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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Part I, Line 16</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>BPWC had a holiday Pet food drive in December to help families keep their pets by providing some pet food so they could afford to have a good christmas with their families</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Part I, Line 20</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
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        <ExplanationTxt>Be-Paws We Care(BPWC) has a low cost Spay and Neuter program and Trap Neuter Release(TNR)for feral cats in Pickens county GA. Participants buy certificates for a fee of $35 for cats and $45 for dogs, senior citizens, veterans and those with low income have an additional discount of $10. With the TNR program, caretakers donate $20 if they can afford it towards the spay or neuter surgery with most caretakers of feral colonies can not donate towards the surgery. The certificates are redeemed at All the Fixins Vet Clinic in Ball ground GA. BPWC subsidizes the cost of the surgeries which cost anywhere for $60 per male cat to $200 per large female dog.</ExplanationTxt>
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