Adopt-a-Pet Day Coming to County Animal Shelter
A large selection of dogs, cats, puppies and kittens will be available for adoption Saturday, May 18, during Adopt-a-Pet Day at the Orange County Animal Shelter.
The annual event, sponsored by the nonprofit Pet Protection Society of Orange County, is held to “encourage the placement of shelter animals and promote the spaying and neutering of pets as a viable solution to the very real problems caused by excess numbers of pet animals,” according Joanne Kilgore, president of the Pet Protection Society.
More than 150 animals will be available for adoption between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the shelter, 561 The City Drive South, in Orange, one block north of the Garden Grove Freeway.
Kilgore said the county Board of Supervisors has agreed to drop the shelter’s usual placement fees for Adopt-a-Pet Day.
The Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. will provide free identification tags for all pets adopted that day, and will hold a drawing in the afternoon for three complimentary veterinary major-medical insurance policies. In addition, Le Hydrant, a Cypress grooming shop, will offer free grooming of the adopted pets.
Kilgore said 140 animals were adopted during last year’s Adopt-a-Pet Day, and it was the busiest day in the history of the county animal shelter.
For further information, call Kilgore at (213) 598-2685 or Steven Ready, Pet Protection Society vice president, at (213) 438-2326.
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