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A self-choice or drive-through pantry. After becoming registered, neighbors can choose from canned and dry goods, bread, meat, dairy and fresh produce based on availability. Neighbors may also choose to drive-through and receive prepackaged food.

Pets must be registered in advance by completing the Pet food assistance application. Pet food distribution is based on availability.

Provides inoculation of dogs/cats against rabies and issuing inoculation tags for each dog/cat owned and or housed within the county, handling calls for service concerning all animal bites, animal welfare, and problems relating to invasive dogs/cats throughout the county, and handling stray dogs/cats in the unincorporated part of the county.

Provides a no-kill facility. Primary goals are to reduce pet overpopulation and find forever homes for the sick, injured, abused, neglected, and abandoned animals in Decatur and Macon County that come into the facility.

Offers discount spay/neuter program year round to low income, unemployed pet owners, senior citizens, and qualifying persons in need.

TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) program for feral cats helps to reduce cat overpopulation.

A no-kill animal shelter that provides shelter, care, and suitable homes for animals when possible. Other programs include:

- Animal Assisted Therapy: brings pets to residents of nursing facilities, assisted living, Alzheimer's Centers, and residential disability centers.

- Dog Bite Prevention Education: visits schools and other groups to teach children the basics of animal behavior and how to avoid getting bitten by dogs and cats.

- Continuing Care: provides shelter and care for pets if their owners become unavailable to care for them.

- Arm Chair Adoptions: Individuals who are unable to care for a pet in their home can "adopt" a pet that lives at the animal shelter, and the individual receives letters and photos of their pet.

Offers temporary refuge for lost, stray, or unwanted animals, facilitates adoptions of animals to new owners, and offers a variety of behavior training courses, fear free training, and pet education classes for pet owners.

The Foster Program offers animals a temporary home for animals waiting on a forever home.

Provides assistance for stray cats and dogs, barking dogs, biting incidents, and the capture of domestic or wild animals posing a health or safety threat.

Provides no-kill shelter for dogs and cats, provides temporary shelter and care to homeless/lost animals, responds to concerns of animal abuse or neglect, educates the public on proper care of animals, and promotes neuter and spay programs.