OAK HILL, WV (WOAY) – It’s been roughly two months since the Fayette County Humane Society parted ways with the county.
The staff says they feel great, less stressed, and have been adopting animals out like crazy.
Their journey looks different now.
“To be with your coworkers and not have to stress so much and to be in this together and rescuing animals, it’s just been nice,” said Executive Director Fallyn Wakefield.
They are now by appointment only, and say their biggest fear is that people are going to dump animals.
“We don’t house animals at our facility anymore. It’s going to be strictly foster-based,” Wakefield said. “A place where adopters can come meet the animals, spend time with the animal that they’re about to adopt, and do adoption paperwork.”
According to the executive director, they don’t want to jump into things drastically.
“And, you know, might not be able to make it,” she said. “We want to take things slow and be at a smaller scale so we can continue our mission and not have to worry financially or anything like that.”
FCHS says one of the best things is no longer being tied to county lines — so they can help Raleigh County or Nicholas County.
“Our main support and our main mission is still Fayette County,” said Wakefield. “But it has been amazing to be able to help the other counties because that’s been something we haven’t been able to do before.”
You’re welcome to reach out to the rescuers.
“On Facebook. They can email or give us a call. We’re not open yet. We’ll probably be open in mid-January,” the executive director said. “Just got a few more things to finish up and then we’ll be back and ready to go.”
They call it a learning experience, where leaning on each other helped them get through this.
“We’re excited; it’s a fresh start,” Wakefield said. “And we’re ready to make a difference for the animals.”
