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 […]
Category Archives: Volunteer
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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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Nov
By Joanna Dunn Samson, FOTAS Vice President The Thanksgiving Day holiday is just around the corner, and no matter how much we might complain about large family gatherings and way […]
Adoption, Cats, 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 […]
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 […]
Adoption, Cats, Dogs, Events, News, Volunteer, Volunteers
Young FOTAS Volunteers Making a Difference at County Animal Shelter
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Sep
Sep
By Bob Gordon, FOTAS Communications Director and Volunteer On Diana Haltiwanger‘s tenth birthday, she did something unusual to celebrate the big day. She took her birthday money as well as […]
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Sep
Sep
By Joanna D. Samson, FOTAS Vice President When Aiken County Animal Control picked up Poppy roaming a County road on the blistering hot Tuesday after the July 4th holiday, […]
Adoption, News, Volunteer, Volunteers
Local Volunteers Are the Lifeblood of Aiken County Animal Shelter
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Sep
Sep
By Bob Gordon, FOTAS Communications Director and Volunteer The power of volunteering cannot be overstated. Not only is it rewarding and uplifting to the people donating their time for […]
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Jun
By Joanna D. Samson, FOTAS Vice President It’s summer time at the Aiken County Animal Shelter, and we’re swamped with dogs, cats, puppies! So many puppies! A hundred kittens! Seriously. The County […]
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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 […]