09 November 2014 By Joanna Dunn Samson, FOTAS Director When Daisy Walker first laid eyes on a handsome, six-year old, tri-colored hound crossbreed named Gaige at the Aiken County Animal […]
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02 November 2014 By Joanna Dunn Samson, FOTAS Director Bubba was one cool cat. A large fellow with a striking white and gray coat and dazzling emerald green eyes, Bubba […]
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26 October 2014 By Susi Cohen, President of the Palmetto Dog Club and FOTAS Volunteer Trainer Dogs are unmatched in their devotion, loyalty and interaction to humankind. Anyone who has […]
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19 October 2014 By Joanna Dunn Samson, FOTAS Director It’s not easy writing a weekly column about a public shelter like the Aiken County Animal Shelter. I could write every […]
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12 October 2014 By Joanna Dunn Samson, FOTAS Director The little, red dachshund had been hit by a car. By the time Animal Control picked him up from the ditch […]
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05 October 2014 Aiken’s Community Shelter By Joanna Dunn Samson, FOTAS Director It’s happened. The new Aiken County Animal Shelter has become a community place to be proud of – […]
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28 September 2014 By Joanna Dunn Samson, FOTAS Director It really did. Last Monday afternoon, a helicopter dropped 1000 golf balls on to the driving range at Houndslake Country Club […]
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21 September 2014 By Joanna Dunn Samson, FOTAS Director It’s not just the stuff of fairytales, you know. It really happens. Take Andrew and Skittles, both American boxer/bull terrier/retriever crosses […]
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14 September 2014 By Joanna Dunn Samson, FOTAS Director Summers are hard at the Aiken County Animal Shelter. As temperatures soar, so do the intake numbers for homeless animals. As […]
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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 […]