Advocates For Fulton County Animals

31/07/2024

Would you like to get involved in the conversation? Are you wanting to get a better understanding of the county shelters that are funded by tax dollars vs. rescue groups vs animal control? Come join your community this Saturday! Scan the WR code below to register.

06/07/2024

Today! Stop by the old FCAS location to meet your next furry family member.

860 Marrietta Blvd
Atlanta GA 30318

Join Us for an Adoption Overflow Pop-Up Event!

This Saturday from 12 PM - 5 PM, all adoptions are FREE at our special location: 860 Marietta Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA

Don't miss this chance to find your new best friend and help us reduce our overflow. Come by and make a difference in a pup's life!

22/06/2024

Please share!

As the weekend begins, we urgently need to find homes for 32 dogs by Tuesday at 7 PM to free up kennel space and avoid the heartbreaking decision of euthanasia for at-risk dogs in our shelter.

Do you, or someone you know, have the time and love to bring a dog like Fritos, or one of the many others in our shelter, into your home? Please visit Fulton County Animal Services at 1251 Fulton Industrial Blvd, Atlanta, GA, and make a difference for an animal in need

21/04/2024

The Fulton County Animal Welfare Board will be holding its regularly scheduled meeting on 5 p.m. -7 p.m., Monday, April 29, 2024 in the FULCO Lab - 141 Pryor Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30303, Suite 3097 to address various policies and procedures impacting the county’s Animal Shelter. Meeting highlights will include a quality shelter report from LifeLine Animal Project, a county management report from AFCEMA and Animal Welfare Board Committee updates.

The meeting can also be viewed at:

FGTV's original programming informs citizens about services that are available in Fulton County, Georgia.www.fultoncountyga.gov

17/04/2024

We’re happy to share that the Atlanta City Council voted unanimously to authorize Mayor Dickens to sign the needed intergovernmental agreement with Fulton County that would bring animal services back to Atlanta residents. The legislation has been sent to the Mayor’s office for immediate signature.

Once signed, animal services will be restored.

Thank you all for showing our local leaders the importance and value of animal services. We hope that Mayor Dickens takes the next step expeditiously and does not prolong returning a much needed and used service to Atlantans.

15/04/2024

There’s been a lot of news coverage about the hold on providing animal services to the City of Atlanta by Fulton County, but no one has fully explained what led to it. In particular, the reasons the County Commission rejected a Letter of Intent (LOI) proffered by the Mayor have not been discussed. The following information provides clarity and context, as well as what action YOU can take next to voice your support to get animal services reinstated within the City of Atlanta.

Below is a link to the Fulton County Commissioners meeting on 4/10/24, where they discussed the LOI.

To break it down, here are the cliffsnotes:
Discussions about the budget increase between Fulton County Commissioners and Atlanta’s Mayor started last October. On Tuesday, April 9th, the Mayor sent an LOI to the County, while the Atlanta City Council was on a week-long recess. In the April 10th meeting, Fulton County commissioners discussed if they would accept the LOI.

We learned two things, per the Constitution of the State of Georgia:
The County cannot provide animal services to cities without a signed intergovernmental agreement in place. A letter of intent is not a contract and does not meet the constitutional requirement.

In order for the budget to be accepted, City Council members have to vote it in as approved and that has to be either ratified by the Mayor or then voted in as an ordinance.

These discussions have been going on since October and yet nothing has been presented to the Atlanta City Council.

If a majority of the City Council votes in favor of the budget increase at their April 15th meeting, the Mayor COULD sign and ratify it. The process typically takes two meetings, (one for the committee to vote on it, and a second to vote it in as an ordinance) meaning this could drag out until May 6th!

Let your City Council members know that this is unacceptable and you want them to vote YES on the 2024 animal services budget! Let them know you want services restored ASAP. If you can, attend the City Council meeting in-person or submit an online comment. Tell them why this matters to you!

(Details to today's City Council Meeting are in the comments.)

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Services to Atlanta were stopped on April 5 after officials said the county had been operating out of good faith efforts for more than three months.

06/04/2024

ATTN: ANIMAL 🐶🐱🐰 LOVERS -->>

🚨🚨🚨 As of 5pm on Friday, the City of Atlanta no longer receives Fulton County animal control services because the city could not come to an agreement on contract terms 🚨🚨🚨

Of the 15 cities in Fulton County, the City of Atlanta is the only one that has refused to cover the new cost. So what does this mean?

