CHEROKEE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY INC
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Mission Statement
In 1979, my wife and I moved to a very rural Cherokee County. The nearest animal hospital was many miles away and homeless, neglected animals were everywhere. The County’s animal shelter, a wooden shed, was not fit for storing tools. We were at a loss, when in front of an old grocery store, we met two elderly ladies having a bake sale, soliciting membership in CHS, and fund raising for a new animal shelter. A dream of better pet care in Cherokee County was born. -Ottis & Irene Moore, Founders Since that day: CHS funded and helped build the County’s first and second new shelters In the 90’s, CHS managed the shelter, which annually took in over 9000 animals CHS implemented the first mandatory vaccination program for every animal surrendered at the shelter CHS pioneered, spaying/neutering, and microchipping for adoptable shelter animals CHS was the only shelter, at the time, open seven days a week. We conducted countless yard sales, car washes, bake sales, carnivals, and many other fundraisers.
About This Cause
At 41 years of age, the Cherokee Humane Society is one of the oldest, active humane societies in Georgia. Our mission has always been to SAAVE – Save, Adopt, Alter, Vaccinate and Educate – through thousands of rescues from shelters, constant adoptions, low-cost spay/neuters, and programs to help the poor who own pets. In 2016, we saved, altered, adopted and vaccinated over 2,000 animals, but it was not always like that.