Toni Davis, Director

Morganton, NC 28655

SHELTER HOURS

MONDAY- CLOSED

TUESDAY - FRIDAY:   12 NOON - 5:00 PM

SATURDAY:  10 AM -5PM

SUNDAY:  2 PM - 5 PM 

   
  417 Kirksey Drive

 Never leave your pet outside when the temperature is extremely cold, even in a doghouse. When the temperature drops, your pet can freeze to death...not to mention the plain ole misery of being cold. 

HAVE A HEART...please.

 BCFFAHS Board of Directors

Our fight is not over, our work is not done.

Now more than ever we need your support.  Please continue to be there for Friends For Animals Humane Society.  Even a small gift makes a huge difference to an animal in need.

PLEASE help us save them.

You are either a part of the problem...or  a part of the solution?
ADOPT, SPAY, NEUTER, DONATE, FOSTER and'/or  
BECOME A MEMBER.

Don't Judge a Dog by its Color

Statistics:  Shelters across the country report the difficulty in finding homes for black pets. Black pets are hard to photograph to show their facial features and soulful eyes.

A little known reality is that shelters across the country are overflowing with black-coated dogs.  Please don't overlook our black dogs.  

You will fall in love with a black pet just as easily as any other color of pet.

 

 

 

Pet Poison Alert:  Mothballs Storing your winter woolens? Seal 'em up tight, pet parents. Certain types of mothballs contain a chemical that can wreak havoc on your animal’s health.

 

Approximately 4 million cats end up in shelters every year.
One of them is sure to be a perfect match for you! 

Cats use a litter box instinctively...you don't have to house break them. 

Cats are quiet and snuggly and warm.  

Cats are great for apartment living or for the elderly who cannot walk a dog or lift one up.

People who think they don't like cats ...have never known one.

 

 

Urge North Carolina's representatives to support the tax deduction for pet care expenses >>

During these difficult economic times, more and more people find that the financial cost of giving pets the care they deserve becomes a burden, or worse, unbearable.

The Humanity and Pets Partnered Through the Years (HAPPY) Act (H.R. 3501) was just introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

The Act would amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual to deduct up to $3,500 for "qualified pet care expenses" - including veterinary care - for a legally owned, domesticated, live animal.

Even a small tax deduction for responsible pet owners will go a long way to meet the needs of companion animals, ease the tax burden of those who own a pet (63 percent of all households) and may even encourage more people to provide loving homes to the countless animals filling America's shelters.

Urge your representatives to co-sponsor the HAPPY Act! >>

As you, your family members or your neighbors may be trimming budgets to make ends meet, innocent animals should not have to go without adequate care! On behalf of all the companion animals who do not have a voice -- thank you for taking action.

From TONI DAVIS, the Director of Friends For Animals:

Kids are back in school and WINTER is in the air. Many orphaned pets will fall victim to the elements, wind up homeless in shelters, or much worse - will be euthanized due to the pet overpopulation.

ECONOMY CRUNCH SPECIAL !   CATS $50.00 / KITTENS $75.00 

I ask for the privilege of not being born ...

 not to be born until you can assure me of a home and a master to protect me,

and the right to live as long as I am physically able to enjoy life ...

 not to be born until my body is precious and men have ceased to exploit it because it is cheap and plentiful.
~ Author Unknown ~

Can you HELP

 feed these precious and vulnerable little lives?

Created by the N.C. General Assembly, North Carolina’s Spay/Neuter Program focuses on reducing the population of unwanted animals in the state by encouraging the spaying and neutering of dogs and cats. The program includes both an education component and a local Spay/Neuter Assistance component. Through the assistance component, cities and counties are eligible to apply for reimbursement of direct costs of spays and neuters of cats and dogs owned by low-income persons.

Funding comes from two sources—“I Care” Rabies tags and “I Care” vehicle license plates. You can request that your veterinarian issue an “I Care” rabies tag when your dog or cat is vaccinated against rabies. Each “I Care” rabies tag includes a fee of 50¢ paid to the Spay/Neuter fund.

You may also request an “I Care” license plate for your car. The plate includes additional fees over the usual cost of a license plate. A $10 fee will be paid into the Spay/Neuter fund from the sale of each “I Care” license plate. Information about requesting the license plate is available online from the Division of Motor Vehicles. Click the button for Specialized License Plates.

For more information:

• Frequently Asked Questions about the Spay/Neuter Program
• N.C. General Spay/Neuter Statutes, 19A-61 through 19A-65
• Notice to County Managers, Nov. 2004
• Application for Reimbursement of Spay/Neuter Services, Revised Nov. 2004
• County Tier Designations (N.C. Department of Commerce)

Reimbursement Data:

• Requests for Reimbursement Since Inception of Spay/Neuter Program
• Requests for Reimbursement by City or County, by Quarter, Since Inception of Spay/Neuter Program

Annual Report Data:

• Annual Spay/Neuter Report Summary, 2001-2007
• Spay/Neuter Summary Report, 2008,
    Dogs and Cats only
• Spay/Neuter Summary Report, 2007,
    Dogs and Cats only
• Spay/Neuter Summary Report, 2006,
    Dogs and Cats only
• Spay/Neuter Summary Report, 2005,
    Dogs and Cats only
• Spay/Neuter Summary Report, 2004,
    Dogs only,   Cats only,   Dogs and Cats only
• Spay/Neuter Summary Report, 2003
• Spay/Neuter Summary Report, 2002
• Spay/Neuter Summary Report, 2001

Vets Warn About Heartworm:

Challenging to treat and sometimes fatal, heartworm disease, which can be transmitted to dogs and cats by a mosquito who has previously bitten an infected animal, can cause a host of health problems in domestic pets.  Though infected animals may go for a period of time without showing any symptoms, heartworm disease can lead to heart, lung and organ damage in both dogs and cats—even putting infected cats at risk for sudden death.”

