Adoptable (Official) Georgia Dogs for August 30, 2016

Celia is a small, 6-month old female poodle puppy who is available for adoption from Barrow County Animal Shelter in Winder, GA.

Kayra is a 2-3 year old friendly Labrador Retriever mix female who is available for adoption from Barrow County Animal Shelter in Winder, GA.

Fluffy (13-pound poodle mix female) and Scooby (41-pound female Lab mix) are best friends who are available for adoption from Barrow County Animal Shelter in Winder, GA.

In Heard County, a number of dogs and cats may be killed in order to allow maintenance of the shelter, according to Fox5Atlanta.

Crucial maintenance at the Heard County Animal Control could cost dozens of animals their lives if they do not find homes soon. Officials said the floors have to be repaired for the health of the animals and said while the work is being done, they have no place to keep the current pet population.

“I’m just begging, for rescuers to come in and rescue these animals,” said Kaylene Ingram, Heard County Animal Control.

Ingram said for a month, she has been trying to find homes for the 17 dogs and 18 cats in the facility, but time is running out. She said crucial repairs have to be made for the health and safety of the animals who reside at the shelter. The floors are cracked and chipped and she said germs can seep into the cement, spreading disease.

“I want these animals to have a safe place, but we are a kill facility and we only have certain spaces,” said Ingram.

The (Carrollton) Times-Georgian says that local groups are trying to help prevent the massacre.

Teresa Leslie, president of the Carroll County Humane Society, said that the Heard County Humane Society is trying to help by paying half the adoption fee for any animal adopted this week. She said that both organizations would be willing to coordinate the temporary relocation of any un-adopted animals to foster homes or boarding sites for the weekend, if the authorities involved would allow it.

“We are happy to facilitate getting them in foster homes and boarding them out,” said Leslie. “When it comes to foster homes though, we don’t have a lot of places to go right now. In fact, a lot of the homes we do have are full. This would be on an emergency basis anyway because these animals are in trouble. A mass extermination like that is a lot and we are getting the word out and hopefully people will want to help out, if only on a temporary basis.

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