A real problem that is little considered when people are going about their daily lives, one that hides in the shadows at times and others can cause chaos aplenty if gone unchecked.
What to do about stray dogs and cats who unchecked bring life to hundreds of thousands more over time?
It is a problem that the Cedartown-Polk County Humane Society has been working diligently to solve over the past decade, but now have a chance to make a real impact thanks to a new in-house clinic at their Highway 278 headquarters.





Earlier this year, the Winn Clinic for Spay and Neutering began operations on dogs and cats going up for adoption – or for a discount those pet owners unable to afford the cost of the surgery at veterinarian offices – to help control the number of dogs and cats that ultimately can create thousands more per year if left unchecked. Experienced vets are able to perform dozens of operations on a weekly basis thanks to donations of time and money by multiple people in the community who helped build a first class clinic within the confines of a former home.
A ribbon cutting celebration held on November 21 to officially mark the opening of the new spay-neuter clinic, where hundreds of dogs and cats have already underwent surgery.
The clinic is just the latest step the Cedartown-Polk County Humane Society has taken in recent years to expand their operations in hopes of providing dogs and cats with forever homes locally.
Pets up for adoption are now all spayed and neutered before finding a new pet parent, microchipped and have vaccinations all in-house after they were willed a permanent home from animal lover Kerry Hall who passed in January 2021 and wished to leave their Highway 278 property to the Humane Society for their use.
The new Winn Clinic for Spay and Neutering ensures now that efforts to control the population of dogs and cats in Polk County can be tackled, and strays might one day have a chance of no longer living in the shadows but a comfy bed in a forever home.