Be sure
to watch us on Pet Scoop every Fall, Winter, and Spring on
GSW TV!!!!!! Ch 16
Are You
Traveling! Check with the shelter to see if any orphans are
going that direction! It is a great way to have a one-way
traveling companion and get part of your gasoline bill
covered!!
We need Kuranda dog beds for our
new boarding facility. If you would like to donate a bed so
another dog can sleep in proper comfort order here.
CALL 911 TO
REPORT
DOG BITES OR
ANIMAL CRUELTY
For Local Animal Complaint
Dial 911
Ask for
Animal Control
Department of Agriculture Phone # 1- 800- 282- 5852
Ask for Animal Protection.
We mostly need any kind of PEDIGREE
or PURINA food... dog or cat, dry or canned.
Drop by the shelter between 11:00AM and 4:00PM. If
you can't come out to the shelter, you can drop your
donation off in Americus at Cafe Campesino, Draw
Products, Ginger Starlin State Farm Insurance
Agency, or those wishing to help can purchase the
food at Farmer's Seed & Feed, and someone from the
Humane Society will pick up the supplies.
THANK YOU!
Sumter Humane Society Casino Night was awesome and we had so much
fun with all of our wonderful supporters!!! Thank you to everyone that came,
donated, sponsored and helped!
The totals are in
for the Sumter Humane
Society Casino Night! We made just under
$22,000! We needed it, too! This will really
help us keep the doors open and save more
puppies and kitties. In 2009 we had 563
adoptions, reunions and transfers to rescues!
Our highest number ever, ever, ever!!!!!
February 2010 Food Drive!
This heart's for you! This food was donated during
our February Food Drive. Two more donors walked in
right after we had taken this picture. THANK
YOU!!!!
Next Food
Drive is Friday & Saturday, March 19 -20,
2010. Donations are always welcome.
February
Food Drive
February Food 2010 donations with
our great staff and cute orphans!
Our
Sumter Humane Society Fall Festival Open
House on October 17, 2009 was a great success
we
had 10 adoptions on Saturday!!!! Congrats to the
new pet parents. THANK YOU to all participants!!!
Sumter Humane Society Fall Festival Open House
Grand Opening Sumter
Humane Society New Shelter Ribbon Cutting
On June 27, 2009 at 10:45 the
new Sumter Humane Society was crowded with dozens of people
taking tours and waiting for the ribbon-cutting ceremony. As
people toured the two new dog kennels and two cat rooms,
most of the animals basked in the attention.
see more photos....
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New location, New building on Industrial Boulevard, the
Sumter Humane Society is offering naming opportunities for
the new facilities.
Adult Dog Kennel Room:
$35,000
Puppy Kennel: $25,000
Cat Room: $25,000
Reception: $25,000
Surgery/Medical Clinic:
$15,000
Cat Habitat: $12,000
Kitchen: $8,000
TLC Ward/Isolation:
$7,500
Grooming Room #1: $7,000
Cages, individual kennels
and equipment are also available for naming. For costs,
questions or further information, call the shelter at
924-0268 or Michelle Andrews at 928-0944.
Low Cost Spay/Neuter Our program is designed to help stop
the over population by providing low-cost spay or
neutering of dogs and cats in Sumter County. Our low-cost
program is for low income people who are on some type of
government assistance or who are considered low income.
Must show last year’s tax return or proof of current
government assistance. If you are 65 or older you qualify
for up to two animals.
Household Income
1 Person $13,000
2 Person $17,000
3 Person $22,000
4 Person $26,000
5 Person $31,000
6 Person $35,000
7 Person $40,000
Spay or
neuter your pets
That’s what animal lovers do!!!
Cost to low income person is $35 for
cats and $45 for dogs. We pay the rest. We recommend, but
do not include the vaccinations for the animals. Such as
Rabies and DHLPP for dogs and FVRCP for cats.
Directions To Our New
Shelter: - From Bumphead - Go past
the Sumter County School Complex. Turn right onto Industrial
Blvd in front of Sumter County High North. We are at 108
Industrial Blvd.
From Rucker, North Lee
Street or Mayo - From town, go right down Southerfield to
Industrial Blvd. (Just past Mattie's Kitchen) Turn left onto
Industrial. We are the third building on your left.
From HWY 49 - Turn onto
the North Americus Bypass. Go past South Georgia Technical
College. Turn left onto Southerfield and then right onto
Industrial Blvd. We are the third building on your left.
From HWY 19 - Turn onto
the North Americus Bypass. Turn right on Southerfield and
then right onto Industrial Blvd. We are the third building
on your left.
Did You Know... GA State Law requires Rabies shot once per year for all dogs and cats.
TO NEGLECT YOUR ANIMAL IS A CRIME!!
EXAMPLES OF NEGLECT ARE:
*Lack of sufficient food and water
*Dirty or contaminated food or water
*Animal left in the sun with no possibility of shade
*Exposure to extreme heat, cold, or rain
*Leaving a collar on a dog that cuts into its neck
*Severe weight loss of an animal due to internal parasites
left untreated
*Untreated injury, mange mites, ticks or fleas
*Unsanitary living conditions
*Animal tethered to a chain too short for the animal to
move.
*Abandonment of an animal (leaving the animal to survive on
its own or leaving it for someone else to care for without
notification).
*Abusing or mistreating the animal in any way is cruelty and
is punishable by law.
*It is considered a FELONY to fight or train a dog for
fighting.
