12 October 2014 By Joanna Dunn Samson, FOTAS Director The little, red dachshund had been hit by a car. By the time Animal Control picked him up from the ditch […]
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05 October 2014 Aiken’s Community Shelter By Joanna Dunn Samson, FOTAS Director It’s happened. The new Aiken County Animal Shelter has become a community place to be proud of – […]
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28 September 2014 By Joanna Dunn Samson, FOTAS Director It really did. Last Monday afternoon, a helicopter dropped 1000 golf balls on to the driving range at Houndslake Country Club […]
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21 September 2014 By Joanna Dunn Samson, FOTAS Director It’s not just the stuff of fairytales, you know. It really happens. Take Andrew and Skittles, both American boxer/bull terrier/retriever crosses […]
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14 September 2014 By Joanna Dunn Samson, FOTAS Director Summers are hard at the Aiken County Animal Shelter. As temperatures soar, so do the intake numbers for homeless animals. As […]
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31 August 2014 By Ellie Joos, FOTAS On-Site Program Coordinator A serious child sits on the kennel floor with a book in his hands, and a floppy-eared puppy sits attentively […]
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24 August 2014 By Joanna Samson, FOTAS Board of Directors On Saturday, August 16th, CTFK (Churches Together for the Kids Ministries) hosted its annual Back2School Bash in downtown Wagener to […]
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17 August 2014 By Edie Hubler, FOTAS Director There are so many things to love about Aiken. It is a quaint southern town, full of tradition, historic homes, shaded parkways, […]
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10 August 2014 By Joanna Dunn Samson, FOTAS Director Last week was a banner week for FOTAS, the Aiken County Animal Shelter and its animal residents. Adoptions were at a […]
03 August 2014 By Edie Hubler, FOTAS Director Charmed by the Aiken community after a short visit here in 2005, I returned several months later to purchase a lot in […]