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! HAPPY HOLIDAYS !
Win a Gingerbread House!
... Complete with dogbones lining the roof, a dogbone path, and little scottie dogs running outside! The Humane Society will be raffling a beautiful, homemade Gingerbread Doghouse starting Friday, Nov. 25th. Sue Manning, a previous bake shop owner & wonderful confectionaire, has graciously consented to make this doghouse for us - complete with cat in house, too! Tickets are $2/ticket, or $3/5 tickets. You can purchase ticket chances at the Humane Society shelter during visiting hours, or go to our Donations page and make your donation there; (be sure to designate Gingerbread Raffle Tickets in programs drop down box so it goes to the right place.)
Better act fast... Drawing will be
Friday, Dec. 23rd @ 2pm!
Stop by the humane society to see this great house for yourself. Many thanks to Sue Manning for this wonderful & festive donation!
 We hope you have a wonderful holiday season with your loved ones - including your furbabies! Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas... all include spending time with loved ones—human and animal alike. So it makes sense that we’re tempted to fix Fido a plate of all the scrumptious holiday food we’re eating, right? But wait! Put down the serving spoon. Are you sure that’s safe for your pet? Here's some good info from ASPCA.org regarding what to feed - and not feed - your pet: Holiday Pet Safety Tips
Ten holiday food dangers... Some foods are totally off-limits to our furry pals . Ten of them are especially common around the holidays. Just say no to:
sage * chocolate * candy with Xylitolbread dough * batter with raw eggsonions * garlic * raisins * grapesmacadamia nuts * alcohol * rich orspicy foods * uncooked turkey orany turkey or poultry bones For a full list and more info, go to:
Holiday No-no Foods for Pets Potentially Poisonous Foods for Pets
(- info reprinted from ASPCA.org & HSUS.org)
Santa Paws in Comin' To Town
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Santa Paws will be coming to the Humane Society on Sunday, Dec. 4th, from 1-4 pm. One 5" x 7" photo will cost $10. Bring your dog, cat, rabbit or other pet for a Santa picture with your baby!
---------------------- Brad and Manuela adopted Brodie this Spring when he was a puppy, right before Brad went to Afghanistan. He has turned out to be a wonderful addition to the famiy and is learning to be a guard dog when Brad is out of the country. They brought him back to see us and visit some of his old friends who still need a home. He especially loves Princess, a Pointer mix who has been at the Humane Society for almost two years and is a wonderful girl.
Manuela, Corinna and Brad Smith and BrodieThe students at Mossy Creek Elementary School collected food, toys, and treats for the animals of White County. They are shown with representatives from the school, S.A.N.G., White County Animal Control, and the Charles Smithgall Humane Society. Thank you for your donations!
Mossy Creek Elementary School with their donations
Our FALL YARD SALE was a great success! Thanks to all the volunteers who helped with this event, setting up, cleaning up & working during the event. Many thanks to Shawn Esposito and Kerry Blauvelt for coordinating this effort... Over $3000 was earned for the Humane Society! Thanks to all the donors - we couldn't do it without your donations!
The 3rd Annual Pets On Parade was great!
Saturday, May 14th in Alpine Helen
BEST IN SHOW
Mandy the Princess
Helen Holmes, Guardian
BEST IN PARADE
Jackson the Aussie Shep
Glenda Dalton, Guardian
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THE MISSION of the Charles Smithgall Humane Society is to shelter and find safe homes for unwanted, abandoned, neglected and abused animals; to reduce pet overpopulation, cruelty and neglect; to teach and encourage responsible pet ownership; and to advocate animal welfare.
Animal Adoption Center
4823 Helen Hwy. 75N
Sautee Nacoochee, GA 30571
(Between Cleveland &
Helen, GA)
(706) 865-4135
Email Us
~Scroll to bottom for Events Calendar~
Adoption Center Visiting Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday: 10am-4pm
Sunday: 1-4pm
Monday: Closed to public
CHARLIE'S MEDICAL FUND
Some of you may remember "Rocky's Fund", when we raised money to help Rocky the Beagle, who came heartworm positive, with his expensive treatment. He is a success story and in a wonderful adoptive home, but now we have another dog in need....
Charlie is a very happy guy!
This sweet dog was abandoned when his owners moved out of state, and neighbors have been trying to feed him, but they are going to FL for the winter and couldn't do it any longer. Charlie ended up with a broken femur (leg) and needed surgery, so we took him to the vet for help. His surgery went well and he's doing great, but needs a home, and the sooner he can get one, the better for his healing. He needs a great permanent home or even a wonderful foster until he can get placed.
A medical fund has been established to pay for his vet bills, as the shelter has no vet on staff and no funds for all the care he needed, incl. surgery. Please go to the Donations page if you'd like to donate directly online. NOTE: We are experiencing some changes with the website and will update... Please check back Monday 12/5/11 to donate online. Or drop by the shelter or mail checks to the humane society, and specify CHARLIE'S FUND on or with the check, so it goes directly to his care.
Our Featured Canine
Charlie
Our Featured Puppy
Please Help Us
With Urgent Needs
Dry Cat Food is desperately needed for our shelter cats/kittens. Please drop by your donation to the Adoption Center during visiting hours. The cats and kittens say MEOW... which means Thank You!
 Save Those Printer Cartridges - it's Cash for the Animals! Smithgall Humane Society is now a member of the Office Depot Recycling
Rewards Program. Under the program, we can redeem ANY brand used printer cartridges and receive $2 credit per cartridge for up to 10 cartridges a month.
Please drop off your used printer and toner cartridges at the Humane
Society. Thanks!
Special Volunteers 
We would like to have grooming days at the Adoption Center. If you can help groom, bathe & trim dogs & cats, please let us know. Even if you can only come once in awhile, your help is needed and appreciated! Grooming experience (professional or personal) preferred.
Please Remember the Shelter Pets with a Kuranda Bed!
The shelter dogs & cats would love a cozy bed to sleep on, just like us humans! Please consider donating a Kuranda bed. Go to http://kuranda.com/donate/2787/ to donate directly to our Adoption Center... the shelter pets say Thank You!
Did you know...
There is a lot of educational information on our Pet Information and Tips page? Read about common household toxins and foods for pets. With the holiday season winding up, check out what's safe & what's not, for your pets.
Want some great links for pet training, or for dog & cat treats recipes? Or want a link to send a funny pet e-card that talks? It's there! There are fun sites for kids, too! Check it out; send us your fav pet links & we'll post them!
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PLEASE JOIN OUR MEMBERSHIP DRIVE FOR 2011-2012... OUR GOAL IS 1000 MEMBERS & THE ANIMALS NEED YOUR SUPPORT!
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Volunteers are always needed at the shelter and for fund raisers... Please stop by the Humane Society and give your time for the animals!
Tuesday, 11/15 - Board of Directors Meeting, 5:30pm @ Humane Society
Sat, 11-26 through Fri, 12/23 - Gingerbread Doghouse Raffle - Ongoing
Sat, 12/4 - SANTA PAWS Pics, 1-4pm @ Humane Society
Tues, 12/13 - Board of Directors Meeting, 5:30pm @ Humane Society
National Dates
Come by our Adoption Center to see all the cute puppies, kittens, dogs & cats we have for adoption. Consider giving a furever home to one of these wonderful creatures. What a better thing to give at the holidays than a forever home to a shelter pet?
NOVEMBER
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