(BPWC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization provides low cost spay and neuter assistance to Pickens County, GEORGIA residents and their pets as well as to caretakers of feral cat colonies. As an Animal Advocacy Group, we provide support to Pickens County, GA by working with our county animal shelter to subsidize medical support for our homeless dogs and cats, networking with animal rescue group
s to find permanent homes for our adoptable homeless dogs and cats, offering low cost spay and neuter assistance to our county residents’ pets and expanding our trap-neuter-return program for our feral cat communities to help reduce the unplanned, unwanted, homeless pet population. BPWC BOARD & TEAM MEMBERS
Julie Raming, CEO/President
Kelly Ingram, Vice President, Rescue & Foster Coordinator
David Patrick, CFO/ Treasurer
Suzanne Champitto, Secretary/Fundraising Manager/Transporter
Jennifer Aaronson, Spay-Neuter Initiative in Pickens (SNIP)
Eileen Roller, Pickens Community Cat Program (PCCP)
Angie & Jay Bird, Volunteers, Transporters
Becky & John Holt, Volunteers, Transporters
GOALS FOR 2021
Continue to build our relationships with other rescues to increase our network to help facilitate rehoming of our homeless pets. Increase SNIP participants, outreach program and develop an awareness program of the benefits of SNIP. Develop PCCP to assist those with residential and feral colonies that need to be Trapped Neutered and Returned (TNR) make Spay / Neuter services available. Create caretaking teams for the community cat colonies. Extract the kittens to be socialized and subsequently adopted. LONG TERM GOALS
Fewer homeless and abandoned animals at our shelter
Spay & Neuter for all companion Animals
Public Education and Awareness, Responsible Pet Ownership