Georgetown Animal Services

June 2015 

Art for Animals was a success, raising $9,000 for the dogs and cats of the Georgetown Animal Shelter.  We are so grateful to the Friends of the Georgetown Animal Shelter for organizing this big event and especially to the community of animal lovers that continues to support us!!

Join us for a fun happy hour of art, wine or coffee, and chocolate desserts—the perfect combination for animal lovers! The event will be 4-7 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, at the Georgetown Community Center, located at 445 E. Morrow St. in San Gabriel Park.

Tickets are $10 per person (or $12 at the door), which includes light appetizers, chocolate desserts, and beverages. Wine tickets will be sold for $5 per glass.

This year there will be a silent auction and raffle, but no live auction. Themed gift baskets (e.g., golf outing, spa weekend) will be raffled at the event. For $10, each attendee will receive 25 raffle tickets that can be apportioned to the available gift baskets as desired.  Drawing winners for the gift baskets will take place at 6:30, and the drawing for a $250 gift to Walmart will be at 6:45.

You may purchase tickets at the Visitor Center, 103 W. Seventh Street; Georgetown Animal Shelter, 110 W.L. Walden Drive; or Framers Gallery, 610 S. Main Street. The City of Georgetown Animal Shelter is located at 110 W.L. Walden Drive next to the McMaster Athletic Complex.

The fundraiser is sponsored by the Friends of the Georgetown Animal Shelter and is their biggest fundraiser, raising about $15,000 to benefit the homeless animals of Georgetown.

Don’t just take your dog for a walk… Take your Walk for a Dog! Go to WoofTrax.com, download the app, and support your local animal shelter every time you walk your dog.

Support your local animal organization simply by walking your dog! Use the app each time you grab for the leash. It’s healthy for you, your dog, and your favorite shelter or rescue.

The Georgetown Animal Shelter is undertaking some major renovations to the shelter and will be closed January 16-26.

The building was used as a pump house by the City until the shelter took over the building in 2005, almost ten years ago, and the floors are badly worn.  Renovations include sandblasting the floors and resurfacing them and repainting the interior of the building.

Services will be provided on a limited basis during the time that the shelter is closed.  Frequently-requested services are listed below, along with directions on how to proceed:

• Pet licenses – Send paperwork and payment (if applicable) to Georgetown Animal Shelter, PO Box 409, Georgetown, TX 78627. License tags will be mailed back to you.
• Animal Control issues, such as loose dogs or animal-related complaints – Call the non-emergency police number at 512-930-3510. Dispatchers will send out Animal Control Officers, as usual.
• Lost and found animals – Call the shelter at 512-930-3592 and/or email animalsvc@georgetown.orgwith a description.
• Surrendering a pet – Call the shelter at 512-930-3592 to schedule an appointment.  Pets will be accepted through the gates at the rear of the shelter.
• Adoptions – Cats/kittens may still be adopted from PetSmart (Wolf Ranch) during this time, and dogs may be seen at two adoption events – January 17 and 24 at the PetSmart near Ikea in Round Rock.

Adire Photography is offering a free photo session with your new best friend!  See the photos and stories at Adire Photography’s blog.

The Georgetown Animal Shelter received the silver award for the Best Place to Volunteer in the Best of Georgetown competition! We are tremendously grateful to our volunteers for their life-saving work at our shelter, and we are honored to be among such good company as The Caring Place (gold award) and R.O.C.K. (bronze award).