Street Paws 10th Annual Spayghetti Dinner

Street Paws, Inc. is hosting its 10^th Annual Spayghetti Dinner fundraiser on March 29, 2025, at McDonough Presbyterian Church 427 McGarity Rd. McDonough GA. 30253 from 3-8 pm. This is Street Paws primary fundraiser to assist animals in Metro Atlanta. It funds all our veterinary care, food, and supplies, as well as covers other day-to-day costs. The event consists of a dinner, bake sale, onsite vendors, silent auction, raffle, kid’s activities, and music. 
We can't meet our goal without the help of people and companies like you!
We need product donations for our raffle and silent auction. Your business can be promoted through your specialty items in baskets or swag that our volunteers make up for our event!
Tickets are on sale now at https://www.streetpaws.org/home/events, you can buy in person from a volunteer or at the Street Paws office located at 109 Bethlehem Rd. Locust Grove, GA 30248. Tickets are $10 for adults in advance and $15 the day of the event, 5 and under eat free, the funds will go to support this animal shelter location and to fund our activities and expenses throughout the year.
Can't make it to the event but want to help? Donate a meal to First Responders or Local Veterinarian Offices. That way, you help the community twice!! 
Generous donors like you are crucial to our success and make it possible for Street Paws to provide care to the animals living on the streets of Georgia. We hope that we can count on your support to help us reduce the animal population through spaying/neutering, promoting responsible pet ownership, humane education, and seeking suitable homes for unwanted and neglected animals.


We are seeking Sponsors to help make this a successful event and continue to be able to help many more animals. We offer a choice of incentives.  Please see the attached sponsorship levels/application here https://www.streetpaws.org/home/events, payment link is in the application.  
Street Paws hopes to raise at least $50,000 to cover expenses in our new shelter and assist in the day-to-day care of the animals in its program. This is one of many fundraisers to raise funds to cover expenses and help animals in our community The shelter will serve as a sanctuary for the feral dogs/cats that are rescued to live out their lives safely, reduce the number of unwanted dogs/cats being born on the streets and an adoption center for domestic pets. “It takes a village, and we need the public’s help to make this dream a reality." 
About Us
Street Paws incorporated in Dec 2012 and was established in 2013, we are a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization, incorporated with the State of Georgia, have a City of Locust Grove business license and are licensed by the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
 
?We work to reduce animal population through spay/neuter. Promote responsible pet ownership including vaccinations and humane education and seek suitable homes for unwanted and neglected animals.
 
?The purpose of Street Paws, Inc. is to work with local county animal control shelters, county government and other animal groups for the prevention of cruelty to animals, the relief of suffering among animals, including the reduction of animal overpopulation through spay/neuters and publicizing the benefit thereof; promote responsible pet ownership including vaccinations, improve the lives of animals living on the streets, provide humane education to the citizenry and foster a healthy relationship between people and animals.
 
Street Paws, Inc. shall assist to house homeless, neglected and abused animals, provide veterinary care, seek suitable homes for animals without owners; support local shelters to maximize reclaims, adoptions and foster opportunities, to reduce euthanasia, transfer animals to other licensed animal rescue groups; and provide euthanasia when necessary.  These animals are surrendered or given to Street Paws, Inc. by their owners, animal shelters, Humane Societies, and other persons.
 
?Street Paws, Inc. is out on the streets daily taking a progressive, proactive approach to establishing a permanent resolution to the stray companion animal problem through dedicated rescue efforts, sheltering, community outreach programs, education, collaborations, and the encouragement of responsible pet guardianship.
 
Our Mission
Our mission is to ensure that homeless animals are provided food, medical attention, and love until a suitable forever home is found. For ferals, this may include supporting them in their original environment through our special care initiative. In addition, we also focus on spay/neuter and
vaccination efforts that include educational programs for our communities to ensure their pets do not become another homeless statistic.
 
Current Activities
Foster Program- We work to provide the best homes for the pets in our care. The majority reside in Foster homes until adopted. We supply all food, supplies and veterinary care. The foster supplies the love, structure and loving home for them until they are adopted. The pets attend adoption events at locations such as our new Street Paws shelter, and Petsupermarket to hope to find their new furever family.
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Shelter- We now have a shelter. We perform meet and greets and adoption events here. We currently house 12 indoor and 4 outdoor kitties onsite. 
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Education- Street Paws, Inc. makes appearances at local schools with friendly foster animals to educate students about proper per care and how our rescue helps animals in our community and has developed specific information about the practice of Trap-Neuter-Return of feral felines, spay/neuter, heartworms, vaccinations and a new dog fact sheet and disseminate this information via our website, and flyers.
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Community Outreach- We help local citizens with veterinary care including spay/neuter, food and supplies.
 
Courtesy Post Program- When we are full and can no longer accept pets, we offer citizens a courtesy post of their pet to help them safely rehome their pet and if needed provided veterinary care prior to adoption. 
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Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) for semi-feral and feral cats. We work to get all the animals sterilized so that the overpopulation and spread of diseases is averted. Food and water stations are set up to maintain the colonies. We do not release animals that are sick or injured. All cats are given rabies shots prior to release. We have now sterilized over 669 feral kitties as of July 2024. After the recommended post-op period is completed then the feral is returned to their colony. A volunteer Colony Caretaker is assigned the task of providing fresh food and water daily to ensure the quality of life for the returned ferals. We currently manage 4 cat colonies that have apx 30 cats. Currently, we only perform TNR in our managed colonies. We loan out traps and provide education to the public to perform TNR as a self-service program. 
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Food and water program for stray, semi-feral and feral dogs. The food and water program is a network of volunteers working to sustain homeless animals that still await rescue. We supply feeders with food, when available. Volunteers drive to stations, replenish food and water and collect field data to assist with caring for the animals until a permanent solution can be found. The feeding program is critical to the animals’ survival, as well as their health and well-being while they wait to be humanely trapped, spayed and neutered and rehabilitated.