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Kanga Is Looking for Her Perfect Match! 💕 Meet Kanga, a beautiful gray girl with a sweet heart, a little sass, and plenty of personality! She loves attention and has an adorable way of showing her playful side with gentle little nibbles. Kanga will do best with an experienced cat person who understands feline body language and can give her the patience, guidance, and time she needs to feel comfortable. Once she trusts you, you'll discover the loving sweetheart hiding beneath that sassy exterior! Are you an experienced cat lover looking for a special companion? Kanga could be your girl! Kanga is available for adoption! Could you be the one she's been waiting for? 🐱 https://pethoodga.org/adopt/

We talk a lot about the TNV, but let's not forget the R! 🐾❤️ The Return is one of the sweetest parts of TNVR, and this video says it all! Watch as longtime supporter and TNVR advocate Andrew May releases sweet Onyx back to her family. And just look at that welcoming committee waiting for her! 🥹 Andrew often says, "If you feed 'em, fix 'em." And he doesn't just say it… he lives it. Thank you, Andrew, for being such a dedicated advocate for community cats and for showing us what compassion in action looks like. And welcome home, Onyx! 🖤🐈‍⬛ #TNR #TNVR

Who Does FIDO Help? 🚐 Throughout November, we’re sharing the stories of the people and pets whose lives are touched by FIDO, our mobile veterinary clinic. These are real stories from our community that remind us why access to affordable veterinary care matters. First up is Amy and her sweet girl, Katie Jo. Their story is a beautiful reminder that pets aren't just part of our lives; sometimes, they help put our hearts back together. Meet Katie Jo! ❤️ "This is my story about Katie Jo Patton. In June of 2025, I lost my 16-year-old Cocker Spaniel, Blondie Kate. She was my heart dog. I never imagined I’d want another puppy so soon. But Katie Jo just landed in my lap, and I truly believe she was heaven-sent. Her full name is Katherine Josephine. Katherine is for her big sister, Blondie Kate, because I wanted to carry a little piece of her with us. Katie Jo has the sweetest little heart marking on her back, and when her ear folds just right, it makes another heart. Those hearts feel like little love notes from heaven. Reminders that Blondie Kate helped send her to me. Katie Jo has turned my life around, and I honestly don’t know what I would do without her. I’m so grateful to the FIDO program for helping make her care possible. Because of them, she was able to get spayed and vaccinated, things I might not have been able to afford at the time. That kind of help makes a world of difference. I also want to thank the team who cared for her that day. They explained her meds and incision care so clearly and treated her with compassion. I don’t think enough people know programs like this exist."

Bo has found his forever family! 🏡❤️ One-year-old Bo came to Planned PEThood after being rescued from an apartment complex. This playful, sweet boy has officially landed the happily-ever-after he deserves! Bo now has a wonderful new human Dad, an Aunt, Grandparents, and even a four-year-old feline brother who looks just like him! With so much family to love him (and a kitty buddy to play with), Bo will be spoiled to his heart’s content. Happy tails and a lifetime of love, sweet Bo! We couldn't be happier for you!

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🚐 Help FIDO Reach 20 More Communities in 2027! GA Gives Season is Here. Georgia Gives on Giving Tuesday 12/1 is Georgia's largest annual giving movement, bringing people together to support nonprofits making a difference across the state. This year, Planned PEThood is putting prevention in motion with a goal of raising $75,000 to fund 20 additional FIDO stops in 2027, providing FREE spay and neuter services to communities that need them most. FIDO, our mobile spay/neuter surgical unit, brings critical services directly to communities where access to veterinary care can be limited. Together, we can help more animals, prevent unwanted litters, and move Georgia toward emptier shelters. Because fewer shelter animals starts with prevention. Click here for more info https://www.gagives.org/organization/Plannedpethood Watch our social media for more about the campaign and how you can help FIDO reach even more communities! 💙

Double, Double, Toil and Trouble… Black Kittens Make Halloween Cuter! Forget the haunted house; we’ve got a whole lot of purr-anormal activity happening at Planned PEThood! 👻 These spooky kittens, Onyx and Opalite, were having some fun with their foster mom, Dr. Macie 📸 Happy Halloween!! 🎃🖤

Announcing FIDO's Mobile Spay/Neuter NOVEMBER Schedule Planned PEThood’s FIDO Mobile Spay/Neuter program has finalized its NOVEMBER public schedule, with low cost surgery services planned throughout Northeast Georgia. Prices: Cats $105, Dogs $175. November 3 - Barrow County November 5 - White County November 9 - Habersham County November 10 - Gwinnett County (TNVR-First Come, First Served) November 11 - Cherokee County November 17 - Dekalb County November 18- Toccoa- Stephens County November 19- White County November 23- Habersham Ready to get your pet spayed or neutered? Book your appointment here: https://app.clinichq.com/online/57638a92-f2b6-4536-9685-3b8a749389f4 #spayandneuter #mobilespay #plannedpethoodofga #animalwelfare @fidofixers

Looking Good, Doing Good! 👕 Have you spotted the WEG logo on our team’s scrubs, t-shirts, and surgical caps? That’s thanks to our amazing corporate sponsor, WEG Electric Corp. USA WEG helps fund our staff uniforms, making sure our team is outfitted and ready to provide compassionate, lifesaving care to the pets and community cats we serve. Corporate partnerships like this help support the people behind the mission and make our work possible every day. We’re so grateful to WEG for investing in our team and the animals who count on us! 🐶🐱💙 Thank you, WEG, for being part of the Planned PEThood family!

🐾 650+ Pets, 1 Park, Our Biggest FREE Vaccine Clinic Ever On Saturday, Oct. 24, Planned PEThood of Georgia’s FREE pet vaccine clinic served over 650 cats and dogs at Best Friend Park in Norcross. It was the largest outreach event in our history! 🎉 We planned for 400 pets. Hundreds more showed up. ⏰ The first owners arrived at midnight to hold their spot. By 5 a.m., five hours before we opened, even more had joined them. At one point, the line stretched out of the park and down Jimmy Carter Blvd. Pets received free vaccinations, microchips, flea and tick prevention, spay/neuter vouchers, and supplies. 💉 This turnout shows how much this community loves its pets. 💛 Our free clinics are 100% funded by donations, sponsors, and grants. A huge THANK YOU to: 🚗 Subaru of Gwinnett and the Subaru Loves Pets initiative 🐶 Angels Among Us Pet Rescue ❤️ Petco Love 🙏 Faith Pescatore Subaru of Gwinnett and Angels Among Us also donated supplies and giveaways, and nearly all of them were gone by the end of the day! And thank you to the veterinary professionals, our staff, and every volunteer who gave their time and skill. We couldn’t do it without you. #PlannedPEThoodGA #FreePetClinic #GwinnettCounty #Norcross #SubaruLovesPets #PetcoLove #AngelsAmongUs #CommunityCare Angels Among Us Pet Rescue

Scenes: Gwinnett County FREE Pet Vaccine Clinic October 24, Over 650 Pets Served

🍝 Meet Pasta and Autumn: Double the Kittens, Double the Fun! 🐾💛 Looking for a little extra pasta-bility in your life? Meet Pasta, a fun-loving, 2-month-old kitten who’s always ready for his next adventure! From playing hide-and-seek under the blankets to wrestling and climbing the cat tree, Pasta makes every day an adventure, especially when his bestie, Autumn, is by his side! 🐱🐱 These two are the perfect pair and would LOVE to find a forever home together! 💕 Because Pasta is still so young, he needs a playful feline friend in his forever home. What better companion than Autumn? ✨ Adopt Pasta and Autumn, and bring home twice the fun, twice the cuddles, and twice the love! 📩 Ready to meet this adorable duo? Reach out to Planned PEThood of Georgia to learn more about adopting Pasta and Autumn!

