A T L A N T A
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ISS Emory Group Volunteers;
UE Girl Scouts Love PAWS;
Save Our Pets Foodbank
COME VISIT US
5287 Covington Highway
Decatur, GA 30035
Phone: 770-593-1155
Fax: 770-593-9910
www.pawsatlanta.org
Adoption Center Hours:
12pm - 6pm Sunday - Friday
10am - 6pm Saturday
ABOUT US
Founded in 1966, PAWS Atlanta
(formerly DeKalb Humane Society)
is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation
governed by a Board of Directors
comprised of volunteers from the
local community who are dedicated
to animal welfare.
The mission of PAWS Atlanta, Inc. is to
provide shelter, food and medical care
for abandoned pets and ensure they are
placed in safe, loving homes. The mission
encompasses three goals:
• To advance the no-kill philosophy
• Reduce pet overpopulation through
spaying or neutering
• To educate the community regarding
the responsible and humane care
of pets
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Charity Navigator; How Green is My Cat; How Green is My Dog; First Help Us Help Them — Look For Us
Help Support PAWS Atlanta; Discounted Vaccinations Fridays at East Atlanta Village; Memberships & Donations
Good News Good Search; Good Shop
Join Us for a PAWSitively PAWSh PAWty
featuring Victoria Stilwell
You’ve seen her hit show It’s Me
or the Dog on Animal Planet.
On October 10, 7-9:30 at Mason
Murer Art Gallery in Buckhead
you can join Victoria Stilwell for an
evening of behind the show stories,
dog training tips and tales about
bad owners. All of the proceeds
from this evening will benefit
PAWS Atlanta.
For the past two years Victoria
Stilwell has helped train some of
the dogs at PAWS Atlanta. She
was also instrumental in establish-
ing the temperament tests that we
utilize with every dog upon intake.
Just like her teaching methods
on television she made certain
that we adhered to 100% positive
reinforcement when it comes to
training the dogs.
Victoria Stilwell will share exploits
about her many years in taping one
of television’s most popular and
talked about shows.
After her seminar you’ll be able to look for items in VIP tickets are also available for a pre event party
a well stocked silent auction. You can find jewelry, from 6-7. VIP tickets are $70 a person and $125
dog products, trips, healthcare products or home a couple.
accessories, all while you mingle amongst Atlanta’s
pet supporters. Mason Murer Fine Art Gallery is located at 199
Armour Drive, Atlanta, 30324. Tickets can be
Entrance to the event is $40 a person and $75 a purchased at www.pawsatlanta.org, by calling
couple, with a bag of dog food; $50 a person, or 770-593-1155 or at the door, if available.
$90 a couple with no dog food donation.
Do you have a Success Story that you’d like to share? Please email
volunteers@pawsatlanta.org and let us know the good news!!
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 Emory Group That Volunteers
Every Thursday, for the past year and a half a group The PAWS Atlanta volunteer orientation is the 2nd
For the past year PAWS Atlanta has of students from Emory have put studying on hold Sunday and 4th Saturday of every month at 1:00. For
been the Dekalb County distribution
point for the Save Our Pets Food to come out to PAWS Atlanta. The group has ranged complete details on volunteering just check out our
Bank. All of the food donated from from 8 to 20 students and always comes to volunteer website www.pawsatlanta.org and visit the “Volun-
the Victoria Stillwell event will go with the right attitude. They’re flexible, enthusiastic teering” section.
toward SOPFB. This is a pet food and are here to do what needs to be done. Some
bank for owners who are having dif- weeks the shelter wouldn’t have any pressing needs
ficulty paying for cat or dog food. By
allowing them to feed their pet it can and the group would walk most of the dogs. However
help decrease the number of strays or on some weeks they helped clean the food shed, move
animals that are turned in to shelters cages or landscape.
or animal control.
This particular group of Emory students is just one
example of folks that volunteer at PAWS Atlanta.
Everyday we’ve got individuals who come out here
to walk dogs, socialize the cats or clean cages. Every
volunteer at PAWS Atlanta is appreciated. If you’ve
been through orientation and haven’t been out in a
Become a PET PAL and have your while come see us this weekend.
very own “online” pet. You can
select an animal by visiting the
Adoption Center or looking through
the current photos on our website.
Just $20 per month, helps provide for
the care of one of the PAWS Atlanta
animals while he or she waits for a
permanent loving home. You will
Girl Scouts Love Paws Atlanta!
receive acknowledgement as a Pet Pal
on our website; you can even come
by the shelter and visit! If the pet is
adopted during the time frame you are
sponsoring him or her, we will let you
know so you can select a new Pet Pal.

