Valentine's Day Date Idea: Adopt A Shelter Pet Together

DOUGLASVILLE, GA — Looking for an out-of-the-box way to spend Valentine's Day? Why not take your date to the Douglas County Animal Shelter and adopt a new forever friend? The shelter is having a Valentine's Day special, offering $14 off all adoptions from Feb. 10 through Feb. 14.

The shelter is still overstocked from returned pets after the holidays and so they are going to try run a pilot program by opening on Mondays during the month of February. Normally, the shelter is closed on Mondays.

"That will give us an extra four hours of adoption time a week, and that's a big deal," said Frances McMillan shelter director.

The shelter will be open from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and Monday and 1 to 5:30 p.m. from Tuesday through Friday.

McMillan said about 70 people visit the shelter, on average, per day. The number of visitors is higher on the weekend.

Prices are as follows:
Kittens: $100
Cats: $75
Dogs and puppies: $100 to $150

Each adoption comes with a goodie bag with treats and helpful pet-care information.

Graphic courtesy Douglas County Animal Shelter