We recently marked the tenth anniversary of the passing of our first rescue dog, Farley, the namesake of our organization. Our mission during nearly ten years of operation was, and is, to save these extraordinary rescue animals from needless destruction so that others may have the similar opportunity to experience the joy of their companionship.
Farley Foundation Newsbrief: Holiday 2022
The latest news for our Farley Foundation Friends: We want to wish you all a joyous and peaceful holiday season. We continue to execute the TFF mission by directing our financial and human resources to support like-minded animal rescue groups, sponsor special needs animals, promote animal welfare and advocate the “no-kill” animal philosophy. We have […]
Farley Foundation Newsbrief: Spring/Summer 2022
Moore County, NC ranks among the poorest statewide examples of shelter kill of adoptable animals in 2021 despite its higher tax revenues.
Farley Foundation Newsbrief: Holiday 2021
We want to wish you a joyous, peaceful, healthy and safe holiday season. As we indicated in our last Newsbrief, The Farley Foundation continues to re-purpose its mission by using its financial and our own human resources to support like-minded animal rescue groups. Once again, we have used recent donations to sponsor and support special […]
Farley Foundation Newsbrief: Summer 2021
We hope you all are safe, virus-free and had a wonderful fourth of July. As we indicated in our last Newsbrief in March, TFF has re-purposed its mission and now using its resources to support other like-minded, animal rescue groups. Specifically, we have used recent donations (matched on a two-to-one basis by an anonymous donor) […]
Farley Foundation Newsbrief: Winter 2021
Best wishes to our Farley Foundation Friends! We want to wish you a belated Happy New Year and sincerely hope that you enjoyed a pleasant and peaceful holiday season. It is indeed the beginning of what we hope is a safer, healthier and happier 2021 for everyone including The Farley Foundation. As you know, TFF […]
Why Are We Killing So Many Animals?
It was reported approximately18 months ago North Carolina ranked third worst in the United States by killing 55,900 animals.
Farley Foundation Newsbrief – Jan 2020
Happy New Year to All of Our Farley Foundation Friends We hope that you all enjoyed a pleasant and peaceful holiday season. It is indeed the beginning of what we hope is a happy 2020 for The Farley Foundation (TFF) as we are pleased to announce that “Cash” our beloved, 60 pound, mastiff mix, has […]
In Memory of Laz
It is with profound sadness that we share the news that our sweet, sightless and gentle boy, Lazarus quietly passed away recently at home. He spent his last night with us, comfortably sleeping in his favorite leather chair. Laz was barely three…
Founders’ Quarterly Report Winter 2018
Earlier this year, we made the decision to use foster care for our three special needs dogs rather than subject them to the anticipated summer heat at the facility. We also had to face the reality of diminishing financial support to properly operate…
The Farley Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)3 animal rescue organization founded by John and Betsy Ficarro of Pinehurst, NC. It is named in memory of their first shelter dog Farley, a certified therapy dog who was rescued as a puppy from a North Carolina county shelter by Cindy Bristow founder of Solutions for Animals (a Hoke County NC animal rescue non-profit) minutes before being euthanized and subsequently adopted by the Ficarros.