We pulled sweet Sonny from a high-kill shelter in north Georgia. His handsome mug caught the eye of this family and they took him home for a 2-week trial adoption to make sure he was right for them and their pampered 14-year old cat. Sonny passed with flying colors and the couple’s young son already refers to Sonny as “my boy”! Happy ending, new beginning! 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.
My husband and I started to volunteer with Homeless Pets Foundation last fall. After working a couple adoptions, we noticed a senior dog, Waffle, who did not receive much attention from perspective adopters. Waffle was the victim of a hoarding case and, at 14 years old, had been at the shelter for six months. When…
Here’s another set of siblings who’ll get to watch each other grow up. Vienna and Vivianne were spotted at Petsmart last weekend and this family came back for them yesterday. Hurray! Two less homeless pets! Thank you.
Sugar was only online a few days but very popular! Can you see why? But she could only go to one home and this one is it! She joins a couple and their 10 year old collie, Leo. There’s also 2-year old human sister at home who Leo and Sugar can “herd” and keep safe….
Lulu got a lawyer daddy who also has a wife, a pack of rescue dogs and a big ranch! She’ll fit in perfectly and get to roam and explore like she was meant to. Congratulations Lulu!
Yes, Dixie Dog was my baby and meant the world to me. It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do to let her go. I just melted down at the Vet. – We had to make the hard decision to not let her suffer and we didn’t know she had Cancer….
One of our long term kitties, Starry, finally found her forever home! Happy purrs sweet girl!
| 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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