02/27/2025
🚨 Why Is Street Paws Full? A Look at Our Daily Requests 🚨
Every single day, we receive countless emails, calls, and messages from people asking us to take in animals. While we wish we could help every pet in need, we are at full capacity. This isn’t just a handful of requests—it’s an overwhelming daily reality. Here’s just a glimpse of what we’ve received recently in the month of February:
📩 An email: Three (3) female dogs need rehoming due to living conditions. The person couldn’t find homes, called animal control, and was referred to Street Paws.
📩 An email: A stray dog had seven (7) puppies. The person found a rescue for the mom but couldn’t find one for the puppies. They are asking if Street Paws has room to take them.
📩 An email: Asking if Street Paws has room for two (2) dogs for rehoming.
📩 An email: A person rescued a couple of cats, but their landlord stated no pets are allowed, and they will be evicted if a home is not found for them.
📩 An email: Requesting Street Paws to accept the surrender of a Rottweiler.
📩 An email: Requesting information regarding rehoming one of their dogs.
📩 An email: Asking to surrender their pets to Street Paws.
📩 An email: A person was given two (2) dogs and now cannot keep them. Asking if Street Paws can take them.
📩 An email: Requesting Street Paws to take in a territorial dog.
📩 An email: A German or Dutch Shepherd puppy that parents obtained is now being threatened with euthanasia due to aggression. Asking if Street Paws can take it.
📩 An email: Requesting to surrender a dog due to housing circumstances.
📩 An email: A person rescued a puppy seven months ago and found an adopter, but Animal Control picked up the dog. He has been abused and submissively urinates over anything that scares him and cowers behind her. Asking if Street Paws can help.
📩 An email: An abused, malnourished, homeless, and injured dog needs rescue. The person does not have the funds to keep another animal and does not want to euthanize her. She has been traumatized and gets scared when water touches “down there.”
📩 An email: A dog was abandoned at a shopping center. The finder does not want to take it to Animal Control but cannot keep it. Asking if Street Paws can take it.
📞 A voicemail: Requesting to surrender their pets. Can hear dogs in the backgound.
📩 An email: Asking to surrender their "fur baby” due to coming home with a newborn.
📩 An email: A person enlisted in the military and doesn’t know what to do with their dog. Asking if Street Paws can rehome or take the dog.
📩 An email: A dog was adopted, Eggroll, but after eight months, it is not getting along with the other dogs in the home, aggressive, attacked another dog in home. Asking for rehoming assistance.
📩 An email: A person developed allergies and wants to rehome/surrender their dogs.
📩 An email: A person found a dog on the side of the road and is asking if Street Paws can take it. They paid for the dog had surgery on back and hip. They do not want to take to kill shelter.
📩 An email: A healthy full-breed female husky needs rehoming because the owner is sick, out of work, and cannot care for the dog. Calm temperament and trained.
📩 An email: A person can no longer care for their dog and does not have time for it. His job does not allow him to be home enough. Asking to surrender to Street Paws.
📞 A voicemail: Stating “I am here to donate a special needs dog to Street Paws.”
📩 An email: Someone dumped a cat, and the person is asking if Street Paws takes animals.
📞 A voicemail: Asking if Street Paws has room to take another pet.
📞 A voicemail: A two-week-old puppy given to her and needs rehoming because the owner is too old to care for it.
📩 An email: A person got a Pitbull puppy from a family member but does not want to give it to a stranger in a parking lot. Asking if Street Paws can take it. Works full-Time and travels, has been difficult to care for.
📩 An email: A 10-month-old Pit/Lab mix was found under a porch, but the finder cannot keep it because it can’t be around cats. Was in terrible condition, had mange. Local rescue pulled the family from shelter and they medically fostered. They foster failed. Moe has a heightened pray drive with small cats and dogs. The rescue from which they adopted does not have a place to foster and would have to be crated for long hours. Moe is at a 2-week board/train camp. Asking for help.
📩 An email: A one-year-old Husky/Staffordshire Terrier mix needs a home. The owner has tried adoption sites with no luck and does not have the means to care for the dog. The owner has called shelters, due to being full recommended calling rescues. Owner is low on food, money, and does not have the time they thought they would. High energy dog. Asking for Street Paws' help.
📩 An email: A Great Pyrenees/retriever 10-month old puppy was taken in to help a co-worker with HOA issues. The puppy is black with a white cross on chest. The co-worker will not take the puppy back. Asking for help. Will donate ped and toys as well as pay for neuter.
📞 A voicemail: A senior living resident's granddaughter left her two Miniature Pinschers, a mom and four-year-old. She cannot keep them, in risk of losing apartment. Asking if Street Paws can take them.
📩 An email: A 2-year old Shepherd/Pit mix was left with a pet sitter. The owner moved out of the country and will not take the dog back, told person to take to shelter. Asking if Street Paws can take it.
📩 An email: A person rescued a Pitbull named Teela from a shelter to find it a home but has been struggling. Asking for Street Paws' help.
📩 An email: Cath named Kitty needs home due to owner having second baby. Kitty is tearing up furniture and not using litter box. Wants her to go to home with no kids or older couple. Asking Street Paws for help.
📩 An email: Requesting the surrender of a rabbit to Street Paws.
This is just a fraction of the requests we receive every single week.
💔 We know these situations are heartbreaking, and we wish we had endless space, resources, and fosters to say “yes” to every request. But we are full. Rescues everywhere are struggling.
How Can You Help?
🐾 Foster – Even short-term fosters save lives!
🐾 Adopt – Every adoption opens a spot for another animal in need.
🐾 Donate – Food, supplies, and vet care add up. We need a sanctuary. Every dollar counts.
🐾 Be Responsible – Spay/neuter your pets and think long-term before adopting.
We are doing everything we can, but we can’t do it alone. If you truly want to make a difference, reach out today to see how you can help!
📩 [email protected]
💙 Thank you for understanding and supporting our mission!
Pictured is Lucky. He needs a foster or permanent home asap. Let us know if you are interested.
We are a group of individuals working to improve the lives of animals living on the streets in GA We work to reduce animal overpopulation through spay/neuter.
