Yikes! It’s that time of year again. While the rest of the world dons shorts and sunblock, cranks up the grill for a family cookout, and settles into the sleepy […]
Category Archives: Spay/Neuter
2018, Cats, community cats, FOTAS, News, Spay/Neuter, TNR Program, Uncategorized
Free TNR Program Saved Community Cats and Made Life Better
20
May
May
It started when a good neighbor needed to move. He left his feral cat colony, so my husband began feeding them. But years later, we found ourselves with more than […]
Adoption, Cats, Dogs, Donate, Foster, FOTAS, Heartworms, Spay/Neuter, Volunteer
Resolving to do better by our animals
29
Dec
Dec
It’s that time again—the end of one year and the promise of a new one. Most of us (myself included) resolve to be better—to exercise more, lose weight, spend less […]
Adoption, Cats, Dogs, Donate, Foster, FOTAS, Spay/Neuter, Transfer, Volunteer
FOTAS: Christmas spirit, gratitude and saving animals
21
Dec
Dec
Every Sunday, the ‘Aiken Standard’ allows us this space to tell you about the Aiken County Animal Shelter, FOTAS and the plight of the 5000 homeless animals consigned to the […]
17
Nov
Nov
By Joanna Dunn Samson, FOTAS Vice President One morning, you come downstairs to the kitchen, turn on the coffee maker, and open the back door to check the weather. Then […]
16
Sep
Sep
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 […]
Adoption, Dogs, Foster, FOTAS, Spay/Neuter, Volunteer
Honor National Pet Month by adopting a loving animal in need
19
May
May
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 […]
Adoption, Cats, Dogs, Donate, Foster, FOTAS, Spay/Neuter, Transfer, Volunteer
An open Christmas letter from FOTAS
22
Dec
Dec
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 […]
Adoption, Cats, Dogs, Donate, Foster, FOTAS, Spay/Neuter, Transfer, Volunteer
FOTAS: Going the extra mile
22
Dec
Dec
By Joanna D. Samson, FOTAS Vice President Did you ever wonder where every homeless, injured, stray or abused animal picked up in the County (outside of the City) goes? Or […]
Adoption, Cats, Dogs, Donate, Foster, FOTAS, Spay/Neuter, Transfer, Volunteer
FOTAS needs your Christmas spirit
22
Dec
Dec
By Joanna D. Samson, FOTAS Vice-President “Every charitable act is a stepping stone towards heaven.” Henry Ward Beecher It’s the time of year when the spirit of Christmas thrives. It’s […]