About Us

Who We Are: The Friends of the Elizabethton-Carter County Animal shelter (FECCAS) was created as a non-profit organization (501c3) in 2010. Originally known as the Elizabethton-Carter County Animal Shelter Building Fund we raised and donated nearly a quarter of the original cost of building the current shelter.  As FECCAS, we continue to fundraise in aid of our shelter. Our most recent project was the enclosure of outside dog kennels and creation of an additional dog exercise area. We are currently focused on reducing the stray pet population of Carter County by providing free spay/neuter vouchers to low income Carter County pet owners; and we are fundraising to complete the building of a much needed low-cost Spay/Neuter Clinic in Elizabethton.

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Mission: 

To support the Elizabethton–Carter County Animal Shelter and pets in the Community. We create and deliver programs to help:

• Increase the number of pets that are spayed and neutered. We are building a low cost Spay/Neuter Clinic in Elizabethton.

• Provide medical care for injured, abused, and senior animals in the shelter

• Fund building improvements to the shelter.

• Increase community awareness of the need to spay and neuter and reduce animal cruelty.

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Board of Directors: 

Chairman: Mike Barnett
Vice-Chair: Suzanne Prince

Secretary: Kaitlyn Cox

Treasurer: Scott Sweely

Director of Fundraising: Unfilled