There are big changes going on
at the Athens Area Humane Society. Starting in February 2009
we will begin pulling dogs from the Athens-Clarke County Animal
Control and adopting them out from our Adoption Outreach Center at
Pet Supplies Plus. We are adding on a
dog room to our current adoption center which will
be used to house around five dogs at a time. But in order to
make this happen we will need for each
dog we pull to be fostered for at least two
weeks prior to going over to the adoption center.
Foster Parents are on the front lines of saving animals' lives.
Each Foster Family takes in a cat/dog, kitten/puppy, litter of
kittens/puppies, rabbit or small animal for a limited time (often
2-4 weeks) and provides care until the animal can be returned to
the shelter and placed in the Adoption Program. During the busy
summer months, the AAHS will take in nearly 200 cats and kittens
each month, which severely taxes our small shelter. Foster Parents
are needed to house the overflow animals throughout this very
challenging season.
Every year, the AAHS takes in more
than a thousand cats and small animals. It is our goal to find
homes for every healthy, adoptable pet, and our Foster Care Program is essential to
acheiving this goal .
You can be a part of the AAHS' lifesaving work by
becoming a Foster Parent. Here's how:
- Complete a Foster Care Application.
- Attend a foster care orientation/training session.
- After orientation, we'll work with you to schedule an
appointment for an AAHS representative to come to your home for the
required Department of Agriculture inspection.
- Bring home your first foster animal for some much needed TLC!
or fax to 1-888-694-9993. You can also drop your application by the
shelter between 10am and 4pm any day except Wednesday.