Introducing the PEThood Street Team: For the first time this year, we're trying something new! The PEThood Street Team is a fun, easy way for animal lovers to help spread the word about Planned PEThood's Giving Tuesday and year-end fundraising campaigns. We'll provide ready-to-share social media posts and graphics, and the street team can share them with friends and followers. No fundraising or asking for donations is required! Just a few clicks can help more people discover our lifesaving mission. As a thank-you, everyone who signs up will receive a free Planned PEThood T-shirt! 👕 Know someone who loves animals and wants to make a difference? Help us spread the word about our first-ever PEThood Street Team! Sign up to join the team today: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/PbSijkuuwS

A Day in the Life" of a TNVR day in FIDO. This skilled team works in a perfectly coordinated flow, with organization on point and every movement counting in this small but mighty mobile clinic. 💪 It takes teamwork and a whole lot of dedication to make it all happen in such a compact space! Every day in FIDO means more community cats getting the care they need and more lives changed for the better. 🚐 💚

Too cute not to share! This sweet family came to our Northeast GA outreach event in September 2025 and again this past September. So cute to see how everyone has grown in just one year, and AWESOME to see pets return for their annual vaccines!

🐾 **WHAT THE 2026 MID-YEAR DATA TELLS US: PREVENTION MATTERS** The latest report from **Shelter Animals Count** looks at cats and dogs entering and leaving shelters and private rescues during the first half of 2026 — and the numbers reinforce why prevention matters. 📈 **3.68 million** cats and dogs entered care — 72,000 more than last year. 🐕 **Dog adoptions remain 6.3% below 2016 levels.** 🐱 **674,000+ kittens** entered care, with juvenile cat intake reaching its highest level on record. 🔄 **Transfers are down nearly 19%** compared with 2016. And overall, **213,000 more cats and dogs entered care than left** during the first half of the year. What does this tell us? We can’t rely on adoption and rescue alone to solve the animal welfare crisis. **We also have to prevent animals from entering the system in the first place.** That’s why Planned PEThood focuses on affordable veterinary care, spay/neuter, community outreach, TNVR and education. Because **rescue starts before the shelter.** 💙🐾 📊 Explore the full report from Shelter Animals Count: pethoodga.org/2026data *Source: Shelter Animals Count, 2026 Mid-Year Data Summary.*

🐾 24 Pitties. Countless Wiggles. A Whole Lot of Love! 💕 Pitties and bully mixes have a special way of stealing hearts, and our October 17 Pitbull Wellness Event was full of reminders why! From happy tails to sweet faces, 24 dogs and their humans joined us for a day focused on keeping these pups healthy and thriving. 🐶❤️ Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor and the support of Petco Love, families accessed essential preventive care for just a $15 co-pay, including vaccines, flea prevention, microchips, and more. And there's even more good news: six of these pups are scheduled to return for free spay/neuter surgeries! That's six more dogs getting care and six opportunities to prevent unwanted litters before they begin. 🩺🐾 Every visit matters. Every surgery makes a difference. And every opportunity to support pets and the people who care for them is a win for our community. 📸 Take a peek at some of our favorite moments! Know a pittie lover? Tag them in the comments and share the post to spread the bully breed love! 💗

Leave a Legacy of Compassion 🐾 During National Estate Planning Awareness Week, consider how your love for animals can make a difference for generations to come. Including Planned PEThood of Georgia in your estate plans is one meaningful way to help ensure that pets and the people who love them continue to receive the care they deserve. Learn how you can create a lasting legacy of compassion: https://pethoodga.org/legacy-brochure

Adopt Serena: A Little Vision, A LOT of Love! 🐱💗 Say hello to Serena, a sweet girl with an estimated birthday of February 9, 2026, who proves that you don't need perfect vision to see the beauty in life! Serena has very limited vision, but that doesn't slow her down one bit! She loves exploring, playing with her friends Orla, Ayla, and Oliver, and showing off her playful side. But her favorite thing? Being close to her person and soaking up all the cuddles she can get. 🥰 Serena would be perfectly happy as your one and only kitty, but if you're thinking about adopting two, why not consider one of her feline friends, too? Double the kitties means double the purrs, double the cuddles, and double the love! ❤️🐾 Could Serena be the sweetheart you've been waiting for? Give this special girl a chance to find her forever home! Adoptions@pethoodga.org

🏠🐱 Give a Community Cat a Warm, Dry Place to Rest! As temperatures drop, outdoor community cats need safe places to escape the cold, wind, and rain. The good news? You can make a simple, weather-resistant shelter with just a few inexpensive materials! A simple shelter can make a huge difference for a cat who calls the outdoors home. Do you have a community cat in your neighborhood? Consider building a shelter and sharing these instructions with a friend!

🐱 FREE TNVR SURGERIES FOR COMMUNITY CATS! 🐱 Thanks to our generous sponsor, C.A.R.E., Planned PEThood of Georgia will offer 20 FREE public TNVR surgeries on Monday, October 19, 2026, in our FIDO mobile clinic! 📅 Monday, October 19 📍 Check in at 7:30AM behind the clinic — look for the check-in table ⏰ First come, first served — only 20 spots available! TNVR (Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return) is a humane, effective way to help manage community cat populations and improve cats' lives. We're grateful to C.A.R.E. for helping us make these services accessible to our community! Spread the word to community cat caregivers! Help us get the word out so more cats can benefit. ❤️🐈 https://pethoodga.org/services/community-and-feral-cats/

From Outside to Right Where He Belongs! We LOVE a repeat adopter, and Alcede has officially hit the jackpot! 🥰 This handsome, friendly 3-year-old boy was once found outside, but those days are behind him now. Alcede has found his forever family AND he gets to join a familiar face: former Planned PEThood kitty Francine! 🐱 Francine is now joined by her new brother Alcede, along with senior kitty Lefty and two cat-friendly dogs. Talk about a full house of love! We couldn't be happier knowing this sweet boy will spend the rest of his life safe, cherished, and surrounded by family. ❤️

A BIG thank you to Hollywood Feed Duluth! Throughout September, Hollywood Feed hosted a Fill-The-Crate donation drive to support the pets in Planned PEThood’s care, and the crate was filled with so much generosity! 💕🐶🐱 Thank you to everyone who donated food, treats, toys, supplies, and more to help animals in your community. Every donation makes a difference! And a special thank you to Hollywood Feed for supporting Planned PEThood and bringing our community together to help pets in need. We’re so grateful! Thank you for filling the crate, and helping us fill the lives of our pets with love!

