Yard sale fundraiser, blessing of the pets this weekend
Yard SaleMacon Purrs N Paws rescue is having a big yard sale Saturday to help raise funds to care for the many homeless cats and dogs, puppies and kittens they have saved from certain death at local...
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Looking for a pet? Find the perfect dog or cat at Macon Animal Control (Photos)
Macon Animal Control still has 5 or 6 of the "pardoned" dogs from last week available for adoption, foster or rescue. Their time is now up, and these wonderful future pets must find somewhere to go...
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Share Thanksgiving bounty with your pets - safely
With its wonderful smells and flavors of ham, roast turkey, gravy, savory vegetables and sweet desserts, the Thanksgiving feast is a delight not only for us, but for our pets. Their enhanced sense of...
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Canine Christmas Saturday at Ensign House
Save a Pet, Inc. of Forsyth is holding its annual holiday fundraising gala Saturday, December 3, at the Ensign House, 88 Indian Springs Drive in Forsyth (see map), just a short drive from Macon.Open...
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Macon Pet Photo Sessions: Dec. 18
Looking for a Christmas present for yourself or someone you know who'd love a photographic portrait of themselves with their beloved pet? Have we got a deal for you! Pack up your pet and head out to...
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Opinion: Pets are not Disposable
If you're planning to dump your dog at the shelter so you can get a "new" pet for Christmas, if you're moving or having a baby or any other lame excuse you can come...
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Donors help seniors, low-income residents get their pets spayed and neutered
When the H.E.A.R.T.S. Surgical Utility Vehicle hits town Feb. 1 to perform about 60 spay/neuter surgeries on the pets of seniors and low-income residents, more than half will find that the $20...
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Many Prepaid Adoptions Still Available at Macon Animal Control (Photos)
With more than 30 adoptions prepaid by generous donors, homeless pets at Macon Animal Control are getting a second chance to live full lives with families or individuals who will love them forever....
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Pets are a-Rockin' and a-Rollin' and Steppin' Out in Macon (Photos)
Rockin'A birthday party for AC Pup begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28 at Macon Animal Control Shelter, 1010 Eleventh Street, off Lower Poplar, behind the landfill office. There will be cake!The party...
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Good Samaritans seek homes for lost and abandoned pets (Photos)
Bibb County has many kind-hearted, animal-loving residents, as evidenced by the life-saving efforts at Macon Animal Control, donors paying for low-cost spay/neuter surgeries and rabies shots from...
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Urgent call for help: dogs die Tuesday unless rescued or adopted (Photos)
Monroe County Animal Control in Forsyth is a stone's throw from Macon. The small shelter at 157 L. Cary Bittick Drive is stuffed full of puppies and dogs, with more coming in all the time.As with...
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Adoption slowdown bad news for shelter pets
If you are thinking about getting a pet, start your search at your local animal shelter. Dogs and cats face death at the shelter. Even puppies and kittens can be put down at almost any time.Don't...
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Keep your dog warm outside this winter
According to local weather forecasters, the next couple of days - and especially the nights - will be bitterly cold in the Macon area. Daytime lows will be in the 40s, with wind chill factors making...
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Act quickly to save lives - Macon Animal Control is full again (Photos)
No animals were put down at Macon Animal Control (MAC) last week, but that reprieve is about to come to a tragic end.Dozens of healthy, friendly, adoptable dogs and cats are now on death row, waiting...
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Save a life this week - adopt a pet from Macon Animal Control (Photos)
After the tragic killing of 17 dogs at Macon Animal Control last week due to overcrowding, illness and aggression issues, the space left by the deaths of those dogs was quickly filled with new...
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Celebrities Next Door: AC Pup (Photos)
Like any local celebrity, AC is a pillar of the community, doing good deeds, attending cultural galas, participating in parades and judging a pet fashion show at Macon’s biggest bash of the year, the...
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Annual pet fashion show to be held Saturday at Cherry Blossom Festival
FURever Friends Humane Society will hold its entertaining and popular Pet Fashion Show March 17 at the Coca-Cola Entertainment Stage in Central City Park.The event is a staple at the annual Cherry...
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Puppies galore, plus older dogs, available now at Macon Animal Control
Macon Animal Control is overflowing with puppies, from chihuahuas to pitbulls, very young to about 6 months old, the shelter needs homes for puppies.Nearly 20 dogs and puppies will die Wednesday...
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Puppies, cats, dogs at Macon Animal Control need you now
The good thing about rescuing a dog or cat from Macon Animal Control is that even if the dog or cat isn't on "The List" to die on a given Wednesday, adopting or fostering that animal...
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Dogs looking for good homes in Central Georgia (Photos)
While Macon Animal Control and local rescue groups scramble to get all of the pets in the shelter out alive before the shelter closes June 6, other area dogs still need help.Buddy was rescued off the...
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