It's Nearly Halloween!

If your pet enjoys playing dress-up, consider entering the Howl-O-Ween costume contest at Secondhand Tails Thrift Store! (6500 McClellan Blvd) Your pet could win a prize, and you are sure to have a good time!

Bring your digital camera! There are many contests for Halloween cuties this time of year, including Petfinder's competition for a free Spot-Bot!

As much fun as Halloween is for us, it holds some dangers for our pets. Please read ASPCA's tips to keep Halloween safe.

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Meet Bella!

Bella's beautiful brindle coat makes her a stand-out in any crowd! This fun girl plays well and has an adorable smile. It's hard to imagine anyone overlooking Bella, but she's been at the shelter for nearly a year. Can you help her find a home?

Help Bella!

Click her "Tweet Me!" button on Adopt-a-Pet

Foster her on Facebook



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3 Cute Dogs say "Thank You!"

Opal, Annabelle, and Rudy may not have been voted the cutest dogs in America, but these cuties appreciate every vote they got during the competition!

As difficult economic times continue, The Animal Shelter will continue to look for ways you can help us win funds for our animals. We value your participation. THANK YOU!


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Meet Jake!

Jake is such a snuggly bundle of cute, it is hard to imagine that he's been waiting at the shelter since he was a puppy. It might be that his kennel behavior is misleading - he jumps for joy at the prospect of going outside. But get him outside, and you'll find a calm, sweet, submissive and sometimes silly boy! He is wonderfully house-sized and very easy to love.

Jake is a member of The ONE Club - he's been looking for "the one" for over 1 year. Isn't it time he found home?

Did you vote for Rudy today? Cutest Dog Competition

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The Animal Shelter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We rely on donations and volunteers. Please visit http://theanimalshelter.net/ to help!

Rudy is Sniffing Out Votes!

Vote for Rudy!!

Annabelle knows when to call in a professional! Rudy has taken over in this week's Cutest Dog Competition and is working hard to sniff out more votes for The Animal Shelter. He knows that winter is coming, and $500 could sure help pay the heating bill.

Got fingers? Then you can vote! Got email? Then you can help spread the word!

Won't you help a hound out?

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The Animal Shelter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We rely on donations and volunteers. Please visit http://theanimalshelter.net to help!

Keep Voting for Annabelle!

Thanks for your support of Annabelle in week 10 of the Cutest Dog Competition. We have decided to let Annabelle continue to compete into week 11 .... we had a great showing last week but we can do even better by contacting all our friends and family and encouraging them to vote and contact their contacts too. Please vote every day!

Go Annabelle! Take the crown this week!

Click here to vote for Annabelle or visit the web site http://www.cutestdogcompetition.com/ register and type in "Annabelle" in the search box. (She's the cutest Annabelle!)

Don't forget to vote in the Shelter Challenge too!

You are invited!

Dress that pet, and come on out to Secondhand Tails Thrift Store for some Howl-O-Ween fun! It should be a HOWLing good time! Secondhand Tails is located at 6500 McClellan Blvd in Anniston.

Take plenty of pictures of your costumed cutie ~ you can use them to enter Petfinder's Halloween contest. (Who couldn't use a free SpotBot?)

Did you vote for Annabelle today? Cutest Dog Competition

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The Animal Shelter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We rely on donations and volunteers. Please visit http://theanimalshelter.net/ to help!

Meet Louise!

Sometimes the very best gifts come in a plain brown wrapper. Louise is one of the sweetest dogs at the shelter! She is a very gentle soul, and will be someone's perfect, quiet confidant and best friend - if only that someone can see past her plain packaging into her beautiful heart.

Louise is a member of The ONE Club - she's been waiting for "the one" for over 1 year. Isn't it time she found home?

Did you vote for Annabelle today? Cutest Dog Competition

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The Animal Shelter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We rely on donations and volunteers. Please visit http://theanimalshelter.net to help!

Vote for Annabelle - she's got almost 200 votes!

Vote for Annabelle in the Cutest Dog Competition

Annabelle has outdone Opal and is sitting at 182 votes! How many votes can she get before the deadline at midnight on Saturday, October 10? Let's find out! Please vote, and please remind all of your friends to place a vote for Annabelle - she'd really love to give $500 to The Animal Shelter in time for those winter bills.

Did you vote for us today? The Shelter+ Challenge

The Animal Shelter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We rely on donations and volunteers. Please visit http://theanimalshelter.net to help!

Another Cute Dog Needs your Votes!

With Opal's stint in the Cutest Dog Competition over, another cutie has stepped forward and offered to enter on behalf of the Shelter!

Annabelle is the official greeter at Secondhand Tails thrift store two days a week (proceeds from Secondhand Tails benefit The Animal Shelter). Click here to vote for this benevolent - and absolutely adorable - girl in the Cutest Dog Competion each day through October 10!

Please share with all your friends!

[Reminder: You must register to vote. They only require your email address, and they only use it to verify your votes to prevent voting fraud.]




Did you vote for Annabelle today? Cutest Dog Competition


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The Animal Shelter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We rely on donations and volunteers. Please visit http://theanimalshelter.net/ to help!

Meet Raff!

Raff is a dashing young dog! With his handsome markings and ready smile, it is a wonder to us that nobody has wanted to bring him home. But Raff has been at the shelter since he was a puppy. He is waiting to show the world (or at least his corner of Alabama) what a sharp, friendly guy he is.

Raff is a member of The ONE Club - he has been looking for "the one" for over one year. Isn't it time he found home?

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The Animal Shelter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We rely on donations and volunteers. Please visit http://theanimalshelter.net/ to help!

Fantastic Day for Fern!

Happy news! Fern, who took over "longest-term resident" status after Keyta recently found home, has been adopted! Fern is a sweet, sensitive girl who needed just the right place, and it sounds like she's found it - yay Fern!

Fern is ceding her spot to TYKE - a true guy, Tyke is a self-sufficient bachelor who likes to be outside and will hang out with you without being at all needy.

Did you vote for Opal today? Cutest Dog Competition

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The Animal Shelter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We rely on donations and volunteers. Please visit http://theanimalshelter.net/ to help!

October is Adopt-a-Dog Month!

American Humane Association declares October "Adopt-a-Dog" month! Won't you make a special effort this month to help promote adoption? There are so many things you can do:

Post a flyer!

We have a downloadable flyer for you to post around town to promote adoption of our ONE Club dogs. If you have a printer, MS Word (2007 works best; adjustments needed in 2003), and a posting board in your area, you can help these needy pups!

Add a Widget!

Petfinder and Adopt-a-Pet have many cute options for promoting adoptable animals on your own sites and social networks.

On Facebook? Add the Save-a-Dog app!

You can also Tweet our adoptable animals using Twitter a Critter!!

Sign Up to Volunteer!
Many of our volunteer options include promoting adoption (event booths, PetSmart adoption days) and making animals more adoptable (socialization, foster care). Join us!

Stay in touch with The Animal Shelter
Commit to helping us all year by networking with us:

Become a MySpace friend

Become a Facebook fan

Subscribe to the Blog

Make October the month you make a difference!


Did you vote for Opal today? Cutest Dog Competition

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The Animal Shelter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We rely on donations and volunteers. Please visit http://theanimalshelter.net/ to help!