Saving Georgia Dogs — Spaying and Rescuing Southern Dogs
Samson’s foster furmom Jayne barked in about a fundraising effort going on in Georgia.
If you’ve adopted a dog from a northeastern shelter you may very well have a dog with a southern accent. Keep that in mind when considering whether or not to make a small donation to Saving Georgia Dogs.
Jayne and Saving Georgia Dogs are an inspiration for us all! Here’s a link to the Dogster Forum page for Saving Georgia Dogs.
And please notice that Samson is looking for a new home. If you are looking for a new furbaby check him out! He’s got a great smile!
Hi Joy,
I don’t know if you remember me, but last year you posted a thread on the Blog about a bad situation at the animal control facility in Tipton County, TN.That situation really inspired me to expand my work beyond local rescue (which I still do) to help with dogs in the South, and in particular TN and GA (two states that have HIGH kill rates in their shelters). I am now on the board of directors of Saving Georgia Dogs, Inc. a non-profit GA rescue that rescues dogs on death row in GA and transports them to rescues all over the country (sometimes metro-Atlanta, but more often the Northeast U.S. where the adoption rates are much higher).
We are trying to implement many programs including a spay/neuter clinic in Griffin, GA ( a county about an hour south of Atlanta), a heartworm treatment/preventative fund for owners who can’t afford it and shelter dogs whose HW status stands in their way of adoption/rescue, a humane education program for area schools, and a program to help women in domestic violence situations who are forced to surrender their pet to seek refuge in a shelter or other location.One of our main obstacles is awareness. I know this may seem like a localized problem, however many people have similar situations in their own states that they may not be aware of. Also MANY people who adopt from rescues may adopt a southern dog without even knowing it, so I think many people would view this as a good human interest story.
Right now Saving Georgia Dogs, Inc. is in a contest with Parade Magazine/6 Degrees foundation to win a $50,000 grant to help fund some of these programs. I have contacted Dogster’s HQ who gave me permission to post in the forums about the contest and try and fundraise, and I am wondering if you could write a little story about us on the blog, it doesn’t have to focus on the contest at all, but maybe that could just be a blurb at the end.
If you need anymore information, please let me know.
Thanks,
Jayne G.
Saving Georgia Dogs, Inc.
Keep up the great work! It’s a shame but very true that most southern states do have a very high rate of euthanasia. I live in Houston Texas and a story in the local newspaper stated that we have one of the highest kill rates of any other metropolitan city in the U.S.
Thanks Glenda!
We appreciate all the help and support we can get!
Everyone if you can donate just $10 it will make a difference in the lives of thousands of dogs!!
Thank you so much for helping GA dogs. I work in a vet hospital in GA, and we are a dropoff location for some of these rescues. We have had up to 10 dogs waiting for transport at one time before. It always makes me happy to know that these dogs will have a better chance for life up north. Most of the dogs that we see go on transport usually go up into the Vermont/New Hampshire area.
Again thank you so much for caring.
I made my $10 donation and encourage everyone to do the same!
Thanks, Glenda!
I have read some of the blogs on here , and the problem here is not the money ! I understand saving the lives of 5 or 6 dogs, believe me, no one here enjoys ending the lives of these animals…… the problem we have is, the people in this County don’t think it’s necessary to spay and neuter ! It’s too easy to dump them on us so we can do the dirty work. If they had to pick up the dead animals after we put them down, maybe they would understand.
We have no spay / neuter law in Tn.
I am very thankful to all the rescue groups for saving the few that they do. But when 5 or 6 leave 15 to 20 more come in the same day, now where do people think we can put all these animals???? Yes we are a high kill shelter , and the same stupid people who dump these animals on us tell us we’ll got to Hell !
That makes it real easy for me to be a hateful person…..
We need new laws in Tn.
If anyone has any suggestions on how to change our law, let me know?