County Animal Services is waiving all adoption fees for its animals on Saturday, July 23 as part of the Clear the Shelters pet adoption campaign. For the second year in a row, nearly a dozen local shelters will join a one-day, all-out push in cities around the country to give every shelter animal a home.
\nAt County Animal Services, qualified applicants can get adoption fees waived for kittens, cats, puppies, dogs, rabbits and chickens. If they don\u2019t get adopted before then, a turtle, a parakeet and even a green iguana will be available.
\nDogs and cats will be altered, vaccinated and microchipped; rabbits will be altered and microchipped at no cost to the adopter.
\nDuring last year\u2019s event, about a third of the available pets at the county\u2019s shelters found new homes: 288 of 743. The number of adoptions more than tripled for a normal Saturday.
\nNBC TV is leading the Clear the Shelters campaign. It reports nearly 800 pets found new homes in our region last year. Nationally, 20,000 homeless animals were adopted.
\n“If you think a pet makes a house a home, then this is a great opportunity to adopt an animal,” said County Animal Services Director Dawn Danielson. “These animals need forever homes and you\u2019ll get unconditional love, fun and companionship in return.”
\nCurrently, about 450 pets are available at County Animal Services\u2019 three animal care facilities located in Bonita, central San Diego and Carlsbad.
\nYou can keep an eye on which animals might be available by checking out the adoptions webpage. It\u2019s updated regularly. Keep in mind, if you fall in love with one, don\u2019t wait. Adopt right away at the full price so you don\u2019t miss out!
\nIf you\u2019re interested in an animal of the feline variety, you\u2019re in luck. Right now, all kittens and cats are half off through the month of July.
\nIf you prefer to wait until the Clear the Shelters event, the County animal facilities will have the free offer in effect their full operating hours that day, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
\nYou can speed up the process by going online for the adoption application, downloading it and filling it out at home.\u00a0Renters should also bring a copy of the lease to show it\u2019s OK to have a pet at their home.
\nPara obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre los Servicios para animales del condado, visite sddac.com o llame al 619-767-2675.
\nTracy DeFore is a communications specialist with the County of San Diego Communications Office.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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