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The Feral Dogs of Avondale Mill

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“FDOAM” is a dedicated group of volunteers desiring to create better lives for cats and dogs in our local area. It's been over 7 years since this journey began.

With the help of BFDR over 200 dogs were rescued from the old abandoned mill in Sylacauga, AL. Fast forward to 2017, Ron and Carolyn Morse along with Sylacauga Animal Shelter volunteers Mitzi Smith and Terri Brooks and fellow rescuer Sonja Chandler have incorporated and formed a 501(c)(3) to provide care and more help to all of the animals in the Sylacauga area. Together, we can accomplish more as already, as we move into 2022, 7500 homeless animals have moved to loving rescues while 3500 low cost spay and neuters have been provided to the community. Our hearts are dedicated to reducing the animals in need in this area. Please join us and the many other wonderful volunteers! The journey is still beginning!

10/30/2026

Feral Cat Food Donations. Last time we got 30 bags of Cat Food donated and it lasted us 6 wks, but we are almost out. We help 5 colonies that either have been TNR or we are working on it. Some sweet ladies continue to feed even after all fixed and we want to take care of the food. So please help if you can. And thank you to all who donated last time for the Feral Colonies.

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10/28/2026

All Sponsored! Thank you!

Sponsorships! 6 Pups left on a flight to Florida this past Sunday and at 4 pm today 34 are leaving for New Jersey! We drive our van for the 34 to New Jersey, so with transport costs and the extras it costs us a little more. So asking $40 for each pup. So pick a pup and donate $40.

1. Sylacauga 1 - Rhonda Housand
2. Sylacauga 2 - Rhonda Housand
3. Sylacauga 3 - Rhonda Housand
4. Sylacauga 4 - Rhonda Housand
5. Sylacauga 5 - Stephanie Housch
6. Sylacauga 6 - Susan and Thomas Pridmore
7. Samson - Beverly Stewart
8. Scarlett - Judy Moore
9. Toby - Susan and Thomas Pridmore
10. Cedar - Kim Rousseau
11. Robbie - Angela Gamel
12. Naomi - Michelle Markham
13. Lainey - Susan and Thomas Pridmore
14. Barley - Angela Gamel
15. Scooter - Angie Helm
16. Fennel - Angela Gamel
17. Maddox - Susan and Thomas Pridmore
18. Marisol - Angela Gamel
19. Margaret - Sharon Carver
20. Juliet - Shirley Spears
21. Romeo - John Ogletree
22. Jack - Valerie Fausone
23. Dunkin - Farah Glasgow
24. Dozier - Angela Gamel
25. Mary - John Ogletree
26. Drake - Rainer Rawlinson
27. Laya - Ginger McDonough
28. Arlie - Susan and Thomas Pridmore
29. Sarge - Stephanie Housch
30. Silas - Sharon Carver
31. Sawyer - Stephanie Housch
32. Sully - Angela Gamel
33. Melody - Susan and Thomas Pridmore
34. Ziti - Kellye Remson
35. Tortellini - Angela Gamel
36. Valerie - Beverly Stewart
37. Octavious - Stephanie Housch
38. Aubrey - Susan and Thomas Pridmore
39. Pesto - Rainer Rawlinson
40. Nugget - Farrah Glasgow

Thank you to all who support the animals!

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Venmo: -feral-dogs-17

10/18/2026

These 9 left for Florida on a flight this morning to one of our partner rescues. They will insure they find great homes. Thanks to the fosters Michelle and Stan for caring for them until they left. We had extra sponsorship donations from Renee Davis and Shirley Spears to cover these 9 sponsorships this week! Thank you to all who support us and the unwanted animals!

10/18/2026

Just a reminder that when you purchase one of these vouchers at our $30 sale, it costs this organization much more than $30. If you lose it, it hurts us. If you don’t use it, it hurts us. If you let it expire, it hurts us. We try to be a good stewards of our donated dollars. We need you to be more aware of this. Please do not wait longer than three months to use these vouchers. They have expiration dates. Trust us, a year passes by quicker than you realize. Let’s all be good stewards of our donated dollars. Thank you for coming to our TED talk 😘

10/17/2026

Today is National Feral Cat Day! (Also Global Cat Day).

