About us

Fayetteville Animal Protection Society, Inc. (FAPS) is a No-Kill, non-profit animal shelter supported by volunteers, grants and individual contributions. FAPS receives no state or federal funding to operate and relies solely on the community to support its mission in rescuing, shelter and successfully placing companion animals.

FAPS was once known as Animal Haven of Cumberland County, but changed its name after 27 years and a great deal of discussion to, “Fayetteville” to better reflect the area that the shelter serves and to locate the shelter on a map and “Animal Protection Society”, to speak of its interest in humane education, spay/neuter outreach, and legislative changes. 

FAPS began in 1982 with a small group of pet owners concerned about the plight of homeless animals. Some of the founding members are still active within the organization today, showing our passion, longevity, and success in the Fayetteville area.

With the help of generous supporters who donated block, sand and mortar and students from FTCC who donated time and labor, a physical shelter licensed by the State of North Carolina was constructed at 3927 Bragg Boulevard, as a safe refuge for unwanted animals.

Over the years several expansions have taken place allowing FAPS to shelter more animals, while alleviating some of the daily stresses of shelter life on its residents. We expanded the sanitary play yards for our "Cool Canines" to stretch their legs and most recently a free roaming cat room and outdoor play area were opened in 2007 for our "Fabulous Felines" to do the same.

Thanks to a grant, a portable administrative office where newsletter mailings, board meetings, humane education classes and training workshops are held and most importantly ringing phones are answered, was also opened.

In 2006, the completion of the Mary B.Yarborough Isolation Ward to house sick, recovering, and injured dogs and cats became a reality.  Like FAPS other expansions, this addition was made possible by a grant and several generous private donations.  A ward of this kind is necessary to run a proper shelter, so that illnesses are isolated from the healthy population and that recuperating shelter pets can rest and recover in a quiet, stress free environment.  Through donor donations, FAPS was able to purchase supplies and equipment to make it a working treatment facility for volunteer veterinarians and vet technicians.  This area now saves FAPS thousands of dollars each year, allowing certain procedures to be performed "in house"!

Our pets’ health and happiness are just two of the rewards from this improvement to our facility.

With your help, FAPS continues as one of the “most progressive” shelters in the state of NC. Our focus not only includes a safe haven for animals, but also the further education of our community to prevent unwanted pets, through a spay/neuter outreach and humane education programs available to both adults and children.

In addition to this, FAPS has sponsored spay/neuter billboards and frequently visits classrooms giving presentations on kindness to animals.
FAPS distributes free educational literature at public venues to adults on general pet care and behavioral issues, pet overpopulation, and responsible pet ownership.

One of the biggest keys to FAPS success is owed to the countless volunteers and small staff, who walk dogs, play with our cats, donate food, toys and bedding, clean kennels, help with general shelter maintenance and yard work, answer phones, help with bulk mailings and many other tasks that are too numerous to mention.  It is through the generosity of others that we are able to run Cumberland County’s only state licensed, non-profit, No-Kill shelter.

As we celebrate our 27 years of successfully rescuing, sheltering and placing unwanted animals, we would like to take this opportunity to remind you that FAPS is here for YOU and the HOMELESS ANIMALS.

If you are looking for a new addition to your family, or are unable to keep your four-legged friend, we are here to help. Come see us!

If you would like to help support our efforts Click here now!

Thank you for your interest in our No-Kill shelter. You have been the lifeline for our homeless animals for the past 27 years!

Many thanks to Biz Tools One for making this web site possible in 2007!  We greatly appreciate the donation and support of our homeles animals! We hope you will visit their web site and we hope you enjoy ours!

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