Adopt
Ideally, an animal listed on our stray hold will be reclaimed by the pet’s owner. If not, we will then assess the pet medically and behaviorally for our adoption program. If the pet is a specific breed, or mostly one breed, we will try to place the animal in a breed specific rescue in order to open up the kennel space to save another life and space on our spay/neuter schedule. The pet you’re interested in may need a foster. Fostering is free and we provide all medical care and supplies. If you’d like to foster the pet, you may get “first dibs” to adopt as the foster. Learn more about fostering and complete the application at https://forsythhumane.org/foster .
Since becoming contracted partners with Forsyth County, we have greatly increased our animal intake. We have identified transports to placement partners outside of Forsyth County to play a critical role in increasing the save rate of our shelter dogs and cats. We do allow our fosters to have priority if they would like to join our growing group of “foster fails”. If you are looking for a small dog, puppy, or kitten, check our adoptable pet page often, and our available foster cats and dogs.
Assistance
Please make every effort to rehome your animal on your own. The shelter is stressful for pets, and we cannot guarantee placement in our adoption program, which means euthanasia is a possibility. Please visit www.forsythhumane.org/surrender for details or to begin the surrender process.
We cannot treat or examine owned pets at our adoption center. If you are a low income Forsyth County resident seeking financial assistance for a sick or injured pet that you are or will be responsible for, try The Sergei Foundation, sergeifoundation.org. Many Forsyth County Veterinary offices accept Care Credit and Scratchpay
If you have found an injured or deceased animal, please contact Forsyth County Animal Services at (336) 703-2480 for assistance.
Foster
At Forsyth Humane Society, a foster is someone who temporarily cares for an animal in need. Fostering is free and all supplies and medical care are provided. Fosters provide love, attention, and care until the animal is ready to come back to the Adoption Center. If you are interested in fostering a pet, view our fosterable cats at https://forsythhumane.org/foster/fostercats/ and our fosterable dogs at https://forsythhumane.org/foster/fostercats/
General
As of January 2018 we are a contracted partner with Forsyth County, taking over the intake, care, and adoptions of shelter dogs and cats at Forsyth County Animal Services. We are the only open admission shelter in Forsyth County, NC – meaning we take in all homeless pets. We must assess every animal behaviorally (to make sure they’re safe to send into a home/community), medically, and sadly, occasionally, we must euthanize for space. Our goal is to increase the save rate of shelter dogs and cats to 90% by 2023. You can help us get to 90% by volunteering, fostering, donating, and spreading the word about each, and the importance of spaying/neutering!
Lost and Found
If you’ve found a pet, click on the link to read the information on our website: Found a stray
All of the stray pets that are picked up by Animal Control or brought in by the public are listed on our stray hold page. View the page at https://forsythhumane.org/strayhold . We encourage you to continue to check our stray hold, but also to share a picture of your missing pet with WXII’s pet page, create a listing on Pawboost, and post your missing pet on neighborhood Facebook sites. If you do see your pet on our stray hold, make sure you bring proof of ownership (pictures, vet records) and come into 5570 Sturmer Park Circle as soon as you can to reclaim. There will be a small reclaim fee for the price of the microchip and rabies vaccination, if necessary.
Surrender
As of January 2018 we are a contracted partner with Forsyth County, taking over the intake, care, and adoptions of shelter dogs and cats at Forsyth County Animal Services. We are the only open admission shelter in Forsyth County, NC – meaning we take in all homeless pets. We must assess every animal behaviorally (to make sure they’re safe to send into a home/community), medically, and sadly, occasionally, we must euthanize for space. Our goal is to increase the save rate of shelter dogs and cats to 90% by 2023. You can help us get to 90% by volunteering, fostering, donating, and spreading the word about each, and the importance of spaying/neutering!
Please make every effort to rehome your animal on your own. The shelter is stressful for pets, and we cannot guarantee placement in our adoption program, which means euthanasia is a possibility. Please visit www.forsythhumane.org/surrender for details or to begin the surrender process.
Volunteer
FHS volunteers must be at least 16 to volunteer independently. Children ages 12-15 are permitted to volunteer with a trained parent or legal guardian. You can sign up to volunteer at https://forsythhumane.org/volunteer/