🐾 Can Affordable Vet Care Keep Pets Out of Shelters? CJ Bentley Shares Her Insights We’re proud to share that CJ Bentley, CEO of Planned PEThood of Georgia, recently joined the Good2Give Podcast to discuss a critical issue facing our communities: how affordable veterinary care and spay/neuter services can prevent pets from entering shelters in the first place. In Episode 22, Keeping Pets Out of Shelters: Low-Cost Spay/Neuter and Vet Care in Gwinnett County, CJ shares insights from more than 30 years in animal welfare and explains why prevention must be part of the solution to pet homelessness. 🎧 Listen to the full episode: https://businessradiox.com/series/good2give-podcast/ Thank you to the Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia and the Good2Give Podcast team for elevating this important conversation! @cfneg

🪟🐾 Two Little Window Watchers Are Looking for Their Forever Home! Meet Matilda & Roo! 💕 These two adorable kittens may be busy watching the world go by, but what they’re really waiting for is their forever family together! Nearly 3 months old, Matilda and Roo are a bonded pair who must be adopted together. Roo is a handsome black-and-white tuxedo who is always ready for his next adventure, while brown/grey tabby Matilda is an energetic little explorer with a BIG personality. They love playing, wrestling, exploring, and keeping each other entertained. And when the zoomies are over? Both are happy to settle in for some serious snuggles. 🥰 These two are the perfect combination of playful + affectionate, and they’ll keep each other company while bringing twice the fun and twice the love to their lucky family. ❤️ Roo is neutered, has age-appropriate vaccines, is microchipped, and has tested negative for FeLV/FIV. Matilda will be appropriately vetted for her age. Could you be the forever family they’re waiting for? 🏡🐱🐱 Apply to adopt Matilda & Roo and give this sweet bonded pair a home where they can grow up together! Complete an application form here: https://pethoodga.org/adopt/

🏆 Nominations Open- Keep It Humane Award! 🐾 If you follow the animal welfare field, you may know Keep It Humane, one of the leading animal welfare podcasts and videocasts. Hosted by Daniel Ettinger, Ashley Bishop and Ashlee Bishop, the show explores important issues across sheltering, animal control, rescue, legislation and community care. Now, Keep It Humane is bringing back its annual awards to recognize the people and organizations doing exceptional work for animals, people and the communities they serve. 🏆 ACO of the Year 🏆 Agency of the Year ❤️ Animal Welfare Professional of the Year 🌟 Keep It Humane Award — the highest honor presented by Keep It Humane These awards are an opportunity to shine a light on the compassionate, innovative and dedicated people working every day to make animal welfare better. Nominations are open through November 20, 2026. Know someone who deserves recognition? Nominate them today! 👉 Submit a nomination at https://keepithumane.com/ #KeepItHumane #KeepItHumaneAwards #AnimalWelfare #AnimalSheltering #AnimalControl #Rescue #communitycare . .

🐾 Meet Edna: 13 Years of Supporting Planned PEThood ❤️ For 13 years, Edna Horne has been a loyal supporter of Planned PEThood of Georgia. She has seen our organization grow and evolve—and has continued to believe in our mission to prevent animal overpopulation, and help dogs and cats in need. In this brief video, Edna shares why Planned PEThood is important to her and why she continues to support our work. We are so grateful for Edna and for the many supporters who have been part of our journey. Thank you, Edna, for 13 years of believing in Planned PEThood! 🐾❤️ 🎥 Hear Edna’s story below. #PlannedPEThood #SweetSixteen #16YearsOfImpact #BecauseRescueStartsBeforeTheShelter

Love Cats and Kittens? Volunteer Opportunities Are Available! Our adoptable cats at PetSmart Lawrenceville and Petco Buford need some extra love from our amazing volunteers. 💕 We’re looking for volunteers to help with: 🧹 Cleaning their cages and keeping their spaces fresh 🍽️ Feeding and providing fresh water ❤️ Giving them a little attention and TLC These simple tasks make a HUGE difference for the cats while they wait for their families to find them. And who knows…you may just make a new feline friend along the way! 😻 If you have a little time to give and love cats, we’d love to have you join our volunteer team! 👉 Sign up to volunteer and help give an adoptable cat the care and attention they deserve! https://pethoodga.org/get-involved/become-a-volunteer/#volunteer-sign-up

🏆 One More Vote for Planned PEThood! 🐾 We’re thrilled to be nominated for Best of Gwinnett 2026 in the Pets → Veterinary Practices category—and we’d be so grateful for your vote! 👉 Click here to vote for Planned PEThood: https://www.guidetogwinnett.com/best-of/vote/pets-animals You helped us earn this honor last year, and we’d love to bring it home again in 2026. If you believe in making veterinary care more accessible and keeping pets out of shelters, please take a moment to cast your vote for Planned PEThood of Georgia! 🐾 Your vote helps shine a light on prevention-based animal welfare in our community. Vote for Planned PEThood today! 🗳️ 👉 Click here to vote for Planned PEThood: https://www.guidetogwinnett.com/best-of/vote/pets-animals Every vote means so much to our team. Thank you for sharing the love and helping us spread the word! ❤️🐾 #BestOfGwinnett #PlannedPEThood #CommunityVeterinaryCare #BecauseRescueStartsBeforeTheShelter

🐾 SCENES FROM TODAY’S SWEET SIXTEEN OPEN HOUSE! 🎉 What a wonderful afternoon! 💙 Thank you to everyone who joined us today for our Sweet Sixteen Open House and helped us celebrate 16 years of impact! Guests had a chance to: 🧁 Enjoy delicious snacks, desserts and beverages 🏥 Tour our veterinary clinic 🐱 Meet some of our adorable adoptable cats and kittens 🚐 Step aboard FIDO, our mobile spay/neuter clinic 💙 Learn more about our prevention-focused approach to animal welfare From opening a low-cost spay/neuter clinic in 2010 to becoming a prevention-focused organization on pace to help nearly 20,000 pets in 2026, we’ve come a long way—and we’re just getting started! Thank you for being part of the Planned PEThood community and for helping us celebrate this milestone. Here’s to 16 years of paws, purpose and progress—and to the many more pets we’ll help together! 🐾💙

A HUGE thank you to Subaru of Gwinnett for supporting Planned PEThood through #SubaruLovesPets! ❤️🐾 Our largest outreach event of the year is coming up on October 24 at Best Friend Park in Norcross, where hundreds of Gwinnett pets will receive free vaccines, microchips, and flea and tick prevention. We couldn't make events like this happen without sponsors like Subaru of Gwinnett. Their support helps remove financial barriers to veterinary care, keeping pets healthy and helping families keep their beloved companions at home. Together, we're making a difference for pets and the people who love them. Thank you, Subaru of Gwinnett, for being part of the solution! 🐶🐱 @Subaru of America, Inc. @ASPCA @Subaru of Gwinnett

🐾 OCTOBER 17: OUR FINAL PIT BULL WELLNESS EVENT OF 2026! 🐾❤️ Mark your calendars! Our next Pit Bull Wellness Event is coming up on Saturday, October 17, and it's our third and final event of the year! Don't miss this opportunity to give your pitties and bully breed mixes some extra love and affordable veterinary care. Open to all counties. No restrictions. Book here: https://app.clinichq.com/online/17725e70-7d8a-4564-acfd-5ceacb9572af For just $15 per pet, your dog can receive: 🐾 Wellness Exam 💉 Distemper/Parvo Vaccine 💉 1-Year Rabies Vaccine ❤️ Heartworm Test 🐶 Heartworm Prevention* 📍 Microchip 📅 Saturday, October 17, 2026 ⏰ 9 AM – 2:30 PM 📍 2860 Buford Highway, Duluth, GA 💲 $15 per pet | Maximum 2 pets per household Heartworm prevention requires a negative test result. ❤️ Appointments are required! Book yours today at https://app.clinichq.com/online/17725e70-7d8a-4564-acfd-5ceacb9572af A special thank-you to our generous anonymous donor for making these events possible and helping us bring affordable veterinary care to more pets in our community! Let's make our final Pit Bull Wellness Event of the year a success! 🐶❤️ #PlannedPEThood #PitBullWellness #PitBullLove #AffordableVetCare #DuluthGA #PreventiveCare

