About FCHS

FCHS was originally established in 1964 by several area residents who wanted to help the growing numbers of abused animals in their community,. Over the next 35 years the shelter would move from Castle Farm in Fairfield to the old Yandow Farm in Saint Albans, an old house on Woods Hill Road in Swanton, an old barn on Parsons Avenue in Saint Albans Town, and then the Air Force Base on Bellevue Hill in saint Albans. It wasn’t until 1996 when the shelter made it’s way to its current location at 30 Sunset Meadows in Saint Albans City. The 3500 sq. foot building was intended to comfortably house approximately 23 dogs and 30 cats; number which more often than not are exceeded.

Franklin County Humane Society has grown from a totally volunteer effort by a small group of concerned residents to an incorporated 501 © 3 non-profit organization that is privately owned an receives no government funding. FCHS future depends totally on caring, generous individuals to ensure it’s ability to shelter these animals until they can find their rightly deserved loving permanent homes.