Humane Society for Greater Savannah

08/30/2026

🍂 SAVE THE DATE - THE HSGS FALL FAIR IS COMING! 🍂
Bring the family and enjoy a festive afternoon filled with arts & crafts, kids' activities, treats and food trucks, adoptable pets and more at the Humane Society for Greater Savannah’s Fall Fair!

✨ SHOP LOCAL
Browse unique handmade goodies and support local artists, makers and pet-loving businesses! Stroll through the pumpkin patch and plant sale and be sure to check out the Thrift store.

🎨 PET SKETCHES
New this year, we’re teaming up with Scribble Art Studio, whose artists will turn your pet’s photo into a custom drawing. Only 24 sketches are available, and at only $10/each, they’re sure to sell out fast!

🍦TREATS & FOOD
King of Pops l Cotton Candy l Salty Paws Savannah with doggie ice cream, bakery treats & more!

🎃 KIDS’ FUN
Games l Activities l Fuzzy Therapy Miniature Horses

🐾 MEET OUR ADOPTABLE PETS
Because no HSGS event would be complete without some furry faces looking for their forever families!

🧡 AND WE’RE JUST GETTING STARTED!
Check out the official Fall Fair page for all of the up-to-the-minute details. We’ll be adding more vendors, activities and fun, so check back often for updates!

Interested in being part of the Fall Fair?
Sponsorships enable us to provide free/discounted adoption fees to adopters and place more pets in their forever homes. Last year was record breaking with 40 animals being adopted during this event!

Come for the fall fun. Stay for the puppy kisses. Leave with your new BFF. 🐶🍂 We’ll see you at the Fall Fair! 🧡

7th Annual Humane Society Fall Fair Bring the family and enjoy a festive afternoon filled with arts & crafts, kids' activities, treats and food trucks, adoptable pets and more at the Humane Society for Greater Savannah’s Fall Fair! Check back frequently for new updates.Saturday, October 1712p – ...

08/29/2026

🚨 IT’S THE LAST DAY TO CLEAR THE SHELTERS! 🚨

And did we mention we currently have 15 — yes, FIFTEEN, all 10 months and under — puppies waiting for homes?!

Today is the FINAL day of our Clear the Shelters campaign AND the last day that all dog adoption fees are reduced to just $50.

Looking for a puppy? We’ve got 15 of them.
Looking for a sweet senior? We’ve got 2. 🥹
Looking for something somewhere in between? We’ve got those, too!

Big, small, young, old, playful, cuddly, adventurous, laid-back — there truly is a perfect match out there for everyone. 🐾

If you’ve been thinking about adopting, TODAY is the day. Come meet them, fall in love, and help us end Clear the Shelters the best way possible…with as many empty kennels as we can.

📍 Humane Society for Greater Savannah
⏰ Open today from 1–6 PM
🐶 ALL DOGS: $50 adoption fee

Please help us CLEAR THE SHELTERS today! 🐾

08/26/2026

🚨 IT’S THE FINAL WEEK OF CLEAR THE SHELTERS! 🚨

And Cider would like to know what exactly you’re waiting for. 👀🧡

For the rest of this week, ALL DOGS have a reduced adoption fee of just $50 as we wrap up our Clear the Shelters campaign — which means this is a pretty perfect time to finally give a deserving dog like Cider her happily ever after.

At 4½ years old, Cider has spent far too long waiting for someone to choose her. She’s playful, dog-friendly, smart, great with kids who are comfortable around dogs, and comes fully equipped with confidence, sass, and plenty of opinions. 😂

And treats? Cider LOVES them. Maybe a little too much. She can get jumpy and grabby when snacks are involved, but that food motivation also makes her incredibly trainable. She’s smart, eager to learn, and ready for a family who will embrace her goofy energy, zoomies, and BIG personality.

There are only a few days left of Clear the Shelters, we want to help everyone who has thought about adopting, have the chance to with our adoption special - ✨ ALL dogs: $50 for the rest of the week!

Let’s finish Clear the Shelters with some HAPPY TAILS! 🏡🐾

08/25/2026

✨ Have you checked out our website lately? It got a little makeover! ✨

We’ve made it even easier to find your new best friend 🥰🐾

Whether you're looking for a specific breed, age, s*x, name, or even where an animal is currently located, our search tools help you narrow it down in just a few clicks.

🐶 Hoping for a playful puppy? Filter by age.
🐱 Looking for the cat that you saw at Pounce Cat Cafe? Search by location.

Even better? If you see an animal you are interested in, you can submit an inquiry directly from their profile. Our team will answer your questions and guide you through the adoption process.

These adorable puppies are just a few of the many animals waiting for families, and there are so many more to meet! Visit our website, explore who's available, and let us help you find your perfect companion. 🧡

https://www.humanesocietysav.org/adoption/dogs

08/23/2026

One adoption. Twelve and a half years of love. ❤️ This letter arrived in our mailbox, and let’s just say…you might want to grab the tissues for this one 😭⤵️

Dear staff of the Humane Society for Greater Savannah,

I’m not sure if there’s still anyone there from March 2014, and I highly doubt you’d remember us. Still, I feel obliged to write on the off chance someone does.

