447 Hebron Road, Commerce, GA 30530
Where Are We? Exit 149 on I-85, 40 minutes north of the Mall of Georgia near the Tanger Outlets
Phone: 706-336-8749. Email: litternot@windstream.net
Special Adoption November 15
At the Pets Supermarket on North Druid Hills Road & Clairmont, next to the Publix, from 12 to 5. For info on which pets I'm bringing, call 706-336-8749. I plan to bring Barney, Flapper, Goldie, Weather, Gigi, Poppa, Cricket and Mr. Vee.Click here to see our Adoptable Pets
Adoption Fees
If you are on a fixed income, or want to adopt an elderly pet, the following fees would be less. Fee includes:- Spay or neuter
- Shots (every 3 weeks, until adopted, or 3 sets given)
- Heartworm or leukemia/FIV test
- Rabies vaccination after 12 weeks of age
- $100 for puppies or kittens under 12 weeks, and pets over age 8 (incentive to give a home to a middle-aged or senior pet that are usually put down immediately at animal control shelters).
- $125 for adult dogs and cats - (low or fixed income? Make me an offer)
- $150 for tiny dogs (under 15 pounds); $250 for Great Danes or
anything else that eats a lot, costs more
at the vet, or causes major cleanups and repairs. Additional cost if we do a dental (often needed for our small and older dogs and cats - usually about $60), or other surgery or treatment.
Our pets are fully vetted and ready for a new family.
If you are interested in a specific pet, email me with its name, and I'll send you our application. The email is: litternot@windstream.net. Adoption fees are refundable minus $25 within a month of adoption if it's not working out. I will always take an animal back, no matter how long you've had it.
If you'd like to see a pet, I can meet you in the evenings after my "real" job that pays for the animals' upkeep, or Friday through Sunday - I'll drive a "fur piece" to find a great home for one of my "kids"!
We Depend on you for Donations - We get no federal, state or county money
Many humane societies and rescue groups like us are private agencies. We get no county, state or federal funding at all. All our expenses come out of our adoption fees, and from people like you. Our Paypal button below makes it easy to send us $5 - $5.75 buys a bag of dogfood, for instance. Our address is above, if you prefer to send donations by mail. Thanks!
Help Our Senior 4-Legged Citizens
Please help these elderly "retired" pets, who may never get adopted, and are living their "sunset years" with me. They need dentals badly, but without donations or an adoption fee, I can't afford to do more than basic care. Click their names to see their full descriptions, and thanks for helping our seniors! We get donated food for our younger pets, but the senior food that's best for the elderly ones is hard to come by - that's why your donations are so needed.Lisa, 11 year old Pom, Cricket, 13 year old chihuahua
Thanks! Our donation button is below.
Low-Cost Vaccinations
Click here for vaccination discounts and locations in metro AtlantaLow-Cost Parvo Treatment
Click here for information on at-home parvo treatment options for dogs that have come down with parvovirus. Discuss this information with your veterinarian.Note: I have successfully pulled 3 puppies from separate litters through parvo this year (2007) using the IV catheter fluids at-home method, with supplemental antibiotics and anti-vomiting meds. In the past, I probably lost 85% of the puppies I tried to treat with subq fluids and antibiotics alone (under the skin). I've never had the $1000+ to hospitalize a parvo puppy, but the extra cost of the catheter and other supplies is very low -- about $25 to $100 per puppy. I am not a veterinarian, but I have rescued over 5000 pets, and have had a lot of experience nursing animals through various illnesses. Any information I have is based on what veterinarians have told me or prescribed over the years.
Please foster a dog for us!
Our bigger dogs get adopted a lot more slowly than our "tinies" and "bigguns". Can you foster one of our mediums for us? They need TLC and socialization. Please call if you can foster -- 706-244-1498. Thanks!We Still Need Help With Our Fencing
We have the posts up, now for the wire! Muscle or moola gratefully accepted! If you have any used fencing, dog pens, or plastic shelving, call me at 706-244-1498. Thanks!I'm working on a Banks County spay/neuter clinic plan. Banks doesn't have animal control at all! In the meantime, I've got a geriatric Cathouse and Old Dawg Retirement Home.