The good news is prevention is easy.   There are several FDA-approved medications available that reliably prevent heartworm.  These medications are inexpensive and offer excellent protection.   Preventive treatment is now recommended in all areas of the United States, and pet parents should work with their veterinarians to find the right medication for their companion animal.

Should you observe the following symptoms in your pet, please take him to your veterinarian for an immediate exam:

• Labored breathing
• Coughing
• Vomiting
• Weight loss and listlessness
• Fatigue after only moderate exercise
• Distended abdomen

TONI  DAVIS

Dear Friends For Animals Members,

Phantom and Hope ask you to not forget to renew your memberships for 2010.  Let's see how many we can give mercy to in the coming year.

Accept us and learn who we are. Understand our needs, treat us with dignity, and have compassion for us when we are unable to defend ourselves in what is our world also. Respect us and love us as individuals and we will enrich your life beyond your wildest expectation.

Hope

update:

HI Everybody,  Just to let you know I am happy in my forever home with my mom, Mara and my dad, John.  Here is a few pictures of me.

Life is good, Hope  (aka Dani)

P.S. My Mom and dad and my whole family love me very, very much and I get spoiled a lot.

Phantom had his third surgery and now is adopted and lives with his new family

  Life is GOOD!

 

Thank you David and Margaret Coffin!

Thank you Dr. Paul  Moss (Hickory Unifour Veterinary Referrals) and Dr. Mark  McMahon (Burke Animal Clinic, Morganton) and Nate Miller (Burke Animal Clinic) .

Phantom has  become a puppy again to make up for the youth he missed being chained in a yard for the first years of his life.  He gets along wonderfully with his new siblings and loves to play and run in his big fenced in yard.  Most of all, Phantom LOVES the comforts of air conditioning in the summer and heat in the winter.  He has become the most well behaved doggie of his pack, which includes his best friend, a big black cat named Louie.   (update:  RIP Louie)

 

 

 

Sadly, we just can't take them all.

You, our members, keep us going.

 This coming year, more than ever, we really need your help.  Our organization is growing and we are making great strides in getting the word out about the importance of spaying and neutering to try and control the population of homeless animals.  We've made a presence in the community with regard to our efforts to investigate animal cruelty and we are expanding our efforts to lobby for stronger laws against animal cruelty.  We are scheduling new and different fundraisers for 2010 that will help us keep our doors open to all of the homeless animals that we can take in.  We've opened up a fenced in dog park for pet owners who don't have the luxury of a fenced in yard to let their animals out to run and get exercise. And we are busy stuffing envelopes trying to increase the number of our members.  WE DESPERATELY NEED MORE SPACE by adding a new extension to our Shelter building .

 WE CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT YOU!

 

Rescuing  lives takes money.  We turn once again to you to help us save the animals. 

Please renew your membership . 

Now more than ever we need your support!

We have added PayPal and Credit Cards to our website to make it easier for you to donate  much needed money ..please take advantage of this new feature.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, all of the staff and the wonderful volunteers that work so diligently at Friends For Animals, also on behalf of all of the animals that will need loving homes....we ask you to send in your membership renewal.  Please continue to help us save the animals so that they may bless us and our children with their presence. 

LIFE MATTERS.

Toni Davis, Director Friends For Animals

A Rescuer's Creed
I shall be a believer of all that is good in man and of all that is deserving in animals.

I shall plead for their lives, campaign for their safety and uphold their right to a natural death.
I shall seek out the injured and the maimed, the unloved, and the abandoned and tend to them in their last days.
I shall not forget their place in the hierarchy of life, nor that we walk in each other's paths.
I shall bear witness to the wonder they bring into our lives and to the beauty they bestow upon our souls.
I shall renew their spirits when they are waning, bind their wounds when they bleed, cradle them when they whimper, and comfort them when they mourn.
                 I shall be near them in their hour of greatest need - a companion and friend when the time has come.
I shall watch over them and console them and ask that the angels gather them in their arms.
From the creatures of the earth I shall learn the fruits of compassion and undying-love, and I shall be called the beloved of God. In their company I shall indeed be blessed.
Author: Susan M. Pearson

H27 was voted down 7 to 5 in 2009.  Unfortunately in the process it also killed Davie's Law (CRUEL KILLING OF PETS USING THE GAS CHAMBER) for that legislative session. 

Some counties in our state have changed from gas chambers to EBI since 2001, as a result of all of the humane community working together in NC, and the support of the national organizations.  Several counties are preparing to stop gassing soon, and the work continues to end this horrific killing over the state. 

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 !

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Therapy Animals Supporting Kids (TASK)™ Program

American Humane has launched the TASK Program, an innovative program that encourages and guides child welfare professionals on how to incorporate therapy animals into sessions with children who have been abused or neglected or have witnessed violence. Incorporating a registered therapy animal into sessions with children who have been traumatized can help them open up and promote the healing process.

Learn more about the TASK Program.




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