Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:03 AM EDT2013-05-21 04:03:02 GMT
Paramedics tell us they're amazed no one was seriously hurt in a rush hour crash just outside Albany Monday evening. The driver of a pickup truck lost control on Philema Road just before 5:00. The truckMore >>
The driver of a pickup truck and his passenger walk away from the mangled wreckage after a crash.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:02 AM EDT2013-05-21 04:02:59 GMT
An unusual wreck on Albany's bypass Monday night left the highway littered with yard debris. About 9:30, a car collided with a trailer that was hauling tree limbs on the Liberty Expressway between theMore >>
Wrecked cars and yard debris slow traffic on Albany's bypass.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 11:45 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:45:07 GMT
Moultrie Police tell us they have the accused triggerman in a shooting in custody after two weeks on the run. Police arrested 19-year-old Darren Huntley over the weekend in Waycross. 22-year-old DominiqueMore >>
Moultrie Police tell us they have the accused triggerman in a shooting in custody after two weeks on the run.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 11:37 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:37:21 GMT
Students at a South Georgia University are working together to make it into the workforce. Nursing students at Georgia Southwestern asked business students to help them prepare for their job searches. HumanMore >>
Students at a South Georgia University are working together to make it into the workforce.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 11:28 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:28:47 GMT
A lot of South Georgians are all too familiar with the damage a tornado can do. An EF-3 tornado roared through Americus six years ago. It killed two people and destroyed Sumter Regional Hospital andMore >>
A lot of South Georgians are all too familiar with the damage a tornado can do.More >>
ALBANY, GA (WALB) - Southwest Georgia Humane Societies are overcrowded and officials across the region are calling for people to spay and neuter their pets.
The Albany-Dougherty Humane Society like others in Moultrie, Lee County, and Thomas County have been shocked by the numbers of drop offs they're getting. Over the last three months in Dougherty County they've taken in 1,500 animals.
Humane Officials say they're getting litters of puppies and kittens which means people aren't having their pet spayed or neutered.
"Just litter after litter. This month we've been taking in maybe a lot of day 30 to 40 to 50 animals a day so we're overrun," said Donna Strickland, Albany Dougherty Humane Society Director.
While they're overrun, the donations they receive have also decreased. In Dougherty County they have a program to help defray the cost of having your pet fixed.
At this point they say they're willing to negotiate with people to volunteer hours or bring in supplies in exchange for the cost of neutering their animals.
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