Speak Out for Species (S.O.S) - Animal Protection in Athens & at the University of Georgia


RESTAURANTS Check our restaurant guide for plenty of vegetarian and veg-friendly options! DINING ON CAMPUS UGA Food Services offers many vegetarian and vegan options in its dining facilities. GROCERIES & PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS Today, virtually every major grocery store sells animal-free foods like veggie burgers, soy and rice milks, meat-free "chicken" patties, soy sausage, and even dairy-free ice creams. Cruelty-free personal care products are also becoming more common. All the usual places you shop will have plenty of animal-friendly items you might have not noticed before. For even greater selection, there are three excellent specialty stores in Athens: EarthFare 1689 S. Lumpkin Street (706) 227-1717 5% UGA discount on Mondays & Wednesdays! Daily Groceries Co-op 523 Prince Avenue (706) 548-1732 COMPANION ANIMAL RESCUE & ADOPTION Athens has several nonprofit groups that work to rescue stray and unwanted pets, to encourage spay and neuter, and to reduce animal neglect, cruelty, and suffering. REPORTING CRUELTY Contact Athens-Clarke County Animal Control to report incidents of cruelty and neglect. See also this fact sheet on How to Identify and Report Animal Cruelty in Georgia and the Anti-Cruelty Statutes from the official Code of Georgia. WILDLIFE REHABILITATION The Wildlife Treatment Center at the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine provides care for wounded wild animals and birds in hope of healing them and returning them to the wild. EXPERIENCING WILDLIFE Athens has many great parks and trails where you can enjoy nature and view wildlife. UGA POLICIES Student Organization Resource Guide Advertising Guidelines for Student Organizations UGA Policy on Freedom of Expression

RESTAURANTS

Check our restaurant guide for plenty of vegetarian and veg-friendly options!

DINING ON CAMPUS

UGA Food Services offers many vegetarian and vegan options in its dining facilities.

GROCERIES & PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS

Today, virtually every major grocery store sells animal-free foods like veggie burgers, soy and rice milks, meat-free "chicken" patties, soy sausage, and even dairy-free ice creams. Cruelty-free personal care products are also becoming more common. All the usual places you shop will have plenty of animal-friendly items you might have not noticed before.

For even greater selection, there are three excellent specialty stores in Athens:

EarthFare
1689 S. Lumpkin Street
(706) 227-1717
5% UGA discount on Mondays & Wednesdays!
Daily Groceries Co-op
523 Prince Avenue
(706) 548-1732

COMPANION ANIMAL RESCUE & ADOPTION

Athens has several nonprofit groups that work to rescue stray and unwanted pets, to encourage spay and neuter, and to reduce animal neglect, cruelty, and suffering.

REPORTING CRUELTY

Contact Athens-Clarke County Animal Control to report incidents of cruelty and neglect. See also this fact sheet on How to Identify and Report Animal Cruelty in Georgia and the Anti-Cruelty Statutes from the official Code of Georgia.

WILDLIFE REHABILITATION

The Wildlife Treatment Center at the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine provides care for wounded wild animals and birds in hope of healing them and returning them to the wild.

EXPERIENCING WILDLIFE

Athens has many great parks and trails where you can enjoy nature and view wildlife.

UGA POLICIES

Content and opinions expressed on this web page do not reflect the views of nor are they endorsed by the University of Georgia or the University System of Georgia

LISTSERV

If you would like to join the S.O.S listserv, please email us at sos@uga.edu

OFFICERS

President:
Tabitha Phillips

Vice-President:
Kirstin Valdes

Faculty Advisors:
Eric Griffith
Wendy Moore

'The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be
judged by the way its animals are treated.'
Gandhi

'Until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.'
Albert Schweitzer

'The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk?
But rather,
Can they suffer?'
Jeremy Bentham

'When a man has pity on all living creatures then only is he noble.'
Buddha

'Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to a man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not to die, so do other creatures.'
The Dalai Lama of Tibet

'The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men.'
Alice Walker