We love repeat adopters! It was great to see Janet and her husband David come back through our doors. This time they left with Carol, the extremely loving terrier mix who came to our shelter pregnant (her 5 pups have been adopted), with heartworms and chronic dry eyes. Now Carol will have no worries and will get to play with her new sibling Chuckles and love on her parents all day long! 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.
Siblings Sadie and Smitty get to grow old together. They just left Petsmart with their new mom and dad. Happy purrs sweet babies!
A woman named Brooke looking for a Beagle mix meets one named Brooke! It’s meant to be! Brooke and her new mini-me hope to do some hiking together and bring some fresh energy into the home so her aging dog (the fluffy one) can have a new leash on life! Best wishes Brooke and Brooke!…
This couple had to say a sad goodbye to the previous dog they adopted from us. To help brighten their outlook and to keep their other dog Butler from being so lonesome they came looking for a new friend. They found one in Louise. Thank you so much for adopting! From the looks of the…
We rescued Camille in February from an animal control facility. She’d just had puppies. We saw the worker there grab a metal rabies pole and drag Camille out by the neck. Ugh! We were so sad to see this sweet little mama treated that way. Camille sat on our volunteer’s lap, traumatized on the way…
Athena was featured on 11Alive news one night soon after Kaye and I moved from Florida to the Atlanta area. She had been shot in both front legs and thrown in a sewer. Someone heard her cries and contacted Animal Control. Animal Control responded, freed her from the sewer and took her to T&C. Dr….
Piper was born in one of our foster homes, adopted out as an itty bitty kitten, then four years later she was returned because her pet parent was going off to college and the parents didn’t want to keep her. Thank you to this sweet couple for giving Piper her second chance at a forever…
| 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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