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A sure-fire way to make a friend in town.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Stories about pets and moving always seem to involve teary good-byes or cat hiding under beds for a month. If you’re lucky, it’s a funny-in-hindsight kind of story about Fluffy decided to do her business in the Chik-Fil-A parking lot, next to the Girl Scout troop on its way back from camp.
My pets-and-moving story is an AJC Pet Tale this week. The quickie version: my move here accidentally meant that my two cats, Emmett and Megatron, took up residence with my wonderful, generous grandparents in Michigan. To fill the void, I have a cuddly foster cat through the Atlanta Animal Rescue Friends.
But let me say this: finding other animals lovers is a great way to meet people and get into the community. And if all else fails, you’ve got at least one guaranteed friend.
Here are a few local pet resources to get you started in the area:
Atlanta area dog parks: I’m not even a dog owner and I think this is cool. It’s a map of all the local dog parks, plus information about hours and regulations. If you know of one that isn’t included, just shoot over an e-mail and it’ll be added.
Atlanta area animal control: This gives information on local animal and pet ordinances, and contact information for animal control agencies. Remember, you can adopt pets from many of those organizations.
Atlanta area adoptable pets: This list, provided by LifeLine, works with local animal care groups to aggregate available pet listings to make your search easier.
Atlanta Humane Society’s Pet of the Week: This one is just a cutie named Lefty.
What other local pet-related resources do you use? We’ve got a whole Web site dedicated to our furry friends, but any recommendations left here will be shipped downstairs to the folks that make it work.
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