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Society of Humane Friends of Georgia
Newsletter - April 2013
 Welcome to the Society of Humane Friends of Georgia quarterly newsletter! Four times a year, we'll be letting you know about what's going on with SOHFGA and our many projects and partnerships, including Operation Second Chance, low-cost spay and neuter, and our latest, Gwinnett Community Pet Project. Have a question or a suggestion? Email us at [email protected]!
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 Volunteer of the Quarter: Mary Springer If you've spent any time around us at SOHF, you've met Mary Springer. Mary co-founded SOHF with Dennis Kronenfeld in 1998 and is second-in-command in our organization. A life-long animal lover, Mary is tireless advocate for rescue. During her time with us, she has fostered many hundreds of animals, often the most broken and needy. For 20+ years, Mary has spent her weekends doing pet adoptions, while her weekdays are filled with vet, grooming and other appointments related to rescue. Undoubtedly, her family has been a huge support to her and her foster animals. Often, Mary's husband, Vic, and (now-grown) children, Michael and Jena, can be found assisting her at adoptions or running animal-related errands to help her during the week.
Rescue is undeniably a team effort, and the Springer family has certainly come together for the good of the animals. This was especially apparent last year, when Mary was diagnosed with cancer. With the support of her family and friends in the rescue community, Mary continued to foster and rarely missed an adoption event during her chemo treatments, proving once again her unwavering commitment to help the homeless animals of our community. Now cancer-free, she is back in the business of rescuing animals full-time. Kind, generous and dedicated to her calling, Mary is a true hero to the most helpless among us. Stop by Petco in Snellville any Saturday or Sunday afternoon to shake her hand and thank her for a job well done. |
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Adoptable of the Quarter
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SADIE
Sadie is a wonderful lady who needs a great home. She was rescued from Animal Control with her two little pups just in the nick of time. She is about a year and a half to two years old. Sadie did a great job with her two little babies, and now it's her turn for some good love and care. Sadie has tested positive for heartworm, probably from living outdoors and with no preventative. She will undergo treatment for this, and be fine in just a short few weeks. Her foster mom tells us that she is just the sweetest dog ever. She is friendly, playful and loving, and will follow you everywhere you go. She gets along well with the other dogs in her foster home. She is crate trained and housebroken. This girl is the ideal pet, ready to go!
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Meet BLOSSOM
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Blossom Needs Your Support
Blossom, a two month old boxer pup, was surrendered to Gwinnett County Animal Control on March 28th and immediately taken by SOHFGA into the Jail Dogs program so she could receive medical care. She was diagnosed with megaesophagus secondary to persistent aortic arch. Basically, the blood vessels that branch off her aorta are wrapped around the base of her esophagus, constricting it and preventing solid food from passing into her stomach. As a result, her esophagus is stretched out and unable to contract properly. Blossom must be fed a very specific diet, kept upright during and after feedings, and be watched carefully to make sure the food enters her stomach and not her lungs.
Despite her problems, Blossom is a typical puppy, who loves to be held, to run and play, and chew her squeaky toys. In order to save her life, and give her the most normal life possible, Blossom will require surgery to disentangle her esophagus from her blood vessels. Once this is done, her esophagus can begin to recover. She may always need special feeding practices, but there's a good chance she will grow normally and lead a long and happy life. To help Blossom with her surgery, please visit
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Gwinnett Community Pet Project
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A Successful Start
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Gwinnett Community Pet Project launched with an outreach event on March 9th, 2013, at Smoke Creek Mobile Home Community in south Gwinnett. During this event, volunteers provided vaccinations, pet food, collars and leashes to owned pets in the community at no cost, and signed pets up for dramatically reduced cost spaying and neutering. Close to 100 pets and their owners received services that day, and over 40 animals were signed up to be spayed and neutered.
GCPP plans to continue reaching out to communities that need these services. The next outreach event is scheduled for Saturday, May 4th at Gwinnett Estates Mobile Home Community. GCPP will be partnering with Gwinnett County Animal Control at this and future outreach events to target those communities with the highest rates of stray and surrendered animals in the county. For more information on Gwinnett Community Pet Project, or to contribute to our efforts to combat pet overpopulation in Gwinnett County, please visit
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  Did you know? Society of Humane Friends independently operates and funds the Spay/Neuter clinic at Gwinnett County Animal Control, ensuring that no animal goes to a new home without first being spayed or neutered. Donations are appreciated!
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COMING SOON: EVENTS
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Pet CPR/First Aid Seminar, April 27th
GCPP Outreach Event, May 4th
PAWFest, May 11th
Romeo Cologne's Premium 5-Star Bigtime
Booty-Bumpin' Super-Size Disco Extravaganza! Animal Rescue Fundraising Benefit at Star Bar, May 17th.
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