By Joanna D. Samson, FOTAS Vice President Every Sunday, the Aiken Standard allows us this space to tell you about the Aiken County Animal Shelter, FOTAS and the plight of […]
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By Joanna D. Samson, FOTAS Vice President Did you ever wonder where every homeless, injured, stray or abused animal picked up in the County (outside of the City) goes? Or […]
By Joanna D. Samson, FOTAS Vice-President “Every charitable act is a stepping stone towards heaven.” Henry Ward Beecher It’s the time of year when the spirit of Christmas thrives. It’s […]
By Joanna D. Samson, FOTAS Vice President My early days are kind of fuzzy—some time on a chain and lots of time fending for myself, raiding trashcans and laying low. […]
By Sue Ellen Abney-Roberts, FOTAS volunteer As I sit here relaxing in my chair this Thanksgiving evening with a warm dog snuggled in my lap, I am thinking of the […]
Thanksgiving is a time of reflection for those of us at FOTAS—a time to take stock of our blessings; to consider the remarkable progress we and the County have made […]
By Joanna D. Samson, FOTAS Vice President You and your family have made a decision: you are ready for a new dog, and you want to adopt your new best […]
By Joanna D. Samson, Vice President of FOTAS By the time it hit the South Carolina Coast, Hurricane Matthew had been downgraded from a Category 5 to a Category 2 […]
By Joanna D. Samson, FOTAS Vice President Yesterday, I had a home. I had you. Today I am in a kennel in a place where there are so many other […]
By Joanna D. Samson, V.P. of FOTAS On Sunday morning, Sept. 2 the sun broke through the clouds, adding heat to an already steamy morning. I arrived at the Aiken County […]