If you see a pup or kitty that you would like to help, please email us at mamasshelter@aol.com to find out more! Every little bit helps with these guys! Please open your heart and pocketbook to assist in their finding their furever homes.
Who We Are
The Mary Ann Morris Animal Society, Inc. is an organization dedicated to procuring the humane treatment of animals in our rural area. Only one of the five towns within our county has an animal control officer. We are not able to pick up animals; those who find strays must bring them to us.
Bamberg County Council supplies most of our funding, but donations from members, volunteers, and benefactors enhance the service we are able to provide and the number of animals we can accept. Volunteers are always needed to play with the dogs and help leash-train them, or provide feeding, watering, and cleaning care. We rely heavily on donations and always need bleach, dog crackers, paper towels, leashes, and dishes for food and water.
Currently, our shelter only accepts dogs, but we plan to expand eventually so we can serve cats, also.
Adopting a friend
In January, 2003, the MAMAS board changed the adoption policy so that animals must be spayed or neutered before they leave the shelter. The local veterinarians will now perform this surgery on shelter puppies when the animals are two months old. Currently, the adoption fee is $50.00 for Bamberg County residents and $65.00 for those who live outside the county. This amount barely covers the fee for sterilizing, so we are always grateful for additional donations to cover the parvo-distemper shots, rabies shots and worming medicine we have given your new pet.
Come Visit Us!
Leave Bamberg heading south on Highway 301. Where the road forks (opposite Zeigler Chevrolet), take the left fork --Highway 601 towards Ehrhardt. Travel 1.2 miles south. You will pass the County Public Works garage and a dumpster location. Turn left on Slow Pitch Road, a dirt road that passes along the side of the baseball field. Take the first left, along the back side of the ball field. The Shelter's office is in the white trailer in front of the yellow building on the left. Our hours are Sunday to Friday, 3:30 - 5:00 PM and Saturday, 10:00 - 12:00 noon, or by appointment.
Our application...
Please copy the following application into an email message and send it to mamasshelter@aol.com. If you have any problems, please let us know!
ADOPTION APPLICATION
Name of dog wanting to adopt:
Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Home Phone:
Work Phone:
Email:
If you provided your email list, would you mind being put on our mailing list? _____ Yes ____ No
Number of age of your children:
Place of employment:
Work telephone number:
Are you allowed calls at work?
Please tell us about the arrangements you will have for your pet:
Where will he/she stay? ____inside ____ inside/outside _____ outside
If outside, please tell us what kind of shelter they will have
____ fenced-in yard ____ dog pen (size: _____) ____ chain or runner
Please tell us who the dog will be for: ____ me ____ my spouse ____ my children _____ someone else
If the dog is for someone else, please explain:
Do you have any pets now? Yes / No If so, how many?
Please tell us about your pets now:
Name:
Breed:
Age:
Sex:
Spayed/Neutered: Yes / No
Have you owned a pet previously? Yes / No
When was this?
Please tell us what happened to your pet:
REFERENCES:
Please provide us 3 reference including your veterinarian's name and number.
Vet's name:
Phone Number:
Friend or co-worker that can provide information as to the environment the pet will be in:
Phone Number:
Friend or co-worker that can provide information as to the environment the pet will be in:
Phone Number:
The adopter agrees that the Mary Ann Morris Animal Society, Inc. (MAMAS) cannot be held responsible for any illness or death of the animal being adopted. MAMAS is not warranting the health of the adoptive pet and is not liable for any illness or resulting expenses that may arise in the future. Many MAMAS animals are strays; MAMAS has a very limited knowledge of their background. You will be advised if there is any indication of a medical problem. If you are adopting a previously owned animal, you will receive any information given to us by the former owner. The MAMAS' goal is to provide humane care for aniamls, so we shelter homelss animals and try to place as many as possible to good homes. As a non-profit organization, MAMAs is unable to pay any medical expenses that may be incurred after the animals leaves the shelter.
As the adopter, I agree to:
- provide shelter, water, the appropriate type and quantity of food, and companionship for this animal.
-return the animal to the Mary Ann Morris Society if I can no longer keep it.
- follow the law and have my pet receive a rabies vaccination every year.
- provide heartworm preventative medicine, if possible, under a veterinarian's direction.
- respond accurately when a MAMAS representative visits or phones me for a follow-up interview.
I certify that the above information is true.
Name:
Please type your name.
Date:
Mary Ann Morris Animal Society Inc. 254 Slow Pitch Road
PO Box 1511
Bamberg, SC 29003
Phone: 803 - 245 - 7387