Two New White Papers Put Prevention at the Center of Gwinnett County’s Animal Welfare Future This October, Planned PEThood of Georgia is shining a light on two important animal welfare issues in Gwinnett County, and the practical, data-driven solutions that can help address them. We are proud to publish two new thought-leadership white papers: “Expanding Access to Affordable Spay and Neuter” and “Community Cat TNVR in Gwinnett County: A Needs and Capacity Assessment.” We intentionally aligned the release with October, a month that brings several important opportunities to raise awareness about animal welfare, including National Feral Cat Day, World Cat Day, and World Animal Day. The research highlights both the scale of the need and the opportunity for meaningful change: 🐾 144,180 Gwinnett households have approximately 88,237 unaltered pets whose owners may need financial assistance to access spay and neuter services. 🐾 An estimated 14,000 to 28,000 Community Cats may still need TNVR services. 🐾 Gwinnett County already has six high-volume, low-cost spay/neuter providers that could potentially participate in a targeted community program. 🐾 Veterinary providers, nonprofits, volunteers, and existing County services already provide a foundation we can build on. As CJ Bentley, CEO of Planned PEThood, shared: “We believe Gwinnett County has an opportunity to rethink what animal welfare can look like. Instead of waiting for animals to enter shelters, we can invest upstream: in spay and neuter, TNVR, accessible veterinary care, education, and the people already working in our communities.” The two papers may focus on different populations, but they reach a common conclusion: prevention is one of the most effective tools available to reduce shelter intake and animal suffering. =at can be implemented now - not years from now. The opportunity is here. The resources are here. Now, let’s bring them together. 👉 Click here to download and read both white papers: https://pethoodga.org/reports/#white-papers #AnimalWelfare #GwinnettCounty #SpayAndNeuter #TNVR #CommunityCats #Prevention #Georgia

3 Georgia nonprofits. 1 wrapped van. 16 years of spay/neuter know-how. 🐾 Today, we teamed up with TWO fellow animal welfare organizations! 🚐 Good Mews (Marietta) pulled up in their newly wrapped van to learn about our Barn Cat program, and left with a big donation for their food pantry. The van looks amazing! 🏥 Mostly Mutts (Kennesaw) spent time with us talking shop as they plan their own Spay/Neuter Clinic. After 16 years, we're thrilled to share what we've learned. When we share ideas, resources, and support, more lives are saved and more animals are spared from suffering. Who's doing great work in your community? Tag a rescue or nonprofit you love! 👇 #AnimalWelfare #StrongerTogether #SpayNeuter #BarnCats #GeorgiaRescue #PlannedPEThood #CommunityOverCompetition

🐾 Look who found their forever homes! 🐾 Louie, Woody, and Lita are just a few of the cats who found their people during this past weekend’s adoption event! 💕🏡 Thanks to our friends at @ASPCA and their program #TheRescueEffect, adoption fees were sponsored, helping more animals make that all-important journey from shelter to home. And every adoption does more than change one animal’s life. ❤️ When a cat finds a family, it opens space and resources for us to help another animal in need. When we help one, we help many. That’s the Rescue Effect. 🐾 Thank you to everyone who opened their hearts and homes this weekend, and congratulations to Louie, Woody, Lita, and all their new friends! 🎉🐱 #PlannedPEThood #TheRescueEffect #ASPCA #AdoptDontShop #RescueCats #ForeverHome

🌎🐾 WORLD RABIES DAY | SEPTEMBER 28 Rabies is almost always fatal once symptoms appear, but it’s also almost 100% preventable. That’s why one simple act can make such a life-saving difference: vaccinating your pets. 💉 Here in Georgia, pets can be exposed through contact with infected wildlife and an unvaccinated pet can put both animals and people at risk. On World Rabies Day, take a minute to make sure your dog or cat is up to date on their rabies vaccine. Book your appointment with Planned PEThood here: https://pethoodga.org/book-an-appointment/ Rabies vaccines are only $15! #WorldRabiesDay #RabiesPrevention #VaccinateYourPets #PetHealth #PetSafety #PlannedPEThood #BecauseRescueStartsBeforeTheShelter

You're Invited to our FREE Sweet 16 Open House- Next Sunday, 10/4 Sixteen years of saving lives, preventing animal suffering, and making a difference is worth celebrating - and we'd love to celebrate with you! Please join us for Planned PEThood's FREE Sweet Sixteen Open House on Sunday, October 4 from 12:30–2:30 p.m. at 2860 Buford Hwy, Duluth, GA 30096. This is a come-and-go event, so feel free to drop in anytime. Plenty of free parking is available. RSVP Required: https://secure.everyaction.com/yrr34GDGokqc80_YvZsADg2? You'll have the opportunity to: 🎉 Celebrate 16 years of impact and what's ahead 🧁 Enjoy snacks, desserts and beverages 🏥 Tour our veterinary clinic 🐾 Meet adoptable cats and kittens in our care 🚐 Step aboard FIDO, our mobile spay/neuter clinic 💙 Learn more about our prevention-focused approach to animal welfare From a low-cost spay/neuter clinic in 2010 to a prevention-focused organization on pace to help nearly 20,000 pets in 2026 - it's been quite a journey, and we'd love to share it with you.

🐾 ADOPTABLE CATS IN DULUTH, GA! 🐾 Meet Pop Tart! This gorgeous 1½-year-old Tabico girl is every bit as sweet as her name! With her beautiful orange and brown markings and an equally lovely personality, Pop Tart is sure to melt your heart. 💕 She’s sweet, playful, and loves attention, especially when it comes in the form of pets and affection. Pop Tart also enjoys the company of other cats, so she’d be happy to have a feline friend in her new home. And here’s a fun fact: Pop Tart has a sister named Cheez-It! 🧀Though these two sisters are not bonded, they can be adopted separately. So whether you have room in your heart for one or both, these girls are ready to find their forever families! Pop Tart is ready to bring plenty of sweetness, silliness, and love to her furever home. 🐱💗 ✨ Pop Tart is: ✔️ Spayed ✔️ Microchipped ✔️ Current on vaccines ✔️ FeLV/FIV negative 📍 Adoptable in Duluth, GA Could Pop Tart be your perfect match? Come meet this sweet girl and see for yourself! Adoptions@pethoodga.org

❤️ Gwinnett, We’re Bringing FREE Pet Care to 400 Pets on October 24! On Saturday, October 24, from 10 AM–2 PM, Planned PEThood of Georgia, Subaru of Gwinnett and Angels Among Us Pet Rescue are teaming up to provide FREE veterinary services for up to 400 cats and dogs at Best Friend Park in Norcross! 📍 Best Friend Park 6224 Jimmy Carter Blvd, Norcross, GA 30071 🗓️ Saturday, October 24 ⏰ 10 AM–2 PM FREE SERVICES INCLUDE: 🐶 1-year Rabies vaccine 🐶 Distemper/Parvo vaccine 🐱 FVRCP vaccine 💉 Microchips 🦟 Flea & tick prevention PLEASE NOTE: • Gwinnett County residents only — proof of residency required • First come, first served • Maximum 3 pets per family • Event is limited to 400 pets • Dogs must be on a leash • Cats must be in a carrier ❤️ Help us spread the word! If you know a Gwinnett County pet owner who could use free preventive care, please share this post with them. Because keeping pets healthy helps keep them happy, healthy and home. This event is made possible with support from Petco Love and Subaru of Gwinnett. Interested in volunteering? Email outreach@pethoodga.org. #GwinnettCounty #FreePetVaccines #PlannedPEThood

Meet little Autumn! 🍂🐱 This sweet baby was recently found near the carpool line at a local daycare, scared, filthy, and clearly in need of some TLC. With her big, beautiful eyes and the most adorably raspy little meow, Autumn quickly made herself impossible not to love. She got a nice warm bath, plenty of snuggles, and lots of reassurance that she’s safe now. Just listen to that tiny voice! 🥹 We have a feeling Autumn has plenty to say... and we’re happy to listen.