The current operational needs

for PAWS Atlanta are:
• Newspapers
• Leashes and collars
• Cat litter
• Science Diet dog and cat food
• New cat and dog toys
• Paper towels
• Cotton towels
• Supply storage building
• Architectural services (new building/
land use drawing)
• $12,000 Anesthesia and
dental equipment
• $160,000 Landscape & paving,
courtyard and parking
• $350,000 Cat cottage & dog shelter
renovation
• $500,000 Needed yearly to fund

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current programs (our top priority)

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 Charity Navigator Can You
When I donate to a non zations earning a Four Star rating. Based on their Help Support
profit organization I want reputation for due diligence, Charity Navigator has PAWS Atlanta?
to be certain the organiza- helped educate donors who have given more than $10
tion is going to spend my billion to non profits. Social medial powers activate!
money wisely and respon- Check out the PAWS Atlanta
sibly. Their fundraising PAWS Atlanta can always use your support and we Blog for behind the scenes con-
expenses should be low, encourage any donor to compare us against other tent. We also post videos of some
the administrative expenses organizations. It’s a challenging time and we recognize great pets online at YouTube.
should be reasonable and the bulk of the donation that. However, to the thousands of animals that rely We post internet only specials
should go to their programs. on PAWS Atlanta it’s just another day and they’re just and updates on Twitter! There’s
looking for a home. a Linkedin group, just search for
We agree, and so does Charity Navigator. PAWS Atlanta when you’re there.
For the fourth time in five years PAWS Atlanta has Be confident that the majority of your financial dona-
been awarded a Four Star rating from Charity Naviga- tions go towards caring for homeless animals, rather
tor. Charity Navigator is the nation’s premiere charity than administration costs. PAWS Atlanta only exists
evaluator, thoroughly analyzing every financial aspect off of the donations from the public, with no support
of an organization. They rank non-profits from a one from the state or government.
to four star ranking, with only 25% of all organi-

GOOD NEWS!
• Girl Scout Junior Troop 24251 recently paid a
visit to PAWS Atlanta. They collected pounds of
newspaper, made some cat toys and spread some
love (see page 2).

• A couple of months ago PAWS Atlanta received

a very heartwarming letter that was attached to a
check (right).

• Rascal had been in and out of

homes, but now he has a forever
family that is absolutely smitten
with him. Rascal was found trying to

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cross a busy street and quickly showed
his appreciation to the staff at PAWS
Atlanta. Here are some shots of Rascal
and his new family, the Daeglings (left).

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At least once a month PAWS Atlanta will
have a discounted vaccination clinic. You
can get all your dog shots for $45 and cat
shots for $40. No appointment needed,
but it can get busy so come early. Check
the website for the next clinic date!
Volunteers Needed
PAWS Atlanta needs volunteers for
a variety of tasks, dog walking, cat
comfort, offsite events and adop-
tions. Please check the website
under Volunteer to learn more!
Spay or neuter your pet and
lets fix em all! Your pet is already
fixed? You can become a Pet Pal
(see pg 2) virtually sponsoring
one of us who is already fixed and
waiting for adoption!
How unaltered cats
and dogs can add up:
equals 420,000 cats
equals 50,000 dogs
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How Green is My Cat?
Even the most ardent greenie will admit that pets are
a needed, productive and helpful aspect to human life.
Your pet is not bad for the environment, but they do
consume resources and leave behind evidence. There are
things that you can do to minimize waste in every area of
your life and these eco friendly pet tips are just a start.
For you cat owners it pays to be curious and figure out
the best way to lower your carbon paw print. Cat litter is
one of the biggest expenses towards living with your cat
and it also produces the most waste. The two common
ways to deal with cat litter are to flush it down the toilet or scoop it into the garbage.
If you have the flushable kind you need to be aware that cat waste contains Toxoplasmosis, a
parasite that enters cats after they eat small birds or mammals. That parasite exits our cats with their
waste but can live in their excrement for up to one year. Have you ever heard that pregnant women
shouldn’t handle cat litter? Toxoplasmosis is the reason why, much to the chagrin of husbands
around the world.
The other thing to consider with flushable litter is how it affects your plumbing. If your plumbing
system is old then flushing cat litter may weaken your pipes even quicker. Also if you’re on a septic
plumbing system you should flush cat litter.
The kind of cat litter that you scoop and throw away is made by strip mining, or scrapping off a top
layer of earth in order to get to the clay. There is a special type of clay called bentonite that clumps
when it’s exposed to moisture. Over time crystals have entered cat litter as a means to enhance its
odor fighting abilities. It’s estimated that over 160,000 tons of scoopable cat litter is deposited in
our landfills each year.
There is also a misconception that you can dispose of cat litter in your back yard or garden. How-
ever, this will attract any stray cats and make fruits or vegetables unhealthy for you.
That’s a handful of news about how cats affect the environment, here are some ways you can help.
• Use biodegradable bags when you scoop cat litter.
• Use shredded newspapers instead of cat litter. You can augment that with grass clippings or
sprinkle some baking soda too.
• Research more environmentally friendly cat litter. There are dozens of products out there that do
not contain bentonite.
• Keep your cat inside.
• Train your cat to use the toilet. It’s surprisingly easy, just Goodsearch, “cat using a toilet”.
• Spay or neuter your pet! Reproduction and animal overpopulation is the worst thing that you can
do regarding the environment and your pet.
• Don’t get a pet from a breeder.
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 How Green is My Dog?
Fortunately for the dogs their carbon paw print has more
toys, clothing and fun stuff.
The one thing that they do have in common is their waste,
however, for our dogs it’s easier to mitigate any envi-
ronmental impact. The myth behind dog poo is that it’s
natural, so it’s ok to leave it behind in the yard. Alas, that
is not true, aside from the mess that you step in, the run
off will go to your storm drain. The simple solution is to
pick it up and from there you have many choices where to
put the waste.
• Compost. Get a doggie waste composter that is to be used only for dog waste. Once it’s thoroughly com-
posted use it on trees & shrubs.
• Get a biodegradable bag and flush it — bag and all!
Goodsearch.com is an Internet
search engine, powered by Yahoo.
Every time you search for something
on the Internet, the charity that you
have chosen as the one you’d like to
support, receives $.01. One penny
doesn’t sound like much, but just
think about how often you use a
search engine: maybe about 10 times
a day. Now, imagine $.10 a day com-
ing to PAWS Atlanta just because of
you. Now, multiply yourself times
2,000 other people, and excellent!
That’s serious money that can be
raised for PAWS Atlanta. Just from
doing something that you’re already
doing!

