Decatur County Humane
Association
PLEASE Don't Delay . . . NEUTER or SPAY!
Who We Are:
DECATUR COUNTY
DECATUR COUNTY HUMANE ASSOCIATION (a
not-for-profit 50l-(c)-(3) organization)
Adopting A Friend:
- Location / Size: West Tennessee / 345 square miles
- Population: 11,339 (85th of Tennessee's 95 counties)
- Population Density: 35.1 people per square mile - Tennessee: 138 - United States: 79.6
- Surrounding Area: North: I-40 – East: The Tennessee River – South: Hardin County – West: Henderson County
- Approximate Distance to Large Cities: Nashville: 90 miles – Memphis: 125 miles
- More information: Business is Booming in Decatur County
- City-Data.com:Decatur County TN
- City-Data.com:Decaturville
- City-Data.com:Parsons
- A Dozen Active Volunteers
- LIMITED FOSTERS - PLEASE foster if you can (even a few months is helpful)! Leash training (and crate training if possible) is a MUST to get pets adopted!
- No Shelter
- No County Animal Control (so there's no place for unwanted
pets, thus, causing misery, cruelty and death!)
- MANY homeless pets are dropped off as is mentioned in the heartbreaking poem above!
PRIORITIES:
- Fighting Pet Overpopulation (low cost spay/neuter program for dogs/cats of county residents who qualify) that's dependent upon availability of grant funds.
~E-mail DecaturCoPets@Live.com for a spay/neuter application or pick one up at Decatur County Animal Clinic, Animal Care Clinic or Smoochers Pet Salon.
- Rescuing puppies and their mothers (if space is available) so they can be quickly adopted or transported to the northeast to loving FOREVER homes.
- Rescuing other canines, if space is available, but 95% of the time, we DO NOT HAVE THE SPACE since there are so few foster homes.
- Providing some assistance to felines (food and some medical care) when funds are available.
FOR FREQUENT UPDATES: See our YAHOO MESSAGE BOARD (lost/found pets, events, free ad posting, etc.) You can read the messages even if you are not a member. To post an ad, you will need to join the message board, but that's FREE, QUICK and EASY!
Prior to adoption, all animals will have been spayed/neutered, quarantined for two weeks, made current on their shots (includes rabies if they’re old enough), de-wormed at least twice, tested for heartworm, anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis and Lyme Disease, started on heartworm preventive and the adopter will receive a copy of their health record.
Tennessee Adoption Fees:
Males (up to 1 year of age): $120
Females (up to 1 year of age): $150
Males and Females (over 1 year of age): $100
To have a dog transported to the northeast so you can pick them up at your preferred stop, please contact the Adoption Coordinator (DecaturCoPets@Live.com) for fees since additional vetting is required for transport. We use P.E.T.S. Transport and they make SATURDAY stops in 8 cities: Hagerstown, MD - Allentown, PA - Pluckemin, NJ - Nanuet, NY - Glastonbury, CT - Plainfield, CT - Windham, NH - Hampton, NH
To Adopt
Needs:
MONETARY DONATIONS
VOLUNTEERS (We are a tiny group and we DESPERATELY need some help!)
ITEMS AND SUPPLIES (used in good condition or new)
FUND RAISING PROJECTS
Decatur County Humane Assoc.
P.O. Box 514
Parsons, TN 38363
- Foster Homes: Even a few months of one-on-one time and basic training can increase a canine's chances of being adopted SIGNIFICANTLY!
- Socialization of Animals: We need weekly walkers to help us walk and leash-train for the same reason as is mentioned above!
- Cleaning Kennels
- Feeding Animals
- Fund-Raising Projects and Ideas
- More
- A rodent-proof storage building for our pet food
- Poured concrete (or pavers) for our kennels
- Leashes and collars
- Dog beds
- Bedding
- Bowls
- Towels
- Indestructible dog toys, etc.
- "Best Choice" UPCs: Decaturville/Johnson's Food Warehouse . . . Parsons/Food Giant (Both have our UPC collection box. Please ASK if you don't see it!)
- Collection of Cartridges: Ink, Laser Jet and Copier
- Collection of: Cell Phones, PDAs and iPods
- Decaturville Main Street Festival: Third Saturday in October. The “Strut your Mutt” dog show pics will return at a later date!
- Rummage Sales (Spring and Fall):
- Peavine Festival: Third weekend in September (in conjunction with the Annual TN Week for the Animals) We STILL need more animal pics from this Festival!
- Peavine Puppy Prance: Thanks to Smoochers Pet Salon & Boutique
- Thanksgiving Bake Sale
- Pennies = $$$ (GoodSearch & GoodShop)
- Spring Home & Garden Show
