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🚨🚨🚨 Greensboro community!!!!! 🚨 🚨🚨

Next Tuesday August 18th the Olivia Knighton foundation will be supporting the animal community. We will be passing out animal food at McGirt Horton Library to those in need. We will be there at 6 pm until we run out.

2501 Phillips Avenue. Greensboro NC 27405.

We are doing this to keep pets in homes and to keep Olivia’s memory alive. Please consider visiting the website and support the foundation if you are able.

https://www.oliviaknightonfoundation.org

As a volunteer with Friends of Guilford County Animal Shelter, I've seen firsthand how important mental enrichment is for shelter animals. ❤️

Your generosity helps provide weekly enrichment for 200+ dogs and 125+ cats through KONGs, toys, bully sticks, Nylabones, catnip, and other activities that reduce stress and help them thrive while they wait for loving homes. It also supports year-round appreciation for the dedicated shelter staff who care for these animals every day.

No donation is too small. Every dollar makes a difference, and if you're unable to give, sharing this post helps too.

💗 Donate here: https://donorbox.org/fogcasagc

Thank you for helping give every shelter animal the freedom to thrive. 🐾

🐾💗 Join us next Saturday for Fetch Some Fitness! 💗🐾

Get ready to sweat with a purpose and help support the animals at Guilford County Animal Shelter. Every rep makes a difference!

🏋️ Donation-based circuit workout

📅 Saturday, June 20, 2026

⏰ 9:15–10:15 AM (Check in by 9)

📍 TFW Greensboro

2116 Enterprise Road, Greensboro, NC 27408

Grab a friend, get in a great workout, and help enrich the lives of shelter pets one rep at a time. We can’t wait to see you there!

🖤 We’re rolling out the red carpet for our black cats and dogs! 🖤

Black pets are often overlooked in shelters and typically wait longer for homes than pets of other colors. That’s why we’re dedicating a special evening to showcasing these amazing animals and helping them find the families they deserve.

Join us Thursday, June 4 from 5:30–7:30 PM for our Black Tail Adoption Event during extended adoption hours.

Come meet your new best friend—you might just fall in love with a black cat or dog. 🐾🐈‍⬛🐕‍🦺

#AdoptDontShop #BlackTailAdoptionEvent #GCASAdoptablePets

Shelters are overwhelmed right now, and it’s not just about space—it’s about what that overcrowding does to the animals inside it.

When kennels are full, stress spreads fast. Dogs bark more, sleep less, and can become anxious or shut down. Cats hide, stop eating normally, and get sick more easily. Even friendly, well-adjusted animals can start to lose confidence in a loud, crowded environment where they have very little control over their day. The longer they stay in that setting, the harder it can be for their true personality to come through.

This is why fostering matters so much. A foster home gives an animal something the shelter can’t: quiet, routine, and a chance to decompress. Even a short break outside the shelter can help a dog relax, show their real personality, and improve their chances of adoption. Every foster home also opens up space for another animal to come off the street or out of an emergency situation.

And spay/neuter is what stops the cycle at the source. One unplanned litter can quickly become 8–10+ animals needing homes. That multiplies fast, and shelters are already full. Preventing those litters is one of the most direct ways to reduce intake and ease pressure on the system long-term.

Fostering helps the animals already inside the shelter.

Spaying and neutering helps prevent the next wave from coming in.

Both matter. Both save lives.

Get involved here - https://www.guilfordcountync.gov/government/departments-and-agencies/animal-services/foster-pet

Spay and neuter here - https://www.hspiedmont.org

Animal advocates are begging. Please share this and reach one person. It matters!!

Is anyone in the area needing help with resources for spay/neuter for their dog?

There are options out there that can make it more affordable, and I’m happy to help point you in the right direction. Feel free to comment or message me if you need info—or share any resources you know of below so we can help more pets stay in their homes. 🐾

Shelters and rescues are full. Please spay and neuter your pets! Please share in hopes that we reach one person.

https://www.hspiedmont.org/veterinary-clinic

http://www.sheetspetclinic.com/low-cost-spay-neuter.html

https://www.centralspay.com

Want to help the dog population in your community? Fostering is one of the easiest and most impactful ways to do it. A lot of people think they don’t have time, but the reality is most shelter dogs don’t even get out of their kennels for a full day—so even just evenings and downtime at home can make a huge difference. If you work, that’s totally fine. All supplies are provided, including food, crates, vet care, and support, so you’re never doing it alone. And it doesn’t have to be long-term—short-term or “getaway” fosters are just as important. Even a few days in a home helps a dog decompress, lets us learn their personality, and gives them a better chance at finding the right forever home. Every foster opens up space in the shelter, which means more lives saved.

https://www.guilfordcountync.gov/government/departments-and-agencies/animal-services/foster-pet