As LifeLine Animal Project’s Fulton and DeKalb County Animal Services shelters take in up to 50 animals daily this summer, COVID fallout and looming evictions threaten to bring an unprecedented surge of dogs and cats to the shelters. To encourage adoptions, the organization has put out an urgent plea and is waiving fees on all pets from Friday, August 13 to Sunday, August 15. All pets at LifeLine’s three shelters may be adopted for no charge and will be vaccinated, spayed/neutered and microchipped.

DeKalb County Animal Services Shelter Director Kerry Moyers-Horton says that the eviction crisis could be catastrophic for LifeLine’s already full shelters. “When people lose their homes, pets end up in shelters,” she says. “Since our shelters are full, we have nowhere left to put these animals. Please consider adopting a new pet to help keep Atlanta’s animals safe.”

Fulton County Animal Services Shelter Director Lara Hudson adds that community support makes all the difference. “We cannot save all of the animals in our care without the community’s help. If you adopt or foster today, you are truly saving a life,” says Hudson.

All of LifeLine’s shelters are participating in fee-waived adoptions, including Fulton County Animal Services, 860 Marietta Blvd NW, Atlanta; DeKalb County Animal Services, 3280 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Chamblee; and the LifeLine Community Animal Center, 3180 Presidential Drive, Atlanta. To view animals available for adoption, for directions to the shelter and for shelter hours, please visit LifeLineAnimal.org.