News flash: Happy Dog Gets Adopted, Makes Others Happy Too!
Matilda’s tail is constantly wagging. Now she’ll spread her cheer to her new family which includes her new mom (pictured with HPF volunteer Mary), her Gwinnett Braves announcer dad and new Chihuahua and Terrier siblings! And don’t worry, Matilda was happy in her adoption picture, the roly poly girl is just new to the concept of being held. Congrats and thanks 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.
Cher has found her way home! Cher became homeless months ago when her owner passed away. She was so loyal she had to be carried away from her departed owner’s side. Her reward for all that was to be left at animal control. We took her in and now the Sharp family has come to…
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…
Adoption update: Cliff and his canine brother are already BFF’s
Husbands waiting on their wives at the hair salon will find something to occupy their time. Even adopting a dog! This husband decided to drop by our adoption facility while he waited for his wife. By the time she left her appointment, hours later, he’d already completed the application and renamed Ralphie “Buddy”! Alll he…
5 of Poppie’s puppies have found their forever homes! (Parker, Paddy, Prissy, Pringle, and Prudence)
Denver has had a rough start in his short kitten life. He started out on the streets and ended up at the county shelter with his brother. Both were lucky to be adopted a few months ago. Unfortunately for Denver, the senior resident cat was not up for rough housing with a kitten. We don’t…
| 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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