Save The Animals Rescue Society, Inc. (STARS) is licensed by the State of Georgia as a rescue shelter. We are a non-profit corporation and have a 501c3 status, which means that all donations to STARS are tax deductible. STARS operates through a network of loving foster homes. We are a no-kill facility. Any animal accepted into the STARS system will have a home in our organization until a “forever” home is found through adoption. The STARS group has a strong commitment to accepting animals from local animal control shelters, but because there are many legitimate reasons for private individuals being unable to continue caring for their animals, we strive to accept private releases when possible so that these animals don’t become another number at the animal control shelter with an approximate 90% chance of being euthanized after a traumatic “stay” at the shelter. Since animals don’t recognize city or county boundary lines, we accept releases from Richmond , Columbia , Burke, Jefferson Counties and the CSRA area which includes areas across the state line in South Carolina. We receive no funding from local or state government agencies or from national humane groups. We are totally dependent on community support to run our no-kill rescue shelter organization. Our fur babies are quarantined 10-21 days to ensure as much as possible that they are disease free; they are given all vaccinations including rabies; they are seen by local veterinarians for medical checkups; they are given heartworm tests if age appropriate and given heartworm treatment if needed; they are microchipped; and they are spayed or neutered as part of the requirements for adoption. They are fostered in homes which provide love, socialization, nuturing, and some training to ensure they are loving family pets. We desperately need foster homes for puppies and young dogs. We also need volunteers to assist at adoptions on Saturdays. Please call the STARS information telephone number to see how you can help save lives by being a volunteer.
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STARS rescues animals from the entire CSRA area. This includes Richmond, Columbia, Burke, Jefferson Counties and also those who are in need in the North Augusta, Aiken, S.C. areas, etc.
Additional adoption info
An application is completed either online or in person at adoption sites. A home visit is completed to ensure pet and environment are a match. An adoption contract, and if applicable, a spay/neuter contract is completed and signed. We require a fenced-in yard appropriate to the size and/or abilities of the dog. We do not adopt to outside 24/7 situations since all of our dogs are crate/potty trained, socialized in foster homes with family lifestyles. Our adoption donation/fee is $160.00 for dogs either mixed or purebred. This includes all vaccines including rabies, all appropriate tests applicable to age at the time of adoption, spay or neuter included, and microchipping included.
PO Box 1437,
Waynesboro,
GA
30830
628 Myrick St,
Waynesboro,
GA
30830
Graniteville, SC 29829
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