Franklin County Humane Society's Planned Pethood Clinic

07/27/2026

Luckily the HoHa Dairy Spay Neuter Fund is here to help cats with their faulty math skills. $15 Outside Cat Spay/Neuter includes rabies vaccination and ear tip!
Franklin County Humane Society is pleased to announce that a generous donation from the Hopkins Family is being used to create the HoHa Dairy Spay Neuter Fund to assist with spay neuter costs for the pets of qualified Franklin County residents. The donation was made in honor of the Hopkins Family’s Uncle Henry and Aunt Carolyn and their brother Carter Hopkins. Henry, Carolyn and Carter ran the HoHa Dairy Farm which was in the Callaway area of Franklin County and they shared a love and compassion for the many stray cats and dogs that found a home at the Farm.
Franklin County residents can qualify for these very low prices by providing proof of receiving financial assistance when making the appointment. There will be a special price of $15 for spay/neuter, rabies vaccine and ear tip for outside cats. Our hope is this will encourage residents feeding outside cats to get the cats spayed, neutered and vaccinated. This will reduce the numbers of kittens born each year to outside cats which overwhelm shelters every year.
There are also significantly reduced fees for dog spay/neuter surgeries. The Humane Society recommends that pets be altered by four months of age to prevent unplanned litters. Kittens as young as four months and puppies as young as five months are old enough to produce their first litter just two months later. Appointments are based on availability. Call 540-489-3491 to make an appointment at our Franklin County Humane Society's Planned Pethood Clinic

05/23/2026

I can’t let this week slip by without acknowledging the back bone of the functionality of our clinic and of me! Veterinary assistant week is this week and I want everyone to see the faces of those who devote themselves to caring for our client and shelter animals.

Dakota, Kallie, Bri, Angela, Kathryn, Haley, Whitney, and Trish are behind the scenes everyday prepping, cleaning, recovering, wrapping packs, assisting in surgery, assisting in appointments and animal care. These ladies work nonstop from the time they clock in until they clock out and then some after hours.

I can’t count the times that each of the girls have taken home kittens, puppies, senior dogs or cats, sick animals, client animals that need round the clock care…including a rooster.
They do not hesitate to give their personal time to help an animal or client when needed.

Most days are a whirlwind and very stressful trying to help all that we can, without them we could not continue our mission.

Thank you ladies!
Love y’all
-Steph

05/11/2026

05/04/2026

Congratulations to Stephanie Arrington, LVT who manages our Franklin County Humane Society's Planned Pethood Clinic for receiving the 2026 Bravo award from the Virginia Federation of Humane Societies. In addition to her full time and hectic job at Franklin County Humane Society's Planned Pethood Clinic, Stephanie also runs TNR SWVA, a non profit that raises funds to trap/neuter/return outside cats. She can be found most nights and weekends rounding up the next group of unaltered cats. TNR is the most effective way to reduce the numbers of cats and kittens that overwhelm shelters every year. We are fortunate to have Stephanie on staff. She is always available to answer calls from Humane Society staff. Thank you Stephanie!!!