By Joanna D. Samson, FOTAS Vice President. When the Aiken County Animal Control officer picked up the scrawny yellow dog roving the County roads, they were taken aback by his […]
Category Archives: FOTAS
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Apr
Apr
FOTAS and Aiken County have developed a network of no-kill rescue facilities in other regions of the Country that are willing and able to take the County’s Animal Shelter dogs, […]
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Mar
Mar
By Joanna Dunn Samson, Vice President On the morning of New Year’s Eve, Matt Cummins called his wife Meghan at work to tell her he was going to the Aiken […]
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Mar
Mar
By Joanna D. Samson, FOTAS VP Day 1 I can’t remember how I got there; I only remember I was scared out of my wits. I was on the side […]
Adoption, Bully Dogs, Cats, Dogs, Donate, Foster, FOTAS, Volunteer
Community Embraces County Animal Shelter’s Saturday Hours
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Mar
Mar
By Bob Gordon, FOTAS Director of Communications It is Saturday morning at the shelter, and everyone is making final preparations before the doors open at 11:30 sharp. The cats and […]
Adoption, Bully Dogs, Dogs, FOTAS, Pibbles, Volunteer
The Stars come out at the Aiken County Animal Shelter
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Mar
Mar
By Joanna Dunn Samson, Vice President of FOTAS Last weekend the stars were out at the Aiken County Animal Shelter, where many of the resident Stars came out to walk […]
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Feb
Feb
By Bob Gordon, FOTAS Communications Director The core of the FOTAS volunteer team consists of retirees who dedicate their time to help the homeless animals at the Aiken County Animal […]
Adoption, Cats, Foster, FOTAS, Volunteer
FOTAS partnership with PetSmart boosts shelter cat adoptions
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Feb
Feb
By Bob Gordon, FOTAS Communications Director Audie Murphy, Felix, Tiffy, Avalon, Kiki, Pip and Pickles are each in their own cat carrier after being examined, vaccinated, microchipped, and given a […]
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Feb
Feb
By Bob Gordon, FOTAS Communications Director Most everyone knows heartworms are a threat to dogs, especially in the warm climate of the South. But what many people might not realize […]
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Feb
Feb
By Joanna D. Samson, Vice President, FOTAS Last year, 4800 animals passed through the door of the Aiken County Animal Shelter. 3000 of those animals were saved. 1800 did not […]