This website possible thanks to:

Dog Licenses available at Animal Control on Kirksey Drive below Friends For Animals Adoption Center / Shelter.   $4 and  proof of rabies vaccination (the number) is the only thing required. 

Annual pet tax:   (pay to  Sheriff's Dept / Animal Control)                              $10 for fertile pet and $4 for spayed or neutered.  Five or more dogs in a kennel (confined in an
enclosure) are $5 each for the first five ($25) and $1 each additional.

 

 

 

 

 

 Everyone is feeling this economic crisis, and the animals are no different.  They need you now more than ever! 

We are asking everyone to check your schedules, and see if there is a time you can commit to on a regular basis, even if it is just a few hours a week, to be at the adoption center.

  We still need help walking dogs,  keeping the laundry going, filling out adoption contracts, showing people the animals, answering the phones and cleaning the kennels and cat rooms.  A schedule is  posted in the lobby, so come by or call, and see if there is a slot open when you are available. 

In thinking of the budget, remember to conserve on water and electricity and all supplies.

 Get with friends, put out a bucket and collect stuff at work, whatever you can do!

Thanks to you all, for doing what you do!

DEE

Here, have a heart.

Did you know that owning a pet can improve your health?

Adopt - Spay/Neuter!!!

 Helping Feral Cats in Your Community

**PLEASE NOTE:  When you make a donation, you will be redirected to the Paypal site. If you are not a member of Paypal, just click on the "CONTINUE" button (left side of page) to donate via Credit/Debit Card without joining.  Your credit card information will NOT be retained on PayPal or this site. 

You meet the nicest people at Friends For Animals.

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Do good.Feel good.

Morganton, NC 28655

 

BRING US YOUR ALUMINUM TO RECYCLE!
We have a covered kennel set up near the aluminum container for persons to
drop off their bags for recycling.  We need to
assure that we are only putting the appropriate aluminum in the container.
Please remember that the bags need to be sorted and the trash cans out there
emptied when you are trying to find something for volunteers to do.
 

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO ANSWER THE PHONES AND GREET THE PUBLIC WHEN THEY COME IN (especially on the week-ends). 

Contact: DEE

 

 

I shall pass this way but once.

Therefore, any good that I can do or any kindness that I can show, let me do it now,

for I shall not pass this way again.'

 

Shelia Cloud (Foster Parent Co-ordinator)

(Foster Parent Application Form)

 

Joan Murley (Membership)

(Membership Form)

 

Dee Schaller ( Volunteer Co-ordinator)

(Volunteer Application Form)

Canine Adoption Questionaire Form

Feline Adoption Questionaire Form

 

 

 

Not a member yet?  Join us and make a difference.  The animals need your support. 
We've been working hard to stuff envelopes to send out .  When you get yours in the mail, won't you please fill out the form and return it to us with your check or money order.  You can also renew or join through this website.
Our fight is not over.   .    Our work is not done!

MEMBERSHIP FORM

 

Can you donate any of the items below? 

Get a receipt!

(TAX DEDUCTIBLE !)

We have a laundry problem.  We need a huge capacity industrial / professional washer ($4,000.00)  The laundry is already difficult to keep up...we have so much. 

 

Our mortgage!  $842.00 per month.  We owe $25,000.00 on the building where we house and care for the animals.  Please attend our fundraising events and help us to raise money while you have fun and do something good for the animals.

 

Can anyone  help to buy Advertisement (RADIO AND NEWSPAPER)  for  our available pets and upcoming events?

 

 

 

Can you donate any of the items below? 

Get a receipt!

(TAX DEDUCTIBLE !)