• Bag it and throw away the poo in your toilet. 1. Go to www.goodsearch.com

2. In the “Who do you Goodsearch
for” button, just type in PAWS
• Bag it and throw away the bag. Atlanta.

There are many organic and eco friendly ways to supply your best friend with everything that they need. And that’s it! Your Goodsearch
Eco friendly dog beds consist of textiles that aren’t chemically treated or recycled materials like plastic and results will have the same answers as
nylon. You can also find collars, leashes or dog clothing made from hemp or recycled cotton. the other engines, because Good-
search is powered by Yahoo. Break
your past search habits now! Start
If you have used dog supplies that your pet doesn’t need, but are still in good condition, donate them to a
using Goodsearch, with the proceeds
local animal shelter. Sure the dog house may be a bit scratched up, but they can probably use it. You can going to PAWS Atlanta each time !
also try websites like www.freecycle.com or www.craigslist.com and give the items away there.

GoodShop.com is a porthole where

you can access any site online, with
a percentage of your purchase going
to PAWS Atlanta. You’ll have special
August 7, 2009 discounted online prices, an unlimited
amount of stores and everything is
Get all of your shopping done in the East Atlanta Village. categorized for easy shopping.
The first Friday of every month most of the stores in the East
Atlanta Village donate a percentage from their day to worthy, 1. Just go to www.goodshop.com
local non-profit organizations. 2. In the “Who do you GoodShop
for” button, just type in PAWS
Atlanta.
On August 7, PAWS Atlanta will be the recipient of First Friday in the East Atlanta Village. Whatever you
are looking for, the East Atlanta Village will have it. Pet supplies? Check out Park Pet Supplies. You want a
good book? Bound To Be Read Book. A handbag? Champagne Taste. Accessories or clothing? Blah-Blah After you go there once, PAWS At-
lanta will be your de facto charity, so
Boutique. Trader’s Neighborhood Store, Y-Not Antiques, lunch or dinner at Calavino’s and many other
you won’t have to fill that in again.
stores and restaurants.

Just walk through the East Atlanta Village and see who has a balloon in front of their store on August 7.
They’ll be participating in First Friday and donating a percentage of their sales to PAWS Atlanta.

