Fulton Animal Shelter Seeks Emergency Foster Homes

ATLANTA, GA — LifeLine Animal Project’s DeKalb and Fulton County Animal Services shelters are completely full and out of space, and they are putting out an urgent call for short- or long-term emergency foster homes to save the lives of animals in their care.

DeKalb County Animal Services (DCAS) currently has over 500 dogs and 200 cats, while Fulton County Animal Services has over 400 dogs and 114 cats, and 40 to 60 new animals are expected to arrive at both today.

The organization said it's in crisis mode due to the higher intake levels during the summer months. As open-intake facilities, both shelters take in abused and neglected animals on a regular basis. Just this week, a UPS driver saw an emaciated dog get tossed out of a Nissan Xterra into the old DeKalb County Animal Services parking lot on Memorial Drive. Two women who were driving by saw the dog, named Benjamin by the organization, and brought him to LifeLine Animal Project's Avondale facility, LifeLine said.

Although he couldn't stand or even lift his head on Wednesday, after caring for him round the clock, he began standing up, walking and even wagging his tail Thursday, LineLine said.

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The shelter selected dogs for the emergency foster program are sweet, friendly, get along with other dogs, and are spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. Additionally, all ready-to-go shelter dogs (those who have been spayed/neutered, microchipped and vaccinated as indicated on their green kennel cards) at both shelters are fee-waived throughout the month.

If you'd like to sign up for the program to become an emergency foster or adopter, visit LifeLine's website. For those who cannot foster but want to help, the shelter is in need of supplies such as crates, leashes and collars.

Those cans be dropped off at FCAS at 860 Marietta Boulevard NW in Atlanta or DCAS at 3280 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd in Chamblee. You can also donate items to the shelters’ Wish Lists on Amazon: DCAS or FCAS.

Image via LifeLine Animal Services