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17 more dogs still need homes by tomorrow, Monday, November 9, at 7pm. Melvin, Stitch, Tiara, Venmo, Eli Cheesly and seven other dogs are all hoping someone will give them a chance. Each has their own personality, favorite things and so much love to give. We hope to see each of them get the chance to be someone's new best friend. Can't adopt or foster right now? Sharing this post could help it reach someone who can. You never know when a share might lead to the right person seeing the right dog at the right time. Follow placement updates and see which dogs are still urgent at DeKalbAnimalServices.com/at-risk, or stop by today to meet them at 3280 Chamblee Dunwoody Road in Chamblee, GA.

Their best years shouldn't be behind them before they've even begun. THEY'RE ONLY 1–2 YEARS OLD. THEY HAVE SO MUCH LIFE LEFT TO LIVE. 12 young dogs at Fulton County Animal Services are on our urgent list, and some haven't yet had the chance to experience the little wonders that make life so special. Their first family road trip. A cozy bed to call their own. Weekend adventures. Birthday celebrations. Or simply knowing what it feels like to be someone's whole world. They're barely at the beginning of their stories, yet they're already running out of time. These 12 dogs have so much love to give, so many memories to make, and so many moments they deserve to experience. They urgently need adoption or foster placement by Monday, November 9 at 7 PM. Please help us give them the chance to grow up, grow old, and experience a lifetime of love. Fulton County Animal Services 1251 Fulton Industrial Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA FultonAnimalServices.com/at-risk Adopt. Foster. Share.

This Thanksgiving, give a shelter dog something extra to be thankful for: a home. Imagine spending the holiday surrounded by family, sharing cozy moments, and making memories with a shelter dog who just needed someone to give them a chance. Through our Home for the Pawlidays program, you can welcome a shelter dog into your home for Thanksgiving and give them a much-needed break from shelter life! We'll provide the pet supplies, veterinary care, and support. You provide the love. Whether it's a few days of belly rubs, afternoon naps, or a spot beside you while the family gathers, your kindness can make a difference. And who knows? Your Thanksgiving guest might just become a permanent member of the family! 🐶 Sign up to foster a shelter dog over Thanksgiving: LifeLineAnimal.org/home-for-the-pawlidays Help us make this holiday a little warmer, one shelter dog at a time. #HomeForThePawlidays #LifeLineAnimalProject #FosterADog #ThanksgivingFoster #AtlantaDogs

Healthy Pets DeKalb has just started at Wade Walker Park! We’re excited to welcome DeKalb County pet owners for a morning of free vaccinations, microchipping, pet supplies, and other essential resources to help keep pets healthy and happy. We would like to give a special shoutout to @petcolove, @banfieldfoundation, and Rescue Funding Resource for their generous support in making today’s event possible! The event runs until 1pm today, with services and supplies available while they last. We hope to see you at Wade Walker Park at 5585 Rockbridge Road in Stone Mountain!

🚨 21 DOGS NEED PLACEMENT BY MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9 AT 7 PM! At DeKalb County Animal Services these 21 dogs urgently need our community to step up. Every dog pictured has a name, a personality, and a future worth fighting for. But with more dogs entering our shelter than leaving, time is running out. ❤️ We need adopters and local fosters to help get these dogs to safety before the deadline. Wondering which dogs have already found placement? Our updated at-risk webpages provide timely information about which dogs are still urgent, which have found adoption, foster, or rescue placement, and current shelter capacity. 🔗 DeKalbAnimalServices.com/at-risk This page are your go-to resource for the latest urgent-list updates as placements happen. 📍 DeKalb County Animal Services 3280 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Chamblee, GA DEADLINE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9 AT 7 PM Please adopt, foster, or share this post with someone who can help. 21 dogs. 21 lives. Let's give them a future beyond the shelter. ❤️‍🩹

🚨 49 DOGS OVER CAPACITY. HOMES NEEDED TODAY! Our shelters need your help! Right now, DeKalb County Animal Services is 19 dogs over capacity, and Fulton County Animal Services is 30 dogs over capacity. That's 49 dogs beyond our shelters' capacity goals, and every adoption or foster placement helps us make room for another dog in need. You don't have to adopt a dog on the urgent list to make a difference. Every dog who goes home helps create space and gives our teams more room to care for the animals who need us. 🐾 DeKalb County Animal Services 3280 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd., Chamblee, GA 🐾 Fulton County Animal Services 1251 Fulton Industrial Blvd., Atlanta, GA Can you adopt or foster today? If you can't, please SHARE this post! Your share could help a dog find the home they've been waiting for. 💙 #LifeLineAnimalProject #AdoptATL #FosterATL #ShelterDogs #AtlantaDogs

25 years of love. 12 months of memories. One calendar that celebrates it all! Introducing A Legacy of Love: LifeLine's 2027 Calendar! For 25 years, LifeLine Animal Project has been creating second chances, bringing pets and people together, and making a difference in the lives of animals across Atlanta. This year's calendar is a celebration of that journey! A journey captured in 10,000+ photos over the years by the very talented Marie M @dogs_of_fcas . Featuring adorable pets, unforgettable milestones, and moments that have shaped LifeLine's history, each month tells a little piece of our story. From the animals who stole our hearts to the milestones that helped shape our mission, it's a walk down memory lane with plenty of cute faces along the way. The best part? Every purchase supports LifeLine's lifesaving work, helping us continue creating second chances for animals who need us. Available now! Shop the 2027 calendar at LifeLineAnimal.org/store Celebrate the past. Support the present. Help us create more happy endings in the future. #LifeLineAnimalProject #ALegacyOfLove #LifeLine25Years #2027Calendar #ShopForACause

Our adorable pets are ready to meet their loving families at the @PetcoLove Jump into Joy Pet Adoption Event! 💜 Will you be the one they jump into joy with? 👀 📅 November 7-8th 📍 LifeLine Community Animal Center - 3180 Presidential Drive, Atlanta, GA 30340 ⏰ Saturday & Sunday 11 AM–6 PM Come meet Baby Bailey and more of their adoptable friends! #PetcoLovePartner️ #JumpIntoJoy #TheCatInTheHat

