2015 Art for Animals: May 9
Tickets are now available for the 2015 Art for Animals auction, to be held Saturday, May 9, 2015, 4;00-7:00 p.m., at the Georgetown Community Center, located at 445 E. Morrow St. in San Gabriel Park. At Art for Animals, guests will enjoy art, wine or coffee, and chocolate desserts—the perfect combination for animal lovers! The fundraiser … Continue reading “2015 Art for Animals: May 9”
Adopt True Love
The Georgetown Animal Shelter is gearing up for a Valentine’s Day themed adoption weekend February 13 – 15 at the PetSmart in Round Rock located at 201 University Oaks Boulevard, Round Rock, TX 78665 (near Ikea off of I-35). Several other adoption partners will join the Georgetown Animal Shelter from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on … Continue reading “Adopt True Love”
Think Before You Surrender a Pet
“I’m moving tomorrow, and I can’t take my cat.” “My dog keeps escaping from the back yard.” “The kids don’t play with the guinea pig anymore.” These are familiar refrains at the Georgetown Animal Shelter, the City’s municipal open-intake animal shelter. But animal shelters should be the last resort for pets that depend on their … Continue reading “Think Before You Surrender a Pet”
Art for Animals Postponed to May 9
Originally scheduled for February 7, Art for Animals is being postponed to May 9. Renovations at the animal shelter are displacing staff for 10 days in January and requiring the shelter to be closed during that time. “Normally we are accepting and storing a lot of art and other donations in the weeks leading up … Continue reading “Art for Animals Postponed to May 9”
Animal Shelter Closed Jan. 16-26
The Georgetown Animal Shelter is undertaking some major renovations to the shelter and will be closed January 16-26. The building was used as a pump house by the City until the shelter took over the building in 2005, almost ten years ago, and the floors are badly worn. Renovations include sandblasting the floors and resurfacing … Continue reading “Animal Shelter Closed Jan. 16-26”
Georgetown Animal Shelter Meets No-Kill Goal in 2014
All across Georgetown, tails are wagging and the sound of purrs is emanating from every quarter, as the Georgetown Animal Shelter achieved a significant benchmark. The City shelter achieved a live outcome rate of 90 percent for the 2014 fiscal year, which spanned October 1, 2013 to September 30. This means that the shelter met … Continue reading “Georgetown Animal Shelter Meets No-Kill Goal in 2014”
Dogs and Fireworks Displays Not a Good Mix
Leave your dogs at home. That’s what the City Georgetown Animal Shelter is asking residents to do on July 4. Each year people bring their dogs to the fireworks display at San Gabriel Park, and each year some dogs become petrified and escape from their owners, often with dire consequences. One year, a bolting dog from … Continue reading “Dogs and Fireworks Displays Not a Good Mix”
Vaccine Protects Dogs from Parvo Risk
Recently a number of dogs that were picked up in the southeast side of Georgetown have tested positive for parvovirus, a serious, often fatal canine disease. In the past two months, five dogs have tested positive for parvovirus. All were picked up by Georgetown Animal Services in the southeast area of Georgetown. Dogs that are … Continue reading “Vaccine Protects Dogs from Parvo Risk”
Semi-Wild Cats Are Ready for Farm Life
Several semi-wild cats at the City of Georgetown Animal Shelter are still looking for a ticket to their next chapter as a barn or ranch cat. These cats are not fully acclimated to life indoors as a house pet, but can still have a good life and earn their keep on a farm or ranch. … Continue reading “Semi-Wild Cats Are Ready for Farm Life”
Wild Cats Need New Life on the Ranch
The City of Georgetown Animal Shelter is looking for good homes for some semi-wild cats. They are not really suited to indoor living, but can earn their keep and be perfectly happy as barn cats. Jackie Carey, animal services manager, says 19 cats were recently taken from a home in Georgetown. “They’re pretty cats. They’re seal … Continue reading “Wild Cats Need New Life on the Ranch”
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