 

Antibacterial hand soap

 

Hand sanitizer

 

Paper towels

 

Toilet tissue

 

Canned puppy & kitten food

 

Washable pet toys

 

Rubbing alcohol

 

Cotton swabs, pads, balls

 

Mineral Oil

 

Dog shampoo

 

  Towels

 

Blankets

 

  Bedding

 

 Animal Crates

 

Cat carriers

 

Oster Model 96 (Detachable Blade Home*Animal)
Size 913-63 and 913-64

Oster A5 (Detachable Blades)
15,40,3F,10

And the least desireable:
Andis Clipper (screw on blade)
Model MBG-2
.25mm
6.3mm
9.5mm

 

Professional heavy duty dog clippers 

Tarps

 

  Good YARD SALE Items for fundraising  (please, no trash or junk)

 

 Wet proof / bite proof kennel heating pads

 

Good Digital Camera 

 

Land Scaping

 

Dog & Cat Treats

 

STORAGE BUILDINGS

 

Dremel Kit w/ sanding kit for nails

 

Nice, desirable  items we can auction off at fundraisers

 

Professional Room  Deodorizers (wall mount / auto spray)

 

Marquee  (one of those metal portable signs where you can insert letters and numbers) for  "Friends For Animals"  Entrance for important announcements & upcoming events

 

Office Supplies (Plain 8 1/2 X 11  copy paper,  Pens,  Steno Note pads,  Sticky notes,  Scratch pads,  White Out, etc.)

 

Laundry detergent / Hi efficiency / low suds

 

BLEACH

 

Friskies canned cat food

 

Pedigree canned puppy

 food

 

 Pedigree canned dog food

 

Extra Large Trash Bags

 

Newspapers

 

Litter Boxes and Litter Scoops

 

Throw Rugs

 

Stainless Steel Shelves

Wooden Shelves

 

Cork Bulletin Boards

 

Neosporin

 

Hay / horse feed

 

We need to present Davie's Law again in 2010!

Shortly after Sheriff McDevitt took office, Friends For Animals Humane Society of Burke County, NC and The Animal Control staff destroyed the gas chamber ! 

If you can't adopt one, foster one. 

If you can't foster one, sponsor one. 

 If you can't sponsor one, feed one. 

If you can't feed one, send this message to someone who can...or will. 

If each one of us would do just one little thing...one little thing...we could become an animal welfare army. 

 Animals are suffering...won't you help us save them?  Twenty-five homeless pets per day are being killed at the pound every single day right here in Burke County, NC. 

Won't you help us save just one?  Please?

 

IGNITE YOUR PASSION
 
Passion........it lies in all of us, sleeping....waiting...and
though unwanted....unbidden....it will stir....open its jaws and howl.
It speaks to us....guides us....passion rules us all, and we obey.
What other choice do we have?
Passion is the source of our finest moments.
The joy of love.....the clarity of hatred.... and the ecstasy of grief. 
It hurts sometimes more than we can bear.
 
If we could live without passion maybe we'd know
some kind of peace.....but we would be hollow....
Empty rooms shuttered and dank.
Without passion, we'd be truly dead.
 
- Josh Whedon, American screenwriter and producer
 
 

How You Can Help!

We need volunteers, Foster Parents and Funds

• Become a Member,

• Volunteer,

(We call them volunteers...but to our animals, they are heroes.)

contact Dee Schaller

 Become a Sponsor   

• Make a Donation!

• BECOME A FOSTER PARENT

• Complete the foster care form and mail to

• Sheila Cloud.

• Membership:

  Supporting Friends for Animals is important for us to continue our work.   

Sadly, this year has been worse than most. With some pet owners having to make tough decisions, pet food sales and veterinary visits have decreased in the last few months. The cruel truth is that more pets are being dumped, abandoned and turned out onto the street while others are suffering hunger, neglect and abuse.

Your support helps Friends For Animals  rescue these pets in their time of crisis, even during the coldest months of the year. Your gift of $25 or more can mean the difference between life and death for pets with nowhere else to turn.

Please help us with as generous a gift as you can afford.   Even a small amount can go a long way for a pet in need.

Annual Membership

Individual:         $25
Family:               $40
Supporter:          $50
Advocate:         $100
 Benefactor:       $500
 Patron:            $1,000

Please call 828-433-1115 about each level and join today!

Or print out the application at the bottom of this page and send it in with your check  or money order  to "Friends For Animals".

