Go Fix Georgia

While metro-Atlanta counties like Fulton, Gwinnett, and Dekalb offer veterinary services such as spay and neuter, vaccinations, and microchipping, many counties just outside the city—like Newton, Habersham, and Rockdale—lack these vital resources.

Before Go Fix Georgia, these counties faced difficult choices: either euthanize animals or adopt them out without basic veterinary care, contributing to Georgia's pet overpopulation crisis. This innovative program now fills that critical gap by transporting animals to Planned PEThood's low-cost spay and neuter clinic for treatment before adoption.

Our program operates with one key rule: Every animal that enters Go Fix Georgia is guaranteed safety. That means each pet will either be adopted or placed with a rescue group. In addition to providing necessary medical care, we work closely with shelters to find rescue placements for emergency medical cases, offering transport and even bringing some animals into our own rescue program.

Planned PEThood also partners with local rescue organizations to help them pull animals from county shelters, making it easier to transfer more pets out of overcrowded facilities. This collaboration allows us to increase rescue efforts, particularly in areas where resources are limited.

Our goal is to expand this program to other rural counties and underserved areas throughout Georgia. With increased access to affordable spay and neuter services, we aim to reduce the state's pet overpopulation problem, which still leads to the deaths of at least 40,000 cats and dogs in Georgia shelters each year.