide proof of Social Services eligibility and a photo id with proof of Franklin County residency. Applicants will be charged $10 for the neuter & rabies vaccine. The $10 fee will be put back into the S.N.A.P. program to “spay it forward” to provide an additional 79 neuters for a total of 391 neuters.
The Humane Society’s goal is to reduce the number of litters of kittens and puppies being brought to the Humane Society or to the Franklin County Animal Control Shelter or being abandoned at county dumpster sites. The initial focus will be to spay female dogs and cats as that will have the quickest impact of reducing the number of litters being born next spring.
The first round of appointments will be limited to one cat and one dog per family. Applicants are asked to call the Humane Society’s Planned Pethood Clinic at (540)489-3491 to schedule an appointment. This offer will be limited to the first 391 pets but may be extended if donations are received to sponsor additional neuters.
“We are happy that PetSmart Charities has made it possible for us to be able to offer this program to Franklin County residents,” said Donna Essig, President of the Franklin County Humane Society. “We hope that these targeted sterilizations will have a major impact on the numbers of puppies and kittens being brought to area shelters next spring and will reduce the number of homeless or feral animals in our area.”
About PetSmart Charities, Inc.:
PetSmart Charities, Inc. is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that creates and supports programs that save the lives of homeless pets, raise awareness of companion animal welfare issues, and promote healthy relationships between people and pets. Since 1994, PetSmart Charities has funded more than $70 million in grants and programs benefiting animal welfare organizations and, through its in-store pet adoption program, has helped save the lives of more than 3.5 million pets. To learn more about how PetSmart Charities is working to help find a lifelong, loving home for every pet, visit www.petsmartcharities.org or call 1-800-423-PETS.
HUMANE SOCIETY CARES FOR 846 ANIMALS IN 2008
Franklin County Humane Society staff and volunteers cared for 846 homeless animals in 2008. 387 of the animals came from the county’s animal control shelter. The remainder of the animals came from owners, other animal welfare agencies or were strays.
The most common dog breeds cared for by the Humane Society in 2008 were Labs/Lab mixes (93), Hunting Breeds (80) including 37 beagles and 39 hounds, and 34 Shepherds/Shepherd mixes. There were 56 dog breeds overall.
Have a pet training question? Free online training videos - click below
Foster Homes Needed!
Do you have what it takes to be a foster parent?
Qualifications: a compassionate nature, the cooperation of your family or roommates, patience, flexibility, and some knowledge of animal behavior.
Benefits: lots of love, kisses and the satisfaction of saving an animal’s life.
Make a positive difference in the world.
For Foster Care Application and information,
please stop by the Adoption Center.
Sponsor a Homeless Pet
They have been abandoned once. Help us to help them find a home at last.
Your sponsorship donation of $25 or more helps care for one of the rescued animals at the Franklin County Humane Society. It's a great way to make a friend -- and make a difference! And, if you'd like to give more, any further donation you include will go to help rescue more animals.
You can celebrate any person, pet, friendship or occasion including Birthdays, Anniversaries and Graduations while helping us to continue our mission: to rescue, nurture and adopt pets into loving forever homes!
When you sponsor an animal, we'll mail you a certificate of sponsorship with his or her bio and photo or we will send a personalized card on your behalf to the loved one of your choice in celebration of that special event or holiday.
To sponsor an animal, please use paypal link or email us or call (540)489-3491 and we will email out a sponsorship form to you.
Please provide the following information: Who is the donation in honor of? What address do you want the card or certificate mailed to? How would you like the card to be signed?
To sponsor an animal, please use Paypal link or email us (link below) or call (540)489-3491 and we will email out a sponsorship form to you.
Purrfect Treasures
Find treasures and help us raise money for the animals at the same time! Purrfect Treasures is in the brick building that looks like a barn to the left of our Planned Pethood Clinic.
Open Saturdays 9 to 3.
A wonderful mix of items including beautiful home decor items, rugs, jewelry, collectibles, seasonal decorations, candles, dishes, glassware and really cool yard sale treasures.
Donations welcome (no clothes please). Also need volunteers. Stop by the store on Saturdays and see Marsha to volunteer or donate.
Help raise $$ for the animals every time you search the web
What if we earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support our cause? Well, now it can!
GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and watch the donations add up!
GoodShop.com is a new online shopping mall which donates up to 37 percent of each purchase to your favorite cause! Hundreds of great stores including Amazon, Target, Gap, Best Buy, ebay, Macy's and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with GoodShop and every time you place an order, you’ll be supporting your favorite cause.
Just go to www.goodsearch.com and be sure to enter Franklin County Humane Society - Rocky Mount, VA as the charity you want to support. And, be sure to spread the word!
Attention Animal Lovers in the Roanoke Area!
A site for animal lovers, pets.roanoke.com.
has just been launched in the Roanoke area. It features pets for sale, dog and cat adoptions and free pet classifieds in Roanoke, Virginia. Pet owners can post photos and video, find pet-related articles and other content. Check it out!
Volunteering and Donations
Get involved! Volunteer and save animal's lives.
Purrfect Treasures Store Volunteer: contact Marsha @ store on Saturday
Planned Pethood Spay Neuter Clinic Volunteer : contact Danene @ (540)489-3491
Email:danene@plannedpethoodrockymount.com
Adoption Center Volunteer: contact Karin @ (540)489-3491
Email:karin@plannedpethoodrockymount.com
Fundraising Volunteer: contact Donna @ (540)483-9251
Email:donna@plannedpethoodrockymount.com
Please mail tax deductible donations to:
Franklin County Humane Society Inc.
P.O. Box 298
Boones Mill, VA 24065
Come Visit Us!
Franklin County Humane Society Inc.
Planned Pethood Spay Neuter Clinic & Adoption Center
18401 Virgil Goode Highway, Rocky Mount, VA 24151
DIRECTIONS TO
Franklin County Humane Society's Planned Pethood Clinic and Adoption Center
FROM HIGHWAY 220:
We are on southbound lanes of Route 220 , 2 miles north of Rocky Mount, VA.
Coming from Roanoke, we are 20 minutes south of Roanoke on Route 220.
Map to our shelter