FREE DOG FRIDAYS ARE BACK! Every Friday, LifeLine Animal Project is offering FREE dog adoptions at all three of our shelter locations! 📍 DeKalb County Animal Services 3280 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Chamblee, GA 30341 📍 Fulton County Animal Services 1251 Fulton Industrial Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30336 📍 LifeLine Community Animal Center 3180 Presidential Dr, Atlanta, GA 30340 Whether you’re looking for a playful adventure buddy or a chill couch companion, we have amazing dogs waiting to meet you Check out the many dogs looking for homes today at LifeLineAnimal.org/adopt

Free Dog Fridays are here! A new day to find your best friend. A new opportunity to save lives. And one more way we can work together to prevent future urgent lists. Starting this Friday, November 6, ALL dog adoptions are FREE every Friday at LifeLine's three shelter locations! Every dog who finds a home creates space for another who needs us. With dozens of dogs entering our shelters each day, your decision to adopt can make a lifesaving difference before a dog ever reaches an urgent list. ❤️ Every adoption includes spay/neuter, vaccinations, a microchip, and more! Visit any of our three locations: 🐶 Fulton County Animal Services 1251 Fulton Industrial Blvd NW, Atlanta 🐶 DeKalb County Animal Services 3280 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Chamblee 🐶 LifeLine Community Animal Center 3180 Presidential Dr, Atlanta Can't adopt? Fostering and sharing adoptable dogs also help create lifesaving space. Our goal is fewer urgent dogs, fewer crisis days, and more pets in loving homes. Together, we can make that happen! 🔗 LifeLineAnimal.org/adopt #FreeDogFriday #LifeLineAnimalProject #AdoptDontShop #AtlantaDogs #ShelterDogs

🌙✨ Spooky season may be over, but the Twilight saga isn't finished just yet! Meet Twilight and Eclipse, two adoptable cats at DeKalb County Animal Services who are still waiting for their happily ever after. 🐈‍⬛❤️ Twilight is serving main-character energy, while Eclipse is bringing all the mysterious vibes. And unlike the movies, you don't have to wait for the next installment to fall in love! So, are you Team Twilight or Team Eclipse? 👀 Better yet, come meet them and see if your forever story starts here! DeKalb County Animal Services 3280 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd Chamblee, GA 30341 Go to LifeLineAnimal.org/adopt and type in their names to learn more. #TwilightRenaissance #TwilightSaga #AdoptDontShop #AdoptableCats #LifeLineAnimalProject

LifeLine was founded with a mission to end the euthanasia of healthy and treatable shelter pets. You may have seen our Tuesday posts sharing dogs at risk of euthanasia due to a lack of kennel space, hoping our community can help through adoption or fostering. Our goal isn't to create urgent lists. It's to meet our capacity targets before one is needed. Starting Friday, November 6, we're changing our process to give our community more time over the weekend to help dogs find placement and prevent future urgent lists. - Free Dog Fridays: Free dog adoptions will help create space and reduce the number of dogs who become urgent. - Friday nights: If we remain over capacity, urgent lists will be posted after the shelters close on the Fulton and DeKalb at-risk webpages. - More weekend time: Families will have the weekend to adopt, foster, or help secure rescue placement. - Monday at 7 PM: Every dog on an urgent list must have a confirmed adoption, foster, or rescue placement by this deadline. - No extensions: With 50–60 dogs entering our shelters daily, we cannot extend deadlines. Repeated extensions have also kept our teams focused on a small group of urgent dogs when thousands of other animals need pathways out. - Monday evening:Dogs without confirmed placement will be euthanized for space. We've also updated our websites with real-time information about urgent dogs, their placement status, daily capacity, and FAQs: FultonAnimalServices.com/at-risk DeKalbAnimalServices.com/at-risk Fewer urgent dogs. Fewer crisis days. More community support. More dogs in homes where they belong. LifeLine takes responsibility for every life that enters our shelters and remains committed to saving every healthy and treatable animal. But our shelters cannot hold every dog in need. We need our community's help. Together, we can save these lives.

We’re jumping into joy! 🐾 We’re excited to partner with @petcolove for the Jump into Joy Pet Adoption Event with The Cat in the Hat! This nationwide celebration is all about adoption and the pets who make life a little more joyful. 💜 Your new best friend is ready to bring a little fun and a whole lot of love into your life! 🐶🐱 Join us this weekend! 📅 November 7–8 📍 Fulton County Animal Services 1251 Fulton Industrial Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30336 📍 DeKalb County Animal Services 3280 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Chamblee, GA 30341 📍 Community Animal Center 3180 Presidential Drive, Atlanta, GA 30340 #PetcoLovePartner #JumpIntoJoy #TheCatInTheHat

Calling all lifesavers! 💙🐾 LifeLine Animal Project is hiring, and we’d love to meet people who want their work to make a real difference for animals and the Atlanta community. Join us at our Job Fair this Saturday, November 7, from 11am–3pm at Fulton County Animal Services! We’re hiring across multiple positions, so whether you’re looking to work directly with animals or support the team behind the scenes, come learn more about opportunities with LifeLine. Benefits include paid time off, health insurance, on-demand pay, and a 401(k) plan. 📍 Fulton County Animal Services 1251 Fulton Industrial Blvd NW Atlanta, GA 30336 Come find your calling with a team working every day to save lives. We can't wait to meet you!

