Causes: Animals
Mission: To inspire our community to cultivate the values of kind, compassionate, responsible, humane care of the county’s animals, including stray, feral, and owned, through both education and community based programs, and to prevent cruelty to animals, wherever we find it.
Results: FELINE RESCUE - Our feline volunteers have trapped, transported, rehabilitated, incubated, tube fed, bottle fee and cleaned countless cats and kittens in needs. Many homeless, lost, and injured cats are rescued by our volunteers through the national TNVR (Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate and Return) program. Stray cats living in colonies are trapped, neutered, inoculated, and fostered until they can be adopted; truly feral cats are treated and returned to their colony. In 2021, FOCCAS placed over 125 cats in new forever homes. CANINE RESCUE - Abandoned, stray, and homeless dogs and puppies are a constant occurrence in our rural county. There are hundreds unwanted litters born every year. Although we have a county-run animal shelter, they are often full and the waiting list for owners surrendering their pets in months long. FOCCAS is the only foster-based rescue operating in Cumberland County. In 2021, FOCCAS placed over 330 dogs in new forever homes. RESCUE - Each pet is fostered in a home environment, fully vetted, and placed for adoption on Petfinder and AdoptAPet. Our busy adoption team and volunteers spend countless hours finding fosters, forever homes, and alternative placement for these amazing dogs and precious cats. COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR AT-RISK DOGS (CORD) – As part of the CORD Program, we offer free dog houses for those who have none or have substandard shelter as well as straw for houses in the winter time. We offer kennels for small dog being housed outside in order for them to be allowed to come inside at night to keep them safe. Since its inception, over a dozen families have been helped. DISTRESSED ANIMAL PROGRAM - the FOCCAS Distress Animal Fund fills a prevalent need in our community. Many pets are abandoned on the roadside by their owners and strays are often left to fend for themselves for long periods of time. Kind-hearted citizens often rescue these animals and find there are serious injuries or illnesses that require immediate attention. Other intakes are from other rescue without the ability to care for an animal with severe needs and area veterinary partners with animals in curable condition, but the owner cannot afford the treatment costs and has surrendered their pet. The county animal shelter does not have the funding required to help such animals and there is a high risk of euthanasia if they are taken there. The Distress Animal Fund allows us to save these abandoned pets by covering the expenses of their medical needs. FOCCAS members provide foster homes until they can be adopted into loving permanent home. Each one is altered, wormed, heartworm tested (and treated, if necessary) and vaccinated. In 2021, we assisted 26 cats and 27 dogs with medical needs totaling over $50,000.
Target demographics: The homeless, abandoned and neglected pets in our community
Direct beneficiaries per year: over 500 dogs and cats in our community and surrounding counties
Geographic areas served: Cumberland County, Tennessee
Programs: canine rescue, feline rescue, distressed animal emergency medical funds, community outreach for at-risk dogs, education programs, and microchip clinics.
Mission: To inspire our community to cultivate the values of kind, compassionate, responsible, humane care of the county’s animals, including stray, feral, and owned, through both education and community based programs, and to prevent cruelty to animals, wherever we find it.
Results: FELINE RESCUE - Our feline volunteers have trapped, transported, rehabilitated, incubated, tube fed, bottle fee and cleaned countless cats and kittens in needs. Many homeless, lost, and injured cats are rescued by our volunteers through the national TNVR (Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate and Return) program. Stray cats living in colonies are trapped, neutered, inoculated, and fostered until they can be adopted; truly feral cats are treated and returned to their colony. In 2021, FOCCAS placed over 125 cats in new forever homes. CANINE RESCUE - Abandoned, stray, and homeless dogs and puppies are a constant occurrence in our rural county. There are hundreds unwanted litters born every year. Although we have a county-run animal shelter, they are often full and the waiting list for owners surrendering their pets in months long. FOCCAS is the only foster-based rescue operating in Cumberland County. In 2021, FOCCAS placed over 330 dogs in new forever homes. RESCUE - Each pet is fostered in a home environment, fully vetted, and placed for adoption on Petfinder and AdoptAPet. Our busy adoption team and volunteers spend countless hours finding fosters, forever homes, and alternative placement for these amazing dogs and precious cats. COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR AT-RISK DOGS (CORD) – As part of the CORD Program, we offer free dog houses for those who have none or have substandard shelter as well as straw for houses in the winter time. We offer kennels for small dog being housed outside in order for them to be allowed to come inside at night to keep them safe. Since its inception, over a dozen families have been helped. DISTRESSED ANIMAL PROGRAM - the FOCCAS Distress Animal Fund fills a prevalent need in our community. Many pets are abandoned on the roadside by their owners and strays are often left to fend for themselves for long periods of time. Kind-hearted citizens often rescue these animals and find there are serious injuries or illnesses that require immediate attention. Other intakes are from other rescue without the ability to care for an animal with severe needs and area veterinary partners with animals in curable condition, but the owner cannot afford the treatment costs and has surrendered their pet. The county animal shelter does not have the funding required to help such animals and there is a high risk of euthanasia if they are taken there. The Distress Animal Fund allows us to save these abandoned pets by covering the expenses of their medical needs. FOCCAS members provide foster homes until they can be adopted into loving permanent home. Each one is altered, wormed, heartworm tested (and treated, if necessary) and vaccinated. In 2021, we assisted 26 cats and 27 dogs with medical needs totaling over $50,000.
Target demographics: The homeless, abandoned and neglected pets in our community
Direct beneficiaries per year: over 500 dogs and cats in our community and surrounding counties
Geographic areas served: Cumberland County, Tennessee
Programs: canine rescue, feline rescue, distressed animal emergency medical funds, community outreach for at-risk dogs, education programs, and microchip clinics.
PO Box 3245, Crossville, TN 38557
931-265-5301
Animals
Crossville
