Welcome to the Spalding County Animal Shelter Petfinder page. Here at Spalding County Animal Control, we have a vision—a vision we believe so strongly, we have made it our mission. Our foremost goal is animal control. We ensure the health and safety of the residents of Spalding County by controlling the population of unwanted animals—domesticated and otherwise. Second, we strongly believe in the humane treatment of all animals. We do our best to ensure all animals are provided with adequate food, fresh water, and shelter. We also protect animals that have been fought, maliciously killed, injured, and permanently disfigured. By responding to your calls and through investigative efforts, we are able to charge and convict many animal cruelty offenders.
How You Can Help Us Achieve These Goals:
You can help reduce the number of unclaimed animals in shelters by taking the following steps:
We love to see our animals adopted. That is the most enjoyable part of our job. We have many adoptable animals that want to go home and be a part of your family. Our adoptable animals are willing to give your family unconditional love and companionship. By adopting out animals to good homes, we meet the majority of our goals! Thank you for caring. Feel free to contact us for additional information. And be sure to visit us on Facebook! Just click the icon below:
1. Step One--Apply to Adopt. After you choose a pet that is suitable for your family and living situation, you must fill out an adoption application. This application asks questions pertinent to your individual situation and the care your new pet will receive. Once you complete the application, you will be approved for an adoption, denied an adoption, or counseled on the specific animal you have chosen.
2. Step Two--Finalize the Adoption by Paying the Adoption Fee. After your application has been approved by the shelter, you still need to do a few things to finalize the adoption. There is an adoption fee of $35.00 for all animals that must be paid to the shelter before you can pick up your new dog or cat. Be sure to bring a collar or harness and leash for your dog or travel carrier for your new kitty.
3. Step Three--Make Arrangements for Vetting. You will need to make arrangements to have your new pet spayed or neutered. It's always best to have the pet examined by a vet before you take him or her home. Your vet will explain the best annual vaccination schedule for your new pet and can discuss options for heartworm prevention as well as deworming and protecting your new dog or cat from fleas and ticks. All veterinary fees are the responsibility of the adopter.
All licensed GA rescues and approved out-of-state rescues are welcome at the shelter. It's one of the most rescue-friendly in the state. But two rescues have made it their primary mission to help Spalding--one helps the dogs and the other helps the cats. Working with the shelter staff, these rescues (and all the other rescues who help the pets at Spalding), their volunteers, and wonderful fosters have succeeded in saving over 90% of the adoptable pets at the shelter during the past year! Please support them in their efforts to keep the save rate high. Winging Cat Rescue works with cats and kittens at Spalding and Saving Georgia Dogs is committed to helping the dogs and puppies. And, of course, the citizens of Spalding County come to the shelter every week to adopt pets and have provided many with secure, loving homes.
Winging Cat Rescue is an all volunteer, non-profit 501(c)3 animal welfare organization & licensed rescue in Georgia..
To encourage local adoptions and give cats and kittens the best possible start in their new life, Winging Cat Rescue now offers spay/neuter vouchers. All cats and kittens adopted from Spalding County Animal Control come with a spay/neuter voucher, which includes a FREE rabies vaccination. With this voucher a spay only costs $30 and a neuter only costs $20! All the cats and kittens also receive their fvrccp vaccination free to you.
If you can't adopt a cat but would like to help sponsor a cat so it can have a chance then please visit Winging Cats Rescue PayPal to make a donation. Please mark the name of the cat in the description box on the form, so we know which kitty you want to help.
It costs our rescue $80-$120 to pull a cat and foster it until it is adopted, but any amount will be appreciated and applied towards this cat! We are a 501(c)3 non-profit rescue group working to save the adoptable kitties at Spalding Animal Shelter.
Winging Cat Rescue Has Special Foster Cats and Kittens Up for Adoption
Please note that we have many beautiful cats and kittens in our Happy Tails section marked "FOS"--that means they are no longer at the shelter but have been rescued and placed in foster care. They are fully vetted and now available for permanent homes. Please take a look! Just click the Happy Tails link above and look for "FOS" beside the name of the cat or kitten.
To find out more about Winging Cat Rescue, visit our website at http://www.wingingcatrescue.org.
Just click the icon below to visit Winging Cat Rescue on Facebook!
Here's a great new way to help kitties exercise and destress while at the shelter--Stretch and Scratch!
Kitties love these scatchers and stay healthier and happier in the shelter as a result. You can donate Stretch and Scratch scratchers to the shelter through Winging Cat Rescue just by visiting their PayPal and making a donation in any amount.
Click on Winging Cats Rescue PayPal and be sure to mark your donation "for Stretch and Scratch" in the description box.
Your donation of $45 will buy 1/2 case (25 scratchers) and $75 will buy an entire case (50 scratchers). Find out more about Stretch and Scratch and watch a video of a kitty in action with Stretch and Scratch at www.stretchandscratch.com. As a bonus adopters can even take the Stretch and Scratch home with their new pet to help the kitty get adjusted to new surroundings. The familiar scent and activity with Stretch and Scratch will make your new kitty feel right at home!
Saving Georgia Dogs, Inc. is an all volunteer, non-profit 501(c)3 animal welfare organization & licensed rescue in Georgia. We save dogs every day on death row in Georgia's high kill shelters. Our primary focus is rescuing dogs from Spalding County Animal Control. Our motto is "No dog left behind." We believe all dogs deserve a chance at life which is why we rescue in order of who's next to die. We take the black dogs, the old dogs, the dogs who require extensive medical care, the dogs who have been so traumatized by being dumped in a kill shelter that they turn their faces to the wall & give up on life. We pull, board, vet & rehabilitate them & help get them placed in loving forever homes through our trusted receiving rescues in the Northeast and other areas of the U.S.
To find out more about Saving Georgia Dogs, visit our website at www.savinggeorgiadogs.org.
Just click the icon below to visit Saving Georgia Dogs on Facebook!
Here are some ways you can help the dogs at Spalding!
What shelter dogs dream about . . .
The Spalding dogs truly appreciate durable chew toys, blankets and treats!
How Your Donations Can Help
If you would like to help sponsor a particular dog in the shelter, please e-mail info@savinggeorgiadogs.org to find out more about giving opportunities. It costs Saving Georgia Dogs approximately $250 per dog for vetting, boarding and transport, but donations in any amount are greatly appreciated. Our rescue pulls many heartworm positive dogs who need additional treatment before they can go on to their new lives. Please consider making a contribution toward their care! Visit the Saving Georgia Dogs website to donate using PayPal.
From the North - About 30 minutes south of Atlanta, Georgia
If you are coming to the Spalding County Animal Shelter from Atlanta or
North of Griffin, take I-75 south to the point where I-75 and highways 19-41
intersect North of Jonesboro. Bear to the right onto highways 19-41 and continue South on 19-41 until you reach the Williamson road (highway 362) exit just South of Griffin. Take this exit and bear to the left as though you’re going toward the city of Griffin. From here, take your first left onto Justice Boulevard. The animal shelter will be on your right, behind the Spalding County Correctional Institute.
From the South
If you are coming to the Spalding County Animal Shelter from South of
Griffin, travel to highways 19-41 and go North until you reach the Williamson
Road (highway 362) exit just South of Griffin. Take this exit and bear to the
right as though you are going toward the city of Griffin. From here, take your
first left onto Justice Boulevard. The animal shelter will be on your right,
behind the Spalding County Correctional Institute.
View the list of pets this shelter has posted on PetFinder.com.