🚐 Announcing FIDO's Mobile Spay/Neuter OCTOBER Schedule Planned PEThood’s FIDO Mobile Spay/Neuter program has finalized its October public schedule, with low cost surgery services planned throughout Northeast Georgia. Prices: Cats $105, Dogs $175. 10/1 Hall County - Gainesville 10/5 Cherokee County - Canton 10/8 White County - Cleveland, 10/12 Habersham County - Clarkesville 10/13 Barrow County - Winder 10/14 Cherokee County - Canton 10/20 DeKalb County- Stone Mountain NEW 10/21 Toccoa-Stephens County - Toccoa 10/22 White County - Cleveland 10/26 Habersham County - Clarkesville 10/28 Cherokee County - Canton 10/29 Hall County - Gainesville Ready to get your pet spayed or neutered? Book your appointment here: https://app.clinichq.com/online/57638a92-f2b6-4536-9685-3b8a749389f4 #spayandneuter #mobilespay #plannedpethoodofga #animalwelfare @fidofixers

🐾 Scenes: 9/19 FREE PET VACCINE CLINIC IN NE GEORGIA 🐾 On September 19, Planned PEThood brought FREE preventive veterinary care to over 220 pets at Pittard Park in Winterville, serving pets and people from across Northeast Georgia. From vaccines and microchips to flea & tick prevention, the clinic helped make essential pet care more accessible — and helped keep pets healthy and at home. ❤️ A huge THANK YOU to Georgia Lighting and individual donor Faith Pescatore for making this event possible, and to everyone who volunteered and helped make the day a success! Because rescue starts before the shelter. 🐶🐱 #PlannedPEThood #NortheastGeorgia #WintervilleGA #PetWellness #BecauseRescueStartsBeforeTheShelter

Juliette’s Next Chapter Starts With You 🌹 Meet Juliette! This beautiful 7-year-old senior girl is looking for her forever home. She is a very sweet and loving girl who is looking for a quiet, patient home where she can truly shine. She may be a little nervous at first meeting new people and adjusting to new surroundings, but with time and reassurance, her gentle personality comes through. Juliette would do best as the only cat in a home, where she can have all the love and attention to herself. If this is what you're looking for, she's your girl! She's already checked all the boxes: 🐱 7 years old 💉 Up to date on vaccines ✂️ Spayed 📍 Microchipped 🧪 FeLV/FIV negative Could you be the patient, loving person Juliette has been waiting for? 📩 To meet Juliette, please fill out an adoption application at adoptions@pethoodga.org.

🐾 SWEET 16 SATURDAY: 16 PIT BULLS, 16 YEARS OF HELPING PETS & PEOPLE 💙 Just look at these faces! 🥰 These 16 adorable Pit Bulls and Bully Mixes are a reminder of why Planned PEThood has spent 16 years making affordable veterinary care accessible to the pets and people who need it most. From spay/neuter and vaccines to wellness care, outreach and rescue, we work every day to prevent suffering before it begins—and help keep pets where they belong: with their families. This Saturday, celebrate our Sweet 16 with a $16 gift: 🐾 $16 can help provide flea prevention 💉 $16 can help provide a rabies vaccine 🐱 $16 can help feed an adoptable animals for two weeks 16 years. $16 from you. More pets helped. ❤️ 👉 Give $16 and celebrate Planned PEThood’s Sweet 16: Give $16 for Sweet 16 https://pethoodga.org/sweet16/#give-today #Sweet16Saturday #Give16 #PitBulls #PlannedPEThood

The Search Is Over: Odie Is Home Handsome, super-sweet Odie has officially found his forever home, and we couldn’t be happier for this special boy! Odie’s new Dad has lots of experience with cats, and after recently saying goodbye to his senior kitty in July, he knew it was time to find a new friend for his other cat, Little Buddy. He searched rescue websites within a 250-mile radius before discovering Odie right here at Planned PEThood. 🥹 During their meet-and-greet, Odie was completely at ease and happily soaked up all the attention. It didn’t take long to see that this was a wonderful match. ❤️ Now Odie is headed to a quiet, loving home where he’ll be loved, spoiled, and cherished - exactly what every cat deserves. Happy tails, sweet Odie! We’re so excited to see you begin this next chapter with your new Dad and Little Buddy. 🐱🏡✨

We’re grateful to Georgia Lighting for helping make free preventive veterinary care possible for pets in the Athens-Clarke County community! 🐾💙 Thanks to their support, along with a generous gift from individual donor Faith Pescatore, Planned PEThood will be providing FREE pet vaccines and preventive care for up to 200 cats and dogs at our upcoming outreach event. 📅 Saturday, September 19 ⏰ 10:00 AM–2:00 PM 📍 Pittard Park, Winterville (Clarke County) Free services will include: • 1-Year Rabies Vaccine • Distemper/Parvo Vaccine for dogs • FVRCP Vaccine for cats • Microchips • Flea & Tick Prevention The clinic is open to residents of Athens-Clarke, Madison, Oglethorpe, and surrounding counties. No county ID is required. The event is first come, first served, with a limit of 3 pets per family. We’re so thankful to Georgia Lighting for investing in the health and well-being of local pets and the people who love them. Preventive care saves lives, keeps pets with their families, and makes our communities stronger. ❤️🐶🐱 Thank you, Georgia Lighting, for helping us make that care accessible to more families!

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Meet Faith- A Champion for Animals and a $40,000 Difference Faith Pescatore has supported Planned PEThood both financially and through volunteering since 2020. A Gwinnett County resident and animal welfare advocate, Faith is committed to organizations that address the root causes of issues like animal overpopulation. Earlier this year, Faith brought a community cat to Planned PEThood for TNVR (Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return) services. After helping the cat recover, Faith decided the feline would make a better pet than a return-to-field candidate—so the "R" never happened. The cat, now named Bootsie, has remained in Faith's loving home ever since. Faith's support has only grown from there. In August 2026, she donated $7,000 to help fund the majority of our Northeast Georgia Free Vaccine Clinic. After reading Planned PEThood's 2026 Mid-Year Impact Report, Faith was inspired to increase her support further. Today, September 14, 2026, she donated $40,000 to fund Planned PEThood's life-saving programs—our largest individual donation of 2026. Support from donors like Faith is what allows Planned PEThood to provide low-cost and free veterinary services for cats and dogs, including community cats, shelter animals, and pets belonging to individuals and families. We intentionally set our prices below cost and rely on donations from individuals, businesses, and grants to cover the difference. We'd love for you to help us celebrate Faith! ❤️ Give Faith some love in the comments, then like and share her story so more people can see what one dedicated animal advocate can accomplish.

