​Raleigh To Host Give A Pet A Home For The Holidays With Adoption Special

From the Wake County Government:

December 17, 2019

Raleigh To Host Give A Pet A Home For The Holidays With Adoption Special

Fees reduced through Dec. 22

Santa Paws is coming to town! Whether you’re looking to warm
your family’s hearts with a playful new pet or start the new year with a new
best friend, ’tis the season to adopt during the Home for the Holidays special
at the Wake County Animal Center.

Through Dec. 22, dogs are available to adopt for $25, and you can name your price for cats.

The holidays often lead to crowding at the shelter, as volunteers and those fostering animals take time off to travel and celebrate with family. As we near the end of this year’s advent calendar, there are about 100 dogs and 120 cats in shelter and foster care looking for their forever homes.

“With so much joy and generosity in the air, the holidays are a delightful time to adopt a new pet,” said Dr. Jennifer Federico, director of the Wake
County Animal Center. “These animals need loving homes where they
can get all of the attention and affection they deserve.”

Many of the pets available for adoption are already adults, which eliminates a lot of guesswork because these mature animals have already settled into their unique personalities and behaviors. And, pets coming from foster care have experience in home and social settings, so their foster parents can tell you what to expect.

Ready to take a pet Home for the Holidays? Visit pets.wakegov.com to view a gallery of animals currently available for adoption.

Give a Gift Certificate this Holiday Season

Still searching for the perfect gift to give the animal lovers in your life? Stuff their stockings with gift certificates to the Wake County Animal Center!

Gift certificates are available for any dollar amount and may be redeemed for the adoption of pets within a year of purchase. Any leftover money will be donated to the shelter to help other pets.

Adopting a pet is a major commitment, and gift certificates enable recipients to pick out the dog or cat of their choice at their convenience.

About the Wake County Animal Center
The Wake County Animal Center is an open-admission shelter operated by Wake County in Raleigh. The center receives all stray, abandoned and surrendered pets in the county and works in partnership with fosters, volunteers and local rescues to treat and rehome thousands of homeless animals every year.

To learn more about the Wake County Animal Center and animals available for
adoption, visit wakegov.com/pets, and follow the center on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @WakeGovPets.

This press release was produced by the Wake County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.