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A TransFUR Coalition Success Story - Abbott & Costello’s Journey

A TransFUR Coalition Success Story - Abbott & Costello’s Journey

On a hot morning in mid-July, brothers Abbott & Costello were surrendered to a rural animal shelter in Georgia. Since they were surrendered by their…

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Furkids’ Top 10 Favorite Moments of 2022

Furkids’ Top 10 Favorite Moments of 2022

As we begin 2023, we’re reflecting one last time on 2022—a milestone year for Furkids! We reached our 21st year rescuing, rehabilitating and finding forever…

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Donor Reception Album

Donor Reception Album

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Jewel and Treasure’s Story

Jewel and Treasure’s Story

One person’s trash became our treasure! On June 25, 2021 Treasure and Jewel were found in a trash compactor intentionally discarded as household garbage. As…

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Apachee’s Story

Apachee’s Story

In July 2021, Apachee’s rescuer rushed her to Furkids after reportedly watching her get thrown out of a moving car. This act of cruelty ultimately…

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Chance’s Story

Chance’s Story

“911 what’s your emergency? “…I’m so sorry, but very urgent HBC... the dog has nerve damage on face and a seriously broken jaw and tip…

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Mr. Dabbers’ Story

Mr. Dabbers’ Story

On the evening of Jul 12th, 2021, our CEO got a call about an abandoned tabby in a vacant retail suite... After rushing over to…

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Tommy Boy and Lila Mae’s Story

Tommy Boy and Lila Mae’s Story

In early July of 2021, Tommy Boy and Lila Mae were found as emaciated strays in the Cumming area by a member of the community.…

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Meet Furkids fosters who said their lifesaving “Yes!” and never looked back…

Meet Furkids fosters who said their lifesaving “Yes!” and never looked back…

We reached out to our fabulous Furkids fosters about why they love fostering, and the feedback was wonderfully overwhelming! We’d say more about the joys…

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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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