Sweet Onion Animal Protection Society

Finding Homes, Saving Lives

Success Stories

Memorial Day Flight

May 27, 2015 | Posted by Stephanie Reese

Just wanted to share my first PNP flight experience.   I’m a longtime Army Aviator (34 years now) and purchased a Stinson 108 about a year ago.  My wife and I are both animal lovers and thought we would try to […]

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Maggie: SOAPS success w/ K-9 life savers!

April 14, 2015 | Posted by Stephanie Reese

This girl was a stray in Hazlehurst. She was taken care of for a few weeks by a Good Samaritan who contacted SOAPS for help. “Maggie” was taken into our foster program, vetted and left for her new home with […]

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Tater

April 7, 2015 | Posted by Stephanie Reese

Tater has been at the shelter since Oct 2014. He was confined in a very small cage with his previous owners with no shelter and little food. He lived in mud and was very thin. Tater, now Apollo, was adopted recently by a […]

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Roman

March 26, 2015 | Posted by Stephanie Reese

One of our wonderful foster parents took in Roman (aka Willis) as a puppy from the Lyons shelter. He went to “Adirondack Save-a-Stray”where he was adopted. Below is an update from his adopters: Hello again from all of us! We wanted to send you […]

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Buddy

March 20, 2015 | Posted by Stephanie Reese

Our boy Buddy is slowly getting better. He still has a very long road ahead of him, and he has already been at the vet’s office for almost a month. In order for us to be able to help dogs […]

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Cupcake

March 18, 2015 | Posted by Stephanie Reese

This is Cupcake who is very pregnant. She was left for dead in a dumpster in GA. SOAPS rescued her found her a safe haven at Second Chance Rescue in New York. She is now in a loving foster home […]

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Snoopy

February 18, 2015 | Posted by Stephanie Reese

This is Snoopy. He came into the shelter very malnourished and cold. Aftermuch TLC and vetting from SOAPS, he blossomed into a beautiful dog. Snoopy is now living the fat life in Virginia. As you can see, he was his new mommy’s […]

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Conner

February 18, 2015 | Posted by Stephanie Reese

This is Conner and his new family. Conner came into the shelter so scared that he would hide in the corner and shake. With the help of the SOAPS volunteers, he slowly warmed up. Just in time for the holidays, Conner […]

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Nattie & Lenny

February 18, 2015 | Posted by Stephanie Reese

In honor of Nattie’s Gotcha Day weekend (Feb. 1st), I decided to document our first year together. After losing Charlotte, I wasn’t sure if I would ever be able to get another dog. Well after walking into the Hazlehurst Animal […]

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Fire Department Rescue!

February 13, 2015 | Posted by Stephanie Reese

Rescued by our hero Matt with the Vidalia Fire Department last night (2/11/15)!!! Thank you from SOAPS for all of the 4 legged pooches who cannot speak!!!

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