Jacki Scott, treasurer for the Frisco Humane Society, said the organization was the only rescue group in the area to help her in 2004 when she found feral cats in a barn on her property.
About 18 years later, the not-for-profit adopted out its 10,000th animal in late January. Scott, a board member for the group who said she helped foster roughly 200 of those animals, said the milestone is particularly impressive since animals all spend time in volunteer-driven foster care until they find permanent homes.
“Nobody is paid to do this. A lot of us have full-time jobs. We have families. And we all foster these animals in our homes,” Scott said. “These 10,000 animals have gone through people’s personal lives and their households and have gotten acclimated to their families.”
The organization has had as many as 100 volunteers since it began operations around 2001, but Scott said in early March that total is now about 35 volunteers due to effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, the Frisco Humane Society during lockdowns had to shift from in-person adoption events to solely online advertising due to pet stores temporarily being closed.
