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ACC Animal Control
45 Beaverdam Rd. 613-3540
www.athensclarkecounty.com/animalcontrol
Impounded dogs, many available for adoption.
Athens Area Humane Society
399 Beaverdam Rd. 353-2287
www.athenshumanesociety.com
Deals primarily with the adoption of cats.
Athens Canine Rescue
P.O. Box 7064, Athens, 30604. 549-4883
www.athenscaninerescue.com
Local non-profit organization that places dogs with foster families
and permanent homes.
Canine Angels
2179 Pulliam Mill Road
Dewey Rose, GA 30634
706.213.9001
www.negacanineangels.com
A non-profit shelter working to rescue stray and unwanted dogs.
As a no-kill facility, Canine Angels houses dogs for their lifetimes
if they are not adopted.
Athens animal laws:
- Pets are allowed unconfined only if they're on your property.
- Leashes are required in all other cases.
- No unrestrained animals are allowed in the back of pickup trucks.
Pets must be seated in a passenger seat in automobiles.
- Animal defecation must be cleaned up on public property.
- It is illegal for pets to defecate on someone else's private
property without permission.
- Unsanitary pet waste should not become a nuisance for neighbors.
- It is a misdemeanor to abandon any animal.
- It is a felony to commit "aggravated cruelty" which
causes injury or death to any animal.
Spay/neuter groups outside Athens:
(from the Spot
Atlanta Area Rescue List)
Atlanta Humane Society - 404-875-2600,
Web: www.atlhumane.org -
performs spay/neuter surgeries. Cost of surgery is based on income;
must fill out an application and then is quoted a price.
Carroll County Humane Society (Carroll, Haralson and Heard
counties) - 770-830-2763: Call to have mailed or purchase certificates
at Scarlett's Unique Pets in Villa Rica (770-459-9466) and the Carroll
County Animal Control Shelter in Carrollton (770-834-8150). Cats
- male $15, female $35. Dogs - male $30, female $40.
Cat Care Hospital (Marietta) - 770-424-6369: Ask about very
low cost spay/neuters Prices: feline neuter $30.00 feline
spay $50.00
Cherokee County Humane Society - 770-928-5115, Web: www.cchumanesociety.org/snap.htm:
Spay-Neuter Assistance Program (SNAP) provides no-cost altering
of companion animals for the county's residents who receive Food
Stamps, Supplemental Social Security, Temporary Aid to Needy Families,
Aid to Needy Blind, Medicaid, Old Age Assistance, Aid to Permanently
and Totally Disabled Program, Heat Assistance Program, Assisted
Lunch Program, WIC, or Rental Assistance Program. Please call 770-928-5115,
ext 2 or email: [email protected]
for more information.
Coal Mountain Animal Hospital (Cumming) 770-888-6757
Prices: feline neuter $50.00 feline spay $65.00; canine neuter
under 50# $60.00 over 50# $70.00; canine spay under 25# $70.00;
26-50# $75.00; 51-85# $95.00; over 85# $95.00
DeKalb Humane Society - 770-593-1155, 770-987-8288, Web:
www.dekalbhumane.org:
Low cost spay/neuter certificates. Cats - male $16, female $36.
Dogs - male $41, female $46. Evaluates your situation if you cannot
afford them.
Feline Rescue - Web: http://www.felinerescue.net/low_cost_or_free_spay_neuter.htm:
helps find low cost spay and neuter resources for both dogs and
cats throughout the nation.
Friends of Animals - 770-662-6033: Low cost spay/neuter certificates.
Cats - male $40, female $55. Dogs - male $54, female $75, National
Website: friendsofanimals.org/spaying/htline.htm
For a list of Atlanta area vets, go to www.friendsofanimals.org
and click on 'Georgia Adoptions.
Humane Society of Cobb County - 770-428-9882,email:
Web: www.humanecobb.org:
Low cost spay/neuter certificates. Cats - male $30, female $40.
Dogs - male $40, female $60
Newnan-Coweta Humane Society - 770-253-4694: email: [email protected],
Financial assistance for spaying of female cats only
North Fulton Humane Society Low Cost Clinic - 770-772-7472,
email: [email protected],
Web: www.northfultonhumanesociety.com,
90 Milton Ave, Alpharetta (across from Milton High school) about
5 minutes west of GA-400, Exit 9 or 10. Calls are returned each
evening (email is the best way). Dr. Tally is available by appointment
weeknights, all day Fridays, and Saturday mornings. Other discount
services are available, e.g., heartworm treatment, ear mites, surgery,
etc. Fees are based on the usual factors. All calls should be directed
to our phone line or email, not Dr. Tally directly.
Operation Spay/Neuter (Cumming) - 770-887-1565: Free or subsidized
spay/neuters for those who qualify
Paulding County Animal Control - 770-445-1511: Help with
spays and neuters based on financial need
Paulding County Humane Society - 770-443-3565, Web: www.pauldinghumanesociety.org:
Has a low-cost spay/neuter program
Pet Vet (Cumming), Dr. Land - 770-887-1565, Web: www.tracylanddvm.com/html/psn.html:
Very low cost spay/neuters. Cats - male $29, female $39. Dogs -
$49-69, depending on weight
SANTA - Spay and Neuter Team of Atlanta, 470 Franklin Rd.
Suite 105, Marietta - 678-560-6070 Web: www.spay-neuterteam.com
Prices: Feline neuter $20.00 Feline Spay $40.00: Canine Neuter $50.00
Canine Spay $50.00: $1.00 per pound over 50#
SPARE - Sterilizing Pets And Reducing Euthanasia. (770)
928-5120, email: [email protected],
Web: www.spareofga.org
Free spays and neuters for pets of anyone receiving financial assistance;
spay neuter certificates available to general public in North Georgia
counties; periodic spay neuter clinics in the North Georgia area.
Please call or email to determine which program you are eligible
to participate in and for cost of certificates.
SpayGeorgia - 770-662-4479: Low cost spay/neuter services
for pet owners in financial need. Call for costs and info.
SPOT - Stopping Pet Overpopulation Together - 404-584-SPOT
(7768), e-mail: [email protected],
Web: www.spotsociety.org:
Financial assistance to pay for spays/neuters for pet owners
if they do not qualify for or can not afford any other
program.
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