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Animal Shelter & Adoption Center Plans Progressing

HSMC members and volunteers are getting excited as progress is made each day toward the construction of the Humane Society of Morgan County’s Adoption Center.  This center should be a wonderful addition to our community and, with 5,000 square feet of space, will be able to house up to 100 animals at any given time.  With our ongoing spay/neuter efforts and the ability to house that number of animals, we should be able to make a tremendous positive impact for homeless pets in our area! 

As this newsletter goes to print, approval from the City of Madison has been obtained and bids for construction of the facility are being taken.  So, groundbreaking is just around the corner.  That’s cause to celebrate!  Once complete, the HSMC adoption center will include indoor/outdoor runs for adult dogs, a separate room just for puppies, and a multi-purpose cat center for adult cats and kittens.  We’ll also have large play areas and exercise areas, and several indoor and outdoor “get acquainted” areas for potential adopters to spend time getting to know the animals.  This is going to be a wonderful place for animals and the people who love them.

The location of the adoption center gives us another reason to celebrate.  Thanks to a very generous land donation, we will be able to open the adoption center on Fairgrounds Road, right behind the Madison Wal Mart!  Being in such a high traffic area will make the center easily accessible to both potential adopters and volunteers.  And we’ll need plenty of both.  We hope that this center will be a cheerful place that people looking for a new family member will flock to.  We are also hopeful that many members of the community will plan to get involved as volunteers once the center is open. 

The dogs and cats that we take in often need additional socialization and basic training.  Volunteering for a couple of hours a week or even once a month, you can help to make the animals in our care more easily adoptable. Currently, all of our animals are housed in foster homes and the foster families give them lots of attention and training.  But, for the animals that will be housed in the future adoption center, volunteers to come in and pet them, play with them, walk them, and teach dogs basic commands will be critical to keeping the animals comfortable and happy while they await adoption as well as enhancing their adoptability.   
Thanks to the donation of the land to build on, the fundraising efforts of our volunteers, the trust fund established by Mr. and Mrs. Fitzpatrick, and generous donations from the community, we have the funds we need to construct the adoption center.  That’s great news!  But, once the center is open, donations and volunteers are going to be critical to keeping those doors open for all of the homeless pets who need us.  

Volunteering at the center will be fun and rewarding, but if you’d like to keep your involvement strictly financial, we welcome that too.  Becoming a member of the HSMC or donating to the general fund are some of the easiest ways to show your support.  As the adoption center is constructed in the coming months, there will be naming opportunities for those who wish to support the shelter financially.  Donating to name a kennel, an outdoor bench, or even a whole puppy room or exercise yard in honor or in memory of a special pet or animal lover in your life can be a wonderful permanent tribute.  Plans for naming opportunities haven’t been finalized yet, but please watch for those announcements in the coming months. 

Thank you all for the support you’ve given to the Humane Society of Morgan County over the past 16 years.  You have made the dream of an adoption facility possible.  We hope we can count on your continued support as construction begins and this long held dream becomes a reality.   If you’d like to talk to an HSMC volunteer about donating or volunteering, please email us at [email protected] or give us a call at 706-343-9977.   We hope to hear from you!

Our Mission

The Humane Society of Morgan County, Inc. exists for the purposes of preventing cruelty to, relieving the suffering of, and providing humane treatment for animals. It is also the HSMC’s function to determine, and then to eliminate, the causes of animal suffering through various means, including, but not limited to education, legislation and general promotion of the humane ethic. Under no circumstances shall the HSMC permit an animal in its care or custody to undergo any experimentation, nor shall it release an animal for any such experimentation.

The HSMC is made up of volunteers dedicated to the welfare of companion animals. All animals that come into our care are housed in foster homes until they can be matched with a carefully screened, permanent home. While in our care, they are spayed or neutered, vaccinated, dewormed, treated for any illnesses or injuries, and started on quality heartworm and flea prevention. In addition to rescue and adoption, we provide financial assistance for spaying/neutering, an annual reduced-cost vaccination clinic as well as educational materials for the community.

 

 

 

Upcoming 2011 Adoption Events:

First and third Saturday of each month.

Adoptions are held at PetsMart in Conyers from
1:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m.

Download our Winter 2011 Newsletter

HSMC would like to thank 
Madison Vet Clinic (Dr. Stenette Brooks 706-342-1232) 
and 
Main Street Vet (Dr. James Williams 706-342-2955) 
for helping us place cats.
Cat & Kittens are available for adoption at both locations!

LINKS:

Find A Pet

Dog Adoption Application

Cat Adoption Application

Contact Information:

Email - [email protected]

PO Box 1266
Madison, GA 30650
(706) 343-9977