It means that as an Atlanta resident:

➡️ any calls you make for stray or loose dogs will be answered by APD and brought to an unknown location (instead of the new Fulton County Animal shelter many community members advocated for)
➡️ any lost or found dog, surrendered animal, or animal picked up for cruelty/neglect in the city of Atlanta will no longer be able to be taken in by the new shelter
➡️ any calls to investigate cruelty or neglect will have to be handled by an already stretched APD force (instead of a dedicated and experienced Fulton County Animal Control unit)

All Fulton County cities knew about this increase in advance and have accepted the new animal services agreement, except Atlanta, which is responsible for approximately 55% of the ACO calls in the county. All Fulton County cities will continue to receive services, except Atlanta. This is unacceptable.

Atlanta City Council needs to hear our voices. Join us in asking them to do the responsible thing. Please SHARE this post and EMAIL the following Atlanta City Council members to let them know that you support continuation of services to the city.

EMAIL SUBJECT: Animal Services with Fulton County - RENEW SERVICES

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EMAIL BODY:

Hello,

I am writing to you as a City of Atlanta resident and a voting constituent. I want you to know that I fully support the City renewing services with Fulton County Animal Services.

An estimated 55% of calls to Fulton County Animal Services come from the City of Atlanta.

Animal Control Services is not a luxury to our community. It is a community necessity and an asset. The shelter provides a place to keep strays off the streets, a place for owners to surrender as a last resort, and a place to get free shots as part of their community programs.

I am urging you to put your residents (and voting constituents) first! Resolve this issue NOW so that the county can continue services to City of Atlanta residents!

Best,

(YOUR NAME HERE)

20/03/2024

Can you help with short term foster? Apply with the shelter today!

2 WEEK FOSTERS NEEDED! The county needs to repaint several dog kennel sections of the shelter due to a defect in the original paint formula. This will require that humans and animals vacate specific areas for at least eight days while the paint cures. 30 large dogs will need short-term foster homes immediately and every week for at least the next six weeks. We will also be rotating animals around the shelter, but with the shelter already full and more dogs arriving each day, we must find foster homes for these pets so we do not run out of space. Can you help by fostering a dog for two weeks or more? Sign up now at LifeLineAnimal.org/foster-dogs

07/03/2024

One of the most important pieces to animal welfare is having good rescue partners! Tiny Paws is a small local rescue that is 100% volunteer based and pulls from shelters around Georgia including Fulton. The dogs they pull are at risk and many have medical/ dental needs whose bills exceed an adoption fee.

Kendra Scott is running a 2 day Give Back deal for the rescue! 20% of all purchases through the Lenox and Perimeter shops will go back to the rescue to cover the needs of the dogs that are rescued by Tiny Paws.

Check out the shop and please share in your network!

31/01/2024

One of our favorite features of the new building is the “Featured Dog” section. Right front and center the shelter and volunteers can work together to choose featured favorite pups for the community to see as they enter the shelter. This is a unique and wonderful opportunity to show the dogs we have had repeated positive interactions with in hopes they find their furever homes soon! Come see our favorites and take a stroll around the different sections.

Congrats to Bighead who got adopted shortly after these photos were taken!!!

23/12/2023

Only a few more days to enjoy the adoptable pets trees!

20/12/2023

There are about 245,000 MORE homeless pets in the animal shelters this year than there were last year! If you are looking to give the gift of a new fur-amily member for the holidays, please ADOPT, don’t shop! Shelters and rescues are bursting at the seams. Between the housing crisis, inflation, illnesses, and other personal reasons, the number of animals entering shelters has drastically increased at a rate that animal welfare people can’t keep up with. Many of these animals are loving, adaptable creatures that would make wonderful pets. Please adopt this year instead of buying from a breeder. Adopting through the foster program to pick a pet that fits your household dynamic and activity level is a great way to know what you are getting into! Both the Fulton and Dekalb shelters have foster programs and so do many of the animal rescues in Georgia!

