If you pass Bone-i-fide Bakery on Laurens, you may see happy
cats playing in the window. They are
available for adoption from the Aiken County Animal Shelter, and you don’t have to go
to the shelter to adopt. You can do it
right inside the store.
If you are not seeking a feline companion, but would like
some “cat time” while you decide which yummy treats to take home to your dogs,
you are encouraged to cuddle those cats in the window and help them become
happier, finer pets, and even more likely to find a permanent home.
When Carly took over the Bone-i-fide Bakery in 2010, one of
her first goals was to establish relationships with area rescue groups and
local shelters.
“I was especially drawn to the County Shelter,” she said,
“Because I had customers who were involved there, and with FOTAS, and they were
all so friendly, helpful and welcoming.
I also knew the need was great.”
Chief Enforcement Officer, Bobby Arthurs, and Senior Vet
Tech, Sandy Larsen, are happy to transport two or three adoptable cats to
Carly’s window at Bone-i-fide Bakery. At
least twelve cats have found good homes since Carly’s business became an
approved “foster home,” and adoption partner with the County Shelter.
With the good food and good loving these cats get from Carly
and her patrons, you can see the change in them almost immediately: they are
the happiest, healthiest homeless cats you will find anywhere nearby.
Those familiar with this unique downtown business already
know that the cat window is only one of the ways that Carly supports animal
welfare in our community.
Early in FOTAS efforts to raise awareness of the plight of
animals in the grossly inadequate County Shelter, Bone-i-fide Bakery agreed to
have an adoptable shelter dogs sign in her business. Bone-i-fide Bakery has also hosted numerous
“adoption days” at the store for local rescues.
Carly and her husband have four rescue dogs of their own and
two rescued cats.
Jake, an Aussie-Lab
mix escaped, shortly after Carly and her husband adopted him. No amount of searching or advertising enabled
them to find him. He was a County
Shelter adoption and, therefore, he was micro-chipped.
Seven months later, they got a call from a local vet that he
had been brought in. It was the
microchip that made that long-awaited reunion possible.
Bone-i-fide Bakery is a gourmet dog bakery and specialty
supply store that caters to pets with special dietary needs. Dogs with food allergies and skin issues can
have highly restricted diets. Carly can
do the research and find the exact recipe suited to the pet’s requirements.
It is FOTAS' mission to help the Aiken County Animal Shelter become
a happy healthy place that never has to euthanize an adoptable animal. In every way possible, Carly’s Bone-i-fide
Bakery is a true partner in that effort.
We urge you to adopt from our County Shelter and then head
down to Bone-i-fide Bakery, or vice versa, if you want a great cat!
FOTAS Volunteers work with
the AIKEN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER, 411 Wire Road.
For more information, contact info@fotasaiken.org or visit FOTAS on
line at www.fotasaiken.org Aiken County Animal Shelter: “By the Numbers”
March 18th thru 25th
Received: 46 dogs and 29 cats
Adopted: 12 dogs and 2 cats
Euthanized: 21 dogs and 50 cats
Aiken County Shelter “Pets of the Week!”
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WYLIE – 3 yrs. 50lbs. Pitt with a valentine nose! Loves to play ball. Good, good, good! Only $70
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*All adoption fees include: Spay/Neuter, heartworm
test, all shots, worming, and microchip.
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