Calling all artists, doodlers, and creative minds! 'Tis the season for silly sweaters, and we want YOU to help design LifeLine's next holiday look! ❄️🐶🐱 We're inviting our community to get creative for our LifeLine Holiday Sweater Design Contest! Whether you're a professional artist, a casual doodler, or someone who just loves a good holiday pun, we want to see what you come up with! Think festive pets, silly holiday sayings, colorful patterns, or something completely unexpected. The possibilities are endless, and we can't wait to see your creativity shine! ✨ How to participate: - Create your own original holiday sweater design. - Include your favorite festive elements, pets, or LifeLine inspired ideas. - Email your design to content@lifelineanimal.org by November 15! Your creativity could help bring a little extra holiday cheer to LifeLine's community this season. Tag your artistic friends and let's make this holiday season a little more pawsome! #LifeLineAnimalProject #HolidayDesignContest #CreativeForACause #AtlantaArtists #HolidaySweater

Maizie, formerly known as Maze at our Community Animal Center, found her family at our Super Adopt-a-Thon in September, and she’s already right at home! She loves playing with her two big brothers and greeting everyone she meets at the sports park. Her family says she’s been a wonderful addition to their home. Could your family be next? Visit LifeLineAnimal.org/adopt to meet your next best friend today!

🎃 Happy Halloween from Sugarloaf, Syren, and Bobby! These three are feeling extra festive this Halloween and they couldn’t be more excited to celebrate. Between the treats and a little spooky-season spirit, they’re ready for the big day. But the real treat? Adoptions are FREE today and tomorrow thanks to @petcolove! These pups are ready to trade the Halloween fun for a loving home. Come meet them, and the rest of our pups, at 3180 Presidential Drive today or tomorrow, November 1. No tricks, just treats! 🧡

In loving memory of Sir Patrick Stewart (1940–2026). ❤️🕊 A celebrated actor and passionate advocate for pit bulls, Sir Patrick used his platform to challenge harmful stereotypes and encourage compassion for misunderstood dogs. Pictured alongside him is Number One, his character's loyal pit bull companion in Star Trek: Picard, played by a dog named Dinero. What many may not know is that Sir Patrick personally pushed for Number One to be a pit bull, bringing his real life advocacy to the screen and helping audiences see these dogs in a different light. At LifeLine Animal Project, we share his belief that every dog deserves to be seen and loved for who they are, not judged by a breed label. Thank you, Sir Patrick, for being a champion for pit bulls and using your voice to help change theirs. ❤️

Every pet deserves care, no matter where they call home. Through our Pets for Life program, we help pets and families facing difficult circumstances. Recently, our team delivered cat food directly to an unhoused cat owner and is working to get her cats spayed and neutered. This is one of the many ways we work to keep pets healthy and families together. You can support our work today at LifeLineAnimal.org/donate

🎃🐾 HAPPY ADOPT-O-WEEN! FREE PET ADOPTIONS START TODAY! The sweetest treats don't come in candy wrappers. They come with four paws, whiskers, wagging tails, and a whole lot of love! 🧡 From October 30 through November 1, we're celebrating Adopt-O-Ween with FREE pet adoptions at all three LifeLine Animal Project shelters! Whether you're looking for a playful pup, a cuddly cat, or a new best friend, there's someone waiting to meet you. 🐶🐱 All adoptions include spay/neuter, vaccines, microchip, and more! Every adoption gives a pet a home and creates lifesaving space for another animal in need. A huge thank-you to Petco Love for sponsoring this special adoption event! Fulton County Animal Services - 1251 Fulton Ind Blvd NW Atlanta, GA 30336 DeKalb County Animal Services - 3280 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd Chamblee, GA 30341 LifeLine Community Animal Center - 3180 Presidential Drive Atlanta, GA 30340 🔗 Find your new boo at LifeLineAnimal.org/adopt No tricks, just treats and homes! 👻❤️ #HappyAdoptOWeen #FreePetAdoptions #PetcoLove #LifeLineAnimalProject #AdoptDontShop

🎃 Adopt-o-ween starts TOMORROW! Raff is beyond excited, and we think you will be too! From October 30 - November 1, all three of our shelters are hosting Adopt-o-ween, and every pet can be adopted for FREE thanks to our friends at@petcolove! Dogs, cats, and everyone in between are waiting for a family who’ll make their Halloween (and every day after) a treat. No tricks, just tail wags, purrs, and a whole lot of love. Can’t adopt? Sharing this post helps a pet find a home!

Last weekend, our community came together for the second annual Spooky Pooch 5K and Fun Run benefiting LifeLine Animal Project. With 600 people registered and around 200 dogs in attendance, the event was full of adorable costumes and Halloween fun! It was so special to see our community come together for a day of fun while supporting the animals who need us most. We couldn't have done it without our incredible sponsors! A special thank you to our Presenting Sponsor, @luckyonelemonade, and our Pack Leader Sponsor, @evansgeneralcontractors, for helping make this event possible. We're also incredibly grateful to @litnerdeganian, Peachtree Smart Snacks, @wagalotatlanta, @hernandezcleans, @olliesmarketatl, and @pvolveatlkrog. Thank you all for your generosity and for helping make this event such a success for pets across metro Atlanta! To everyone who came out with their pups, volunteered, or cheered us on, THANK YOU! You made this year's Spooky Pooch 5K and Fun Run a tail-wagging success. We hope you have a happy Halloween!

We need your help finding homes for 87 dogs TONIGHT by 7pm. Fulton County Animal Services and DeKalb County Animal Services are overcrowded, and we need adopters and fosters to help make room for more animals who need care. Every dog who finds a home or heads into foster helps open up a kennel for another animal in need. You can make a difference today by visiting either shelter: 📍 Fulton County Animal Services 1251 Fulton Industrial Blvd NW 📍 DeKalb County Animal Services 3280 Chamblee Dunwoody Road Can't adopt or foster right now? Sharing this post can make a big difference too! Help us spread the word so these 87 dogs have a chance to find loving homes.

Some pups walk into a room and go straight into friend making mode and Justin James is one of them. He’s enjoyed hanging out with other dogs and is happy to tag along, sniff around, and make new pals. Justin has a snuggly side once you’re in his circle and can turn an ordinary day into a good one just by showing up. His next chapter is ready to start and we think you could be a part of it! Ready to meet him? Adopt at bit.ly/justin-james or stop by 3180 Presidential Drive to meet him today.

