Waived and reduced adoption fees for Bossier’s animal shelter

BOSSIER City, La. (KSLA) – Particular adoptions are obtainable at the Bossier City Animal Company shelter for a brief time, act now if you want to adopt.

Presently, there are a lot much more animals offered for adoption at this time than in previous decades simply because of recent difficulties these as staffing shortages and amplified intake quantities. So because of to this time of crisis, Bossier Town Animal Services (BCAS) and Best Friends Animal Modern society are partnering up to really encourage more persons to undertake a pet amongst July 22 – 24.

BCAS will be open from 10 a.m.‐ 3:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. ‐ 2 p.m. on Sunday (this week only), in an hard work to uncover houses for as numerous animals as probable. BCAS is located at 3217 Aged Get rid of Street, up coming to Tinsley Park.

“This weekend, July 22, 23, and 24th, Bossier City Animal Companies is partnering with Finest Pals Animal Society to Carry Property Pleasure! We have area to house roughly 170 personal animals. We presently have 213 in our procedure with a handful staying in foster residences, and ought to change a number of animals absent each and every working day because of to absence of space. With regional and countrywide animal shelters crammed to the brim and a lot more needing shelter each and every day, Bossier Metropolis Animal Expert services is inviting most people to occur check out, check out with and adopt your local animals in require, with an approved application, at no price tag for animals 6 months and older and $25 for animals under 6 months,” said Shari Wooden, Animal Products and services Superintendent.

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BCAS: Added benefits of adopting:

A one particular-end (adoption) shop: Most animals that you undertake from a shelter will come vaccinated and spayed or neutered preserving you the time and charge of acquiring to do it oneself, like when you obtain a pet.
You attain a lifetime companion: Shelters and animal welfare corporations treatment about your new loved ones member and will be there to assistance you throughout the daily life of the pet with valuable assets and facts.
You are preserving at minimum two life: When you undertake you are saving the lifestyle of the pet you undertake and opening a place at a shelter or rescue for a new animal in require of a eternally household.

The summer time months are the highest intake months for pets in The us.

“Following the huge results of our Nationwide Adoption Weekend in May, which resulted in 4,529 lives saved, we couldn’t wait to have a 2nd Countrywide Adoption Weekend as shortly as probable,” mentioned Julie Castle, CEO of Best Pals Animal Modern society. “The summer months, and July in unique, is one of the greatest ingestion months for animal shelters in America so we genuinely motivate any person who’s looking for a pet to adopt now.”

Expenses on animals above 6 months previous are waived, fees on animals under 6 months aged are $25.

All adoptions involve an authorized software and incorporate spay and neuter, vetting, and age-suitable vaccinations in addition rabies

You can look at adoptable pets on Petfinder.com. Just decide on “Shelters & Rescues” and look for for Bossier City Animal Products and services.

For extra information and facts, www.bossiercity.org/217/Animal‐Control. Adhere to Bossier City Animal Products and services on Fb @bcasstrong to discover additional.