An estimated 245,000 additional dogs and cats are waiting in the shelter system this holiday season compared to last year ATLANTA, Dec. 12, 2023 – Shelter Animals Count (SAC), the most […]

19/12/2023

The new shelter is over 55,000 sq ft in size and that doesn’t even include the 54,000 sq ft pasture. A shelter this size requires a proper budget to run the facility effectively. Each city making up Fulton County has to individually approve their part of the new budget. Each city has an opportunity to contribute towards the continued welfare of its animals and the residents that care and watch over them.

The following cities are voting today, (12/19): Sandy Springs and Union City.

The following cities are voting in the next few weeks: Mountain Park, Atlanta, South Fulton.

If you live in any of the cities listed above, please take a quick moment to email your local city officials. An email example, and all city official contact details are posted in the comments below.

Please copy + paste + send (SEE COMMENTS).
Be sure when you share to ask people to click on the original post to see comments!

06/08/2022

PLEASE SHARE & POST On NEXTDOOR:

The right rescue dog is WAITING for you. All you have to do is come meet your new buddy!

Our Animal Shelter is FULL! Got room to foster? Reach out and come save a life:
https://fultonanimalservices.com/foster/

Know someone that keeps thinking about a dog . . . they don't need a specific breed. They need the right personality and energy level. Let the Shelter staff and foster parents help find the right pet:
Fulton County Animal Services
860 Marietta Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
Opens at 11A (closed on Wednesdays)

Sign up to volunteer:
https://fultonanimalservices.com/

The News story shows we are in a crisis situation:
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/fulton-county-animal-shelter-overcrowded-in-crisis?fbclid=IwAR1H381qGQvfAmgHEDgMKqBtCYH_kg177r-QXnsz-vn3hqcMax-WoN0V070

The shelter was built back in 1978 to accommodate 80 animals. They currently have 376 dogs alone.

26/07/2022

(Posted from one of the shelter staff)

The issue is severe! Far more animals coming in than going out.

Please share! Speak up to your neighbors! Encourage spay & neuter! Don’t buy from people breeding! Report dogs who are having multiple litters a year with no breeding license OR ask for help getting their dog spayed/ neutered.

The state of the shelter:

This is our "sign-in" sheet at 1PM on a Tuesday.

2 people looking at dogs, but over 50% of people will leave because they're overwhelmed by the kennel.
2 strays coming into the shelter.
2 requested adoption returns. One from SIX years ago.

We are taking in more dogs than are leaving for foster, adoption, and rescue. Last month, 430 dogs were adopted across lifeline, but over 1100 came into LifeLine's shelter system. I wouldn't be surprised if Fulton County Animal Services hits 400 dogs by the end of the week.

If you are looking to adopt, THERE IS NO BETTER TIME THAN NOW! We have puppies and small dogs sitting for days. We have adult dogs who are chronically overlooked and now sitting even longer because of lowered foster and adoption interest. Our non-kennel staff was cleaning cages today because otherwise, cleaning lasts HOURS just because of how many animals we have.

The shelter is no place for a dog. They belong in homes. We need our community to help bring that change.

It is name-your-price month for all of July. You choose your adoption fee. All dogs are up to date on shots and have their microchip and rabies. There are over 200 dogs in foster homes through Fulton County Animal Services. Please let me help you find a match - [email protected]

If you want to foster, IT WON'T COST YOU A CENT! You don't need to work from home. Our animals are thankful just to be out of shelter. We'll supply a crate, toys, a collar, harness, leash, p**p bags, food. https://lifelineanimal.org/foster-dogs/

If you REALLY cannot bring a dog into your home, or even out for a day, please donate time or money if you can.
Volunteer to help here- https://lifelineanimal.org/volunteer/
Donate supplies / money here- https://lifelineanimal.org/donate-today/

Can't do any of those? SHARE THIS POST!

Thank you for all that everyone continues to do for Atlanta's homeless animals.

25/07/2022

14/07/2022

Neon Hum Media has partnered with Sony Productions created a 7 PART PODCAST TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ON PUPPY MILLS!

The show exposes the nationwide puppy laundering scheme and how USDA dog breeders are trying to become rescues to skirt the law. This explosive investigative series will make a big difference for puppy mill dogs across the country!

