The Cobb County Animal Control shelter volunteers brought Christmas to the animals this year - a toy and a blanket or bed for every animal at the shelter. Clean kennels and outings for every dog; and clean cages with lots of cuddling for every cat. The shelter volunteers work tirelessly, everyday throughout the year, to make the lives of the animals, confined at the shelter, better. They come daily to exercise the dogs no matter what the weather conditions. Every Sunday, for years now, the same two women have come to the shelter to clean each cat cage…and make sure every kitty in the two …
The cats at Cobb County Animal Control are finally out of quarantine and the Spirit of Christmas has taken hold at the shelter. They are being specially priced from now until Christmas in the hopes that many of them will find homes for the holidays (and for many years to come). On Friday, fifteen dogs and three cats left the shelter and headed north to Minnesota. All have homes awaiting them – some adoptive homes and others foster homes, but homes with families nonetheless. Three elves helped me photograph the animals this week. These were real elves that made costumes and provided toys and …
Even though the adoption numbers don’t reflect the numbers the Cobb County Animal Control shelter had hoped for, the three special adoption event days have been tremendous fun for all who have come; and many dogs and cats have found homes who otherwise would not have. In lieu of that, I would call the effort a tremendous success. The hope is that this last Saturday event will be the best yet. Each of the previous events yielded 61 and 63 adoptions respectively…ah, to double those figures and have 124 adoptions; that’s the thing that dreams are made of. Well, I’ll tell you, I’m dreaming that …
While at the shelter the other day, I saw a little girl about five years old following behind her mother, who happened to be agitated and not the least bit interested in the child or the cat dangling from the little girl’s grasp. The cat’s feet barely missed the ground as the child carried it toward the shelter doors. Every now and again, the little girl would drop the cat slightly as she tried to regroup and regain her grasp. The cat didn’t squirm or flinch…it just allowed the little girl to carry it across the lawn, as I’m sure the child had done, in another place, many times before. This …
Absolutely perfect weather is predicted for this Saturday - Cobb County Animal Control shelter’s second adoption event day. With more food, more venders, and more animals, it’s sure to be a fun day. All animals are fully vetted and available for an $80 adoption fee. All except the hand chosen dogs and cats - two dogs, two cats per hour - that will be "blue light specials." These animals are volunteers and staff favorites and their adoption fee will be specially priced at $40. Please come by and support the shelter and their efforts - take a peek inside at all the special dogs and cats. These …
One month into the ASPCA grant challenge but no word yet from Cobb County Animal Control (CCAC) shelter on how the numbers are looking. The shelter won a chance to compete against 49 other U.S. shelters for part of the $300,000 grant money being offered by the ASPCA. The top prize is $100,000 with the remaining $200,000 divided up into $5,000 and $25,000 grants. The challengers must adopt out a minimum of 300 more animals over the three-month challenge period (Aug. 1 – Oct. 31) than were adopted out the year before during that same three-month period. The ASPCA purpose for this challenge …
