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Columbus Animal Control announces improvements from last year

Submitted by Joshua Ninke, Community Web Producer
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012, 3:58pm

 

COLUMBUS, GA - The Columbus, Georgia Animal Care and Control Center (ACCC) announced its animal euthanasia rate for lost, abandon, vicious, diseased or injured animals has dropped to 46% of all animals entering the shelter during January and February, 2012.

This rate is a precipitous decrease from the shelter’s prior rate of 73% for the same period of 2011, and also betters the State of Georgia’s shelter euthanasia average of 62% and the national euthanasia rate, which varies between 60% and 70%. 

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Epperly Tire donating proceeds from oil changes to PAWS

Submitted by Joshua Ninke, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012, 10:59am
Epperly Tire donating proceeds from oil changes to PAWS

COLUMBUS, GA - You can get your oil changed tomorrow, March 21 and all of your money will go to benefit PAWS Humane.

Both Columbus-area Epperly Tire locations will continue their Changing Oil Changing Lives event by donating 100% of the oil change proceeds to PAWS Humane. PAWS will also be conducting mobile adoptions.

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Soul Saver Rescue Adoption Day

Submitted by Joshua Ninke, Community Web Producer
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012, 12:33pm
Soul Saver Rescue Adoption Day
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Get your pit bull fixed for free

Submitted by Joshua Ninke, Community Web Producer
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012, 1:42pm
Get your pit bull fixed for free

COLUMBUS, GA - For a limited time, PAWS Humane is offering free spay/neuter surgeries for pit bulls courtesy of a grant provided by the Holland M. Ware Charitable Foundation. 

Surgery and microchip & registration, all free.

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Local girl asks for donations, not gifts on birthday

Submitted by Joshua Ninke, Community Web Producer
Thursday, November 17th, 2011, 6:10pm
Local girl asks for donations, not gifts on birthday

COLUMBUS, GA - Cassandra has wanted to be a veterinarian since she was a young child.

At the early age of four she began an annual collection for the local Humane Society. She would collect gently used towels and blankets from friends and neighbors and bring them to the shelter.

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Tractor Supply hosting offsite pet adoption

Submitted by Joshua Ninke, Community Web Producer
Thursday, November 10th, 2011, 12:40pm
Tractor Supply hosting offsite pet adoption

COLUMBUS, GA - Offsite adoptions for Columbus Animal Care and Control Center are scheduled for this Saturday at Tractor Supply from 11:00 am - 3:30 pm. 

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Juvenile offenders and rescue dogs graduating from training program

Submitted by Joshua Ninke, Community Web Producer
Thursday, October 20th, 2011, 11:10am
Juvenile offenders and rescue dogs graduating from training program

HARRIS COUNTY, GA - Ten juvenile offenders and six dogs rescued by the Humane Society of Harris County will graduate from a unique 12-week program in which the youth taught the canines basic obedience skills so that the dogs may be adopted by new owners. The young men, residents of the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice’s Muscogee Youth Development Campus (YDC) in Midland, Georgia, will demonstrate their prowess as trainers and the dogs’ new ability to sit, stay, walk on a leash, lie down, and, in some cases, perform a few tricks at the ceremony Thursday, October 20, from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at Muscogee YDC: 7700-A Chattsworth Road, Midland, GA 31820; (706)565-4391.

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