About Us
We promote animal and human welfare through:
- Care and adoption of homeless animals
- Programs that enrich people’s lives through animal interaction
We seek to fulfill our mission by providing:
- An open-admission shelter where homeless animals receive compassionate treatment, medical care, and adoption opportunities
- Life-saving approaches to animal care including animal fostering, transportation, and off-site adoptions
- Community programs that unite people and animals for learning opportunities and enjoyment
- Educational programs that reduce animal abuse, pet overpopulation, and euthanasia
FCHS is an open-admission animal shelter, which means we accept all stray dogs and cats brought to us and provide them the opportunity of adoption into forever homes. We are the only open-admission animal shelter within a 40-mile radius. Each year we serve thousands of pets in Franklin County, Missouri and surrounding areas.