California Adopt-A-Pet Day on Saturday offers free animal adoptions at participating shelters
IF YOU’VE BEEN CONTEMPLATING ADDING A PET TO YOUR HOUSEHOLD, WELL, MAYBE THE STARS MIGHT BE ALIGNING FOR YOU. THIS SATURDAY IS ADOPT A PET DAY IN CALIFORNIA. AND THE FRONT STREET ANIMAL SHELTER MAY HAVE WHAT OR WHO YOU’RE LOOKING FOR. JOINING US THIS MORNING FROM THE SHELTER IS JOHANNA CRYSTAL OR CRYSTAL? RATHER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. WE APPRECIATE IT. SO WHAT TYPE OF ANIMALS DO YOU ALL HAVE AVAILABLE? SO WE HAVE A LOT OF DOGS AND A LOT OF CATS AVAILABLE. SO IF ANYONE IS LOOKING THIS IS THE TIME TO GET THE PET THAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR. UM YEAH. WHAT’S THE OVERCROWDING SITUATION RIGHT NOW AT YOUR PARTICULAR SHELTER? SO WE ARE OVER CAPACITY AND WE HAVE BEEN FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. UM, SO WE HAVE 99 KENNELS AVAILABLE AND WE HAVE 150 DOGS IN RESIDENCE. SO WE HAVE THERE’S A WE DO HAVE A SPACE ISSUE. AND SO WE’RE HOPING WITH THIS, UM, ADOPTION EVENT THAT WE CAN GET AS MANY PETS INTO LOVING HOMES AS POSSIBLE. I GOT TO IMAGINE THIS IS PROBABLY NOT A ISSUE THAT’S UNIQUE, JUST TO YOUR SHELTER. WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM SHELTERS ALL ACROSS OUR AREA? OUR STATE? MAYBE EVEN THE COUNTRY? YEAH. SO IT IS A STATEWIDE. IT’S EVEN A NATIONAL ISSUE. UM, SO CALIFORNIA, ADOPT A PET DAY. WE ARE ONE OF 150 SHELTERS IN CALIFORNIA PARTICIPATING. SO WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES SEEING THESE OVERCROWDING. UM, HIGHER INTAKE ISSUES. SO WE KNOW THAT ADOPTION FEES ARE BEING WAIVED THIS WEEKEND. UH, WHAT MAKES A GOOD PARENT WHO’S A GOOD CANDIDATE TO COME IN AND TAKE HOME A DOG OR A CAT OR WHATEVER THEY WANT? I LIKE TO SAY THAT THE A GOOD PET PARENT IS SOMEONE WHO GOES AND COMES INTO OUR SHELTER WITH AN OPEN MIND AND AN OPEN HEART. UM, I FEEL LIKE IF YOU DO, THE GOOD THING ABOUT OUR SHELTER IS THAT YOU COME IN AND YOU GET TO MEET WITH AN ADOPTION COUNSELOR, AND YOU GET TO DO A LITTLE MEET AND GREET WITH A PET, AND YOU GET TO SEE IF YOU’RE A RIGHT FIT. IF IF YOU CAN MEET THEIR NEEDS AND THEY CAN MEET YOURS. UM, I HAD A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, WE HAD A COUPLE CAME IN THAT WANTED TO ADOPT, UM, A 10 POUND DOG. THEY WERE DETERMINED AND THEY CAME HOME WITH AN 80 POUND DOG BECAUSE AFTER TALKING TO THE ADOPTION COUNSELORS, THEY REALIZED THIS IS THE DOG THAT FITS THEM IN THEIR LIFE. AND THEY ALL HAD A HAPPY ENDING. SO THAT IS VERY SWEET. HOPEFULLY THERE’S A LOT MORE HAPPY ENDINGS FOR SURE. AFTER THIS WEEKEND. UH, HOW DO FOLKS, IF THEY WANT IF THEY’RE INTERESTED IN ADOPTING, IF THEY’RE INTERESTED IN COMING DOWN AND SEEING SOME OF YOUR ANIMALS, WHERE SHOULD THEY GO? FOR MORE INFORMATION? SO FUN. STREET SHELTER.ORG. WE HAVE OUR, UM, ALL OF OUR CURRENT AVAILABLE ADOPTABLE, ADOPTABLE PETS, OUR DOGS AND OUR CATS. THE WEBSITE UPDATES EVERY 30 MINUTES. AND SO WE HAVE THE MOST ACCURATE INFORMATION THERE. AND YOU CAN ALSO JUST COME DOWN TO THE SHELTER. WE’RE OPEN NOON TO FIVE. YOU CAN COME IN, YOU SCAN A QR CODE, GET ON OUR WAIT LIST. AND THAT’S TO ME, THAT’S THE EASIEST WAY TO JUST MEET WITH A DOG OR A CAT AND SEE IF YOU’RE THE RIGHT FIT. OLD FASHIONED WAY. JUST COME ON DOWN, JOHANNA. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING.
California Adopt-A-Pet Day on Saturday offers free animal adoptions at participating shelters
Updated: 2:19 PM PDT May 31, 2024
More than 150 shelters across the state are participating in “California Adopt-A-Pet-Day” where animal adoptions are free. Click here to find shelter near you.Johanna Crystal with the Front Street Animal Shelter spoke to KCRA 3 about the event. Watch the video above to learn more. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
More than 150 shelters across the state are participating in “California Adopt-A-Pet-Day” where animal adoptions are free.
Click here to find shelter near you.
Johanna Crystal with the Front Street Animal Shelter spoke to KCRA 3 about the event. Watch the video above to learn more.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
