Meet 11-year old Jeffrey, a proud adopter! He, his mom and his grandfather decided to adopt and Jeffrey picked the dog and filled out the application himself. Jeffrey was impressed by Buckley’s fine looks and good behavior and tells us “he’s a great dog and my best friend!” Awww, looks like a great match! Best wishes to all of you and thank you for adopting!
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.
This family, who wasn’t intending to adopt, happened to stop by our adoption event as they passed us to run errands. Daphne, (left) caught their eye and they thought she’d make a good playmate for their retriever (right). Daphne was supposed to have already been put back in her kennel downstairs and another dog brought…
Peaches, our special needs kitty with autoimmune disease, found her angel on Sunday. We love all of our adopters, but the ones who adopt our special needs babies have a special place in our hearts. Happy purrs sweet girl!
From homeless to happy. Hulk, now called Hank, got a loving set of people-parents and two canine companions out of this deal. It’s rewarding to help our community’s homeless animals this way. Thank you for supporting adoption!
Thank you for rescuing Lupa (formerly Madeline) two years ago! She continues to come out of her shell more and more and brightens each and every day! -Elizabeth Gaylor
What does an HPF volunteer choose when her family tells her to pick out a birthday gift herself? To rescue a dog of course! Mary chose our own Tink (who she actually named too, back when he first entered our program – so maybe she knew then he was destined to be hers?) Tink was…
Gatsby’s gone! Home that is. The lovable husky mix finally found his forever home. Congratulations and thank you for adopting!
| 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. | 2-4 hours |
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