Rugby is down to two Halloween costumes and can’t decide: cowboy or lion? A cowboy hat would pair nicely with his tongue-lolling grin, and car rides are his favorite, so he’s already a fan of hitting the open road. But a lion’s mane could be perfect for a pup who spins in circles the second the leash comes out. Whatever he picks, he’s sweet, knows sit, stay, down, shake, and is house trained! He’ll boop you with a favorite toy to start a game of tug and then curl up beside you on the couch to watch your favorite spooky movie. Come meet Rugby today at 3180 Presidential Drive or learn more about him at bit.ly/adoptrugby. No tricks, just treats!

What a pawsome day at Spooky Pooch! 🐾🎃 For the second year, our community came together to celebrate the bond between people and their pets while supporting LifeLine Animal Project’s lifesaving mission! With 600 participants and 200 dogs, this year’s event was full of wagging tails, Halloween fun, and support for animals in need. ❤️ A huge thank you to our presenting sponsor @luckyonelemonade and everyone who joined us to help make a difference for animals across metro Atlanta! 🐶

We love Whitney, and we think you will, too! This happy, wiggly girl is full of playful puppy charm. She loves making new friends and playing with toys, even when they’re almost as big as she is! Ready to lose your heart to Whitney? Meet her at our Community Animal Center at 3180 Presidential Drive or learn more about her at bit.ly/adopt-whitney

We’re teaming up with Petco Love for the Jump Into Joy Pet Adoption Event, inspired by The Cat in the Hat! Join us November 7–8 for FREE pet adoptions at all three LifeLine locations. @petcolove There are only three things you need to do: Thing 1: Meet adorable pets. Thing 2: Fall in love. Thing 3: Go home together. ❤️🐾 Dogs, cats, puppies, kittens — your newest family member could be waiting for you. And the best part? Every adoption helps create space for another pet who needs somewhere safe to land. 📍 Fulton County Animal Services 📍 DeKalb County Animal Services 📍 LifeLine Community Animal Center **FREE ADOPTIONS | NOVEMBER 7–8** Come meet our adoptable pets and jump into something joyful. 💙 A huge thank you to **Petco Love** for helping more pets find loving homes! #PetcoLove #JumpIntoJoy #TheCatInTheHat #AdoptDontShop #LifeLineAnimalProject #AtlantaPets #PetAdoption

ATLANTA, THE SPOOKY POOCH 5K IS TOMORROW! 🐾🎃 The costumes? Spooky. The pups? Adorable. The fun? Off the leash! 👻🐶 Join us tomorrow, Saturday, October 24, at Grant Park for the Spooky Pooch 5K presented by Lucky One! Not running? No problem! Come cheer on the runners, check out the festivities, shop with local vendors, and soak up all the Halloween fun. Bring your friends, bring your family, and bring your love for Atlanta’s animals! 🧡 📍 Grant Park, Atlanta 📅 Tomorrow, October 24 We can’t wait to see you there! Tag your running buddies and fellow dog lovers in the comments. 🐕🦇 #SpookyPooch5K #LifeLineAnimalProject #AtlantaEvents #GrantPark #SpookySeason

October is winding down, but we still have plenty of ways to meet your new best friend this weekend! From local farmers markets to coffee shops and community events, our adoptable dogs will be out and about around Atlanta all weekend long. Stop by, say hello to some sweet pups, and who knows? You might just meet your perfect match before the month is over! Want to make a weekend plan? Find all the details at LifeLineAnimal.org/events

Our Community Animal Center just won the Foster 50 Innovator Award for our Slumber Pawty foster program! Since launching Slumber Pawties in July as part of the nationwide Foster 50 Challenge, 28 unique dogs have participated, and 17 have been adopted! Several found loving homes with their sleepover hosts, while others got the extra exposure they needed to find their match. We’re so excited to see these sleepovers helping dogs get one step closer to finding loving homes. A huge thank you to everyone who has made Slumber Pawty a success, from our volunteers and groups like @cloverrep, who helped take their photos, to the fosters who opened their homes to a dog for the night! Interested in fostering a dog overnight through LifeLine Animal Project? Visit lifelineanimal.org/foster to learn more!

Happy Adopt-o-ween! 👻🐾 This Halloween weekend, the sweetest treat might be waiting for you at one of our shelters. From October 30 through November 1, pet adoptions are FREE across LifeLine locations! Whether you’ve been dreaming about a playful pup, a cozy couch companion, a curious kitten, or an adult cat with maincharacter energy, this is the perfect weekend to come meet your match. 🧡 Every adoption includes spay/neuter, vaccines, microchip, and more! So all you need to bring is an open heart and maybe a little room on the couch. A huge thank you to Petco Love for sponsoring Happy Adopt-o-ween and helping more pets find loving homes. 💜 Come find the newest member of your boo crew. 👻🐶🐱 FREE ADOPTIONS | OCT. 30–NOV. 1 LifeLineAnimal.org/adopt

Meet this puppies at LifeLine’s Community Animal Center. 3180 Presidential Drive Atlanta, GA 30340

Sometimes, a little help can make a big difference. More than a year ago, Tabby showed up at a family’s home as a stray. They started feeding him and looking after him, and before long, he found his place in their family. One of Tabby’s favorite people is their great granddaughter. He often comes to the door looking for her, ready for playtime, and when she feels overwhelmed, having him nearby helps her feel calm. It’s clear these two share a special bond, and the family says they can’t imagine life without him. Thanks to a generous grant from @barbellsforbullies, we were able to help Tabby get the care he needed to stay with the family who loves him. We’re so glad we could help keep this sweet friendship going!

