With its animal shelter currently at capacity, Cumberland County Animal Services is waiving adoption fees through Aug. 31, according to a county news release.
Animal Services is participating in the nationwide Clear the Shelters campaign this month.
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, a “Tail End of Summer Paw-ty” will be held at Animal Services headquarters, 4704 Corporation Drive. Food trucks, vendors and opportunities to adopt pets will be part of the celebration.
Adopted pets receive a rabies vaccination, deworming, flea treatment, combo vaccine, microchip, heartworm test (dogs only), and a spay or neuter operation, the news release said. Pet adoption fees are usually $100 for dogs and $70 for cats with these services included.
“Hopefully, we will be able to ‘clear’ our shelter and find all of our wonderful dogs and cats, puppies and kittens loving forever homes,” Animal Services Director Elaine Smith said in the release.
Animal Services is open for adoptions from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday. P0hoto identification is required, and pet adopters must be at least 18. All adoptions are on a first-come, first-served basis, and there is a limit of two pets per household, the release said.
The nationwide Clear the Shelters campaign is sponsored by NBC and local NBC affiliate WRAL-TV. Since its 2015 inception, it has helped find homes for more than 860,000 pets.
Donations can be made to the Clear the Shelters Fund at ClearTheSheltersFund.org.
For more information about Cumberland County Animal Services, go to cumberlandcountync.gov/departments/animal-services-group or call 910-321-6852.