Since 2004, Mostly Mutts Animal Rescue has been working to reduce the number of animals euthanized at local shelters in metro Atlanta. We work closely with animal control officers to save adoptable dogs that are often moments away from being put to sleep. Often, these dogs are sick and injured and require rehabilitation. Mostly Mutts provides housing, health care, training, and physical and emotional care to them until they can be placed in a new home. We hold weekly adoption events at our facility in downtown Kennesaw to help each dog find their “fur-ever home.” Once an animal enters our program, we commit to their care until they find the right home.
Our facility is staffed by dedicated volunteers, working four shifts a day, seven days a week to feed, walk and care for the animals. We also have a team of volunteers who staff the front desk from 11am to 4pm Monday through Saturday. To help with animal care shifts and to learn about other volunteer opportunities available, please visit our website. In 2018, we had over 72,000 volunteer hours!
Many of the animals in our program are cared for in foster homes. We so appreciate our foster families, and would love to hear from you if you are interested in fostering. Please visit our website to learn more about fostering opportunities.
Since animal overpopulation continues to be a huge problem in our community, promoting spaying and neutering is another important goal of our organization. All of our dogs and cats are spayed or neutered before they are adopted out, and we encourage all pet owners to help “stop the littering” by having their pets fixed. Not only does it result in a healthier, happier pet, but also a healthier, happier community!
We are involved in our community in many other ways as well, including our popular “Read to Dogs” program, educational classes for children, Yoga with Mutts and Kittes, dog visits to a nearby retirement home, we provide high school and college students internship opportunities, project support and the opportunity to earn volunteer hours.
In April 2017 Mostly Mutts was awarded a Maddie’s Fund® Innovation Grant to implement a new pre-adoption training program to help dogs in our program get adopted even faster. This program has been a huge success and most of the adoptable dogs attend “Mostly Mutts University” to learn basic commands.
Did you know that 70% of all the money raised for charitable organizations in the United States comes from INDIVIDUAL DONORS?
Many of our supporters think we fund our operations with grants and adoption fees. NOT TRUE! We receive no state or Federal funding. While we do apply for applicable grants on a regular basis, they only make up a very small percentage of our budget. In addition, we typically spend MORE than the adoption fee on every animal we rescue. Think about the cost to spay/neuter an animal, vaccinations, microchip, heartworm and flea preventative, food, etc. While some of the dogs and cats in our program get adopted quickly, others stay with us for a long time… Not to mention our special needs cases that require additional veterinary care before they can be adopted. These include pets with broken bones, mange, heart worm, dental and vision problems to name a few.
Thank you for participating in this fundraiser, you are helping us make a difference in our community!