Can't Adopt? Sponsor a pet!
Our geriatric cats do much better on senior cat food, but we rarely get any donated, and our funds don't permit the better quality foods very often. Even $8 will buy 8 pounds of Iams or Science Diet Senior catfood, and they really thrive on it, compared to the cheaper brands. The younger cats aren't so sensitive to food, but the old guys have more delicate systems. Click the Paypal button below to donate, or send a check "snail mail" to 447 Hebron Road, Commerce, GA 30530, tax deductible and truly appreciated.
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Feeding a Stray?
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It Won't Go Away
So Fix It Today
Please Don't Delay!
When the litter has grown, you'll get on the phone,
With no homes for them all,
The pound you will call
These animals are dyin'
Because you are lyin',
Saying "It's Not Really Mine!"
If you don't fix 'em
You're part of the problem!
Get a coupon today
For a neuter or spay
And get honest! OK?
Get a discount spay/neuter coupon at www.petorphans.com. Check the list, and find a low-cost vet near you! If you don't want to get it fixed, please be responsible and turn it in to a humane society or shelter, where at least it will be safe, and won't be allowed to breed if adopted!
We Clean 'Em Up, You Adopt 'Em! Some of Our Success Stories!
These before and after pictures show Carolina (black cocker - intake 7/15/06), Harold (shitzu, adopted), and Prince (one of 12 maltese mixes we took in, all 12 adopted). This kind of neglect takes years, and it takes hours to undo just the grooming part of it - so please click our Donation Button below - $5 sharpens our blades - there's always another Matted Mystery waiting for us! $1 feeds one of our geriatric cats for a week - we buy them senior food so their kidneys stay healthy.
4500 Adoptions in 10 years, and Still the Pounds Are Full
I now have a cargo minivan that I can haul a load of pets up north with -- in the Northeast, they're low on adoptable pets because of effective spay/neuter programs, and very cold winters!We Work with Local County Animal Control Shelters
I get many of my pets from the Stephens County Animal Shelter.The shelter website is Stephens County Toccoa GA Humane Society.
 | Donate an Orphanage-Tested Kuranda Pet BedI bought one bed a few months ago, and none of my foster dogs have even tried to eat it! Even the lab puppy! So we've signed up with Kuranda Dog Beds because we have proved to our satisfaction that they are durable, chew proof and easy to clean. And the dogs - and cats - love them. They're specially good for our senior citizens, who really appreciate something soft to lie on. If you would like to donate a bed to us, click here. Thanks! |
"Fix" the Problem - Even the Stray You're Feeding!
Get a Discount Spay/Neuter Coupon for Yourself or Your Neighbors
I know how sad it is to walk down the row at animal control, or even at our adoptions, and see all the animals waiting for a home. So "fix" the problem by reminding all your friends and neighbors to spay and neuter their pets
Sponsor a Senior Pet
For pennies a day, you can sponsor one of our long-term residents with our PayPal button--
or adopt one! They're never too old for love! In October, we adopted out Baby, a 12-year-old chihuahua, in November we adopted out a 16-year-old Yorkie, and in January we adopted out a 14-year-old Pekingese. There's always room for an old one.
What About Senior Dogs and Death?
Many people say "But it's too old, it won't last long, and I'll be heartbroken!" Perhaps an elderly animal, won't live as long as a puppy, but our culture doesn't allow us to see death as part of the flow of life -- and even if your senior pet only lasts another year or two, it will add a lot of joy, as much as its passing will bring sadness. I feel a big gap when an animal dies, but it comforts me to feel its spirit with me -- when I'm sad, I think about what a joy that animal was, and how lucky I am to have experienced that kind of love from another creature. It helps me in my relationships with people, too, because I know what it feels like to love and be loved. For children, this might be a way for them to experience death as a spiritual thing, not a scary event, even though it's painful for those of us left behind. The new pet would be like an aging relative, who may not be here for much longer, but who gives us much quality, if not quantity. To love at all is a gift, and the great mystery of death cannot take that away.
