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Saving Heartworm Positive Dogs One Day at a Time

Saving Heartworm Positive Dogs One Day at a Time

The Furkids Dog Shelter is experiencing a spike in heartworm positive cases with more than 50% of the dogs in our program testing positive, like…

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Surviving Abuse That Never Should Have Happened

Surviving Abuse That Never Should Have Happened

Help Furkids Save Them Sugar Pie had been shot with buckshot and had lost the use of her leg – and she was alone and…

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Home for the Holidays - A Big Year for Furkids

Home for the Holidays - A Big Year for Furkids

This has been a big year for Furkids! To date, we have adopted 2,870 cats and dogs to loving forever homes. Our Furkids Interstate TransFUR…

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Recovered and Ready for His Debut!

Recovered and Ready for His Debut!

Remember Lucky G? From all the way back in February? This poor fella was living on the streets in rural Georgia and was hit by…

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A First in Furkids’ History! ONE Mama, 11 KITTENS!!

A First in Furkids’ History! ONE Mama, 11 KITTENS!!

In mid-June, a very sweet, beautiful little mama gave birth to 11 kittens in animal control. Although Furkids inundated with kittens, kittens, kittens; we just couldn't leave…

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Foster Tails with Robin, Shannon and Mr. Baxter

Foster Tails with Robin, Shannon and Mr. Baxter

In today's blog post, veteran dog fosters Robin and Shannon share their foster mission statement and introduce their 33rd foster dog, Mr. Baxter. “He’s our…

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What life-saving change allowed a long-time Furkid to find a new home in minutes?

What life-saving change allowed a long-time Furkid to find a new home in minutes?

Now you can be a part of a game-changing new program! Tessa, a beautiful kitty, lived at Furkids for nearly 365 long days, watching adopters…

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Petco National Adoption Weekend is July 7th and 8th - We’re going for a new record!

Petco National Adoption Weekend is July 7th and 8th - We’re going for a new record!

Join Furkids and the Petco Foundation as we celebrate Petco National Adoption Weekend July 7th and 8th! This is one of Furkids' largest adoption events of the…

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Be part of a game-changing new program

What life saving change allowed a long-time homeless Furkids cat find a new home in minutes? Now, you can be part of a game-changing new…

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We’re Going North to Save Lives

OUR TRANSPORT PROGRAM IS LIVE! Dear Friends, I am so excited to share with you today that our new Transport Program is up and running!…

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Holiday Message from our Founder and CEO

Dear Friends,  As 2017 draws to a close, I’m so happy that Furkids is saving more lives, growing in strength and earning worldwide recognition!  Animal…

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Paws for Cocktails is Two Weeks Away!

                              OUR PAW-TY IS TWO WEEKS AWAY! Start planning your bidding…

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The Aftermath of Hurricane Irma

As we look into the sweet, sometimes-bedraggled faces of 120 rescued cats and dogs from coastal Georgia, we can't stop crying tears of gratitude and…

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It’s Now or Never for Hurricane Irma Animals

Friends, we need your help! Animal control operations in the danger zone have been flooded with cats and dogs whose owners had to escape ahead…

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“Wrong Place, Wrong Time” Almost Cost 61 Lives

Yes, you read that right: sixty-one, including Cosette. This is a story about chance, empathy, compassion, survival, and ultimately, this is a story about you.…

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Urgent Bartow County Rescue of 61 Cats

We're trying to save 61 lives, and we need you! You might have seen, read, or heard by now that Bartow County Animal Control has…

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Breaking News:  Furkids Takes on Scammers!

Strap on that helmet, and pull your seat belt tight, y'all...we're about to take you on a wild ride! A couple of weeks ago, we…

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Furkids Awarded Coveted FOUR STAR Rating with Charity Navigator!

You already know that when you donate to Furkids, you're supporting a great cause. But now, it's official! On May 1, Furkids was awarded a…

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Accentuate the PAWSitive - FIV is No Big Deal!

On April 22nd, we hosted our very first "Accentuate the PAWSitive" PAWty to spotlight our fabulous felines who happen to test positive for FIV (Feline…

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Samurai’s Sad Story, and a Happy New Beginning!

*Out of respect for our friends, family, and followers, we are going to tell Samurai's story with words rather than pictures. The photos are difficult…

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Nothing Compares to a Mother’s Love!

Nothing Compares to a Mother's Love! Sweet mom, MOSAIC, gets a smooch from little PRISM, as MURAL looks on. It's a pretty picture, but here's…

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Furkids’ 15th Birthday Party - An Out of This World Success!

The Furkids' 15th Birthday Party was an out of this world success! We are proud to announce that we raised $150,000! We are so grateful to our sponsors, our…

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Furkids Partners with Dog Trainer Alex Andes!

Our tails are wagging so hard - we're excited to tell you about the big plans for our Dog Program! Furkids staff and volunteers will…

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PREGNANT SENIOR CAT FACES CHALLENGES

Mostly-toothless Khatleesi was not having an easy time with what was surely her umpteenth pregnancy. As an 8-year old, she was, technically, a pregnant senior.…

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