Golden Eyes, Golden Personality ✨ At just 3 years old, Alcede is one handsome boy with a gorgeous medium-length coat and the most stunning golden eyes. But his good looks are only part of his charm. 💛 Alcede is playful, friendly, and always ready for a good play session. He also loves having little chats with his people and will happily keep you company with his sweet conversations. 🥰 He does well with other cats when given a proper, slow introduction, and he seems to do well with dogs, too! If you're looking for a fun, affectionate, absolutely gorgeous companion, Alcede just might be your perfect match. 🐾 Could Alcede be the one you've been waiting for? ❤️ Learn more about Alcede here: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/alcide-1bed5ae0-bb87-4835-b264-60cb6f5f6a6e/ga/duluth/planned-pe-thood-of-georgia-ga229/details/

🎉 Give $16 for Planned PEThood’s Sweet 16! We’re celebrating 16 years of Planned PEThood of Georgia—and we’d love for you to celebrate with us by giving $16! Visit: https://pethoodga.org/sweet16/#give-today Why $16? Because a small gift can make a very real difference: 🐶 $16 can cover a month of flea prevention 💉 $16 can help provide a rabies vaccine 🐱 $16 can help feed an adoptable kitten for two weeks And when lots of people give $16? That’s when the impact really adds up. For 16 years, we’ve been working to prevent suffering before it begins- keeping pets healthy, helping families access affordable care, and giving vulnerable animals a second chance. So this Saturday, skip the big birthday present. 🎂 Give $16. Make it count. Help us make Sweet 16 our biggest birthday celebration yet! 💗 Will you give $16 for 16 years of saving lives? #Sweet16Saturday #PlannedPEThood #16YearsOfImpact #BecauseRescueStartsBeforeTheShelter

Today, we remember September 11, 2001, and the lives forever changed by that day. We remember the thousands of people who lost their lives, the families and communities who carried unimaginable loss, and the countless first responders and rescue workers who answered the call. We also remember the animals affected, pets separated from their families, animals displaced from their homes, and the search-and-rescue dogs who worked alongside their human partners. We remember. We honor. We never forget. 🇺🇸

💗 From Shelter Cat to Spoiled Sweetheart! 💗 Three months of waiting was a long time for Lychee, but this sweet tabby’s perfect person was closer than she ever could have imagined. Lychee came to us from Newton County Shelter as a barn cat, but we quickly realized she was very sweet and social. She spent three months in our care, waiting for someone to see what we saw in her. Then, one of our own staff members opened her heart and her home to this deserving girl. ❤️ After recently saying goodbye to a beloved senior cat, she knew there was room in her heart to love again, and Lychee, now June, was the perfect match. Today, June is exactly where she belongs: very loved and very spoiled. 😻 She spends her days playing with toys, watching birds from the window, and, of course, enjoying plenty of treats. Sometimes the cats who wait the longest end up finding the most wonderful homes. We couldn’t be happier for you, June! 💕🏡 Happy adoption, sweet girl!

Volunteers Needed: 9/19, Athens Area Free Vaccine Clinic We’re still looking for 1 veterinarian and several volunteers to help make our next vaccine clinic a success. * 9/19 8:30-3 * Pittard Park in Winterville, GA- Athens GA At this clinic, we expect to help 200+ pets and their families receive basic, essential veterinary care — completely free to their owners. For many families, access to an event like this can make the difference between getting their pet the care they need and going without. There are a variety of volunteer roles available, and most require no previous experience — just a willingness to help and a love of animals. ❤️ And if you know a veterinarian who might be interested, we pay veterinarians for their time. Please help us spread the word! These clinics are always fun, fast-paced and incredibly rewarding. You’ll leave knowing you helped make a real difference for hundreds of pets and the families who depend on them. 👉 Ready to join us? Sign up here or email outreach@pethoodga.org: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/8050E44A8A92BA7FA7-63961918-east?useFullSite=false Every volunteer makes it possible for us to help more pets. We’d love to have you on the team! 🐶🐱 #volunteersmakeadifference #volunteer

🚐🐾 FIDO Reaches 1,000 Spay/Neuter Surgeries! 🎉 A major milestone for Planned PEThood’s mobile surgical program—and an even bigger impact for Georgia pets. Since launching in Feb, FIDO has completed 1,000+ spay/neuter surgeries for: 🐶 Owned pets 🐱 Community cats 🏠 Shelter pets By bringing high-quality, affordable spay/neuter services directly into communities, FIDO is helping prevent unwanted litters, reduce shelter intake, and keep more pets where they belong. 1,000 surgeries. 1,000 steps toward preventing suffering before it begins. And as we mark 16 years of paws, purpose & progress, this milestone is a powerful reminder of what’s possible when we bring care where it’s needed most. 🚐 FIDO is just getting started. #MobileSpayNeuter #FIDO #SpayNeuterSavesLives #BecauseRescueStartsBeforeTheShelter @fidofixers

May the Purrs Be Ever in Your Favor: Meet Katniss 👑 Big, beautiful, and completely content to take life at her own pace, Katniss is a warrior with a soft side. ❤️ This laid-back girl is low-key, independent, and happiest when she has her own space. She’s not looking for a busy household with other cats or dogs; she’d much rather have her person all to herself. Katniss’s ideal day? You nearby, some belly rubs, and plenty of peaceful companionship. That’s her kind of happily ever after. She could be the perfect match for an older couple or someone looking for a calm, devoted companion. Could you be Katniss’s forever person? Learn more here: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/katniss-48f5293f-3ddf-448a-bfbf-067ead6e6445/ga/duluth/planned-pe-thood-of-georgia-ga229/details/

🚐 SWEET 16 SATURDAY: GIVE $16 & HELP FIDO KEEP ROLLING! 💕 We’re celebrating 16 years of Planned PEThood and FIDO has already traveled to far more than 16 communities, bringing affordable spay/neuter services where they’re needed most. This Saturday, help us keep FIDO rolling with a $16 Sweet 16 gift! 🐶 $16 can help provide flea prevention 💉 $16 can help provide a rabies vaccine 🐱 $16 can help feed an adoptable kitten for two weeks 16 years. $16 from you. More pets helped. 💗 Give $16 and celebrate our Sweet 16: pethoodga.org/sweet16/#give-today #Sweet16Saturday #Give16 #FIDO #PlannedPEThood

🐾 Happy Labor Day Weekend from Planned PEThood! 🇺🇸 Labor Day is a time to recognize the hard work, dedication, and perseverance that make our communities stronger, including the incredible people who spend their days caring for animals and making a difference. From our veterinary team and volunteers to fosters, trappers, adopters, supporters, and animal lovers throughout our community, thank you for all you do to help pets live healthier, happier lives. ❤️ We hope you and your pets enjoy a safe, relaxing weekend filled with sunshine, snuggles, and plenty of time to recharge! 📅 Planned PEThood will be closed Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day. We’ll see you Tuesday!

☕️ THE LAST COFFEE KITTEN FOUND HIS FOREVER HOME! We always say two kittens are better than one, and Espresso is proving us right! The last of our Coffee Kittens has been adopted, and even better, Espresso gets to go home with his brother, Macchiato, who was adopted just last week! ☕️☕️ Mom couldn’t wait to get home and reunite the boys. Both Espresso and Macchiato are so loving, snuggly, and fun, and we couldn’t be happier that these brothers get to grow up together. From rescue to reunion, this is exactly the kind of happy ending we love. Cheers to a lifetime of cuddles, mischief, and making memories together! 🐱❤️ Happy tails, Espresso! And welcome home, Macchiato’s brother!

🧁We’re celebrating our Sweet 16: Paws, Purpose & Progress! Since 2010, Planned PEThood has grown from a low-cost spay/neuter clinic into a comprehensive, community-based nonprofit organization providing affordable veterinary care, spay/neuter, rescue and adoption, TNVR, mobile services, and community outreach across Georgia. In 2025, we helped more than 12,400 cats and dogs and are on pace to help nearly 20,000 in 2026. Sixteen years of helping so many sweet souls. We couldn’t do this without you- our donors, sponsors and supporters. We are so grateful! 🐾💗 ⬇Help us celebrate by liking and commenting on this post. 🎥 Check out https://pethoodga.org/sweet16 to learn more about this milestone.