We went looking for Twilight and somehow kept finding Bella. 😭🌲 It was a foggy morning. The trees were giving Forks. The hallways were suspiciously cinematic. And somewhere inside Fulton County Animal Services, we knew Twilight was waiting. So naturally, we went looking. First… Bella. Wrong girl. Kept walking. ANOTHER BELLA. At this point, we're starting to question whether Fulton County Animal Services is secretly filming the next Twilight movie. 😂 But after navigating what can only be described as the Bella multiverse… 🌙 WE FOUND TWILIGHT. She's 7 years old, 52 lbs and looking for a loving home that doesn't require becoming immortal. ❤️ Come meet Twilight, and apparently an entire supporting cast at Fulton County Animal Services. No trip to Forks required. 🌲✨ #Twilight #TwilightSaga #BellaSwan #TeamEdward #TwilightRenaissance FultonCountyAnimalServices AtlantaDogs AdoptDontShop

Last call to register for the Spooky Pooch 5K presented by Lucky One! 🎃🐾 Registration closes today, so if you’ve been waiting to make plans, this is your sign. @luckyonelemonade Join us at Grant Park on October 24 for the 5K, plenty of spooky fun, and one of our favorite parts of the day: the Spooky Pooch Costume Contest. Whether your pup is serving cute, creepy, clever, or completely ridiculous, we want to see it. 👻🐶 A huge thank you to Lucky One, our presenting sponsor, for helping make this year’s Spooky Pooch possible and supporting LifeLine’s lifesaving work for pets across Atlanta. 💜 Register today before it’s too late: LifeLineAnimal.org/spooky-pooch

Our cats are getting into the spooky spirit! 🎃 Halloween is almost here, and these adorable kitties are ready to put a spell on your heart! Stop by our Community Animal Center at 3180 Presidential Drive to adopt or foster your new furry best friend! 🐾

Healthy Pets Fulton is happening now! It may be chilly outside, but that hasn’t stopped Fulton County pet owners from coming out to care for their furry family members. We’re offering FREE vaccines, checkups, microchips, pet food, leashes, spay/neuter vouchers, pet resources, licensing and more while supplies last. We’re at Atlanta Technical College (1560 Metropolitan Pkwy SW, Atlanta, GA 30310) until 1pm. There’s still time to stop by and take advantage of these free services. Please bring dogs on a leash and cats safely secured in carriers. We hope to see you soon!

Jesse Jackson said adoption life wasn’t enough… he needed the full cowboy experience. 🤠🐶🐴 From shelter pup to horseback adventurer, Jesse is clearly making the most of his happily ever after. We love seeing adopted LifeLine dogs out living big, weird, wonderful lives with their families. 😂 Jesse Jackson: adopted, adored, and apparently ready for the rodeo. #fultoncountyanimalservices #lifelineanimalproject

🐈 Today is National Feral Cat Day! We’re celebrating the community cats of metro Atlanta and the people who help keep them safe and healthy. LifeLine Animal Project launched metro Atlanta’s first Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program, and today, our Community Cat Program is the largest resource of its kind in the area. TNR helps humanely manage community cat populations through spay/neuter surgery, vaccinations and returning cats to their outdoor homes. Our impact speaks for itself! 🐾 Over 60,000 community cats spayed or neutered through our program 🐾 35 Georgia counties benefit from our Community Cat Program 🐾 700 average monthly requests for support From loaning humane traps to providing guidance and affordable spay/neuter services, we’re here to help community cat caregivers. Want to get involved? Learn more at lifelineanimal.org/community-cats/

We’re so excited to share Chamomile’s adoption story! At the end of July, she caught her adopter’s eye on our DeKalb Instagram page, and she knew she had to meet her. After waiting for Chamomile to be ready for adoption, her adopter made the trip from Nashville to Atlanta in August to bring her home! Now that she’s used to life outside of the shelter, Chamomile is coming out of her shell and showing off her spunky side! Between backyard zoomies and cozy couch cuddles, she has discovered just how sweet life can be in a home of her own. Finding your furry best friend can at times mean going the extra mile (or a few hundred)! You can help more pets find loving homes by supporting the work we do today at LifeLineAnimal.org/donate

42 urgent dogs are waiting for someone to say, “I’m with you.” ❤️‍🩹 Someone to take them home. Someone to give them a temporary place to land. Someone to give them the chance to see what comes after the shelter. Right now, 42 dogs at Fulton County Animal Services are urgent and need confirmed adoption, foster, or rescue placement by Thursday at 7 PM. They don't know what an urgent list is. They just know they're still here, waiting. Maybe one of them is waiting for you. Fulton County Animal Services 1251 Fulton Industrial Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30336

Don't let the best time ever pass you by! Registration ends on Oct.19th. Register for Spooky Pooch today at: https://lifelineanimal.org/spooky-pooch

Georgia Gives Day is coming, and every gift to LifeLine helps us do more than respond to need. It helps us provide, prevent, and protect. Your donation can help provide care and resources for pets already in our shelters, prevent pets from entering the shelter through community programs and veterinary support, and protect vulnerable animals who rely on LifeLine every day. And on December 1, your impact can go even further because donations are matched. If you believe pets deserve care at every stage, before, during, and after sheltering this is your chance to help make that possible. Provide. Prevent. Protect. Give today at GAgives.org/LifeLineAnimal.

We weren’t expecting the numbers to be this high, and we’ve been struggling to keep up with the many pets coming into our shelters. Now, we need help finding homes for 117 dogs TONIGHT by 7pm! At least 76 dogs at Fulton County Animal Services and 41 dogs at DeKalb County Animal Services need adopters or fosters to help make room for more animals in need. 📍 Fulton County Animal Services 1251 Fulton Industrial Blvd NW 📍 DeKalb County Animal Services 3280 Chamblee Dunwoody Road Every dog who heads home opens up space for another animal. Can’t adopt or foster? Please share this post to help these dogs find loving homes!

Honey Bun has been thriving in foster and we’d love to see her find a family of her own! She’s a sweet little pup who loves playing fetch and hanging out while her foster mom works. The more comfortable she gets, the more her fun personality shines! Honey is a smart girl who’s learning new things every day. She can be a little shy at first, so she’ll need someone who’s happy to give her time to settle in and build confidence. Having another dog around could help her feel right at home as well! Think Honey Bun could be your new best friend? Learn more about her and adopt her today at bit.ly/adopt-honeybun!

