Carroll County Humane Society

Current Foster Animal List

Click here to see our Happy Tails of recently adopted fosters!

KITTEN OF THE MONTH:

Pretty PURRL

1/8/10 - Hi. My name is Purrl. I would love a home and family of my own for the New Year as I have been growing up in foster care. I would love to bring my charm to your house. My favorite past times is playing fetch with my mouse, playing, playing with the water in the sink, playing, carrying my string around the house, playing, warming a lap, and oh did I say, playing! I'm only about 9 months old. Click on my picture for more info and see my new video where I'm fetching my favorite toy mouse.

DOG OF THE MONTH

Teddy

Teddy needs his forever home. Unfortunately, he was adopted out to a family who didn't even spend any time with him & didn't want him anymore, so they returned him to his foster home 8 months later. Poor Teddy didn't even know the name they gave him, so his foster parents renamed him his puppy name because he was still the Teddy bear he was as a puppy (puppy picture shown, click on link above puppy picture to see Teddy now). His approx. DOB is 12/20/07, so he will be 2 years old this year. Basically Teddy is growing up in foster care. However, fortunately for Teddy, he now knows his name, house trained, & knows dog obedience. He loves his foster sisters & brothers; however, he doesn't get the one on one tender loving care that his forever home could provide. Its very sad to see him when one of his foster mates gets adopted & leaves. If you are interested in Teddy, you will receive not only a dog, but a companion. He is very loving & sweet. He would make anyone a wonderful pet. If you are interested in Teddy, please contact his foster mom at jtalbot@westga.edu or call 770-838-1995. He is up to date on his shots, have been neutered, & up to date on deworming, flea treatment, & heartgard. Adoption fee is $100.

CCHS board meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 6:30 PM at the Mill Pond Clubhouse off Hwy in Carrollton. It is open to the public or anyone interested in helping us. We currently need help in Marketing, Publicity, Grant Writing, Financial, Fundraising and Fostering.

The Carroll County Humane Society is an all-volunteer group who runs an in-home foster program. Cats and dogs taken from the local County Animal Control shelter are temporarily housed in private homes to prevent their deaths. They have had their vaccinations, dewormed if needed, and have been spayed or neutered. Dogs have been tested for heartworm; cats have been tested for Feline Leukemia and Feline AIDS (FeLv/FIV).

If you would like to adopt a foster animal, please call or email the Foster Parent whose name appears in the description of the individual dog or cat. Some CCHS foster animals can be seen at the Douglasville PetSmart on Sunday. ** Note: Not all animals will be at Petsmart each week, so please make arrangements with the Foster Parent ahead of time.**

Generally, we look for indications that adopters are in a stable living situation. If you rent, we will want some proof that your landlord approves adopting the cat and you know if there will be a deposit required. We also do not adopt to students living in temporary housing. The highest concentration of stray cats in any town is always around universities because college students frequently adopt animals then leave them when they graduate or go home for the summer.
INDOOR-ONLY HOMES The normal life expectancy of an indoor only cat is 15 to 20 years. That figure drops to only 2-5 years for cats that are allowed to go outside unsupervised. Accordingly, CCHS only adopts our cats and kittens to indoor-only homes.
NO DECLAWING: We believe in the wealth of information that indicates cats frequently suffer long term problems after being surgically declawed. These problems include both behavioral and/or medical. We require that each adoptive person sign a contract that they will NOT surgically declaw any cat adopted from us. If you feel you MUST have a declawed cat, we will be happy to give you a call when we rescue a cat that is already declawed.

SPECIAL KITTEN CONSIDERATIONS:
SINGLE KITTEN: Research and experience has shown that single kittens adopted into homes without other young cats frequently develop behavioral problems. This is because the kitten takes the biting behavior used when playing with their littermates and transfers this behavior to humans. To prevent these problems, and to encourage proper development of the kitten, we do not recommend single kittens under 16 weeks for homes that do not have another young cat. We encourage adopting 2 kittens if you do not have a young playmate for them.
KITTENS & CHILDREN: At eight weeks, a kitten weighs only 2 pounds or less and is still a baby. They do not have the coordination or knowledge it takes to interact with a small child. This could cause injury to the child or kitten. Because of this, we generally do not place kittens under 16 weeks old with families who have children under 6 years old. This also follows the recommendations of the ASPCA and HSUS.
EXCEPTIONS:
You may feel that your particular situation warrants an exception to some of the policies stated above. If so, please feel free to talk to one of our cat fosterers. After hearing your circumstances, we may agree with you.

EXCEPTIONS: If you feel that your particular situation warrants an exception to some of the policies stated above, please contact the Foster Parent whose name appears in the description of the individual dog you are interested in and after hearing your circumstances, they may agree with you.

If you would like to adopt one of the animals in the foster program, fill out the appropriate form below.

The Carroll County Humane Society does not have an office or building at this time. We are an all-volunteer group.
If you would like to contact the Society, please call Carroll County Humane Society's voicemail at 770-830-2763 and leave your name and number, or email us at cchs@carrollcountyhumane.org, or write to
CCHS, P.O. Box 1304, Carrollton GA 30112.