Bucee’s Retirement Dream Came True! 🏡 Our sweet senior gentleman Bucee is ADOPTED! 🎉 His new family has a special place in their hearts for senior kitties who might be overlooked, and they especially love big boys like Bucee! He’ll spend his retirement surrounded by all the best kitty luxuries: cat trees, tunnels, wand toys, cozy window seats, and lots of love and attention. No more living outside or worrying about the weather, just comfort, safety, and a family of his own. And he’ll even have a kitty sister, Sophie, who was also adopted from Planned PEThood! ❤️ Have the best life, precious Bucee. You are finally home!

🚐 Announcing FIDO's Mobile Spay/Neuter September Schedule Planned PEThood’s FIDO Mobile Spay/Neuter program has finalized its September public schedule, with low cost surgery services planned throughout Northeast Georgia. Prices: Cats $105, Dogs $175. Sept. 3 — Hall County Sept. 10 — White County Sept. 14 — Habersham County Sept. 15 — Barrow County Sept. 16 — Cherokee County Sept. 22 — Banks County Sept. 23 — Toccoa-Stephens Sept. 24 — White County Sept. 28 — Habersham County Ready to get your pet spayed or neutered? Book your appointment here: https://app.clinichq.com/online/57638a92-f2b6-4536-9685-3b8a749389f4 #spayandneuter #mobilespay #plannedpethoodofga #animalwelfare @fidofixers

🖤 Double the Tuxedo, Double the Love! 🖤 Meet Patrick and Charlotte, two adorable tuxedo siblings looking for a forever home! Patrick is a dapper little guy with a personality to match. He may be a bit shy at first, but once he settles in, his playful side shines! He loves chasing toys, leaping for wand toys, climbing the cat tree, and watching the world go by from the window. Because Patrick is such an energetic boy, he needs another playful cat in his home, and who better than his sister, Charlotte? Charlotte has a big personality and an even bigger heart. Named in honor of the Brontë sisters, she has a touch of literary elegance - but she's much more interested in chasing toys, shadows, and shoelaces than writing novels! She is playful, affectionate, friendly, and quick to make friends with both people and other cats. When she's not busy pouncing, she loves nothing more than curling up in a warm lap. If you're looking for double the fun, double the purrs, and double the love, Patrick and Charlotte would make a purrfect pair! https://pethoodga.org/adopt/

💜 Meet Violet: A Sweet Senior Looking for Her Forever Home 💜 At 15 years old, Violet has learned that life is best when it’s quiet, cozy, and filled with love. She is a very sweet girl who would love to spend her golden years with someone who appreciates the gentle companionship of a senior cat. Violet eats special food for her allergies and would be happiest as the only cat in the home, where she can soak up all the attention for herself. She may be a senior, but she has plenty of love left to give, and she deserves a family who will cherish her for all the wonderful years ahead. ❤ Could you be Violet’s forever person? Come meet this sweet girl and see if you’re the perfect match! Email adoptions@pethoodga.org to learn more.

🌈 Today is Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day 🌈 August 28 is a day to honor and remember the cats and dogs who have crossed the Rainbow Bridge. These loyal companions filled our lives with love, laughter, and unforgettable moments. 🐾 We’d love to remember them with you. Share a photo and the name of a special pet you’ve lost in the comments below. Together, we can celebrate their memory and the pawprints they left on our hearts. 💖 #RainbowBridgeRemembranceDay #ForeverInOurHearts #RememberingOurPets

Independent Recognition. Meaningful Impact.👇 See what that means. Animal welfare is full of stories that tug at your heart. We get it. Those sad eyes are hard to resist. ❤️ But when you’re choosing where to give, we believe it’s important to look at the whole picture: the impact an organization is making, how it operates, and how responsibly it stewards the support it receives. That’s why we’re especially proud of two independent, third-party recognitions: ⭐ Charity Navigator’s highest 4-Star rating 🏆 Candid’s 2026 Platinum Seal of Transparency These recognitions provide an independent look at Planned PEThood of Georgia’s financial management, accountability, and transparency. We’re proud to share them because we believe donors deserve more than a compelling story or a great photo. You deserve to see the bigger picture and to feel confident in the organization you choose to support. So before you give, take a look. Ask questions. Look at the impact. Check the independent ratings. And if you choose Planned PEThood, know that your trust means as much to us as your generosity. 🐾❤️ Planned PEThood of Georgia EIN: 90-0516757

He’s Had Fleas, Lice, a Fever… and a Balloon?! 😳🎈 A few weeks ago, sweet little Louie arrived in our foster program covered in fleas and lice. We got him feeling better, and through it all, he has been nothing but an absolute sweetheart. Then a few days ago, Louie spiked a fever, started vomiting, and developed diarrhea. We initially wondered if stress might be the culprit. Thankfully, his temperature came down, and overnight he left us a very strange “present” in his litter box. Our vet took a closer look and discovered what it was: a balloon. 😳🎈 Thankfully, X-rays showed no balloon material remaining. Louie is eating, playing, and acting much more like himself. He is also having his neuter surgery, and we’re keeping a very close eye on this little guy as he continues on the road to recovery. Louie’s story is also a reminder of something we don’t always get to show you: rescuing and caring for a kitten can be expensive. From medical treatment and medications to surgery, food, litter, and foster care, the cost of caring for an animal often goes far beyond the adoption fee. Adoption fees help, but they don’t cover the full cost of care. If you’d like to help kittens like Louie get the care they need, and help us be there when the next animal arrives in need - A donation of any size makes a difference. ❤️ https://pethoodga.org/give/#give-today And please, never release balloons. What goes up eventually comes down, and for curious animals like Louie, it can become a life-threatening danger. 🎈🚫 We’re rooting for you, Louie. Keep getting better, little guy. 💙🐱

🐾 A HUGE thank-you to some of our summer superstars! 🐾 We are incredibly grateful to our volunteer team, lead by @@traci.gilbertson, who spend many of their summer evenings running concessions at concerts at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre to raise funds for Planned PEThood of Georgia. ❤️ They’re out there in the Georgia heat, serving concertgoers and working hard behind the scenes, all while helping raise critical funds that make it possible for us to provide affordable veterinary care, spay/neuter services, rescue, outreach, and so much more. Their dedication has made a real difference this summer, and we are so grateful for every hot evening, long shift, and tired feet that they’ve given to the animals and families we serve. 🐶🐱 Thank you, Traci and team, for showing up, sweating it out, and making a difference! We couldn’t do this without volunteers like you. 💙

24 More Community Cats, One Big Step Forward 🐾 It’s another big TNVR day at Planned PEThood! Today, our FIDO mobile surgery unit is busy caring for 24 community cats, helping prevent unwanted litters and giving each cat the medical care they need to safely return home. Days like today may look like a room full of carriers, sleepy kitties, and a very busy veterinary team, but the impact reaches far beyond our clinic. Every spay or neuter means fewer kittens born without homes and a healthier, more stable community cat population. 24 cats. A whole lot of prevention. A brighter future for community cats. 🩵 Thank you to everyone who makes TNVR possible... from the trappers and caregivers to our veterinary team and supporters. Together, we’re changing lives before cats ever have to enter a shelter. #CommunityCats #TNVR #TrapNeuterVaccinateReturn #SpayNeuterSavesLives #AnimalWelfare #FidoFixers #BecauseRescueStartsBeforeTheShelter #PlannedPEThood

