By Sue Ellen Abney-Roberts, FOTAS volunteer As I sit here relaxing in my chair this Thanksgiving evening with a warm dog snuggled in my lap, I am thinking of the […]
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Thanksgiving is a time of reflection for those of us at FOTAS—a time to take stock of our blessings; to consider the remarkable progress we and the County have made […]
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By Bob Gordon, FOTAS Director of Communications Cats are fascinating creatures. They entertain us with their acrobatics, keep our homes free of mice with their hunting skills, and head butt […]
Adoption, Cats, Dogs, FOTAS, Military Veterans, Service Dogs, Veterans
Every day is Veterans Day at the Aiken County Animal Shelter
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By Bob Gordon, FOTAS Director of Communications This Friday, November 11, is Veterans Day, a time for us to pay our respects to those who have served in our military. […]
Cats, Dogs, Events, FOTAS, Fundraisers, Woofstock
A happy day in Aiken: The FOTAS Woofstock Festival and Doxie Derby
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Nov
Nov
By Joanna D. Samson, FOTAS Vice President I am, by nature, an optimistic person, but recently my cheery nature has been put to the test. The nastiness of the presidential […]
Cats, Dogs, Events, FOTAS, Fundraisers, Woofstock
A happy day in Aiken: The FOTAS Woofstock Festival and Derby
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Oct
By Joanna D. Samson, FOTAS Vice President I am, by nature, an optimistic person, but recently my cheery nature has been put to the test. The nastiness of the presidential […]
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Oct
Oct
By Joanna D. Samson, FOTAS Vice President You and your family have made a decision: you are ready for a new dog, and you want to adopt your new best […]
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By Joanna D. Samson, Vice President of FOTAS By the time it hit the South Carolina Coast, Hurricane Matthew had been downgraded from a Category 5 to a Category 2 […]
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Oct
By Joanna D. Samson, FOTAS Vice President Yesterday, I had a home. I had you. Today I am in a kennel in a place where there are so many other […]
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By Joanna D. Samson, V.P. of FOTAS On Sunday morning, Sept. 2 the sun broke through the clouds, adding heat to an already steamy morning. I arrived at the Aiken County […]