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In metro Atlanta, dogs and cats of all ages and breeds are turned in at county-run Animal Control facilities, abandoned, neglected or abused every day. 

Some dogs and cats are turned in to us by owners who no longer want them, or who can no longer care for them. Usually, though, most owners in this situation turn their pets over to the county-run Animal Control facilities, and there is a 70 percent chance the dog or cat will be euthanized.  An owner surrendered older dog or and cat, or poorly-socialized purebreds, mixed breeds, and sick or injured dogs are usually euthanized immediately. The others might be put up for adoption, but with so many animals coming in each day, often there is no room to keep even the healthy, adoptable ones for very long in these shelters.

This is where Atlanta Pet Rescue steps in. As a no-kill shelter, Atlanta Pet Rescue does everything within its power to reduce the number of dogs and cats that are euthanized in metro Atlanta. We rescue most of our dogs and cats from area shelters and once rescued, they are vaccinated, treated for intestinal and external parasites and are spayed or neutered. Many of the dogs and cats require additional, expensive medical treatment such as treatment for heartworms, broken bones, mange and other curable (and preventable) diseases.

Then the work really begins.

Our amazingly loyal group of foster parents take some of them into their homes, and some stay with us at the shelter. Regardless of whether they have a foster home or not, they are fed, loved and cared for-- some for the first time in their lives. We also work with the dogs on basic training, e.g. obedience commands and behavioral problems such as separation anxiety, if needed.  Eventually, every dog and every cat is placed in the kind of home where it will never again know the fear and pain it has lived with most, if not all, of its life.

In time, an amazing transformation occurs. Their emotional, physical and spiritual wounds heal.  Scared dogs are transformed into healthy, playful, affectionate pets.  Nervous, aloof cats become cuddly sweethearts. They learn to play.  They learn to trust. They learn to live without fear or confusion. They become the pets they were meant to be and live the lives they were meant to live.

To date, we have rescued and placed over 10,000 dogs and cats in loving homes. Our goal is to eliminate all homeless and unwanted dogs and cats in metro Atlanta. 

We are now renting space at 720 14th street in midtown Atlanta. Our shelter houses roughly 40 dogs and 10 cats/kittens daily. We operate our shelter 12 hours per day, seven days a week. We are open to the public for adoptions Tuesday through Friday between the hours of 11am and 4pm, and on Saturday between the hours of 12pm and 5pm. This move was necessary to meet the overwhelming demand for growth. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our volunteers, our web site is updated several times daily with bios and pictures of our dogs and cats.

But we can't do it alone. Generous donations from kind people like you sustain us with the financial support necessary to care for these victims of selfishness and neglect. Volunteers willing to open their hearts and their homes to our rescues are also crucial to our continued success and future growth.

If you are interested in dedicating some of your free time or helping us meet the financial challenges for growth, please feel free to email us at donations@atlantapetrescue.org. 

About Atlanta Pet Rescue & Adoption, Inc.

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Voted Best in Atlanta! For the 2nd year in a row, Atlanta Pet Rescue has been voted 'Best Place to Adopt' by the readers of Atlanta Magazine, as seen in their February 2009 Pets edition. Thank you to all who voted!

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