The East Atlanta Village is located at the intersection

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 MEMBERSHIP LEVELS
BEST FRIEND . . . . . . . . . $25
Provides a pet 30 days food and lodging
BRONZE PAW . . . . . . . . . $50
Provides a pet 30 days food and lodging,
combination test for cats or heartworm test
for dogs
SILVER PAW . . . . . . . . . $100
Provides a pet 30 days food and lodging,
1st series of vaccinations, flea treatment and
deworming
GOLD PAW . . . . . . . . . . $250
Provides a pet 30 days food and lodging,
all vaccinations, spaying/neutering, flea
treatment, deworming, microchipping for
identification
PLATINUM PAW . . . . . . $500
Provides for complete care for mom and
litters of puppies or kittens, all vaccinations,
spay/neuter, flea treatment, deworming,
and microchipping
GUARDIAN ANGEL .$1000
Provides for emergency/specialized
medical care, x-rays, surgeries, critical
care and long-term care
Members
Make it Happen!
Thanks to all the new members
that joined recently and big
thanks to those that are con-
tinuing their support of PAWS
Atlanta. It is because of your
unwavering support of PAWS
Atlanta that we’ve been able
to find homes for thousands
of animals. Additionally, our
clinic is on schedule to alter
1400 animals this year, with
the goal of 3000 surgeries in
2008. Increasing the number
of spays/neuters is crucial
towards easing the suffering of
thousands of pets, as well as,
decreasing pet overpopulation.
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HELP US With your support we can continue to provide for
the homeless and neglected dogs and cats of the Atlanta area. Please consider making a donation today.
Use the donation form on page 8 or donate online at www.pawsatlanta.org
NEW & RENEWING
MEMBERS
Guardian Angel: Affairs To Remember Caterers; Mr.
Daniel Groover; Ms. Lynn Koch; Ms. Nancy Linn-Desmond;
Sharon and Charlie Troncalli
Platinum Paw: Mike & Ann Beatty; Mr. Thomas
Benes; Ms. Paula Parkinson; Ms. Maggie Raynor; Stone Moun-
tain Woman’s Club
Gold Paw: Dr. Ellis Dixon, III; Ms. Judith Hall; Mr.
Andrew Johnson; Ms. Carolyn Kissiah; Ms. Ellen Longino; Mr.
& Mrs. Robert Lythgoe; Ms. Martha Moseley; Jack & Kelly
Smith
Silver Paw: Ms. Katrina Anderson; Ms. Barbara Bryant;
Don Eggert and Joyce Clinkscales; Ms. Lynne Greenfield; Mr.
& Mrs. Scott Hale; Mr. Wolfgang Jager; Mr. & Mrs. William
Johnston; Ms. Jean Krugman; Mr Richard Mears; Mr. Sy
Richards; Ms. Mary E Shepherd; Ms. Janet Simmons; Ms.
Bobbie Thomas; Ms. Vivian Vakili; Ms. Eleanor Wade; Ms.
Irene Weber; Ms. Holly Yeagle; Ms. Karen White
Bronze Paw: Walter & Tamara Brooks; Mrs. Penny
Carrington; Ms. Mary Ellen Cook; Ms. Sandra Crane; Mr.
Charles Eason, Jr.; Ms Marjorie Hicks; Mr. & Mrs. James
Irwin; Mr. & Mrs Jim Kern; Mr & Mrs Larry Loy; Ms. Nancy
Martin; Ms. Rebecca McGeehan; John & Lorraine Munag-
ian; Mr. & Mrs. Richard O’Harrow; Mr. William Pardue; Ms.
Laura Potts; Ms. Susan Rice; Elizabeth Henderson and Karen
Thornton; Ms. Debbie Yates
Best Friend: Mrs. Ann Adams; Ms. Christen Anderson;
Ms. Laura Chenault; Sue Muller & Dan Beless; Mr. Brent Dar-
nell; Ms. Sherri Deal; Mr. Alan Dion; Ms. Jane Edwards; Ms.
Sandra Greene; Ms. Sandra Harmon; Ms. Nina Higgins; Ms.
Allene Kundra; Mr. Douglas Legg; Ms. Vicki Leighton; Ms.
Connie McCullough; Mr. Robert Milne; Mr. & Mrs. Claude
Murphy; Mr. & Mrs. Richard Nagy; Ms. Kim Najjar; Mr. &
Mrs. Thomas Nester; Ms. Martha Potts; Ms. Shelley Rountree;
Ms. Katherine Stine; Mr. & Mrs. Derwent Suthers; Mr. &
Mrs. George Toth; Reverend Larry Townsend
DONATIONS
Gifts In Honor Of: Joyce Abrams for Georgia and
Barbara Kruse; Karen Adams for Alice & Monroe; Judy Albritton
for Scott, Ti, Ross, Grant, and Natalie; Indu Anand for Subhash
and Vera Anand and “Belle”; Nancy Anderson for Georgia &
Robert Marshall and JoAnn & Aaron Bertrand; Nancy Anderson
for Dr. Stuart Tuck, Phillip Hawkins, & Sarah and Richard
Brownlee; Scott Ardolino for Devonna and Adonis; Judy Asher
for Precious, Brittney and Mesha; Elizabeth Baez for Joshua
Buchsbaum; Kay Baker for Maggie Biebel; Nancy Baldwin for
Omi Bedford; Barrie Bamberg for Lori Cutler and Kitty Pot;
Jonathan Barber for Sadie; Jean Barnwell for Deda Peterson on
her birthday; Jan Barrett for Carolyn Pope’s Birthday; Dixie
Hobbs Barrett for Ms. Joyce Abrams; Thomas Benes for Jezebel;
Frederick Benoit for Rick and Barbara Benoit; Stephen Besch for
Warren Besch; Sarah Billingsley for Daniel Billingsley and
Amanda Hoffapauir; Thomas Bozzuto, Jr. for Amy Madigan;
Catherine Bray for Joe Eifrid; Heather Brown for Baby Joy; Lyn
Brown for Shirley Whitworth and Susan Thorburn; Margaret
Brown for Alex Weschler’s 18th Birthday; Joyce Buchleitner for
Connor; Jennifer Bullock for Julie Bell; Susanne Butler for God
and all the animals; Craig Campbell for Jesus; Zoe Chamberlain
for Puna Chamberlainand Piedmont Rabbu; Nancy Cheal for
Denise Wood, Sunny McKeon and Eunice Rosner; Mark
Chernesky for Mary and George Chernesky; Brian & Nancy
Ciliax for Petey; Beth Ann Clanin for Scout Bradley; David
Cohen for Mr. Drew; Sue Collins for The Shields-Van Zalen
Family; Nancy Condon for Sarah Stay; Emily Cook for Biscuit;
Gwin Copeland-Hall for Susan Moore; Maureen Corley for
Suzie; Judy Cornwell for Corey Gowing; Kelli Couch for Ella
Land’s Birthday; Joy Courson for Arlie D “Duke” Courson;
David Craig for Chubby aka Big Sexy; Sandra Crane for Carolyn
Crane on her birthday; Elizabeth Curry for Katharine Calhoun;
Lori Cutler for KittyPot Cutler; Sarah Cutter for Cami; Caroly
Davis for Mary Anne Long; Patsy Dobson for Judy Taylor;
Michael Dombrowski for Andrea Dombrowski; Julie Donofrio
for Todd McDonald & Marlo Kirby; Diane Drew for Charlie
and Camille; Tara Duttenhaver for Jack, Georgia, Bella, Biggie;
E3 Media Group for on behalf of Lindsay Acree; Erika Eichner
for Murdock and Scarf; Cathy Eilert for Adrienne Howard; Rivka
Elbein for Elaine Elbein; Erica Espino for Piper & Phoebe
Espino-Colon; Sandra Espino for Piper, Phoebe and Mr. Cat;
Dean Fenley for Joe Eifrid; Randall Fetzer for Elizabeth Bakos;
Margie Fishman for Stella Catherine Maslia; Leisha Fleming for
Lynn Fink; Gordon Flippo, Jr. for Danny and Henry Tang;
Rebecca & Curtis Fockler for Frank Shields & Judith Van Zulen;
Lori Furr for Lucy and Jett; Sarah Gable for Ashley Grinnell
Gable; Mari Ann Gallant-Poulos for Kelly and Tommy; Jane
Gavin for Sirius; Marla Gearing for the wedding of Debbie
Cooper and Ralph Kittler; Peg & Robert Gottlieb for Ursula
Kaneusel; Sandra Granade for Fluffy; Zita Gray for Celia Prince
& Jane Purtzer; Lynne Greenfield for Max Alfred Greenfield;
David Greer for Mr. T; Ina Grennes for Butch & Sundance; Gali
Hagel for Evelyn Hagel; Kristen Hall for Kay Hall and Sue Shaw;
Melissa Hall for Jennifer Topinka; Elizabeth Harmon for Jayna
Thompson’s 30th birthday; Joanne Harwood for Sarah
Chisholm; Frank & Helen Hawkins for Sparkle; Kevin Hendler
for Orli Hendler; Gaye Herndon for Elizabeth Bakos; Laurie
Hibbert for Noel Hamilton; Rachel Higgins for Charlotte and
Malie; Paul Hodgdon for Chirp; Martin Huddleston for
Deborah & Barry McGough; Hunton & Williams for Sally
Mitchell; Ed & Stacy Hyken for Zayde; Paul Idzik for John Idzik;
Anne Iglar for Beatrice Yoder-Leyba; Ami Ivanecky for Buster
Ivanecky; Rebecca Ivey for Bobbie and Dick Pope; June and
Harold James for Leslie James; Leslie James for Suzie, Bebe and
Gray Baby; Erika Jennings for Tiffany & Honor of Rippy;
Harold Johnson, Jr. for Phillip Smith; Leigh Johnson for Beau
Johnson; Dave Jones for Joe and Michelle Eifrid; Jody Jones for
Andy More; Sandra King for Murphy, recent victim of animal
cruelty in DeKalb County; Robin Kirk for Allan, Shannon, &
Eric Kirk; Dana Kling for Shelton and Clint Martin; Lenny
Krygier for Cody and Cheyenne; Dorothy Kuhlman for Topaz;
Dr. and Mrs. Ashok Kumar for Anita Kumar; Tara Kumar for
Anita Kumar; Pat Landes for Karin Landes; Helen Landing for
Shannon and Lauren Amos and Tyler Clayton; Rebecca Langdon
for zo3; Pat Laws for April Laws and Andy Harmon; Martha Lee
for Susan Lee; Rick Leonard for Sadie; Robert Lichtenstein for
Scott Ardolino and Ron Lazarus; Betty Lockett for Robert Manis,
MD; Mary Anne Long for Ms. Phyllis Gerke, my church prayer
Pal; Jennifer and Dan Lott for Eliot and Charlie; Mr. & Mrs.
Gerald Mackay for Holly; Copeland Maddix for Ian Johnston’s
birthday; Darl;ene Marlow for Emma; Beverly B. Martin for
Loretta Pinkston and Nan Maddox; Cherylann McGirt for Sarah
Stay; Martha McMillin for Charles Link; Byron Mischen for
Virginia Mischen-Hays and Ryan Hays; Lucy Mischen for
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 Virginia Mischen-Hays and Ryan Hays; Virginia and Ryan
Mischen-Hayes for Zoe; Jean Morgan for Kim Best; Patrick
Muchmore for Kirby, the Dog; Joe Murdock for Dee Pitard;
Tom Murray for Coca & Molly; Louise Nelson for Alex
Pruitt; Kristopher Newman for Carrie Grantham; Matthew
Nitchie for Glenda Cowart; T. J. Norman for Anita Norman,
Hannah Grussing, Gary Grussing, Keri Norman; Jennie
Oldfield for Staci Catron; Martha Owsiak for Scooter; Anne
Palmer for Cubby Palmer; Paula Parris for Lucy; Michaela
Paschal for Miss Honda; Carolyn Pederson for Grace Farley;
William Perry for Winnie; Joseph Perz for Tomo; Candida
Petite for Grasshopper; Patti Pitoscia for St. Martin’s Episcopal
School Faculty; Brenda Plishka for Sheila & Terry Johnson
and Phillip & Anita Henson; Amy Potter for Jan Simmons;
Patty Prester for Ernest Ash; Kelli Price for Tamera Butler;
Betty Provost for Timothy; Sally Purvis for Linda Armstrong
and Jane Acuff; Jon Rajkovich for George Beasley; Crystal
Reeves for Chirp Hodgdon; Joel Richardson for Anne
Richardson; Rick Peavey & Patrick Crane for Fluffy; Amy
Robinson for Melisa Havh and Fran Herin; Valerie Romer for
Max & Maggie and in Memory of Bear; Susan Ronan for
Gail Ronan; Sarah Rondeau for Kay and David Humphries;
Nancy Rorabaugh for Barbara Wojhoski; Laura Rosselli for
Kobi; Royal House of Cards for JoAnne Pecina and Coni
Childers and in memory of “Buddy”; Heather Russel for
Olivia Brantley, Cynthia & Charles Vaugh, Allen Hagler, &
Bernie Van Hammond; Joanne Scher for the bar mitzvah of
Zachary Scher; Jean Shealy for A Christmas gift in honor of
Ursula Knaeusel and Virginia Lavinder; Mary E. Shepherd for
Sweet Pea and Babbs; Doris Simmons for Dr. Elizabeth
Carson; Janet Simmons for David Yardumian; John Sims for
Janie; Sheree Slaughter for Debra Slaughter; Sabrina Somers
for Lonnie; Shannon Somers for Sean Somers and Michael,
Mary & Sebrina Somers; Majid Sovaidi for Farideh
Abdolpour; William Staples for Duster and Sweetpea Staples;
Michael Stone for Tigger; Gary Stuart for Rebecca Dettra;
Margo Surovik-Bohnert for Finn; Mark Swerdlik for Brian
Dempsey; Allison & Bill Swilley for Crossfire; Elaine Swobe
and Jeff Hopper for Claire, Skye and Nathan Stewart; Cyndi
Tackett for Princess and Ringo; Marc Takacs for Meredith and
Harry Emmerich & Liana Chapman; Elizabeth Thacker for
John Miller; The Meredith Corporation Foundation for On
behalf of Cheryl Sandgen; Brian Thirsk for Robin Thirsk;
Deborah Thomas for Murphey; Elizabeth Thomas for Gidget
& Gus Cobb; Michael Thomas for Gizmo and Oscar; Rachel
Thomas for JoAnne Pecina and Coni Childers; Karen
Thornton & Elizabeth Henderson for Jones, Clancy, Bo,
Yoda, Molly and Amanda; Susan Traendly for Lynne Carswell;
Kathy Turnipseed for Precious; Krista Wagner for Justin &
Melanie Lind-Ayres; Bobby Wall for Bobbie and Dick Pope;
John Waller for Shelton Steele; Aaron Warnke for Linda’s
birthday; Richard Warren for Karen Byko; Ben & Lisa White
for Nala White, helping her K-9 friends; Rebekah White for
William G. Porter; Jane Whitehead for Joe Todd; Thomas
Will for Caeser; Gail Winston for Alice Schuler; Linda
Wobeck for Calypso; Denise Wood for our furbuddies; David
Yardumian for On Behalf of Jan Simmons; Richard Young for
Jordan Young; Amanda Zimmerman for Linda’s Birthday;
Lynn Zwaagstra for Brian & Kimberly Zwaagstra
Gifts In Memory Of: Affairs To Remember for
Sheba; Nancy Ames for Carolyn Grace Erickson; Shannon
Amos for Miss Sugar; Nancy Anderson for Commander Rich-
ard Lichtermann; Dr. Ivette Arango for Buddy Goodrich;
Scott Ardolino for Sophie Lazarus-Wise and Sheba Ardolino;
Elizabeth Bakos for Jean Bakos and Ellie; Mary Banick for
Engine and Sluggo; Drue Barrett for the neighbor dog who
died too young; Jan Barrett for Murphy and Lucky Glenn;
Nancy Bartlett for Biggie Smalls; Mr. & Mrs. Bob Batten for
Carolyn Cramer Korn; Dana and Paula Buker for Molly;
Diane Beal and John Conti for Max Farley White; Julie Bell
for Nikki; Mr. & Mrs. Biemiller for Carolyn Cramer Korn;
Col. Donald Blum (Ret) for Princess-Katt; Carol Bolka for
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Ruth Golley; Mr. & Mrs. Jim Boone for Carolyn Cramer