Tune in and use this knowledge to share with others.

https://bailingoutbenji.com/puppy-laundering/?emci=c542744b-89ed-ec11-b47a-281878b83d8a&emdi=d7895993-8bed-ec11-b47a-281878b83d8a&ceid=9343574

Puppy mills are becoming licensed rescues in order to skirt laws across the country. Learn more here

11/07/2022

Job Opportunity for a Vet Tech:

Posting for Carrie at Paw Patch Clinic in Roswell:

I manage a general practice veterinary clinic in Roswell. We are currently hiring for a veterinary assistant. Does not have to be an RVT, OTJ trained is perfectly fine! We just hired a second doctor and we are extremely busy. Looking for someone full-time who is willing to float as a technician in the back a few days a week and reception in the front a few days a week.
We offer great pay and benefits, health insurance, retirement plan, staff lunch every Friday, the ability to bring your pets to work for significantly discounted medical care, scrub allowance, profit sharing, plus an opportunity to work for a very beloved local doctor. And best of all we are very very bully breed friendly
If you are in the industry and looking to change things up please reach out to me. I would be happy to provide more information. Reach me at [email protected].

Reminder: The Advocates for Fulton County Animals are a volunteer group made up of community members/ voting constituents. We are not associated with Paw Patch. We are simply sharing the info for a Clinic in our county!

20/06/2022

Fostering doesn't mean falling in love with a dog to have to give it up. It means meeting several great dogs and being able to find them the right furever home for them! Occasionally that ends up being your home.

Foster today!

Foster Form: https://lifelineanimal.org/foster-dogs/

Happy Story for the Day:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CdvZ3aEDLje/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D&fbclid=IwAR0dIGPOl0v1nQ5LaZA8fSJkiZiaWHgHMiD6ClFmRYyIibH_xBH-UnfUEpQ

16/06/2022

Our community shelter (like most others) is overcapacity. Pets take work and dedication. They give you dedication and companionship in return. In case you missed, here's a Pawsitive Mutual Rescue story!

https://youtu.be/Rm0qYRWQpZI

14/06/2022

Georgia is under a heat advisory for the next several days with temps at almost 100 degrees.

Please check on your neighbors with outside dogs 🐶. Make sure they have water and good shade from the heat. Shade, food, and water are legal requirements in the heat. Animal Control can do welfare checks as well. 404.613.4954

And don’t forget, if it’s too hot for your bare feet, it’s too hot for their 🐾!

13/06/2022

Fostering with a resident dog can be fulfilling for both dogs. Doing a pack walk and slow intro is always recommended. The Fulton County Animal Shelter can assist in these intros before taking anyone home.

If you are interested in opening your home to another dog temporarily, fill out the form on this link and choose the Fulton County location. We need as many fosters and adopters as we can get right now!

https://lifelineanimal.org/foster-dogs/

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cbpjd-Pjt7a/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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24/05/2022

🚨🚨🚨 EMERGENCY 🚨🚨🚨 PLS SHARE 🙏

The Fulton County Animal Services is in crisis!

The shelter needs to get 60 at-risk dogs out into foster, adoptive homes, or rescue in the next 2 DAYS.

860 Marietta Blvd NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
United States

If you can, please consider fostering or adopting. The shelter is open 11-7 M- F, and 11-6 on Saturdays & Sundays. Appointments are available, but not necessary.

With a severe shortage of kennel space, a Fulton County Animal Services volunteer has offered to sponsor the adoption fees for 100 more animals at this location.

Please share this post and continue to share this message within your communities on and offline! Every person we reach is a potential new home for a pet, and another life saved!

Email [email protected] with any questions.

DISCLAIMER: We are a community group promoting the health and well-being of Fulton County animals. We are not affiliated with LifeLine or Fulton County Animal Services.

19/05/2022

Both Dekalb and Fulton County Animal Shelters are in a critical state. What can you do to help?

Share the word! Foster, adopt, get involved by volunteering. Encourage spay/ neuter.

https://www.cbs46.com/2022/05/18/covid-aftershocks-impact-overcrowded-animal-shelters/

Animals shelter employees say rent increases could be contributing to overcrowding at their shelters; Right now, in Fulton County the shelter is packed, up to five dogs can be in one run at a time. Employees say they are in crisis mode and need the community to step in.

12/05/2022

Come home to a welcome committee! Foster or adopt a pet today!

https://lifelineanimal.org/foster/