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December 7, 2010
Atlanta Humane Society Partners with Animal Planet to Rescue 24 Cats from a Hoarding Situation!
Atlanta (December 7, 2010) Atlanta Humane Society is pleased to announce that it has completed its third successful rescue mission with Animal Planet. On November 29, 2010 Atlanta Humane Society rescued 24 cats from a hoarding situation. The cats, ages 3 months to 2 ½ years, were voluntarily given up by their owners and brought back to Atlanta Humane Society where they will be evaluated and placed for adoption when deemed medically ready.
“We are thrilled to partner with Animal Planet to save animals from desperate situations that can affect their health and physical safety,” says AHS President Carl Leveridge, “we hope to continue this partnership so we can save even more animals in our community.”
Animal hoarding is defined as a compulsive need to possess and control animals, without having the ability to properly house or care for them, while at the same time denying this inability. As the hoarder takes in more animals, the situation spirals out of control. The consequences for the animals include overcrowding, malnourishment and neglect, which can have a lasting impact on their behavior.
Look for this story to air on Confessions: Animal Hoarding, sometime in February, 2011.
Atlanta Humane Society is open seven days a week, from 11 AM – 7 PM Monday through Friday and 10 AM – 6 PM Saturdays and Sundays. Atlanta Humane Society is located at 981 Howell Mill Rd., Atlanta, GA 30318
About Atlanta Humane Society
Founded in 1873, the Atlanta Humane Society and Society For Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals, Inc. is the oldest private non-profit animal welfare organization in Atlanta and one of the oldest humane agencies in America. Services such as Canine Play Yard, spay/neuter, adoptions, a regional food bank program, pet facilitated therapy, animal behavior hot-line and our charitable veterinary clinic are made possible by generous contributions of time and money from the public.
Our mission is to prevent neglect, abuse, cruelty and exploitation of animals and to assure that their interests and well-being are fully, effectively and humanely protected by an aware and caring society. For more information about the Atlanta Humane Society, visit www.atlantahumane.org or call 404-875-5331.