NEWS...
Now open EVERY Saturday from 9 am-1 pm the Humane Society of Terrell County's Tails and Whiskers Rummage Store located at 168 East Lee Street in historic Downtown Dawson, GA. All proceeds to benefit the care of homeless pets! Items old and new, antique and contemporary, including furniture, home decorations, linens, dining ware, cooking ware, electronics, seasonal and SO MUCH MORE! We will provide free delivery on any large furniture items and we receive new items every week so please visit us often! If you have items you would like to donate, please call 229-995-7845 and we will arrange pick up.
The Humane Society of Terrell County (HSTC) is an all volunteer non-for-profit rescue organization based in Dawson, GA. We are a 501(c)(3) group of foster homes that care for companion pets in our homes until they can be adopted into loving homes; our county does not have a shelter and we operate solely on donations and fundraisers. All pets are spayed or neutered, vaccinated, heartworm tested, dewormed and treated with Frontline flea control; it is our goal to make sure all pets are healthy while under our care. An adoption application form can be requested by visiting our website at www.hstco.org. The adoption fee for most pets is generally $75 (we will discount if more than one pet is adopted at the same time or the adoptee is taking on some type of medical care). We do allow out-of-state adoptions, however, transportation is for the most part the responsibility of the adopter. We are in contact with a group that transports pets all over the country and will try to accomodate as best we can. Only pets that have been spayed or neutered and current on all vaccinations are eligible for pet transports.
***Please Remember:*** HSTC is not animal control and we are not authorized to pick up stray and/or abandonded dogs and cats. Although Terrell County does not have a shelter, Terrell County does have an animal control officer for dogs only. To have a stray and/or abandonded dog picked up, the officer can be reached Monday-Friday from 9 am-5 pm. For residents of Terrell County, please call 229-995-4476; within the city limits of Dawson, please call 229-995-4444.
Volunteering and Donations
We are always in need monetary donations and of crates, dog houses, kennels, collars, leashes, dog and cat food, cat litter and all types of pet toys. Our goal one day is to have south Georgia's first and only no-kill animal sanctuary so certainly, a donation of land and/or a facility would allow us to get much closer to this goal. Tax-deductible cash donations are gratefully accepted at PO Box 311 Dawson, GA 39842-0311 or through pay-pal.
We can always use pet supplies of every kind! We will gladly use a gift certificate to PETCO for our fur kids in foster care! You can send one online:
