Best Friends Sanctuary, Inc.

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Best Friends Sanctuary Inc. (Community Pet Advocates) is a 501 C3 (not for profit) organization dedicated to helping to reduce the unwanted animal population in Fentress County. Our mission is to assist in placing abandoned, unwanted, or abused animals in loving, responsible homes, promote spaying or neutering of the dogs and cats and to provide humane education. There is no shelter or county run dog pound in Fentress County thus there is a great need for this service.  Our rescue program is designed to help cats and dogs who are homeless find permanent homes.  Most of the animals have been abandoned in rural areas. They are not considered adoptable until they have been spayed or neutered, and have their immunization shots brought up to date.  We always have puppies, dogs, kittens, and cats available for adoption.  Our adoption fees are less than our costs. 

Since April 2006, we have been working with a no kill shelter out of state. As of June 2009, we have transported 2306 dogs and puppies to the SPCA organization. They have placed all that we sent in loving, indoor homes. This has been a blessing. Without this outlet, these animals would have been put down, hit by cars, or roaming the streets as there are not enough homes in Fentress County to support the stray population. It costs a minimum for shots, worming, flea medication, etc. of $20 per animal taken to Ohio plus the cost of gasoline and maintenance to our van.  We have no financial support from the city or county.

 Please note that we are not animal control.  We cannot come to your house and pick up stray dogs.  We specialize in puppies and dogs that fit the criteria set by our sister no kill shelter.  If you feel that the county/city needs animal control and a shelter, please contact your county com-missioner or city councilmen.

We apply for grants that provide free spaying and neutering for low income families.  Please stop and pick up an application at Dogwood or Upchurch Animal Hospital, the Department of Human Services, D & D Auto Parts or print one from our website.  Please fill it out completely.  We cannot help you if you do not supply the required information.  Don't litter!  Fix your critter!

We work monthly on fund raisers to pay for basic pet care, vaccinations, flea and tick prevention, and heartworm. We do not have the funds to help an animal in need of extensive medical care. The fund raisers consist of bake sales, horse shows, traffic stops, raffles, dinners, collecting aluminum cans, and auctions.

Are you concerned about the pet population in Fentress County?  Please consider joining our all volunteer group.  We always welcome new members, ideas, and special skills.  We all have something in common with our love for animals.  We work hard but try to have fun doing it!  You may do as much or as little as you like.  To join, from our website, please print and fill out a membership application and mail it or better yet, come to our monthly meeting.  We meet at the Fentress County Library at 6 P.M. on the first Monday of the month.  All are welcome!

Please make a tax deductible donation so that we can continue our mission to help the community and the animals.

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