(Note:  Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 1-888-830-4989.  The license is not an endorsement by the State.)

• To Volunteer or ask about Volunteering: 

 Contact  DEE Schaller

Samson Dee

   Willingness, fresh ideas, commitment, and dedication are vital to carry out the mission of saving animals and preventing animal cruelty.

Lend a hand. Volunteer your time.   Bathe and groom the animals, walk dogs, or play with cats. Stuff envelopes for a mailing. Help publicize an event.  Clean kennels.  Do laundry. Contact us for information on what volunteer opportunities are available

 Volunteers are particularly needed at fundraisers and weekend pet adoptions at PetSmart and Petco in Hickory, but even an hour or two a day or week is welcome.  Nothing brightens an animal’s day more than a loving smile, a kind touch and a walk outside in the fresh air....just come and let an an animal know that someone cares enough to be at its side. 

We promise that it will do you good as well!

 Volunteers meet every third Tuesday of the month at 6:00 PM at the Adoption Center.  Please come and meet us and see what you might be interested in helping out with.  We promise we don't bite.

SHELTER HOURS

MONDAY- CLOSED

TUESDAY - FRIDAY:   12 NOON - 5:00 PM

SATURDAY:  10 AM -5PM

SUNDAY:  2PM - 5 PM 

DRIVING MAP TO BCFFA

Come  share the journey with Friends For Animals . 

We love happy  endings, don't you?

• Sponsor:

  Many animals at the shelter have been here for a long time and some have physical problems that make it difficult to place them for adoption.  You can sponsor one of our lifetime sanctuary residents by sponsoring an animal for $25.00 a month to support their care. To view our pets, please click on the links below:

And don't forget to ask about or come by and see our  "other" pets (rabbits, birds, etc.).

• Donate:

So now here we are, all confused and alone
in a shelter with others who long for a home.

The kind workers come through with a meal and a pat,
with so many to care for, they can’t stay to chat.

They move to the next kennel, giving each of us cheer…
we know that they wonder how long we’ll be here.

We lay down to sleep and sweet dreams fill our heads
of a home filled with love and our own cozy beds.

Then we wake to see sad eyes, brimming with tears –
our friends filled with emptiness, worry, and fear.

If you can’t adopt us and there’s no room at the inn –
could you help with the bills and fill our food bin?

We count on your kindness each day of the year –
can you give more than hope to everyone here?

Please make a donation to pay for the heat…
and help get us something special to eat.

The shelter that cares for us wants us to live,
and more of us will, if more people will give.

– Author Unknown

  Monetary donations are, of course, very much appreciated!

We are a 501 (c)(3) tax exempt organization and all donations, including membership fees, are tax deductible.   For your convenience, you can click on the link below and use a Credit Card, e-check or Pay Pal.  Checks should be sent and made out to:

FRIENDS FOR ANIMALS

• BECOME A FOSTER PARENT 

Can you give a  good, loving FOSTER HOME for an animal in need / we supply their food and health care. (You have to qualify for this volunteer activity) 

Fostering gives an animal a chance to learn to fit into a home environment so that they are ready for family living when their "forever" home comes along. 

Fostering is an arrangement provided informally by volunteers.  People interested  in fostering file an application and pass an interview with Toni Davis; then, as animals come to BCFFA with special needs, or BCFFA asks for a particular service, those individuals who filled out the applications are contacted.  Foster homes promote FOREVER HOME adoptions of their fostered guests, though there are some cases of "permanent fosters".  These animals will always receive assistance from BCFFA (medical attention, obedience training, socializing, food) while they are in the care of their foster parent(s).

To become a Foster Parent or even if you just want to know more about fostering...

 contact Sheila Cloud   Complete the foster care form.

call the adoption center and ask them to have her call you:

(828) 433-1115

For each animal that is fostered or adopted, TWO animals  are saved...the one you take home and the one we can save from lethal injection at Animal Control because we now have a space open at the shelter. 

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It's a matter of life or death! 

People, PLEASE spay and neuter your pets.