🐶 Big Head. Bigger Heart. 💗 We have a serious soft spot for pit bulls at Planned PEThood. ❤️ This sweet pup came in for a wellness visit and got exactly what we love to give every dog who walks through our doors: gentle care, lots of love, and a whole lot of TLC. 🩺🐾 Pit bulls and bully mixes sometimes get a bad rap, but we know better. They’re goofy, loving, loyal, silly, snuggly - and just like every other dog, they deserve quality veterinary care and a chance to shine. Big dogs, little dogs, pit bulls and pups of every kind—we love them all. 💗 Because rescue starts before the shelter, and keeping pets healthy is a big part of that. Like PItties? Like this post! 😁 #PlannedPEThood #PitBullLove #PitBullAdvocate #WellnessVisit #DogLovers #BecauseRescueStartsBeforeTheShelter

🐾 Your expertise could change an animal’s life. We’re looking for a few exceptional leaders to join the Planned PEThood of Georgia Board of Directors. We need people who can bring their skills, connections, ideas and passion to help us tackle one of Georgia’s biggest animal welfare challenges: keeping pets out of shelters in the first place. If you’re a strategic thinker, community connector, business leader, fundraiser, marketer, attorney, financial expert—or simply someone who believes prevention is the future of animal welfare—we want to hear from you. Ready to use what you know to make a difference? 🐶🐱 👉 Learn more and complete our Board Interest Form: https://pethoodga.org/join-our-board/ And tag someone who should see this. 👇 #AnimalWelfare #BoardLeadership #GeorgiaNonprofits #VolunteerLeadership #PlannedPEThood

ADOPTION UPDATE: DOUBLE THE HAPPY NEWS! We’re thrilled to share that Aspen and Stella have both been adopted! 🤍🤍 These two beautiful girls came to us just a few weeks ago, got a much-needed spa day thanks to Happy Cat Hotel & Spa, and now they’ve already found their forever family. Talk about a glow-up! We couldn’t be happier for Aspen and Stella and wish them both a lifetime of love, cozy naps, and all the pampering they deserve. Happy tails, sweet girls! 🏡❤️

Because Rescue Starts Before the Shelter 🐾 What does that mean? It means helping animals before they ever need a shelter. ❤️ That’s what we do at Planned PEThood of Georgia- providing affordable veterinary care, spay & neuter, vaccines, TNVR and community support to help cats and dogs stay healthy, safe, and at home. (Incl. Community Cats in their outside homes.) Because the best rescue story is the one that never starts with a shelter. Do you agree? Please like, comment and share to help us spread the word. #BecauseRescueStartsBeforeTheShelter #PlannedPEThood #AnimalWelfare

🏆 We’d LOVE your vote for Best of Gwinnett 2026! 🐾 We were incredibly grateful to be named a Best of Gwinnett winner last year—and we’d love to share that honor with our community again this year! For 2026, Planned PEThood of Georgia is listed in the Pets → Veterinary Practices category. If you believe in the work we’re doing to make veterinary care more accessible and keep pets out of shelters, please take a moment to vote for us! 👉 Click here to vote for Planned PEThood: https://www.guidetogwinnett.com/best-of/vote/pets-animals Every vote means so much to our team. Thank you for sharing the love and helping us spread the word! ❤️🐾 #BestOfGwinnett #PlannedPEThood #CommunityVeterinaryCare #BecauseRescueStartsBeforeTheShelter

🖤 Meet Harvey: Your New Tuxedo Bestie! 🐾 Hey, I’m Harvey! I’m a sweet and lovable 2-year-old tuxedo boy who is ready to trade outdoor life for something much better... a forever home! 🏡❤️ I’m super friendly, love getting pets, and would be thrilled to have a person of my very own. If you’re looking for a formerly outdoor kitty who’s ready to be your best buddy, I might be your guy! 😻 I’m FIV/FeLV negative, neutered, up-to-date on vaccinations, and microchipped. My microchip will be transferred to my adopter after the adoption process is complete. Learn more about Harvey: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/harvey-cac2f375-aedf-48b1-bdfa-034204771a45/ga/duluth/planned-pe-thood-of-georgia-ga229/details/

21 Community Cats. One Big TNVR Day! 🐾 On 8/12, our FIDO mobile surgery unit helped make an extra-large TNVR day possible in Duluth! 21 Community Cats—feral and friendly strays—received spay/neuter surgery, vaccinations, and a chance to return healthier to their communities. 💙 Among them were Earnie, Black Bean, Mamita, Oscar, Grumpy, Dixie, and Montie. 🐾 Another XL TNVR day is planned for Monday, August 24. Stay tuned for more info! Because rescue starts before the shelter. 🩵 #CommunityCats #TNVR #SpayNeuterSavesLives #BecauseRescueStartsBeforeTheShelter #PlannedPEThood

FW: Free Cat Vaccine Clinic, Hall County, 9/22 Sharing on behalf of our friends at @humanesocietynega and pet owners who need help in this area. When: Saturday, August 22nd, 2026 Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Where: St. Paul United Methodist Church, 404 Washington St NW, Gainesville, GA 30501 The event is first-come, first-served, and it is highly encouraged to arrive early. This vaccine clinic will serve cats only. The Humane Society of NE Georgia is providing the following free of charge: Rabies FVRCP Microchips Important Safety Guidelines To ensure the safety of all pets, owners, and our staff, please adhere to the following: Cats must be in individual carriers. For the safety of everyone, we are unable to treat pets that are unmanageable or pose a handling risk.

📚🐾 A Special Find in Our Little Free Library! 🐾📚 Calling all book lovers and animal lovers! We just added a special autographed copy of @mccallhoylebooks Forever Ripley to the Planned PEThood Little Free Library! This sweet story is looking for its next reader, and this signed copy is definitely a special one. Go grab it before it’s gone! You never know what treasures you’ll find in the Little Free Library. 🐶🐱

☕️ The Coffee Kittens Are Finding Their Forever Homes! 🐾 We have some very exciting news to share: four of our five Coffee Kittens have been adopted! 🎉 Congratulations to Americano, Macchiato, Cappuccino, and Latte on finding their forever families! These sweet little beans have officially traded their kitten room for cozy homes, loving families, and all the cuddles they could ask for. 🥰 There’s just one Coffee Kitten left waiting for their perfect match, Espresso. ☕️🐱 Could you be the one to take home the last little bean? We’re raising a cup to these four happy adoptions, and keeping our fingers crossed that number five won’t be waiting long! Learn about Espresso here: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/espresso-1d0b1b79-e621-4022-b7de-6e60deb2ac00/ga/duluth/planned-pe-thood-of-georgia-ga229/details/

Stronger Together: One Saturday, 205 Pets Served! Angels Among Us Pet Rescue and Planned PEThood of Georgia came together this past Saturday, April 25, to deliver a FREE pet vaccine clinic for Gwinnett families at Rhodes Jordan Park, in Lawrenceville, GA. It was originally planned for 75 pets. There was so much interest; we prepared for double- 150 pets. At the end of the day, together we served 205 animals- 154 dogs and 51 cats!! Available services included one-year rabies vaccines, distemper/parvo vaccines for dogs, FVRCP vaccines for cats, microchips, and flea & tick prevention. Some pet owners also received a voucher for a complimentary spay or neuter surgery, while supplies lasted. We also provided free pet supplies, clothing and toys for dogs and cats. Thank you to our donors, supporters, Petco Love, our incredible veterinary professionals, dedicated volunteers, and Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation for making space for this work to happen. When organizations come together, more families are reached, more animals are protected, and entire communities benefit. This is just the beginning. #GwinnettCounty #AnimalWelfareGA #StrongerTogether #NonprofitCollaboration #PlannedPEThood #AngelsRescue

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