The Good Mews 30th birthday celebration that was open to the public on Sunday is part of a month-long promotion that includes special prices on adoptions and the unveiling of the cat shelter’s new surgical facilities.
The cage-free, no-kill Good Mews opened in 1988 in its founder’s apartment, then to a location on Sandtown Road before moving to East Cobb. After many years at the Fountains of Olde Towne Shopping Center, the non-profit Good Mews Animal Foundation built a free-standing building on the site of a former pet day care center at 3805 Robinson Road that has been its home since late 2015.
In that time, it’s adopted out more than 8,000 cats who were once homeless, abandoned, abused, rescued or neglected. The Good Mews mission is “Finding Good Homes for Good Kitties.”
The expansive space in the free-standing building is home to around 100 cats and kittens, with a few dozen more typically out in foster homes at any given time.
Good Mews takes in cats from a number of kill shelters in north Georgia and prepares them for adoption. All are given medical screenings and some require separate rooms for medical, dietary or behavioral reasons.
Cats needing medical attention had been sent to nearby veterinarians, but Good Mews recently has been able to create its own on-premises surgical facility that includes donated ultrasound and X-Ray machines. The shelter also will be able to spay and neuter cats and provide teeth cleanings as well.
Dr. Judy Johnson is a contract veterinarian who will be leading the medical unit on-site. In addition to saving money, Good Mews will be able to better provide continuity of care.
Recently Good Mews began a Yoga with Cats program and a Reading to Cats program.
For the month of June, to mark its 30th birthday, Good Mews is adopting out adult cats at a reduced rate of $30. It’s also accepting in-kind donations of supplies like litter, food, cleaners and more on a regular basis.
Adoptions take place from 10-4 each Saturday and the second, third and fourth Sundays of each month from 1-4.
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