About Us

We are a regional shelter serving towns in Franklin County. We are a group of mostly volunteers, led by Shelter Director Leslee Colucci.  We are determined to help every dog who enters our facility in every way possible.

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Our Mission Statement:

Our mission is to protect and improve the lives of stray, lost and unwanted dogs by offering a safe, welcoming facility, providing care and enrichment, and finding a home best suited for each animal.

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Our History

The Franklin County Regional Dog Shelter opened in 2012 due to an unmet need in the community for a place to house and care for stray and unwanted dogs. Because the shelter must be self sustaining, the non-profit Friends of the Franklin County Regional Dog Shelter, Inc. was established as a 501(c)(3) to support our services through fundraising. The goal since we opened has been to disprove the conventional wisdom that dogs "break down" in a shelter environment. We model our services after a day care center and work to deliver individualized care, recover lost confidence, and restore joy to dogs and to the humans who give them homes.

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