Dog trainer and television host Victoria Stilwell met with students in Cherokee County in mid December to discuss her passion of animal rescue.
Stilwell, the star of Animal Planet’s It’s Me or The Dog, was invited to speak by the Cherokee County Homeless Pets Club. Please watch the below video for more information or read the story here.
Dr. Phil Good, owner of Town & Country Veterinary Clinic, received his Bachelor of Science with highest honors in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2006. Phil finally came to his senses, realizing he’d much rather work with animals than in a chemical plant. Dr. Good obtained his doctorate in veterinary medicine from UGA in 2011.
We adopted Laverne & Shirley earlier this year. They are still the same silly running, jumping kitties they were when they arrived in our home. They love to check out the Cat Entertainment Center aka bird feeder which attacks more than just the birds. They love cat toys and Shirley particularly likes to give them…
In a recent issue of the Huffington Post Ipad magazine, and the HuffingtonPost.com, Dr. Good was featured as the Greatest Person of the Week. Thank you for everyone that has contributed to the success of the Homeless Pets Foundation, Homeless Pet Clubs, and the Underhound Railroad. To read the story, please click here.
The Weather Channel recently filmed a segment with the Homeless Pets Foundation after we rescued over 30 dogs and cats from areas affected by the tornadoes that devastated Alabama. Check out the segment here: Weather Channel Video Edit: the video is no longer available from the Weather Channel
A huge thank you to Alex Verdi for choosing to collect supplies for us for his Eagle Scout project. We are grateful for the towels, blankets, cat carriers, and cleaning supplies.
Job Title
Job Description
Time per Week
Petfinder / Adopt a Pet Manager
Running our Petfinder and Adopt-A-Pet pages. Keeping all pet profiles up to date with new photos and catchy bios. Deleting profiles as pets get adopted. Adding new profiles after a pet has had intake and is ready for adoption.
2-4 hours
Administrative Assistant
Use your organizational skills to assist with filing, mailings, data entry, mailing donation thank yous, and other clerical tasks.
1-3 hours
Behavior Program Volunteer
Skilled volunteers with training and experience can work with our staff to provide training to animals in our behavior program. Leash Training, Dog Aggression, general intake
1-2 hours
Foster Program Assistant
Help the foster program by assembling and organizing supplies, or for more experienced foster parents, by coaching our newest foster parents. You can also help by doing foster home checks before our homeless pet is placed into a foster home!
1-2 hours
Volunteer Manager
Responds to all inquiries for volunteers keeps log of volunteers, and reaches out regarding volunteer events/needs. Manages Facebook page
2-5 hours
Special/Adoption Event Manager
Plans adoption events, manage volunteers for events and animal transport, and the entire event. Works with outside companies/events to build relationships. Focus on 1-2 long-timer animals that need to be adopted – create social media campaigns/flyers.
2-5 hours
Cat Room Meet & Greet Coordinator
Helps out going to cat room for meet & Greet coordinated by Beth/Mari. Manages contract signatures, payment, and any questions regarding the adoption process. Located: 2540 Cumberland Blvd SE, Smyrna, GA 30080
1-2 hours
Corporate Partnerships/Donation Manager
Works with corporate sponsors to build community involvement. Reaches out to past corporate donors, sends updated information on needs of the foundation
1-2 hours
Social Media Manager
Handling the overall social media needs – ensuring HPF posts 1x daily on all platforms. Reaches out to staff (Kennels/Mari) when needing new photos or planning social media blitzes. Ensures posting of stories/FB donate button
4-6 hours
Social Media Coordinator
Assists manager in organizing social media needs
2-4 hours
Newsletter Manager
The newsletter manager will be responsible for creating and editing content, designing the layout, and sending out the newsletter to subscribers. The ideal candidate will have experience writing and editing content, graphic design experience, and HTML and email marketing software knowledge.