animal shelter
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Health
Overcrowding: How Local Dog Rescue, Animal Shelter Find Solutions
In the back corner of Dirt Road Doggies Rescue, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier named Tink-Tink wags her tail behind chain-link fencing, waiting for her chance at a forever home. Without a foster or adopter, she is becoming another statistic — one of thousands of dogs in Northeast Georgia caught in…
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Environment
MOAS Addresses Pet Overpopulation Through Spay It Forward Program
Pet overpopulation is a growing issue in Northeast Georgia, straining local shelters and putting animals at risk. An increase of animals outside means increased fecal waste, polluted water runoff, and more fleas and ticks. The Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter is tackling the problem head on with their Spay It Forward…
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Athens-Clarke County
Low-cost Animal Health Care Can Improve Shelter Overcrowding
Volunteers move quickly to tie down tent poles and tarps against the strong gusts of wind. These tents act as medical rooms for furry companions stopping by for veterinary services and animal healthcare at a pop-up clinic in Athens in late September. At the beginning of every month, Athens locals…
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Madison County
Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter Asks Community to Help with Overcrowding
Barking can be heard from every corner of the Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter. For Charlie, the barking was in celebration of reuniting with his family. “We got Charlie chipped today,” Shannon Everett said, who reclaimed Charlie as his owner. “We are very grateful to Madison County animal shelter for what…
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Athens-Clarke County
COVID-19 Alters Adoption, Foster Procedures in Area Animal Shelters
Among the many changes to our daily lives the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced, animals in animal shelters and rescues across the region have also been affected. Athens Canine Rescue uses a network of foster homes instead of a physical shelter to save animals. One drawback for the nonprofit organization is…
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Jackson County
One New Animal Shelter, Many New Pet Homes
Jackson County’s first animal shelter opened on February 13, and in just over one week, rescuers and families adopted all 24 animals in the shelter. Brad Richards, the Director of Animal Control, says that the shelter is needed because of the increase in the population of Jackson County. People are…
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Athens-Clarke County
Microchipping Reunites Pet with Owner
The sad sound of whimpering might be the result of a lost or abandoned puppy. Microchipping might be the solution. Microchips are placed under the skin of animals in order to reunite animals with their owners And England is taking a proactive approach. All dogs will have to be microchipped…