2024 Accomplishments
- Rescued 184 animals: 63 dogs and 121 cats, averaging one animal every 2 days!
- Donated 3.5 tons (6565 pounds) of pet food to Plenty!
- Volunteers worked 14,934 hours in 2024, the equivalent of 7 full time employees!
- Provided $17,163 in spay/neuter assistance to the public.
- Spay/neutered/rabies vaccines and ear tipping for 102 feral cats in Floyd County.
- 78 cats and dogs received free rabies vaccinations in November.
- Notable Adoptions: Both Chichi (673 days in shelter) and Mr. Pretty Kitty (235 days in shelter) were adopted.
- Raised $1,858 assisting Radford Animal Shelter recover from the Hurricane Helen damage.
- FCHS received a $2,000 grant from the Virginia Humane Society.
- Successfully launched Phase Two fundraising campaign for the permanent shelter building fund.
2023 Accomplishments and Statistics
- FCHS rescued 159 cats (18 stray; 120 surrendered by owner; 21 transferred from neighboring organizations) & 98 dogs (79 surrendered by owner; 19 transferred from neighboring counties animal control).
- FCHS donated 10,961 lbs of cat and dog food to our local food bank, Plenty!
- 927 hrs/mo on average donated by our volunteers.
- FCHS spent $17,200 in spay/neuter assistance to our community.
- FCHS spent $4,300 in trap-neuter-return operations.
- FCHS received a $2,000 grant from the Virginia Federation of Humane Societies and SpayVA for spay/neuter grant funding.
- We received two $500 grants from the Walmart Community Grant program to continue to offer free rabies clinics to our community.
- We were awarded a $4,000 grant from the Community Foundation of the New River Valley. These funds will go where they are needed most to care for dogs and cats in our care, and in the community.
- We received a $2,000 Petco Love Animal Welfare Organization grant to go towards our shelter construction fund.
Previous Year's Accomplishments and Statistics
Additionally, our partnership with the Floyd County Animal Control has helped reduce the euthanasia rate in the county
throughout the years from 57% in 2005 to less than 5% in 2023.