Rusty, blind 6-year-old chihuahua: 
Prince, spry old geezer, at least 10, 7 pound maltese mix -- ADOPTED 11/05!: 
Email: litternot@windstream.net
What do we spend your donations on?
We don't get a lot of donated food, so we buy what we need at Dollar General (the 22pd bag for $5.50 is cheap, and creates "good poop" - excellent!). The next expense is cleaning materials, bleach, paper towels, etc. Whatever's left over goes for flea treatment, medications for the elderly dogs who often need eye drops or senior food.A good reason to search www.Petfinder.com every day!
Small Dogs, Indoor/Outdoor and Declawed Cats Our Specialty
You hate declawing cats? So do we!
We deliberately take in cats that are already declawed, which means another kitten or cat won't have that mutilating procedure done! Most people prefer not to get it done, and are relieved to get a cat that is already declawed. Older people often don't mind an older animal, especially if it's declawed, because older folks bleed easily, and cats can "git ya" unintentionally.
We Have Friendly and Feral Barn Kitties
We have a dozen or so cats that love being outdoors only, some that are in/out (and love a nice warm spot inside in cold weather). And we hate for the animal to lose its life because its humans are having trouble.
Looking for a Great Pet or Small Dog? Try Rural NE GA Shelters
If you are looking for a small dog, check our listings, and go to our adoptions -- sometimes we get last-minute surprises that we don't have time to list! You can also find small dogs at one of the more rural animal shelters, such as Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter in Lavonia, Georgia, off I-85 at exit 173, 706-356-5363. Open Tuesday-Saturday, 11 to 4.Madison/Oglethorpe Shelter, Danielsville, GA 706-795-2868, http://www.moaspets.org.
Commerce Vet is also the pound for Commerce and Jefferson, and always has plenty of animals for adoption. The fee is $90 for dogs, $70 for cats, including sterilization, shots, and a microchip.
Great Adoption Websites
Why You Shouldn't Give Your Pet or Stray Away Free!
Go to http://www.petorphans.com for a great list of vets who do pediatric (under 4 months) spaying and neutering, in case you have a litter you want to find homes for. It's much better to get them fixed, and adopt them out -- for a price! -- that way, the animal has a value. Never give an animal away free!Name That Critter!
Harold is a ...... Shih Tzu! A bit hard to tell, as he stood by the side of the road. Despite the disgusting condition of his coat, he did manage to eat, so he's a hefty 15-18 pounds, about 5 years old, nippy sometimes (wonder why?). He was probably in that condition for at least 2 years, judging by the size of the matts. Please donate to our clipper blade fund (and shampoo, and flea meds) at the PayPal button below. It ain't cheap doing "Bald and Beautiful"!
Jennifer's Pet Rant:
Caution: The following information contains the "blunt truth" as I see it on a variety of topics:99% of humanity's problems are due to the human ego -- Mother Nature throws in a little excitement now and then just to watch the media frenzy, and to show us who the boss really is.
My Dog Was Shot - Poisoned - Killed. What Can I Do?
Rural police departments aren't often sympathetic to the problem of shot dogs. Basically, if you don't keep your dogs in a fence, you have to accept the risk that they will run off, get shot or get stolen (which happens even if they are fenced, particularly if they are purebreds).
Humane Society of North Georgia
447 Hebron Road
Commerce GA 30530
Email for Jennifer, Commerce foster home, professional scooper and answerer of varmint-related questions: Email: litternot@windstream.net
Cell if it's urgent: 706-244-1498 (Verizon - free to other verizon customers); 678-617-5947 (Cingular - free to other cingular customers)
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