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 p.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday - Friday
Open 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. 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 - $150 to $250
Kittens - $85 or 2 kittens for $100
Dogs - $100 to $250
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!
Shop for the Animals
Cat, Kitten, Dog & Puppy Chow
Milk Bone Dog Biscuits in all sizes, Dental Chewies and Kitty Treats
Dog & Cat Toys
Paper towels & Laundry Soap
Trash bags
Kitty Litter
Copier paper
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 35,000 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 or Free Roaming Cat Spay or Neuter: $30 includes rabies vaccination & ear tip
Other services including shots, microchipping, Frontline flea/tick treatment, heartworm test and preventative, Feline Leukemia testing, deworming and grooming are also available.
Please call us @ (540)489-3491 for an appointment.
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.
HUMANE SOCIETY CARES FOR 835 ANIMALS IN 2009
Franklin County Humane Society staff and volunteers cared for 846 homeless animals in 2009. 237 of the animals came from the county's animal control shelter, 334 from owners, 122 strays and the remainder from other animal agencies.
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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.
Support our cause with every purchase through OneCause
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!
Volunteering and Donations
Get involved! Volunteer and save animal's lives.
Purrfect Treasures Store Volunteer: contact Marsha @ store on Saturday
