A lot of things have changed at the Aiken County Animal Shelter over the past ten years since Bobby Arthurs became the County’s Chief Enforcement Officer and Shelter Manager, and […]
Category Archives: News
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Jan
Jan
The success of reducing the live release rate from 5% to 85% at the Aiken County Animal Shelter over the past ten years and saving 4,079 animals this year is […]
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Jan
Jan
Arthur is a handsome, 7-year old retriever-cross with four white socks and a gray muzzle. He was found wandering on the road, dumped by his owner—confused, scared, half-starved, hair falling […]
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Apr
Apr
By Joanna D. Samson, Vice President, FOTAS Spring has come to Aiken early this year. The days are getting longer, the azaleas are out, and everywhere you look, the landscape […]
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Dec
Dec
By Joanna Dunn Samson, FOTAS Vice President Volunteering at an open admissions shelter is strictly a labor of love, particularly in a place like Aiken County where intake runs consistently […]
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Dec
Dec
By Joanna D. Samson, FOTAS Vice President Prior to 2009, a trip to the Aiken County Animal Shelter was a death sentence for the unfortunate animals consigned to the shelter […]
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Nov
Nov
By Joanna Dunn Samson, FOTAS Vice President Oddly enough, when I ask dog-loving folks with the means and opportunity to be a short-term foster for the Aiken County Animal Shelter […]
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Oct
Oct
By Joanna D. Samson, FOTAS Vice President Ginger Snap sprawls across a fleece bed in the spacious, climate-controlled kennel that also serves as a canine nursery. Close by is a […]
Adoption, Cats, News, Volunteer
Partnership with Happy Tales Gives County Shelter Cats Fresh Venue to Strut their Stuff
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Oct
Oct
By Bob Gordon, FOTAS Communications Director and Volunteer The Aiken County Animal Shelter and FOTAS are partnering with Happy Tales, a not-for-profit organization that shares their mission to find forever […]