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ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Wednesday, April 30, is known as “No-Kill Awareness Day”, and there are four shelters across South Georgia offering reduced or waived fees to celebrate.

The statewide event organized by Best Friends Animal Society aims to promote pet adoption ultimately reducing the number of dogs and cats that are killed in Georgia shelters every year.

According to the 2024 dataset collected by Best Friends Animal Society, 20,100 dogs and cats were unnecessarily killed in Georgia across the 95 shelters that have not yet reached the no-kill goal.

With the help of state leaders in the House and Senate, Best Friends Animal society passed resolutions declaring April 20, 2025 as “No-Kill Awareness Day” at the state capitol.

Participating shelters include:

• Bill Atkinson Animal Welfare Center, 884 Winder Hwy., Lawrenceville, GA 30045, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Bryan County Animal Services, 250 Dog Ln., Richmond Hill, GA 31324, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Bulloch County Animal Services, 81 Mill Creek Rd., Statesboro, GA 30461, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Camden County Animal Control, 1144 Godley Ave, Woodbine, GA 31569, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• City of Enigma Animal Services, 140 Bussey Street, Enigma, GA 31749, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• City of Millen Animal Shelter, 360 Perkins Rd., Millen, GA 30442, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Effingham County Animal Shelter, 307 Hwy 119 S, Springfield, GA 31329, 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
• Fitzgerald-Ben Hill County Humane Society, 106 Lions Park Rd., Fitzgerald, GA 31750, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Humane Society for Greater Savannah, 7215 Sallie Mood Dr., Savannah, GA 31406, 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Humane Society of Northeast Georgia, 845 West Ridge Rd., Gainesville, GA 30501, 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Moultrie-Colquitt Humane Society, 1412 1st. St. NE, Moultrie, GA 31768, 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
• Oconee County Animal Services, 1171 Branch Rd., Bishop, GA 30621, 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Screven County Animal Shelter, 915 Rocky Ford Rd., Sylvania, GA 30467, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Spalding County Animal Care and Control, 105 Justice Blvd., Griffin, GA 30224, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Thomasville Humane, 180 Big Star Dr., Thomasville, GA 31757, 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.

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