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Heard County Humane Society

PO Box 902, Franklin, GA 30217

Contact Sherri Smith
Email heardcountyhumanesociety@gmail.com
Phone
cats & dogs at Heard County Humane Society
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Areas Heard County Humane Society serves

We serve all of Heard County and will assist surrounding areas as needed.

Heard County Humane Society's adoption process

1.

Submit Application

We require an application previous to meeting any pet in our foster homes.

2.

Approve Application

We will notify you once we approve your application to set up a time to meet the pet.

3.

Meet the Pet

Met the pet at our foster home.

4.

Sign Adoption Contract

Once the application and pet visit is approved, then you would sign the contract, pay the adoption fee and take your pet home!

Additional adoption info

We strive to get our rescued animals matched with the best forever homes. Because of this, a Pre-adoption questionnaire is required for review. The questionnaire must be completed before any pet visits will be arranged. We prefer to have the entire family meet the potential pet.

There is a general contract to sign at the time of adoption. Fees typically range from $150-$250 per animal, depending on the cost of vetting.

Adoption application

About Heard County Humane Society

We are a handful of volunteers in Heard County Georgia. Heard County Humane Society is a Ga licensed, nonprofit, animal rescue based in Roopville/Franklin. It includes private foster homes and does not have a facility. We do not take in animals from the public (owner surrenders) or strays. Adoption fees and requirements are based on a case by case need, and all applicants are subject to extensive questioning. Our interests always put the animals first. Decisions are not first come, first serve, but best match only!
There is a huge need, because Heard County only has an Animal Control facility and not a shelter. Animals are at risk as soon as their 3-day stray hold date is over. We were formed to assist in pulling animals, networking them and to work to spay/neuter as many as possible in our county.

Heard County Humane Society's adopted pets

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Why should you adopt?

Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life.

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When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes.

So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.