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Friends of Lincoln
County Animals

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Brian Kinkaid

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THE FOLCAS TIMELINE

April 2009: The County announces that the Lincoln County Animal Shelter is to be closed to the public because of the budget shortfall resulting from the national economic crisis. Four of the five staff positions to be eliminated—no more adoption services for dogs—no services at all for cats.

May 2009: Friends of the Lincoln County Animal Shelter, Inc. (FOLCAS) is incorporated to serve as the voice of the community to find a way to save the Shelter.

July 2009: FOLCAS opens the Pick of the Litter thrift store on the County fairgrounds.

November 2009: The property tax measure that FOLCAS helped put on the ballot passes with 72% of the vote, funding the Shelter for 5 years.

November 2012: The voters replace the 5-year tax with a permanent Animal Services Tax District. The Shelter’s basic funding assured, FOLCAS announces our new name—Friends of Lincoln County Animals, Inc. (still called FOLCAS)—and new mission statement reflecting our new ability to help local pets as well as animals in the county shelter.

September 2016: FOLCAS purchases two buildings at First & Fogarty, just off Highway 20, & uses them for donation processing & special sales. No more rented warehouse space!

March 2020: COVID-19 forces Pick of the Litter to close for five months. We use the break to move the store to its new & better location in our own buildings.

August 2020: Pick of the Litter reopens at our new location, bigger, brighter, & more convenient, with better facilities for shoppers & volunteers. Our store income, & with it our program services spending, leaps to a new level.

December 2021: FOLCAS passes the million-dollar mark in program services spending.

2026: Thanks to our loyal thrift store volunteers, donors, & shoppers, and to generous businesses & individuals in Lincoln County & beyond, we’re well on our way to our second million dollars spent on helping our community’s shelter animals and pets!

FOLCAS PRIORITIES

Shelter Animal Spay/Neuter FOLCAS pays to have Lincoln County Animal Shelter animals fixed before they go to new homes, helping to reduce the number of animals entering the shelter by breaking the cycle of pet overpopulation. We also pay for other services provided at the spay/neuter visit, including microchipping & vaccinations.

Other Shelter Needs FOLCAS purchases necessary items not provided for in the Shelter’s budget, in consultation with the shelter manager in light of mutual priorities & available funds. FOLCAS paid for laundry facility repairs & upgrades in 2013; we bought the Shelter a license tag engraving machine in 2014, a new dishwasher in 2022, and a multicat kennel unit in 2023. FOLCAS also pays for the Shelter animals’ microchips & for the cat kennel enrichment devices (privacy dens & stretcher-scratchers). At the beginning of 2026, FOLCAS purchased $36,000 worth of equipment for the new Shelter’s surgical suite so that spay/neuters & other surgeries can be performed on-site.

Vet Care for Lincoln County Pets Through the Max Fund, the Madison Fund, and a spay/neuter fund, we provide financial aid to Lincoln County pet guardians of limited means.

• The Max Fund, founded by Gary & Carol Allen in 2013, helps fund veterinary medical & dental care.

• The Madison Fund, founded by Frank & Judy Sherkow in 2021, provides supplemental aid in cases of extra hardship or emergency.

• The spay/neuter fund, founded by FOLCAS in 2012, provides subsidies for fixing companion animals, which is essential for their health & safety as well as preventing unwanted litters.

These funds are administered by the Central Coast Humane Society. To request assistance, submit a Request for Assistance at centralcoasthumanesociety.com. No Internet? Call CCHS at 541-265-3719.

Support for Lincoln County Residents Through the Pick of the Litter thrift store, FOLCAS provides an essential service to the community by making quality goods available at affordable prices