Korn; Jeff Bowie and Melinda Moseley for Dottie; Wanda
Bowman for David Cross; Jennifer Boyter for Donny;
Margaret Brown for Amber, Briggs, & Gracie; Mr. & Mrs.
Mike Brown for Claude E. Burns; Sherrie Bruce for Brenda
Garza; Scott Callihan for Olivia; Sue Cameron for Shirley
Deane Bowden; Rafael Castillo for Biondi; Keilani Chipman
for Oscar; Mr. & Mrs. John David Clapperton for Bailey
Hayes Coman; Ruth Ann Clements for Virginia Weeks;
Noreen Cochran for Neptune and Pumpkin; Janice Conort
for Rose; Elizabeth Cooney for Claude E. Burns; Judy
Cornwell for AnnaBelle; Jerome Costa for Greg Berger;
Glenda Cowart for Mary G. Moreland; David Craig for
Shorty aks Crash, Jr.; Candy Crane for Clementine; Beth
Crocker for Carolyn Cramer Korn; Cheryl Cronk for Claude
E. Burns; Robert T. Crunkleton for Jeremy Taylor; Mary
Cunningham for Molly Cunningham; Matt & Kathy Dalen
for Maui Dalen; Natalie Darling for Dr. Douglas J. Stanwyck;
Michael Darnell for Barbara Ketchie; Bonnie Davis for Toby;
Stephen Deaton for Claude E. Burns; Dave and Susie Deiters
for Ivan Elek; Lisa Dennis for Zooey; Joan DeNormandie for
Calvin; Maria DiStasio for Madeleine; Diane Drew for Erl
and George; Rigby & Jack Duncan for Misty Dekle, Bentley
Treon and Gretchen; Tara Duttenhaver for Smudge,Chippy,
Caleb and Bad Boy; Tamala Edmonds for Izzie; Leah Edwards
for Onyx; Rivka Elbein for Mud & Tramp; Roxane Ellis for
Sherman; Emory Conference Center Hotel for Carolyn
Cramer Korn; Mr. & Mrs. Paul Enders for Claude E. Burns;
Judy Faber for Starbuck, Big Red and Peabo; Karen Faison for
Peyton; Anne Fayssoux for Claude E. Burns; Taylor Felker for
Sylvia; Elizabeth Fisher for Lucy Pearl, Cashmere and Fritzel;
Melissa Folk for Nikko; Melanie Frazier for Barbara Ketchie;
Linda Frederick for Donna; Fulton County Government for
David Cross; Mari Ann Gallant Poulas for Daisy, Beau,
Tiffany; Jessica Genaw for Buster; Ellen Goldberg for Buddy;
Linda Gollhofer for Norman Hazzard; Marian Gordin for
Oliver; Sandra Granade for Aggie; Susan Grimley for Spot;
Daniel Groover for f Marty Bryant; Sybil Hagge for Claude E.
Burns; Ruth and George Hahn for Mrs. Edith Archer; Judith
Hall for Meredith Emerson; Mr. & Mrs. Greg Hardesty for
Carolyn Cramer Korn; Glen and Margie Hardy for Donna
Jenkins; Sandra Harmon for Kila; Jean Harris for Woodrow;
Barney and Wilma Harrison for Carolyn Cramer Korn;
Jeffrey & Paula Hart for Sandy; Susan Haynes for Duncan;
James Head, Jr. for Madeleine; Shirley Healy for Carolyn
Cramer Korn; Kathy Henneberg for Allie; JoAnn Herndon
for Suzanne Albright; Lisa Hertel for Keesha; Jennifer
Hibbetts for Barney; Rebecca Hire for Shirley; Paul Hodgdon
for Buster; Carol Hodges for Lucy; Leigh Hoffner for Scoot;
Dr. Anna C. Hogan for Stormy, the Standard Schauzer; Lisa
& Danny Hutto for Frances Villani; Lucy Inman for Mr.
James Marshall and Elizabeth Neuwiler Will; Elizabeth
Jackson for Claude E. Burns; Richard & Loris Jakielski for
Pearl; Jerilyn Jaskowiak for Bob; Kathryn Jeferris Beebe for
Amy; Janet Jerkins for Merlin; Virginia Johnston for Casey;
Cathy Jolley for Mr. Burn; Carole Jordan for Pussems; Lou
Joslin for Debo Edwards; Joan Karr for Erin and Snow; Mr.
& Mrs. John Kauffman for Carolyn Cramer Korn; Carol
Kemker for Mrs. Vanessa Hagans; Teri Kemper for Emmy;
Jim Kern for Leo, Willie and Adeline; Glenda Keyes for
Maggie; Walter & Melba Kilburn for Michael Wayne Kilburn
& Philip Blane Kilburn; Brenda King for Sam; Robert &
Carol Kleemeier for Zuni; Dana Kling for Angus; Ursula
Knaeusel for Sweet Connor; Mary Kohler for Jon Hulsey;
Steven Kruger for Ruby and Mushu; Judith Lambert for
JellyBean; Julia Langton for Reeces; Rose Lay for Max; Marcy
Leach for Izzie; Barbara Lebow-Weilage for Portia III; Denise
LeDoux for Angel LeDoux; Phyllis Lee for Lightning; Joan
Lloyd-Bruce for Jonathan Blumenfeld; Christine Louw for
Bubba, Murphy, & Bernie; Mr. & Mrs. Larry Loy for Chloe;
Patrice Luckett for Maggy Dobson; Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Lynam
for Carolyn Cramer Korn; Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lynn for Ford
Johnson; Richard Lyons for Laverne and Lester Lyons; Lori
MacDougall for Diane Hoyt; Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Mackey for
