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Save an animal, save some money in the process
Specials abound this summer on your next pet adoption. Find out how to save big and save the life of an animal when adopting a new pet below
There are a lot of reasons to decide to adopt a pet. But for Donna Goins, it was getting a good deal that got her to make the commitment.
The Hamilton resident said her family never had a dog. However, after her daughter told her about the savings at Animal Friends Humane Society in Trenton, Goins decided to consider a little addition.
The fact that Animal Friends will spay or neuter all animals, microchip, update all vaccinations and check for heartworm for dogs and feline leukemia for cats made a pet adoption very reasonable, she said.
Daisy, their new 9-month-old Dachshund-Chihuahua mix, sealed the deal.
“We couldn’t afford to do all of that ourselves,” she said. “It’s just so affordable this way. And my kids always wanted a little dog. They already want to buy her clothes and everything.”
Animal Friends
Just like many area shelters, Animal Friends is bursting at the seams with puppies and kittens during the summer months, said Meg Stephenson, executive director. “We just have an influx of them on top of our other animals,” she said.
Tara Allen, kennel manager, said the shelter will be running special prices to try to adopt out as many animals as possible for the move to the new location next month.
From Aug. 1-7, the standard fee for adopting adult dogs will be reduced to $50, and $32 for adult cats. The price for puppies during that week is $60, and $40 for kittens.
Adoptions also include 30 days of pet insurance and a small bag of Hill’s Science Diet pet food.
Humane Society of Warren County
It’s “Meow Madness” at the Humane Society of Warren County as the shelter offers kittens at $75, with half off second one. Cats also $45, said Mari Lee Schwarzwalder, executive director.
In addition, Special Star dogs are $90 each and include seven weeks of obedience training at the shelter for $30.
All adoption fees include spay and neuter, microchip, update all vaccinations and a check for heartworm for dogs and feline leukemia for cats as well as a free vet check and a carrier for cats or a leash for dogs.
From June through September, the shelter will receive 300 cats and kittens a month, so “hopefully people will come in and adopt and help keep us going,” Schwarzwalder said.
Montgomery County Animal Resource Center
Kittens are Buy One Get One Free at the Montgomery County Animal Shelter, making the total cost $60 for two. Carriers can be purchased for $5, said April Wheeler, clerical specialist with Montgomery County.
In addition, certain puppies are on sale for $116 and adult dogs are for $119.
“A lot of people are down on their luck. This helps them get a pet that’s affordable,” Wheeler said.
See photos that go with this story and more galleries of pets up for adoption at these shelters here.
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