Meet Peace! She's a sweet girl who makes friends wherever she goes. She’s confident with new people, walks well on leash, and is also very treat motivated, especially when cheese is involved! Peace does the cutest little happy hops when she gets excited and is ready to bring lots of love to her new family. Could that family be yours? Meet Peace today at 3180 Presidential Drive or Learn more about her at bit.ly/peace-cac

All LifeLine shelters and clinics will be closed tomorrow due to the current State of Emergency and expected severe weather. Before the storm moves in, we’re asking our community to help us get as many dogs as possible out of the shelter for the weekend through our Weekend Warrior program. We don’t know exactly what conditions the storm will bring, but we do know shelter dogs are more comfortable in a home than in a kennel during loud, stressful weather. Weekend Warrior is short-term. Just a few days can give a dog: A quiet place to sleep. A couch to curl up on. A break from the shelter. And a calmer place to ride out the storm. For the dogs on our urgent list, we are extending the deadline for placement to Sunday, October 11th at 7pm. Please come by DeKalb County Animal Services today and bring a dog home, even if just for the weekend. We are open until 7pm. DeKalb County Animal Services 3280 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd Chamblee, GA 30341 Fulton County Animal Services 1251 Fulton Ind Blvd NW Atlanta, GA 30336 Help a shelter dog weather the storm from a home.

We’d like to give a big thank you to our friends at @cloverrep for taking such wonderful photos at their flower wall of the many dogs at our recent Super Adopt-a-Thon! Gardoon and Cormac from DeKalb County Animal Services and Sylvie and Mahala from our Community Animal Center were just a few of the pups who got their moment in front of the camera. We hope these photos help these sweet dogs get noticed and find the loving homes they belong in. You can learn more about them and many other adoptable pups at LifeLineAnimal.org/adopt

Today is the final day to lock in current Spooky Pooch pricing! 🎃🐾 Register today for: $45 Spooky Pooch 5K $35 Fun Run After today, prices go up, so if you’ve been planning to join us at Grant Park, this is your sign to make it official. 👀 Bring your pup, bring your costume, bring your spooky spirit, and get ready for a day full of running, walking, wagging tails, and lifesaving fun. 📅 October 24, 2026 📍 Grant Park Register now: LifeLineAnimal.org/spooky-pooch Every registration helps support LifeLine’s lifesaving work for Atlanta’s pets. 💜

80+ dogs urgently need a safe place to land today. Fulton County Animal Services is currently caring for 454 dogs, 80 dogs over its humane capacity of 375. At the same time, Fulton is operating with temporarily reduced kennel space because of an ongoing County painting project. The shelter is also caring for 32 dogs on court hold who cannot yet be adopted, though many may be eligible for foster placement. There are currently 27 dogs on the urgent list who need placement by 7 PM today, October 8, but the need is even bigger than that. New animals continue to arrive every day, sometimes in pairs, trios, and even entire litters of puppies. To create enough breathing room for the dogs already here and the pets still coming through the doors, Fulton needs to find placement for roughly 80+ dogs, and that number continues to climb. That means we need adopters. We need foster homes. We need rescue partners. And we need people sharing these dogs with someone who may be ready to say yes. If you’ve been thinking about helping, this is one of those moments where one dog leaving truly makes a difference. Come to the shelter today: Fulton County Animal Services 1251 Fulton Industrial Blvd NW Atlanta, GA 30336 Please adopt, foster, rescue, or share.

Okay wait… does mama look a little familiar? 👀🍑 @famousmisspeaches This sweet mom and her tiny litter are currently at Fulton County Animal Services, and we would love to get them out of the shelter and into a foster home where they can rest, grow, and be together in a quieter environment. And they’re not the only ones. Fulton may have other puppies and litters who also need foster placement in the coming days, so if you’ve ever thought about fostering puppies, this is a great time to say yes. You can help by fostering: a mom with her litter a pair or small group of puppies or another young pup who just needs a safe place to grow outside the shelter Fostering gives puppies more room to develop, helps keep vulnerable babies out of the shelter environment, and creates desperately needed kennel space for the dogs still coming through Fulton’s doors every day. And yes… we can’t help but think this mama has a little Miss Peaches energy. 🥹💗 Fulton County Animal Services 1251 Fulton Industrial Blvd NW Atlanta, GA 30336 Open your home. Help a litter grow. Create space for another life.

UPDATE: All events are canceled due to the storm. October is here and we have a lot of fun ways to meet your new best friend in the community over the next few days! From returning favorites to new events, our adoptable pets will be popping up around Atlanta all week long. Whether you’re looking for something fun to do or hoping to meet your perfect match, you never know who you might meet along the way. Want to see where we’ll be next? Check out all of our upcoming events at LifeLineAnimal.org/events

FREE adoptions continues though today and tomorrow for all LifeLine locations. Come meet your new family member ✨️ Fulton County Animal Services 1251 Fulton Industrial Blvd NW Atlanta, GA 30336 Dekalb county animal services 3280 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd Chamblee, GA 30341 LifeLine Community Animal Center 3180 Presidential Drive Atlanta, GA 30340

Molly Ollie is a little bundle of cuddles and fun! She’s just over 3 years old and has a playful personality that’s impossible not to love. She’s gentle, knows “sit,” walks nicely on leash and has enjoyed meeting other dogs. But her favorite thing just might be curling up with her people for some serious cuddle time. Could you be the family she’s been looking for? Adoptions are FREE today through October 4 as part of the Mars Global Adoption Weekend, so come meet this lovable little hoot at 3180 Presidential Drive!