**To report abuse call 911 or Dept. of Agriculture at
1-800-282-5852 (Animal Protection Department)
The
Animal Rescue Site $100,000 Shelter+ Challenge
Vote
for Our Shelter
We have a
challenge for EVERYONE please go to
www.theanimalrescuesite.com and vote for Sumter
Humane Society. We are in desperate need of these funds!
Please everyone GO VOTE! Make sure you vote once
a day!! Thank You!
Special Note on
voting: There is a Free Food & Care Vote
first. Click that, and on the next page is a small
box upper right hand side that says Vote Today click
for that page to nominate your shelter, cast your
"Shelter Vote" be sure to confirm on the next
page. Thanks again for your help.
Wanted:
The Sumter Humane Society is in dire need of a large
chest type freezer. If anyone has a freezer that they
would like to donate please contact the shelter at
924-0268.
.
Supply
Drive .....Every 3rd Friday & Saturday of the Month
The Sumter Humane Society is
having a Supply Drive every 3rd Friday & Saturday of the
month. We mostly need any kind of PEDIGREE or PURINA
food... dog or cat, dry or canned. Please drop by the
shelter between 11:00AM and 4:00PM on the 3rd
Fri. & Sat. of every month. If you can't come
out to the shelter, you can drop your donation off in
Americus at Cafe Campesino, Draw Products, Ginger
Starlin State Farm Insurance Agency, or those wishing to
help can purchase the food at Farmer's Seed & Feed, and
someone from the Humane Society will pick up the
supplies.
THANK YOU!
Sumter Humane Society T-Shirts
Sumter Humane Society T-Shirts
Sm - XL -$12.
XXL - $13.
Currently available short sleeve in chestnut and light
blue.
Order Yours Today
@(229) 924-0268
Cool magnets to
advertise Casino Night. Dates are changeable. Selling at
cost $12. Put on your car, frig or file cabinet at work!
924-0268
Donations are
the life of any non-profit organization and the Sumter Humane
Society is no exception.
Mail your donations to:
Sumter Humane Society
108 Industrial Blvd.
Americus, GA 31719
Name opportunities... put your name in the hall of fame,
have a kennel or a cat area named after you in the Sumter Humane Society's new
shelter. Cages,
individual kennels and equipment are also available
for naming.
Our Wish List
Below you will find our current wishlist
of items and donations that are needed. Your donation of
any of these items will greatly help us continue to
reduce pet overpopulation in our community.
Items listed below are
desperately needed in unlimited quantities:
Purina Dog and Puppy Food
Purina Cat & Kitten Chow
Kit & Kaboodle Cat Food
Adams Flea & Tick Spray
Adams Flea & Tick Shampoo
4
& 8 Quart Water Buckets
Stainless Steel Dog Bowls
Equine
Pine
Items Listed below can be used:
Giant Fly Relief
Ivermectin
Happy Jack Kennel Dip II
Disposable Gloves
Wire Dog Crates
Antifungal Shampoo
Mane & Tail Shampoo
Automatic Water Bowl
D-Worm, Worm Protector 2X
Shovels, Rakes, Hedge Shears
Items always
welcomed:
Financial Donations to subsidize
surgeries for needy individuals always appreciated
Purina Dog Food & Cat Food
Pet Carriers
Small Dog Beds
Gift cards to Wal-Mart, Lowes
Heavy Duty Trash Bags (13 gallon
and drum size)
Laundry Detergent and Bleach
Liquid Hand and Dish Soap
Office Supplies - Black and Red
Pens, Highlighters, Black Sharpies, Postage Stamps,
Letter Envelopes, Post It Notes, Scotch Tape refills
Paper Towels, Toilet Paper, Cotton
Balls and Q Tips
Printer/Copy Paper - White
Rubbing Alcohol and Peroxide
Towels and Blankets
Windex, Mr. Clean MultiSurface, 409
ADOPTION
Cats $100.00
Fee Includes: Spay/Neuter, FVCRP Vaccination, Rabies
Shot, Microchip, Worming, Feline Leukemia and FIV test
(shots for these are not included)
Amber Wainwright Manning
(Macon/Warner Robins, GA)
Assistant Director
Laura Powell
Rescue Coordinator
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michelle Andrews, President
Jimmy Pond, Treasurer
Blue Argo, Rec. Secretary
Betty Hewitt, Corr. Secretary
Shirley Fontanez-Cuadrado
Marsha Carnes Hardegree
Carl Tott
Tinka Newman
Linda Kidd
Margo Seagraves
Eula Coates
Miles Cooper
Pam Grimes
Deb Oster Board Members Emeritus
Martha Dykes
Charlie Smith
February 2010 Food Drive!
This heart's for you! This food was donated during
our February Food Drive. Two more donors walked in
right after we had taken this picture. THANK
YOU!!!!
Next Food
Drive is Friday & Saturday, March 19 -20,
2010. Donations are always welcome.
From Rucker, North Lee
Street or Mayo - From town, go right down Southerfield to
Industrial Blvd. (Just past Mattie's Kitchen) Turn left onto
Industrial. We are the third building on your left.
From HWY 49 - Turn onto
the North Americus Bypass. Go past South Georgia Technical
College. Turn left onto Southerfield and then right onto
Industrial Blvd. We are the third building on your left.
From HWY 19 - Turn onto
the North Americus Bypass. Turn right on Southerfield and
then right onto Industrial Blvd. We are the third building
on your left.
