The Fayette County Humane Society (FCHS) has received $1,500 from the Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation. The grant will be used to spay or neuter rescued cats and dogs and the pets of low-income families. Every year in this area, hundreds and hundreds of healthy, adoptable pets are abandoned or euthanized in shelters simply because [...]
The Cat’s Meow Adoption Program A major part of The Cat’s Meow adoption program of The Good Shepherd Humane Society (GSHS) is its seven-day program at Petco in Peachtree City. There’s a wide selection of both cats and kittens, all “pet ready.” Among them are felines from the GSHS shelter rescue program, in which the [...]
The Fayette County Humane Society (FCHS) has been awarded two grants from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Both will be used for FCHS programs that aid local low-income families in caring for their pets: $2,500 for spay/neuters and $5,000 for vaccinations. The Clothes Less Traveled Thrift Shop (CLT) recently made [...]
“Tasha is doing well and is the sweetest cat. She adjusted quickly. I just love her so much and couldn’t imagine being without her. Thank you again for allowing me to adopt such a precious animal.” Far too many cats and dogs in the United States need homes, especially here in the South. County [...]
The Georgia Heartland Humane Society (GHHS) held one of its pet adoptions recently in Fayetteville at Fayette Presbyterian Church’s Spring Fling outdoor festival. Several dogs were available to good homes. Among the programs of GHHS, which serves Coweta and Fayette, are a foodbank for pets; reduced adoption fees for seniors who choose an older pet; [...]
“I remember witnessing for the first time the special interaction between human and horse in the Therapeutic Program. The rider was a child with autism, mounted on a quarter horse named Fire. The child was so excited to be on horseback that he was super loud and very emotional. Fire was the consummate therapy horse: [...]
“My most memorable volunteering experience involved a cat named Michael. His owner came to RescueCats to give him up. He had to do it because of his financial situation. It must have taken him two hours to fill out the one-page form. He would write a little bit, then leave to regain his composure, then [...]