It’s been a purr-fect day to celebrate cats everywhere; both pet cats in loving homes, and the “street” cats who will never have a home, but are loved by so many.

In their effort to drive positive change, Alley Cat Allies began the holiday with several goals in mind, including:

🐾 Increasing the visibility of community cats
🐾 Improving spaying and neutering rates
🐾 Promoting TNR (trap-neuter-release) programs
🐾 Encouraging policy reform
🐾Changing negative attitudes about feral cats

With that care in mind, we thank you for supporting our efforts to help “the least of these”. And heartfelt gratitude to those of you who step up by being proactive in TNR efforts by monitoring traps, transporting kitties to the clinic, and donating food and funds to keep this monumental program going!

If you see a need, contact us and let’s work together to change our corner of the world. Let’s give ‘em something GOOD to talk about! 😉🐈🐈‍⬛🐈🐈‍⬛

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Venmo: -feral-dogs-17

10/12/2026

We understand times are hard. This is 31 lives headed to greater new beginnings. Beginnings we couldn’t give them here. We are so grateful for our fosters and grateful for our sister rescues who continue to pull from us even though they are equally having a hard time finding fosters. On this bus was our 2 puppies who survived being dumped out on a Tallladega County road where their 3rd sibling was run over and killed as they drove away. A bystander saw it but was too busy pulling over to see about the one who got run over and catch the others to get a pix. This is what we are dealing with here in Alabama and why spay neuter is the only solution to this problem. Please advocate for these babies. Please share our spay neuter program with everyone you encounter.

This means these 31 are not occupying a kennel in a shelter. That is our main focus: Spay/neuter and relieving overcrowding in our shelter so more animals can be helped. We do not have a facility. We are all volunteer based. We need you!

10/12/2026

We did it! Thank you everyone!

10/11/2026

All sponsored! Thank you!

Sponsorships! We had 31 leave for Florida this morning. 12 Pups and 8 Kittens left 5 am this morning on a van to Florida and 11 Pups left on a Plane to Florida. These all came from fosters homes and we so appreciate the love and care our fosters gave them before leaving. So we are asking for $25 each to help with shots, meds and food for the next ones! So pick a pup or kitty and donate $25.

1. Adam - Teresa Hickman
2. Abram - Teresa Hickman
3. Anton - Sherry Lucas
4. Andrea - Genny McGrady
5. Andi - Susan Thornton
6. Allie - Valerie Fausone
7. Alice - Ashley Cunningham
8. Anson - Ginger McDonough
9. Albert - Dianna and Warren Hopson
10. Abby - Farrah Glasgow
11. Matilda - Judy Moore
12. Marion - Beverly Stewart
13. Catty B - Anonymous
14. Echo - Angie Helm
15. Sir Whiskers - Kim Rousseau
16. Nugget - Kellye Remson
17. Dusty - Elizabeth Hill
18. Cinderella - Beverly Stewart
19. Hsai - Deborah Bennett
20. Misty - Joan Ludwig
21. Carter - Lauren Guy
22. Calvin - Shannon Nunnally
23. Cole - Ginger McDonough
24. Caleb - Janessa Patton
25. Calista - Farrah Glasgow
26. Collin - Lisa Dickerson
27. Carmin - Joan Ludwig
28. Callie - Anonymous
29. Collette - Kellye Remson
30. Madeline - Michelle Smith
31. Maximilian - Dianna and Warren Hopson

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Venmo: -feral-dogs-17

10/08/2026

We are 31 people away from having 10,000 followers!

10/07/2026

We are so proud of this community and how month after month yall take advantage of those discounted vouchers and the grant funds and line up at the crack of dawn to put those furbabies on that spay bus. The more we fix, the less animals that ever enter our shelter so it is a WIN all the way around. Thank yall for grabbing the bull by the horns and getting it done. Yall show up and show out. It takes a village and this one works hard! ❤️

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Sylacauga, AL

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm
Saturday	8am - 3pm

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https://www.friendsofsas.org/

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