WHO SHOULD PLAY EGGWARD? 🥚🐶 Vote in the comments. (Plot twist: they're all adoptable.) #Eggward #Twilight #TwilightSaga #TeamEdward #TwilightMemes

FeLV+ cats have so much love to give! LifeLine’s Community Animal Center tests every cat for FeLV, and our FeLV+ cats have their own free-roaming Sunshine Suite where they can relax, play and show off their personalities. FeLV+ cats can live happy, fulfilling lives and make wonderful companions. FeLV cannot spread to people or other species, and these cats deserve loving homes just like any other cat. Come meet cats like Bello, Quinn, Belle, Petra and Taj Mahal. They are ready to show you just how special FeLV+ cats can be. Visit the sunshine suite, sit down and let a new friend climb into your lap. You might just meet your next best friend at 3180 Presidential Drive!

We opened the scrapbook and somehow found THREE Bellas at Fulton County Animal Services. 😂 But the Twilight cast doesn’t stop there. ✨ Jasper ✨ Alice ✨ Esme ✨ Cullen ✨ Jessica ✨ Bella ✨ Bella ✨ …and Bella No vampires here, just adoptable pets looking for someone to spend life with. Swipe through our Adoptable Pets Scrapbook: Twilight Edition and tell us who you chose. lifelineanimal.org/adopt/

Veterinary care shouldn’t have to wait just because paying for it all at once feels overwhelming. LifeLine locations now accept Cherry payment plans, giving eligible pet owners another way to manage the cost of care over time. With Cherry, you can explore flexible payment options, including no hard credit checks and 0% APR options for qualifying plans. That means more ways to get your pet the care they need, when they need it. Ask our team about Cherry at your next visit to a LifeLine location, or learn more about available financing options before your appointment. Because sometimes the best way to support pets and the people who love them is simply by making care more accessible.

Finn & Frankie are two more very cute reasons to #AdoptDontShop. 🥹🤍 These two pups recently came through DeKalb County Animal Services, and now they’re officially adopted and headed into their next chapter. Shelter pets come in every shape, size, age, coat type, and personality. Sometimes the dog you’ve been picturing is already waiting at your local shelter. Congratulations to these little ones and their new families. Your next best friend could be here, too. LifeLineAnimal.org/adopt

Last month, LifeLine had the opportunity to join the Buckhead Rotary Club for one of their meetings, where our CMO, Heather, shared more about LifeLine’s work across our shelters and throughout the community. @buckheadrotary During the meeting, Buckhead Rotary presented LifeLine with an incredibly generous $40,000 gift in support of our work. LifeLine Board Member Craig Koch was also there to share in the moment. And their support doesn’t stop there. Buckhead Rotary is also sponsoring our next Healthy Pets event in Fulton County, helping us bring free veterinary care, resources, and support directly to local pet families. We are so grateful to the Buckhead Rotary Club for investing in LifeLine’s mission and in the people and pets of Fulton County. We can’t wait to see everyone at the next Healthy Pets event!

📸 Meet some of the wonderful cats waiting for their moment to shine! We recently had a photoshoot with Belle, Champ, Morgan, Smokey and Tonjiki, just a few of the many amazing cats currently at our Community Animal Center. With more than 150 cats in our care, there are so many personalities waiting to meet their people. Your next best friend could be one of them! And this weekend is the perfect time to come say hello. Adoptions are FREE October 2 - 4 as part of MARS Global Adoption Weekend. Come meet your next best friend today at Community Animal Center, 3180 Presidential Drive! ❤️ #ClearingThePath #MarsPetAdoption #LifeLineAnimalProject

Free adoptions are coming to all three LifeLine locations! 🎉🐾 From Friday, October 2 through Sunday, October 4, Mars is covering adoption fees as part of Mars Global Adoption Weekend 2026. @marsglobal That means you can meet your match and bring them home with their adoption fee covered. Every adoption also includes spay/neuter, vaccines, a microchip, and more. Participating locations: Fulton County Animal Services 1251 Fulton Industrial Blvd NW, Atlanta LifeLine Community Animal Center 3180 Presidential Drive, Atlanta DeKalb County Animal Services 3280 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Chamblee If you’ve been waiting for the right time to adopt, this is it. Come meet the dogs and cats waiting for someone to say yes. 🐶🐱 A huge thank you to Mars for helping more pets find homes this weekend! #ClearingThePath #MarsPetAdoption

Our Super Adopt-a-thon brought together adoptable pets from all three LifeLine shelters, and thanks to this community, 40 adoptions happened in one day. Thank you to everyone who came out, shared the event, brought family and friends, met our pets, and ultimately said yes to adoption. Every one of those 40 pets leaving with a family also created space for another animal who needs us. And a huge thank you to @luckyonelemonade for donating adoption kits for families to take home with their new pets. That extra support helps make those first days together a little easier and a lot more special. We’re so grateful to everyone who helped make the day such a success. Here’s to 40 new beginnings. 🥹🫶

Looking to adopt or foster, but not sure where to start? Tell us your dream dog in the comments and we’ll help you find your match. Looking for a puppy? A senior? Small and snuggly? Big and goofy? Low-energy? Dog-friendly? Kid-friendly? A walking buddy? A certified couch potato? Drop what you’re looking for below. Our teams and volunteers know these dogs well, and we’ll reply with pups who may be a good fit for your home and lifestyle. And today is a great day to meet them: Take ’Em Home Tuesday means FREE adoptions. 🎉 Right now, Fulton County Animal Services is 50 dogs over capacity and DeKalb County Animal Services is 19 dogs over capacity. Every adoption and foster creates space for another pet who needs us. So tell us: who are you looking for? 👀🐶 #TakeEmHomeTuesday #FreeAdoptions

🐾 We need your help finding homes for 55 dogs by tomorrow night at 7pm! Fulton County Animal Services and DeKalb County Animal Services are both overcrowded, and we need adopters and fosters to help create space for more animals in need. When a dog heads home or into foster, it opens a kennel and gives another animal a place to go. 📍 Fulton County Animal Services 1251 Fulton Industrial Blvd NW 📍 DeKalb County Animal Services 3280 Chamblee Dunwoody Road Can’t adopt or foster? Please share this post! Your share could help one of these 55 dogs reach the person who’s been looking for their next best friend.