On March 9, 2014, I walked to the dog kennels and immediately fell in love with a bashful, hopeful, wrinkly little tan pit mix named Ike. I had another dog at the time, and the moment the two of them met, they were the best of friends. The staff members were thrilled, since Ike hadn’t done much but snooze since he’d arrived at the shelter.

In fact, they’d almost given up hope that Ike would ever be adopted. He’d been featured on the local news as the dog of the month (or week) — usually a ticket to adoption the very next day. But, for some reason, no one took Ike.

So when Ike immediately perked up with my dog and I, it was clearly meant to be.

There was just a tiny problem: I was only 19. And my unit commander was out of the country and couldn’t write the letter I needed. And pit bulls weren’t allowed on base.

Normally, that would’ve ended the story. But whoever was working that day had a hunch. Under “age,” she wrote “21.” For breed, “lab mix.” And we got a random lieutenant to sign a letter we wrote.

I know it’s an improbable long shot, but if that was you… you have no idea how right you were.

Thank you. You gave me 12 1/2 wonderful years with the sweetest, most understanding, loyal, happy dog I could ever imagine. He survived cancer once but declined suddenly and was diagnosed with an inoperable, incurable brain tumor. We laid him to rest in his own bed, surrounded by the people he loved, and looking as lovingly as ever into my eyes as he passed.

So, thank you, whoever you are, for taking a risk on a 19-year-old Army kid. You saved 2 lives that day.

— Aaron

Aaron, words cannot express how much your letter meant to our entire staff. THANK YOU for taking the time to share your story with us and for giving Ike 12 1/2 years of love, happiness, and the very BEST possible life. 🐾🥹😭

08/20/2026

Thank you Thunderbolt Police Department for showing Rocket around town today! Looks like a great time was had by all. Check out their post to see what Sergeant Thompson had to say about our sweet boy and be sure to come meet him this week! 🧡🐾

08/19/2026

Some days you just want to be treated like the princess you are…and if it takes dressing up like an actual princess, then Sable says, so be it. 😉

This one-year-old sweetheart is fully embracing her royal era, and honestly, we can't blame her. She has the sweetest personality, loves spending time with people, and is patiently waiting for the day her forever family comes to whisk her away from shelter life.

Princess Sable has the crown, the charm, and the royal good looks. Now all she needs is a kingdom to call her own.

Ready to give this princess the happily ever after she deserves? Come meet Sable at our Adoption Center! 🐾👑

08/19/2026

Reposting this amazing video from boneshugsandharmony on TikTok! Katie is posting a dog that is need of a home every single day until she reaches 100k followers. So please - be sure to give her a follow 🎉

Dawn from HSGS is Day 40 and this is what Katie had to say -

“Dawn’s life changed in ways she never could have understood. At seven years old, she tragically lost the one person she knew as her family. Their elderly father then took her in and did his best to give her a place to land but eventually, his health began failing too.

And so Dawn found herself in a shelter, trying to make sense of another home disappearing.

You might expect a dog with that kind of story to be sad or withdrawn. But then you meet Dawn. She’s goofy. She’s affectionate.

She loves people. She makes these ridiculous little sounds. Does the cutest happy hops. And firmly believes that if there’s a lap nearby, it was probably put there for her. She’s a grade-A house potato who just wants to be close to someone.

Maybe that’s what makes her story so hard to think about. Dawn doesn’t seem to be asking for much. She just keeps showing up with this huge personality and all this love, despite having already lost so much. She may need to be the only dog in the home, because she’s happiest being someone’s whole world. After everything that’s changed in her life, I hope the next chapter is a little less about losing and a little more about staying.”

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08/16/2026

We’re hanging out with our friends at Service Brewing today until 4p for a fun Streets to Treats Adoption Event!

Come meet some of these playful little furballs, soak up the cuteness, and maybe find your new best friend. 💕

There are also other local rescue groups here, live music, Cousins Maine Lobster - Savannah, GA food truck, and of course great beer.

08/16/2026

UPDATE! We found someone to help with the duckling. Thank you to everyone that shared this post and reached out people on our behalf. This is the best community! 🫶🏻

We had an unexpected (and very cute!) visitor arrive at HSGS this morning. Meet Puddles! 🦆

This little duckling was brought to us by local police after being found near the road and almost being hit by a car. With wildlife centers closed today, our team has been reaching out to wildlife rescues, rehabbers and other contacts to find the right place for Puddles, but we haven’t had any luck just yet.

So, we’re turning to our community. We’re hoping to connect with an experienced wildlife rehabilitator or someone with the proper habitat and experience to care for a baby duckling who may be able to help us out today.

If that’s you, or you know someone who may be able to help, please email [email protected]. And feel free to share so we can get Puddles into the right hands. 🦆💕