Franklin County Humane Society

Franklin County Humane Society is a partner of Best Friends, working together to save the lives of dogs and cats in communities like yours across the country

The Best Friends Network is made up of thousands of public and private shelters, rescue groups, spay/neuter organizations, and other animal welfare groups — all working to save the lives of dogs and cats in communities like yours across the country.

From Franklin County Humane Society

Our mission is to create a community where all dogs and cats get a chance for a healthy and happy life in a loving home by promoting rescue, adoption and spay/neuter. Our Planned Pethood Clinic is dedicated to reducing pet overpopulation through spay neuters and also provides wellness services for the animals at our Adoption Center and for animals in our community. We also offer a trap, neuter, vaccinate and release program for community and feral cats.Our Adoption Center provides a second chance for more than 2,300 animals every year.We take in all animals in need and provide care for animals that have been hit by cars, shot, tossed into dumpsters and animals that have been abused, neglected or abandoned and left to fend for themselves.We take in dogs that are heartworm positive and puppies that are ill with parvovirus and provide treatment and care.We take in all breeds, all ages and all conditions and we never give up on them.We are fortunate to have the services of a professional dog trainer, many compassionate foster families and volunteers and a wonderful in house veterinary clinic and an outside full service veterinary clinic.Our goal is to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome animals in need so they can have a happy and healthy life.

Rocky Mount, VA 24151-3480
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Animals in Virginia need your help

You can make a world of difference in the lives of cats and dogs in your community when you work with Franklin County Humane Society and Best Friends to support homeless pets and save more lives.

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Fostering a pet is a short-term commitment with long-term impact. By opening your home to a dog or cat for even a few days, you can save lives.
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Who we are

Best Friends Animal Society  works alongside thousands of animal shelters, rescue groups, and other animal welfare organizations to save the lives of cats and dogs across the country and to make the entire country no-kill in 2025.

The Best Friends Network is comprised of thousands of animal welfare groups from every single state, all working to save the lives of pets in their own communities.

Ranging from animal shelters and rescue groups to spay/neuter and trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) organizations, they collaborate with Best Friends to save even more lives in every corner of the country.

Best Friends provides marketing help, fundraising events, webinars, grants, and other resources so that, together, we can Save Them All.

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