Dixie; Matthew Malament for Murphy; Lynn & Bob
Mandelbaum-Summers for Peggy Rydberg’s beloved Yorkie
and Tom Netzel; ManyPaws Pet Sitting, Inc. for Ghetto
Varjas-Ruggs; ManyPaws Pet Sitting, Inc. for Khaki Davis,
Chloe Pearcy and Alexander Roberts; ManyPaws Pet Sitting,
Inc. for Kudzu Burgess and Alexey Koughan; Carol Marek for
Nicki & Crackers; Darlene Marlow for Sage; Nancy Martin
for Jubilee; Tracy Martin for Shasta; Noel Marts for Pearl;
Evan Maulk for Spencer; Christa McCue for Shitakii; Bonnie
M. Brown and Byron McDonald for Barbara Ketchie; Trudy
Messmer for Magic & Tess; William Miller for Storm; Meril
Missbach for Maggie; Frank Mitchell for Molly; Mr. & Mrs.
M. H. Mooney for Charles Powell; Mara Moore for Sarge;
Martha Moore for Ramah Lea Lindsey; Susan Moore for
Bandit, Ginger, Whitney, Margo and Fancy Dancer; Chris
Moser for Ribbons; Jewelle Moy for Lady; Janice Murphy for
Barbara Ketchie; National Center For Chronic for; Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion for Carolyn Cramer Korn;
Barbara Neustadt for Buffy Neustadt; Abby Pace for Roxy;
Victoria Pavlick for Tess; Joanne Pecina for Buddy; Paige
Perkins for Puddy; Jonathan Perl for Bailey; Laura and Martha
Potts for Malcolm; Martin Poulin for Paul Pollin; Elizabeth
Powell for Rocky and Jemima; Peggy Powell for Scarlett; PH
for Hunter; Patricia Price for William McClintock; Eloise
Quattlebaum for Ramah Lea Lindsey; Richard Rambuss for
Grace and Spondee; Elizabeth Ramer for Claude E. Burns;
Jane Ratka for Alfie Ratka; Terry Redman for Brenda
Azurmendi; Phyllis Reeves for Joseph Grossman; Sharon
Reynolds for Claude E. Burns; Glenda Richards for Cocoa;
Patricia Ridgeway for Hobbes; Miriam Robertson for Will;
Paula Rothman for Smooch; Shelley Rountree for Eva B.
Cannon; Suzan Rowe for Joey; Stephen Rubino for Cay
Rubino; Judith Russell for Honey; Teresa Rutledge for
Chancey; Bill Sandidge and Nancy Koughan for Alexey;
Karena Sapsis for Dingo; Amy Schneider for Casey; Eileen
Schneider for Linnus; Michael Schneider for Carson; Scott
Ardolino & Ron Lazarus for Sheba; Kimberlee Sebben for
June Bug; Suzanne Seglar for Emma & Kiri; Harriet Shaner
for Elmer; Shared Agency Services, LLC for Claude E. Burns;
Mike and Joan Sheldon for Barbara Ketchie; Charles
Sheppard for Barbara Ketchie; Judie Sheppard for Woodrow;
Barry & Judi Shur for Madeleine; Janice Shure for Otis; Janet
Simmons for Sandy; Caryl Smith for Maggie; Elizabeth Smith
for Billie Jean Allred; Mary Smith for Gypsy; Denesa Snell for
Claude E. Burns; Sheree Slaughter for Thatcher; Christian
Sobon for Newt Dell; Randall Stephenson for Dr. Nancy
Baird; Kevin Stever for Sarah Snow Stever; Mindy Stombler
for Sweet Sweet Boo; Laurie Stone for Calvin; Lori Sullivan
for Josie the cat; Robert Summers for Brutus; Margo
Surovik-Bohnert for Max; Suzanne and Mark Sykes for Zeke
Thigpen; Elaine Taylor for Matthew McMichael Taylor; Judy
Taylor for “Sweet Maggy”; Judy Tennell for Geraldine
Bedford; Deborah Thomas for Sylvester Cat; Laurie Thomas
for Maggie; Michelle Thomas for Ramah Lea Lindsey; Rachel
Thomas for Buddy; Susan Thorburn for Shirley Deane
Bowden; Joan Thornton for Natalie Duncan & Mrs. Frances
Duncan; Col. Jim Tindall for Angel; Susan Traendly for
Matilda Prillaman; Marvin Trott for Millie; Wendy Troutt for
Benny the Dachshund; Scott Turner for Laverne & Shirley;
Paul and Anne Twining for Mrs. Mildred W. Montgomery;
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency for Mrs. Vanessa
Hagans; U. S. Public Health Service for Carolyn Cramer
Korn; Colleen Vasconcellos for Alison Delgado; W. W.
Vickers for Sam; Paulette Waguespack for Skipper; Jane
Warrington for Ellie; James Waters for Mister BoBo;
Watsonian Society for Carolyn Cramer Korn; Irene Weber for
Rocky; Penny Wermescher for Murray Boyce; Sharon &
Amin Wilk for Francis T. Wilk; Williams, Turner & Mathis,
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Inc. for Claude E. Burns; Wendy Wolf for Gray; Alexa
Wolford for Mr. Vodka; Mr. & Mrs. William Woolf for Sarah
Woolf; Heather Wren for Bailey Roach and Sydney
Armstrong; Sharon Wyland for Waldo; Cynthia Young for
Claude E. Burns
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