Humane Shelter Given New Transport Van

The Toccoa Stephens County Humane Shelter has been awarded a 2024 Ford Transit Van through a grant from the Atlanta Humane Society.

In a press release from the Toccoa/Stephens County Shelter, shelter Director Jeff Roberts stated that the van would be used to “help expand transferring dogs to other shelters and increase the number of off-site adoption events we participate in each year.”

Roberts stated that the $60,000 vehicle is equipped with advanced safety features to protect drivers and animals, insulated floors and walls and a separate heat and air unit to keep the animals comfortable as well as a cargo containment system to keep the transport cages secure.