Keeping pets at home

Charlene Farthing

At FRCA, we believe that pets are family. Yet, for many low-income pet owners, keeping their beloved companions healthy and at home can be a challenge.

With your support, we’re helping families like these receive the essential services they need—spay/neuter procedures, vaccinations, and urgent veterinary care—so that pets can remain safe and loved in the homes they know.


Providing support for pets in need is more than just lifesaving; it’s life changing. By reducing the need for shelter surrenders, we’re giving pets a chance to stay with their families and, in turn, helping our shelters focus resources on animals truly in crisis. For every pet who remains in their home, space is freed up in the shelter for others, and the risk of shelter overpopulation—and ultimately euthanasia—is reduced.

With your continued support, we can offer low-income pet owners the resources they need to care for their pets, ensuring more animals stay out of the shelter system and remain with the families who love them.

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Dogs and puppies in a crowded cage.

Alternatives to Surrendering Your Pet

By Charlene Farthing • May 7, 2025
At Friends of Russell County Animals, we understand that life can present challenges that make keeping a pet feel overwhelming. Before surrendering your pet to a shelter, please consider the following compassionate alternatives:
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Oakley the cat

By Charlene Farthing • October 2, 2024
“Linda” lives by herself with her cat, “Oakley”. Oakley is her constant companion and has brought her joy and comfort in her most challenging days. Oakley showed up at her doorstep a few years ago, looking hungry and scrappy. Linda took him in without a doubt.