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Good’s foundation also helps
facilitate the adoption process for
abandoned animals. Often times,
he says, when owners neglect to
spay or neuter their pets, they
end up with a litter of puppies or
kittens that they can’t care for.
Without services like his, many
would end up on the streets and
could eventually be euthanized.
Unfortunately, the Atlanta
area’s large animal population
makes it difficult for shelters to
house all the strays, so many get
put down. That’s why Good started the “Underhound Railroad,”
another service that helps move
stray animals from overpopulated shelters to areas around the
country that have fewer strays.
“There are shelters in other
parts of the country that are really good, but they don’t have big
populations of animals around
them,” he says. “For $50, I can
take a dog that would have been
euthanized around here and put it
in a facility where it will get adopted. That’s worth it.”
Good estimates that, through
both of his non-profit endeavors
and his veterinary clinic, he assists 7,000 to 10,000 stray animals each year. None of this would
be possible, he says, without the
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thousands of clubs throughout the
country that sponsor his animals
and help spread the word to get
them adopted.
But Good doesn’t just see these
clubs as helpers — he says they
are keys to fixing a problem that
sees thousands of stray animals
euthanized each year.
“We try to give these people a
sense of what the world’s about
For $50, I can take
a dog that would have
been euthanized around
here and put it in a facility
where it will get adopted.
That’s worth it.”
and why they should respect it,”
he says. “We don’t want them to
be a club that just rescues animals, we also want them to be
developing quality citizens.”
Whether it’s a local Girl Scout
troop or a group of business executives, when one of these clubs
sponsors an animal, they’re encouraged to visit them at the shelter. According to Good, that’s the
key to finding them a new home.
“I tried to create a relationship