Category Archives: Foster

Hurricanes and crowded shelters

By Joanna D. Samson, Vice President of FOTAS The destruction wreaked by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma over the past weeks is almost unimaginable: hundreds of thousands of homes severely damaged […]

Honor National Pet Month by adopting a loving animal in need

by Bob Gordon, FOTAS Director of Communications   This has been a tough month at the County Animal Shelter. In just the first 18 days of May, 376 homeless animals […]

Volunteering: Fun, rewarding and a great way to get in shape

by Bob Gordon, FOTAS Director of Communications It’s 5:30 p.m. and the County Animal Shelter has been closed for a half hour, but FOTAS Volunteer Karen Brady has some unfinished […]

‘Dogs Playing for Life’ team helps make shelter canines happier, more adoptable

by Bob Gordon, FOTAS Director of Communications Nearly every morning, a small team of volunteers heads to the Aiken County Animal Shelter’s play yard and gathers dogs from the kennels […]

Becoming a FOTAS volunteer is a rewarding New Year’s Resolution

by Bob Gordon, FOTAS Director of Communications Have you finalized your list of New Year’s Resolutions? Today is the day to do it. After recovering from champagne hangovers and binge […]

An open Christmas letter from FOTAS

By Joanna D. Samson, FOTAS Vice President Every Sunday, the Aiken Standard allows us this space to tell you about the Aiken County Animal Shelter, FOTAS and the plight of […]