We are excited to report that our drive-through, low-cost vaccine clinic this past Sunday was a huge success! We were able to vaccinate over 150 animals in just four hours with minimal wait times and a virtually contactless system. We are already taking what we've learned from this initial pilot to work on plans for next month's clinic so that we can be as efficient as possible while keeping everyone safe. We also hope to schedule a mobile vaccine clinic in Oglethorpe County soon. If you're in need of vaccines or additional services that we were unable to offer at our first clinic, check back on our website closer to August for updates on our next one.

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Thanks to our friends at Butt Hutt BBQ, we are holding our first ever Butts for Mutts fundraiser this September just in time for the Labor Day weekend. We’ll be selling 50 Boston Butts smoked to perfection for at least 10 hours by the great folks at Butt Hutt. Each one will be 8-10 lbs in pre-cooked weight and will come with Butt Hutt’s signature mild sauce. We’ll be selling them for $30 with all proceeds going back to help our shelter animals! Learn more online here.

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Ready for more good news? We are also excited to announce the creation of our new membership program, which allows shelter supporters to donate at whatever level is appropriate for their household while enabling them to see the real impact of their donations and receive some fantastic thank you gifts in the process. We are asking you to help us "Do Work That Matters" this year. As less than 30% of our operating budget comes from county contracts, our shelter animals quite literally depend on donors like you. And that has never been more true than during this time of crisis caused by COVID-19. Not only have we experienced a significant decrease in income due to the shuttering of our clinics, but we have every reason to expect that there will be a large surge of intakes this summer when animals that were unable to be altered due to COVID-19 closures end up reproducing.

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In honor of all of the growth that MOAS has experienced in these past few years, we are thrilled to announce MOAS’ new logo representing the modern vision of what MOAS is and will continue to be for our community. It was designed by long-time Bark and Wine sponsor and MOAS foster parent Keith Przybyla-Kuchek, and we cannot thank him enough for his excellent work and advice throughout the design process. At MOAS, we strive to provide a friendly atmosphere where shelter animals receive the care, exercise, and enrichment that they need to remain physically and mentally healthy while they wait for their forever homes. We believe that our new logo helps illustrate the character of our organization, and we hope that you’ll stop by to see it in person soon.

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Due to the need to practice social distancing in light of the national emergency related to the Coronavirus, we, unfortunately, have no choice but to cancel tomorrow's Rabies Vaccine Clinic. As you can imagine, many of the people that participate in our rabies clinics each month are individuals who are at high risk, and for the safety of our clients and our staff, we felt that canceling this clinic was the only responsible thing that we could do in light of the most recent information available to us. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused to anyone and for the last-minute nature of this cancelation. As you all know, information about the spread of the disease is developing quickly, especially over the last 48 hours. We had sincerely hoped to be able to offer the clinic as we know that so many in our community depend upon this low-cost resource, but we hope to see you all at our April clinic on April 19th. Stay safe out there everyone.

Sincerely,

Sherrie Hines, Board President

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Our team had an amazing experience at the Dog Days Adoption Event this past weekend. We took 40 dogs up, and 39 of them found homes before the event was over with the 40th having a pending adoption. Thanks to our partners in Connecticut, we didn't have to bring any dogs back, which is excellent because more pups keep coming in every day. We want to say a big thank you to the wonderful folks with Dog Days who organized this event and all of their amazing volunteers. They go beyond the call of duty to make sure that our animals are safe, and well-taken care of throughout the event and find the best home possible.

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Our friends at Puppie Love® graciously chose us as one of the two shelters that would receive a $5,000 donation to help treat animals in need. Here’s a portion of their press release on their generous donation to our shelter:

“Without our Puppie Love® customers, we could not make this donation happen. Like most shelters, MOAS relies heavily on donations, especially for their medical cases. They just had a 4 month old Beagle puppy (Nicholas, pictured below) surrendered to them with a broken femur and pelvis (requiring surgery), along with testing positive for Parvo. He is currently at the University of Georgia receiving treatment. They are also treating an 8 Year old Hound (Molly, pictured below) that is Heartworm Positive, needs an FHO surgery, and also ACL surgery. Our Puppie Love customers are helping this organization to continue their mission, which is to save as many lives as possible. Learn more about this amazing organization on their Website, Facebook, and Instagram at the links below 😊”

We can’t thank Puppie Love® enough for their generous support!

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More and more these days, people want to adopt shelter animals, but they also want an animal that knows basic commands, is perfectly house-trained, and won’t jump up on them, gets along with kids or other animals, etc., etc. At a shelter as busy as ours is, it’s sometimes hard for our staff to know everything that a potential adopter might want to know about an animal or to help train an animal to be able to provide everything that a potential adopter might want. Now, all adopters should be prepared to work with their new pet to develop a routine and train them to meet their own expectations, but the more work we can do to prepare a pet with those skills that are generally sought after, the more likely they are to find a good home and to stay in that home after being adopted.

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Meet Buster! This pup has had a really hard life so far. We don't know much about what it was like before he came to the shelter as a stray, but it definitely wasn't good. Buster is extremely emaciated (you can see every rib and notch in his spine), he has no body fat to help keep him warm in this colder weather, and he's heartworm positive on top of it all. :(

On the plus side, he's a happy, wiggly pup who loves nothing more than being with people. He's so excited when anyone comes up to his kennel, and he makes a high-pitched barking cry whenever you leave his side. The condition that he's in and the fact that he still loves people so much will just about break your heart.

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Check out another great article about our shelter in the Madison Journal Today written by Margie Richards. Margie writes about what it’s like to help an animal in need, whether that’s by fostering at the shelter or picking a lone, frightened animal up off the side of the road to bring him to the only safe place available - MOAS.

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MOAS is in the news again with a great article from Margie Richards of Madison Journal Today about all of the great things that are happening now at MOAS…

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