Don’t you want a friend for Halloween next month? 🎃 Meet Spooky! This sweet boy loves everyone he meets, including other dogs. He’s a quiet couch potato who loves relaxing at home and snuggling with his people. Plus, those fabulous ears sometimes cross, making him extra adorable! 👻 What he wants now more than ever is a cozy spot to call home and someone to shower with love. Meet Spooky at 3180 Presidential Drive or learn more about him at bit.ly/adopt-spooky

The countdown is ON! 🎃🐾 We’re officially 4 weeks away from the Spooky Pooch 5K taking over Grant Park! On October 24, grab your running shoes, leash up your pup, break out the costumes, and join us for one of our favorite days of the year. Whether you’re racing the 5K, strolling with your four-legged sidekick, or just coming for the spooky fun, every registration helps support LifeLine’s lifesaving work for pets across Atlanta. 🐶 Spooky Pooch 5K 📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026 📍 Grant Park The costumes are coming. The pups are ready. Are you registered yet? 👀🎃 LifeLineAnimal.org/spooky-pooch

Meet Biggie at Fulton County Animal Services 🫶 He's so worth it! ♥️ 1251 Fulton Industrial Blvd NW Atlanta, GA 30336

Update: Macho Hill was Trial Adopted! 🎉 Find his siblings at our Community Animal Center. 3180 Presidential Drive Atlanta, GA 30340 . . . . . . Come meet the Hills at our super adopt a thon. Free adoptions! Union Hill Park 1590 Little Pine Trail Alpharetta, GA 30005

It’s happening NOW! 🐾 One day. Three shelters. So many dogs ready to meet their match! Join LifeLine Animal Project at our Super Adopt-a-thon today, September 26, until 3pm at Union Hill Park in Alpharetta. Adoptable dogs from our Fulton, DeKalb, and LifeLine Community Animal Center locations are all here for one big day of lifesaving love. Dog adoptions are FREE, and every adoption includes spay/neuter, vaccines, a microchip, and more. Come meet the dog waiting for you! 📍 Union Hill Park 1590 Little Pine Trail Alpharetta, GA 30005

Tomorrow is the Super Adopt-a-thon! 🎉 And Mahala is ready to meet you! Mahala is the ultimate cuddle expert who loves a cozy nap by your side. She walks nicely on leash and enjoys slow morning strolls, sunbathing, and relaxing with her people. She also did great on recent foster outings and is crate trained! Come meet Mahala tomorrow at Union Hill Park in Alpharetta, where dog adoptions are FREE! We’ll be there from 10am - 3pm at 1590 Little Pine Trail, Alpharetta, GA 30005.

We’d like to give a BIG thank you to Ms. Peaches and our friends at @luckyonelemonade for giving us these welcoming Doggie & Me Adoption Kits! 🐾🍋 Arthur was thrilled to check them out, and we have several kits ready to go home with some of the first adopters at our Super Adopt-a-Thon this Saturday! 💛 Join us Saturday, September 26, from 10am - 3pm at Union Hill Park, 1590 Little Pine Trail, Alpharetta, GA 30005. We’ll have dogs from Fulton, DeKalb and LifeLine Community Animal Center, with FREE adoptions that include spay/neuter, vaccines, microchip and more. Come out and meet your next best friend! . . . @famousmisspeaches

We asked, how do you want to advocate for the urgent dogs? She said, I'll DANCE!💃🐾 While she wiggles for the camera, these dogs are still waiting for someone to say yes. Each face flashing across this video is an urgent dog who needs placement through adoption, foster, or rescue. So consider this your very enthusiastic reminder from one shelter pup to another: please come meet them. If you can open your home, now is the time. And if you can’t, share this video until it reaches someone who can. 🫶 We thank you for all you do! DeKalb County Animal Services 3280 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd Chamblee, GA 30341

Three days until the Super Adopt-a-thon! 🎉 And Pothos is ready to meet you! This big hearted boy has quickly become a staff and volunteer favorite. Pothos loves leaning in for pets and will happily squeeze his chunky self into your lap for snuggles. He’s potty trained, walks well on leash, and has enjoyed spending time with other dogs. 🐾 Dog adoptions are FREE 🐾 Spay/neuter, vaccines, microchip and more included 🐾 Dogs from Fulton County Animal Services, DeKalb County Animal Services and LifeLine Community Animal Center will all be there Join us Saturday, September 26, from 10am - 3pm at Union Hill Park in Alpharetta at 1590 Little Pine Trail to see if Pothos is the one for you!

Healthy pets, happy families! LifeLine’s Healthy Pets in Fulton County event is back with FREE pet vaccines, checkups, and more for Fulton County pet owners! Join us Saturday, October 17 from 10 AM–1 PM at Atlanta Technical College for free services while supplies last, including vaccinations, microchipping, pet food and leashes, spay/neuter vouchers, pet resources, and licensing. Atlanta Technical College 1560 Metropolitan Pkwy SW Atlanta, GA 30310 Please bring dogs on a leash and cats safely contained in a carrier. A huge thank you to the Buckhead Rotary Club @buckheadrotary and our community partners for helping make accessible pet care possible. Questions? community@lifelineanimal.org

Take ‘Em Home Tuesday is happening every Tuesday this summer, which means all dog adoptions on Tuesdays are FREE! As the weather warms up, more dogs are coming in, so every adoption, especially on Tuesdays, makes a big difference. When you bring a dog home from the shelter, you make space for the next one who needs us. Every adoption also includes spay or neuter, vaccines, and a microchip. Take a pup home this Tuesday at one of our shelters: 📍 Fulton County Animal Services 1251 Fulton Industrial Blvd NW 📍 DeKalb County Animal Services 3280 Chamblee Dunwoody Road 📍 Community Animal Center 3180 Presidential Drive Want to meet the dogs in our shelters before your visit? Visit LifeLineAnimal.org/adopt to find your next best friend!

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