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About Our
Shelter
Our Mission.
The Benton-Franklin Humane Society, founded in 1966, is a
private, nonprofit organization supported solely by
contributions, dedicated to preventing cruelty to animals and
the creation of a more responsible and humane community. We
provide adoption services for abandoned, abused, and unwanted
animals and promote the education of children and adults
concerning the treatment and care of all animals.
"Speaking
for those who cannot speak for themselves"
The Benton-Franklin Humane Society
is located in the City of Kennewick which is found in the
Tri-City area of Southeastern Washington State. Our Shelter
& Adoption Center is a private, nonprofit organization
that is supported solely by charitable contributions, and
dedicated to preventing cruelty to animals and the creation of
a more responsible and humane community.
Although we do provide Humane Education
services for our surrounding cities, we are not Government-funded.
The Benton-Franklin Humane Society
is managed by a volunteer Board of
Trustees. The members of the Board bring to the Humane
Society many diverse backgrounds with business as well as
animal expertise.
The Benton-Franklin Humane Society
is a five-time recipient of the prestigious American Humane
Association "Standard of Excellence" award. Only 72
out of more than 4,000 shelters across the nation received
this award. Our staff training programs were instrumental in
providing the knowledge, expertise and professionalism
necessary to achieve such an honor.
As you will see at our facilities
and on our website, we are a busy and necessary organization
and we hope you will choose to support our efforts by getting
involved.
NOTE: The Benton-Franklin Humane
Society is not associated with Tri-City Animal Control (TCAC).
TCAC is contracted to local municipalities for purposes of
control of stray, dangerous or diseased animals. BFHS
held the animal control contract until 1998, when it decided
to become a no-kill shelter.
NOTE 2: The Humane Society of
the United States (HSUS) is not an umbrella organization, nor
do they control the use of the term "humane society"
to describe organizations such as BFHS. BFHS has no
relationship whatsoever with HSUS, nor do we subscribe to any
HSUS policy in particular. HSUS may solicit funds from
anyone and may also claim to support local animal welfare
efforts. This latter claim is only true insofar as HSUS
makes cetain resource material available to animal welfare
organizations for a fee. BFHS receives no funding from
HSUS.
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