If you are looking for your home's newest pet, then now is the perfect time to head to Lafayette Animal Shelter & Care Center at 410 N Dugas Road.
BISSELL Pet Foundation, a national animal welfare organization dedicated to ending pet homelessness, is holding its fall Empty the Shelters reduced-fee adoption event now through October 15, 2024.
More than 390 shelters across 44 states are participating and Lafayette Animal Shelter & Care Center is one of them.
Cats and dogs are eligible for adoption right now for a $0 fee. Animals are fully vaccinated, microchipped, and spayed or neutered.
The Lafayette Animal Shelter and Care Center is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm and Saturday from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm.
“Right now, our nation’s animal shelters are in crisis with too many pets coming in and not enough adoptions to keep up. Euthanasia rates have hit a 3-year-high, and healthy, adoptable pets are at risk due to space constraints,” said Cathy Bissell, Founder of BISSELL Pet Foundation. “BISSELL Pet Foundation's Fall National Empty the Shelters offers a chance for the community to save lives through adoption while creating space for shelters to help more pets. If you can't adopt, fostering can also make a lifesaving difference. Deserving pets across the country are counting on all of us.”
“We have never had such a variety of pets available for adoption,” said Shelter Supervisor Shelley Delahoussaye. “Our shelter has such a variety of dogs and cats, both in colors and ages. There’s a pet for every lifestyle, and we would be happy to help you find your match. BISSELL Pet Foundation and Cathy Bissell are true heroes for sponsoring these pet adoptions, and we are honored to be participating in this event for the second year.”
BISSELL Pet Foundation's Empty the Shelters event is the largest funded adoption event in the country. The event began in 2016 to encourage more families to choose adoption. To date, more than 283,000 pets have found loving homes during this event.
For more information on adopting or donating to Empty the Shelters, visit www.bissellpetfoundation.org/empty-the-shelters and www.lafayettela.gov/lascc.
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