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Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Metro Atlanta animal shelter $15,000 check for contractor stolen, cashed, delaying new construction
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways A metro Atlanta animal shelter says a check for $15,000 paid for by donations was stolen. Furkids provides lifesaving care for hundreds of cats and dogs at its Cumming facility. Channel 2's Tom Regan was at the shelter, where staff say someone stole one of their checks causing a big problem for construction of a new dog shelter. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The money was supposed to go to a contractor for the dog shelter to be built. With the money gone, they don't know what steps to take next. 'To have money like this, such a large amount just snatched from us, it's just devastating,' Samantha Shelton, Furkids Executive Director and Founder, said. TRENDING STORIES: Furkids is Georgia's largest no-kill animal shelter. They provide temporary homes to hundreds of animals, as well as medical care. Recently, they sent a $15,000 check to a contractor working on their new shelter. 'The check was mailed in Kennesaw and it should have arrived in Norcross, but it never made it to its destination,' Shelton told Channel 2 Action News. 'Maybe it was stolen out of a mailbox. We don't know how it occurred, that the person got a hold of the check.' Shelton said she did get a hold of the check after it was fraudulently cashed. 'Someone intercepted that check, they washed it, they wrote a fake name on in it and they cashed it,' Shelton said. 'So we lost $15,000.' Shelton said this is the first time Furkids has been victimized by significant fraud, which undercuts its critical mission helping defenseless animals everyday. 'It's a big hit, we work very hard to save the lives of homeless animals, to raise money needed to care for them and build a new building to save more lives,' Shelton said. 'We are new to this, we have never had theft and we have never had a theft like this before. It's scary.' Shelton said the shelter has contacted police and the bank, but there's no guarantee they'll get the money back. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Thrift, second-hand clothing stores get sales boost from tariffs
While tariffs on imported clothing and furniture are hurting some Metro Atlanta businesses, those that sell used clothing and furniture are seeing a jump in sales and customer traffic. This includes Furkids, a non-profit that raises money to support its no-kill animal shelter, the largest in Georgia. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] 'A large portion of our revenue, 35%, comes from our thrift stores. Our sales have been increasing 15 to 20% over the last couple of months. They're growing every day,' said Furkids founder and CEO Samantha Shelton. Shelton says they are seeing a spike of new customers coming in to buy quality second home furnishings, decor and clothing. 'We have been seeing an increase in the new customers, and we have been holding special events. So, it's been very good for us, and it saves more cats and dogs at Furkids,' said Shelton. TRENDING STORIES: Metro Atlanta paramedic sentenced for raping woman he found asleep in her car Video of fight involving teacher at DeKalb school being used in investigation UPS to cut 20,000 jobs Amid the chaos and concern over tariffs at many metro Atlanta businesses, thrift and secondhand clothing stores are thriving. That includes Psycho Sisters Vintage Clothing in Little Five Points. 'I've seen a definite spike in our normal, everyday clothing,' said store manager Cal Butler. Butler told Channel 2's Tom Regan that while the cost of some imported accessories they sell has risen, they are more than making up for that as customers snatch up more second-hand, unique clothes, including pants, tops, jackets, and other essential outfits. 'It's a very big surprise, because I haven't seen that in all of my time here,' said Butler. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter] One upscale secondhand clothing store in Roswell, Uptown Cheapskate, told Channel 2 Action News its sales have nearly doubled in each of the last two months. It seems 'popping tags' is more popular than ever. 'I love second-hand. I actually prefer it to going to a retail shop. Sometimes the quality is better,' said Furkids customer Margie Watson. Some thrift shops say that while they are selling more furniture, they are getting fewer furniture donations because people want to hold onto the furniture longer than pay for higher-priced new furniture.
